Who can secure early promotion to the Champions League? And who can lose hope?

The Champions League group stage is tipping into the second round, with Round 4 to come. Some teams are in such a good position that at this stage they can already secure their promotion to the spring part, others may lose their hopes for the knockout rounds.

Ajax, Bayern, Juventus, Liverpool, Salzburg

Tuesday

Group E:: Bayern (9 points), Benfica (4), Barcelona (3), Dynamo Kiev (1)

Bayern will advance if they don’t lose to Benfica. In addition, if Barcelona do not beat Dynamo, they will be assured of promotion from first place.

Dynamo will not be able to advance if they lose to Barcelona and Benfica does not lose to Bayern.

Group F:: Manchester United (6), Villarreal (4), Atalanta (4), Young Boys (3)

Nothing will be decided in this group on matchday four.

Group G: Salzburg (7), Sevilla (3), Wolfsburg (2), Lille (2)

Salzburg will qualify for the knockout stages if they beat Wolfsburg.

Group H:: Juventus (9), Chelsea (6), Zenit (3), Malmö (0)

Juventus will secure qualification if they don’t lose to Zenit.

If Malmö do not beat Chelsea, they will have no chance of progressing.

Wednesday

Group A:: PSG (7), Manchester City (6), Brugge (4), Leipzig (0)

If Leipzig don’t beat PSG, they won’t have a chance to advance.

Group B: Liverpool (9), Atlético Madrid (4), Porto (4), AC Milan (0)

Liverpool will secure promotion if they beat Atlético or if they draw and Porto don’t beat AC Milan. If Liverpool win and Porto don’t, the Reds will be assured of top spot in the group.

Milan will have no chance of progressing if they lose to Porto or if they draw and Atlético beat Liverpool. If Milan lose and Atlético win, they will already be clearly last.

Group C:: Ajax (9), Dortmund (6), Sporting (3), Besiktas (0)

Ajax will be certain to advance if they beat Dortmund or draw and Sporting don’t beat Besiktas. If Ajax win and Sporting don’t, they will be assured of first place.

If Besiktas don’t beat Sporting, they won’t have a chance to advance. He will also lose hope if they draw and Dortmund don’t lose to Ajax. Moreover, if Besiktas loses and Dortmund don’t, they will surely be in last place and won’t have a chance to qualify for the Europa League either.

Group D: Sheriff Tiraspol (6), Real Madrid (6), Inter (4), Shakhtar (1)

Shakhtar will have no chance of advancing if they lose to Real Madrid and Sheriff beat Inter.

Source: UEFA