As groups E, F, G and H move for their final UEFA Champions League group stage games, all eyes will be on just groups F and H as the others have nothing to play for.
In group E, leaders Atletico Madrid have already qualified alongside second placed Lazio, while Dutch side Feyenoord will drop to the Europa League and Scottish Champions Celtics, drop out.
Group G has English Champions Manchester City has already qualified alongside RB Leipzig. Young Boys will drop to Europa League while Serbian side FK Crvena Zvezda drops out.
#Group F: Safe Dortmund can still hurt PSG
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | AC Milan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
The key group to watch will be group F where only Borussia Dortmund has secured qualification to the knockout stage. PSG, Newcastle and AC Millan all need to win to advance.
PSG will be facing group leaders Dortmund in Germany where a win guarantees the make it to the knockout stage irrespective of the between Newcastle United and AC Milan.
A draw in will put PSG at risk, should either of Newcastle or AC Millan win their game, with goal difference and other criteria to be used to determine the second placed team.
AC Millan and Newcastle will hope to see either of them win the final game in Italy with hopes that Borussia Dortmund will do them the favor of beating PSG.
A draw in Milan will leave the table as it is irrespective of the sores in Germany and while Champions League Football might seem out of their grasps, Newcastle United and AC Milan will still love to stay in Europe via the Europa league route and only a win can do that for the Italian side, while the English side will be needing just a draw.
With their famous home win against PSG, Newcastle United will hope to remain in Europe to give their fans something to believe in again, while 7 times winners AC Milan will want to do everything possible to remain where they think they belong.
PSG beat Dortmund in France and Newcast drew with AC Millan in England, should the same thing happen again, AC Milan would be the team bowing out of Europe completely,
Group H – Barcelona is sure
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | FC Porto | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Royal Antwerp | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 0 |
In group H, Royal Antwerp who are yet to win a game in this season;s Champions League will be hosting Barcelona who need just a point from the game in Belgium belgium to seal their position as group leaders.
With both Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk all at 9 points and playing each other in Portugal, the battle for the last Champions League spot will be between them, as only a win for the Portuguese side can get them close to moving past Barcelona on goal difference. This can only happen if Barcelona loses to Antwerp.
Shakhtar Donetsk can pick up the second knockout stage slot by beating Porto as anything less than that will see them proceed to the Europa league.
The trio of Barcelona, Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk are confirmed to remain in Europe after their final group game, but the Portuguese and Ukrainian sides need to get good results against each other to know if it would be Champions League or Europa League.
