All choices are open for struggling Manchester United and injury-hit Newcastle of their last Champions League group video games this week.
The Premier League sides might advance to the spherical of 16, drop into the Europa League, and even endure the monetary and sporting blow of outright elimination.
Man United should rebound from an embarrassing 3-0 loss Saturday at residence to Bournemouth within the Premier League and have to beat Bayern Munich, who already superior a month in the past.
Newcastle host AC Milan in a must-win assembly of two groups dealing with the identical jeopardy within the competitors’s tightest group, the place Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappe can but deny them each.
4 locations within the spherical of 16 are left to struggle for and the Premier League threat having simply Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal within the draw on December 18.
That may be England’s weakest problem within the knockout draw for 11 years and on the worst attainable time.
Bonus further entries within the revamped 36-team Champions League subsequent season are given to the 2 international locations whose groups have one of the best collective file throughout the three UEFA competitions this season.
Man United are final within the group A standings, one level behind each Copenhagen and Galatasaray, and should beat Bayern whereas hoping the opposite two play to a attract Denmark.
Newcastle and seven-time champions Milan are tied on 5 factors in Group F and solely a win Wednesday can elevate both above PSG two factors forward in second place.
PSG head to group leaders Borussia Dortmund understanding some extent is sufficient to seal the head-to-head tiebreaker in opposition to Milan, however not in opposition to Newcastle. Dortmund have already secured their round-of-16 place.
