Match day six will culminate in filling up the remaining slots of the first round knock out phase of NHL jerseys the UEFA Champions League. Eight teams that have already qualified and can afford to pop up the champagne bottle to celebrate their achievement. For the remaining eight slots, it will go down the wire in the following perspective:
Group A
With Bordeaux already through the battle will be between the Old Lady of Turin Juventus and Bayern Munich. The German side has to beat the Italians otherwise any other outcome would send them to the Europa cup. Juventus are fortunate to be hosting that match at the Delle Alpi.
Group B
Other than last season finalist, Man Utd having booked their place, any team among the remaining three has a chance of qualifying, Wolfsburg will host Man Utd, while Besiktas will be doing the same against CSKA. It’s interesting to note that Wolfsburg and Besiktas are tied with seven points, they have scored the same number of goals but the Germans have conceded fewer goals. This means that winning might not be enough for either team but more importantly is the number of goals a team will have won its respective match.
Group C
Two clubs that have won the champions league more than anyone else are yet to qualify in this group. A win by AC Milan and Real Madrid against Zurich and Olympique Marseille respectively would be enough for the European giants to finish the job. The only worrying thing is that they will be playing away. Olympique Marseille optimism lies in beating Real Madrid by a big margin and hoping that AC Milan will not win at Zurich.
Group D
This group has already been decided and the last fixture will be for formality purposes. Chelsea and Porto have qualified at the expense of Atletico Madrid and APOEL. However the Europa cup slot will be up for grabs.
Group E
This is the second group in which the qualified teams are also known. Olympique Lyonnais and Fiorentina being the teams in question. It will be remembered that it’s in this group that Liverpool was eliminated.
Group F
This is the only group that all the four teams have a chance of qualifying. Contrary to what many expected that the defending champion, Barcelona and Italian Champions, Inter Milan would comfortably sail through, Dynamo Kiev and Rubin Kazan have made things difficult for them. The best card for the four managers to play safe is to make sure their respective teams wins. Its only Barcelona who just need a draw. For Rubin Kazan they are 90 minutes away from making club history, if they qualify in their debut season. They will have to do this the hard way at the intimidating San Siro where Jose Mourinho will be waiting.
Group G
Spanish outfit Sevilla have already qualified leaving VfB Stuttgart to battle it out with Unirea Urziceni. Stuttgart will approach that game knowing quite well that a win is the only thing needed to qualify. The major advantage they have is that they will be playing that game at home.
Group H
The Greek side Olympiacos needs a draw when they host Arsenal, who have qualified. The only threat they have is coming from Standard de Liege who will meet AZ Alkmaar. If Olympiacos fail to get their much needed point and Standard de Liege wins, then the superiority of goal difference will decide who joins the gunners in qualifying from this group.
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