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Champions League preview: Manchester United need a point to progress, pressure is on Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan while Barcelona and Juventus are set to battle it out for top place

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It is crunch time in the Champions League as the group stages come to an end, with qualification still on the line for some of Europe’s biggest clubs.

Manchester United must avoid defeat away at RB Leipzig in Group H, as they are currently tied for points with the Germans as well as PSG.

Marcus Rashford is the competition’s joint-top scorer with six goals, and he will need to keep up his superb form on Tuesday to give them the best chance of qualifying.

PSG face off against bottom placed Istanbul Basaksehir and, like United, only need to avoid defeat in order to advance to the next round.

The other three English sides have already confirmed their places in the next round, and all sit top of their respective groups.

Chelsea will face Krasnodar on Tuesday, safe in the knowledge that they will top Group E if they pick up at least a point against the Russian club.

The other Group E fixture sees Sevilla travel to Rennes, also having already confirmed their progression to the next round.

On Wednesday, Manchester City welcome Marseille and will secure their spot at the top of Group C if they draw or better against the French side.

Porto need a big win against Olympiacos if they are to finish any higher than second, although they too have already secured a place in the round of 16.

Liverpool can’t be reached by any of the other sides in Group D, so will again look to rotate their injury-struck team against FC Midtjylland.

The crucial game in that group involves Ajax and Atalanta, with the latter needing just a point to qualify for the next round, but a victory for the Dutch would mean they take second place in the group.

Group B features the closest set of teams left in the competition, with qualification still possible for all four sides.

Borussia Monchengladbach top the group but face a difficult task when they visit 13-time champions Real Madrid, needing a win to confirm their spot at the top of the group.

If they drop points, their final position may come down to the result between Inter Milan and Shakthar Donetsk.

Victory for Shakthar will mean they definitely move on to the knockout stages, but if they draw and Madrid lose then they will still finish in the top two.

Inter need to win and for Madrid to lose, whilst Madrid must win to be certain that they progress to the next round regardless of other scores.

In Group F, Lazio’s fate is in their own hands as they face Club Brugge.

As long as they don’t lose, the Italians will secure their place in the round of 16.

Ciro Immobile will be key, the striker has four goals in three Champions League games this season.

Borussia Dortmund are through but will want to beat Zenit St Petersburg to guarantee top spot in the group.

Erling Haaland has a staggering 17 goals in 14 games this season, but a hamstring tear means he will be unavailable for their game against the Russian team.

One of the biggest ties of the week features Juventus and Barcelona facing off against each other in Group G.

Both of the European giants are already through to the round of 16, but Juventus require a big swing in goals if they are to take top spot off of the Spaniards.

Alvaro Morata also has six goals in Europe this season, and after having a hat-trick of goals disallowed last time out against Barcelona he will be looking to right those wrongs on Tuesday night.

Dinamo Kyiv and Ferencvarosi also play each other in Group G, with the winner taking third place.

Finally, Atletico Madrid need to avoid defeat to RB Salzburg in order to make it out of Group A.

Bayern Munich have already made it to the next round, and they will play Lokomotiv Moscow having still not lost a European game under Hansi Flick.

By Ali Pollock

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