The final matchday of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League is all set to rumble with a couple of European heavyweights yet to seal a spot in the round of 16. Many of the usual suspects have already qualified for the round of 16 which include Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool, PSG and Real Madrid.
However, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Juventus have prematurely crashed out, and there are still heavyweights such as Tottenham Hotspur and AC Milan who have a job to do to survive in the elite club competition.
GOAL takes a comprehensive look at all the permutations and combinations by which every team might reach the round of 16.
Which teams have qualified for the Champions League last 16?
So far, 12 teams including holders Real Madrid, Bayern, Man City, Napoli and surprise package Club Brugge have secured their passage to the knockout stage. However, five of the the eight group winners - who will be among the seeded teams for the round of 16 draw- are yet to be decided.
The runners-up from each group will constitute the unseeded teams.
Group | Winners (seeded) | Runners-up (unseeded) | Qualified (position TBD) |
|---|---|---|---|
A | TBC | TBC | Napoli, Liverpool |
B | TBC | TBC | Club Brugge, Porto |
C | Bayern | Inter Milan | |
D | TBC | TBC | |
E | Chelsea | TBC | |
F | TBC | TBC | Real Madrid |
G | Manchester City | Borussia Dortmund | |
H | TBC | TBC | PSG, Benfica |
How can each team qualify for the Champions League last 16?
In this section, we will take a look at each group and its participants to find out who could qualify for the knockouts and how.
Group A Table
Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Napoli | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 15 |
Liverpool | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 12 |
Ajax | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 3 |
Rangers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -18 | 0 |
- Napoli: The Serie A outfit has already confirmed their spot in the knockouts. However, they are yet to be confirmed as group winners. If they do not lose by four goals or more to Liverpool, they will be end as group leaders.
- Liverpool: The Reds need to beat Napoli by four goals or more to finish on top of the group.
- Ajax: Eliminated.
- Rangers: Eliminated.
Group B Table
Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Club Brugge | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 10 |
Porto | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
Atletico | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
Leverkusen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
- Club Brugge: They will end as group leaders if they win, if both games are drawn, or if Porto lose.
- Porto: They will finish first if they win and Club Brugge do not, or if they draw and Club Brugge lose.
- Atletico Madrid: Eliminated.
- Leverkusen: Eliminated.
Group C Table
Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bayern Munich | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 15 |
Inter | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 10 |
Barcelona | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
Viktoria Plzen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -17 | 0 |
- Bayern Munich: The German outfit will end as group winners.
- Inter: Simone Inzaghi's men will finish as group runners-up.
- Barcelona: Eliminated.
- Viktoria Plzen: Eliminated.
Group D Table
Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
Sporting CP | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
Frankfurt | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Marseille | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
- Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs will qualify if they avoid defeat against Marseille on Tuesday. They will be confirmed as group winners if they win.
- Sporting CP: They will progress if they do not lose to Frankfurt. They will finish first if they win and Tottenham do not. Sporting will finish third and drop into the Europa League knockout round play-offs if both they and Marseille lose.
- Frankfurt: The Bundesliga side can still qualify if they win against Sporting. They will finish first if they win and Spurs do not. Frankfurt will finish third if both games are drawn, or if both they and Marseille lose.
- Marseille: The French outfit will qualify if they win against Tottenham. They will finish first if they win and the other game is drawn. They will finish third and fall into the Europa League knockout round play-offs if they draw and Sporting lose.
Group E Table
Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chelsea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 10 |
Milan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 7 |
Salzburg | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Dinamo Zagreb | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 4 |
- Chelsea: The Blues have already qualified as group winners.
- Milan: Stefano Pioli's men must not lose against Salzburg to progress to the round of 16.
- Salzburg: Salzburg will qualify if they beat Milan.
- Dinamo Zagreb: Eliminated.
Group F Table
Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Real Madrid | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 10 |
RB Leipzig | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
Celtic | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 2 |
- Real Madrid: Los Blancos have already qualified for the round of 16. They will emerge as group winners if they win, or if Leipzig do not win.
- RB Leipzig: They will be through to the round of 16 if they avoid defeat. They can top the group if they secure three points at Madrid lose or draw against Celtic.
- Shakhtar: They must win against Leipzig to progress.
- Celtic: Eliminated.
Group G Table
Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Man City | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +10 | 11 |
Dortmund | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 8 |
Sevilla | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 5 |
Copenhagen | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -11 | 2 |
- Manchester City: Pep Guardiola's men are through to the round of 16 as group winners.
- Borussia Dortmund: BVB have progressed as runners-up.
- Sevilla: The Andalusians will finish third and compete in the UEFA Europa League knockout round play-offs.
- Copenhagen: Eliminated.
Group H Table
Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PSG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +8 | 11 |
Benfica | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 11 |
Juventus | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
Maccabi Haifa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 3 |
- PSG: Lionel Messi and Co can finish as group leaders if they better Benfica's result against Maccabi. If they match their result then they will still qualify as group winners on overall goal difference (+8 to +4) as they drew both direct meetings 1-1.
- Benfica: The Portuguese side must better PSG's result to finish on top.
- Juventus: Eliminated.
- Maccabi Haifa: Eliminated.
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