Champions League: Quick glance guide and possible permutations for Matchday 6

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Group A – Atletico or Red Bull for second behind Bayern

Remaining Fixtures

Wed 20:00 – Bayern Munich v Lokomotiv Moscow
Wed 20:00 – Red Bull Salzburg v Atletico Madrid

Possible Permutations

Bayern Munich have qualified as group winners
Atletico Madrid will qualify as runners-up if they avoid defeat to RB Salzburg
RB Salzburg will qualify as runners-up if they beat Atletico Madrid

To Qualify: Atletic Madrid 4/9, RB Salzburg 7/4

Group B – All four teams still in with a shout

Remaining Fixtures

Wed 20:00 – Inter Milan v Shakhtar Donetsk
Wed 20:00 – Real Madrid v Mgladbach

Possible Permutations

Mgladbach will qualify as group winners if they beat Real Madrid. They will also qualify with a draw
Shakhtar will win the group if they beat Inter Milan and Mgladbach don’t beat Real Madrid
Shakhtar will qualify with a draw if Real Madrid draw or lose against Mgladbach
Real Madrid will qualify as group winners if they beat Mgladbach and Shakhtar don’t beat Inter
Real Madrid will qualify with a draw if Inter Milan beat Shakhtar
Inter Milan will qualify if they beat Shakhtar and Real Madrid v Mgladbach doesn’t end as a draw

*For teams that can finish level on points, Mgladbach lead Shakhtar on the head-to-head record (10-0 on aggregate), Shakhtar lead Real Madrid (5-2), Real Madrid lead Inter (5-2), and Inter lead Mgladbach (5-4).

To Win Group: Real Madrid 8/13, Mgladbach 7/4, Shakhtar 17/2

To Qualify: Real Madrid 1/4, Inter Milan 4/6, Mgladbach 8/11, Shakhtar 9/2

Group C – Nothing to play for as Man City top standings

Remaining Fixtures

Wed 20:00 – Manchester City v Marseille
Wed 20:00 – Olympiakos v Porto

Possible Permutations

Manchester City have qualified as group winners
Porto have qualified as runners-up

Group D – Crunch game in Amsterdam to decide who joins Liverpool

Remaining Fixtures

Wed 17:55 – Ajax v Atalanta
Wed 17:55 – Midtjylland v Liverpool

Possible Permutations

Liverpool have qualified as group winners
Atalanta will qualify as runners-up if they avoid defeat against Ajax
Ajax will qualify as runners-up if they beat Atalanta

To Qualify: Atalanta 8/13, Ajax 11/10

Group E – Chelsea and Sevilla dominate

Remaining Fixtures

Tues 20:00 – Chelsea v FK Krasnodar
Tues 20:00 – Rennes v Sevilla

Possible Permutations

Chelsea have qualified as group winners
Sevilla have qualified as runners-up

Group F – Lazio or Brugge to join Dortmund

Remaining Fixtures

Tues 17:55 – Lazio v Club Brugge
Tues 17:55 – Zenit St Petersburg v Dortmund

Possible Permutations

Dortmund have qualified but will do so as group winners if they beat Zenit
Dortmund will also top group with a draw if Lazio don’t beat Brugge
Lazio will qualify if they avoid defeat against Brugge
Lazio will win group if they beat Brugge and Dortmund don’t beat Zenit, or with a draw if Dortmund lose
Club Brugge will qualify as runner-up if they beat Lazio

To Win Group: Dortmund 1/4, Lazio 4/11

To Qualify: Lazio 1/6, Club Brugge 16/5

Group G – Just top spot to be decided

Remaining Fixtures

Tues 20:00 – Barcelona v Juventus
Tues 20:00 – Dynamo Kiev v Ferencvaros

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Possible Permutations

Barcelona and Juventus have already qualified
Barcelona will win the group if they avoid defeat against Juventus
Barcelona will win the group if they lose by a single-goal margin or 0-2
Juventus will win the group if they beat Barcelona by a two-goal margin (excluding 0-2) or higher

*If Juventus win 0-2, both they and Barcelona will have the same number of points and an identical head-to-head record, so Barcelona will top the group on overall goal difference.

To Win Group: Barcelona 1/33, Juventus 10/1

Group H – Three into two just won’t go

Remaining Fixtures

Tues 20:00 – Paris SG v Basaksehir
Tues 20:00 – RB Leipzig v Manchester United

Possible Permutations

PSG will qualify as group winners if they beat Basaksehir
PSG will qualify with a draw
Man Utd will qualify as group winners if they beat Leipzig and PSG don’t beat Basaksehir
Man Utd will qualify with a draw and do so as group winners if PSG lose
Leipzig will qualify as group winners if they beat Man Utd and PSG don’t beat Basaksehir
Leipzig will qualify as runner-up with a draw if PSG lose

*Should PSG finish level on points with Man Utd or Leipzig they lead both teams on head-to-head records (4-3 against Man Utd, 2-2 with Leipzig but PSG have an away goal).

To Win Group: PSG 1/8, Man Utd 8/1, RB Leipzig 11/1

To Qualify: PSG 1/100, Man Utd 1/2, RB Leipzig 11/8

Source: Betfair Champions League