Qualification scenarios for Real Madrid, Man City, Bayern Munich – Firstpost

While the group phase of the UEFA Champions League is coming to an end, three European giants, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, are found in precarious positions. The eight best teams in the 36 team league will qualify directly for the next round while the team between the ninth and 24th will go to the playoffs.

As the last day approaches, the qualification scenarios for the Manchester City teams, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are far from simple.

Manchester City will need a miracle

Manchester City, currently in 25th place with eight seven game points, faces an essential match against Club Brugge. Sitting just two points less than qualifying spots, the Pep Guardiola team has no margin of error.

A draw would see them eliminated, provided that other teams in the running for the spotting points of spots. If City fails to gain, it will be their first early outing of the Champions League in 12 years, letting fans call into question the European ambitions of the team.

Real Madrid is 16th in the table with 12 points. While they reach the playoffs, their direct path to the baguette of the Champions League is complicated, requiring a series of favorable results. To have a chance of direct qualification, they must defeat Brest by at least three goals. However, this alone will not be enough. To qualify, Real Madrid will need:

• Atalanta to lose against Barcelona, ​​eliminating them from the first eight.

• Aston Villa to abandon the points against Celtic, allowing Real Madrid to overcome them.

• Monaco fails to gain against Inter Milan, allowing Los Blancos to move forward.

• Feyenoord and Lille must draw, preventing either from 16 points.

• Bayer Leverkusen should not win against Sparta Prague.

Even if all these conditions are met, the automatic qualification of Real Madrid could be summed up unlike goals, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Juventus needing to delete points for a direct qualification point.

Bayern Munich’s fight for a place in the round of 16

Bayern Munich, like Real Madrid, finds itself on the verge of qualification, holding 12 points and sitting a place in front of the Spanish in 15th. A victory against Slovan Bratislava is crucial, but the hopes of Bayern will also depend on other results, a bit like Real Madrid. If the scenarios align, the two teams will rely on the difference in goals to guarantee automatic qualification.