The organization degree of the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League is already handing down the early verdicts in terms of groups qualifying for the Round of sixteen and others suffering removal from the most prestigious club tournament in the international.
Bayern Munich (Group E) and Juventus (Group H) have become the primary teams to e book a price tag to the knockout rounds, at the same time as Malmo FF changed into the first team to understand it will no longer be within the opposition come next 12 months.
The top teams in each of the eight companies qualify for the Round of sixteen in February. The eight third-location teams are given berths in a February playoff for the second-tier continental competition — the Europa League. The last-area teams are eliminated from European opposition for the rest of the season.
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The scenarios for each organization involved in Wednesday's action observe below:
At stake on Matchday 4: The handiest potential verdict on Matchday 4 is that RB Leipzig can be eliminated from competition with a loss. A draw may additionally no longer be enough.
1. PSG (7 points) A win vs. RB Leipzig could surely assure a Round of sixteen berth with matches left to play. A draw or loss would give Man City the hazard to overtake it inside the standings.
2. Man City (6 points) Victory against Club Brugge might be a big step in the direction of the knockouts, simply shy of mathematical fact.
3. Club Brugge (four factors) A victory towards Man City could not most effective put it in a good spot for shock advancement to the Round of sixteen, but it is able to also secure a minimal third-vicinity end which would guarantee at the least Europa League playoff action come February.
4. RB Leipzig (0 factors) Jesse Marsch’s side is dealing with a need to-win that allows you to at the least stay in the jogging for a Europa League spot, which comes with a third-place finish. Leipzig is scheduled to visit Club Brugge inside the next matchday on Nov. 24.
