The Girls’s Champions League’s inaugural league part is about for an exciting finale as groups battle to qualify for the knockout stage.
Final yr’s overwhelmed finalists Barcelona and eight-time winners Lyon are the frontrunners, occupying the highest two locations on 13 factors.
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Girls’s Tremendous League sides Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United have all secured not less than a play-off place for the knockout levels, however a top-four end for every of them remains to be up for grabs.
Groups ending first to fourth will routinely qualify for the quarter-finals, with the subsequent eight groups – from fifth to twelfth – dealing with off in two-legged play-offs to find out who will be part of them.
The perimeters from thirteenth to 18th shall be eradicated from the competitors.
Barcelona, Lyon, Wolfsburg, Bayern Munich, Actual Madrid and Juventus have additionally secured not less than a spot within the play-offs.
There is not any hope left for St. Polten, FC Twente, Benfica, Roma, Paris Saint-Germain, who’re all already out.
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BBC Sport takes a take a look at how the three English golf equipment have fared thus far on the continental stage – and what’s nonetheless to return.
Chelsea
Chelsea’s newest quest to safe a maiden Champions League crown has been a blended bag of outcomes thus far.
They made a stuttering begin with a colorless draw towards Dutch champions Twente, however adopted up by swatting Paris FC apart and hitting St Polten for six, earlier than claiming .
A 6-0 victory over Roma moved Chelsea as much as third forward of their last league-phase match towards two-time winners Wolfsburg.
A win towards the German aspect will see Sonia Bompastor’s Blues seal a quarter-final spot, however a draw might imply Juventus, Actual Madrid or Bayern Munich push them out of the highest 4.
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Arsenal
Beth Mead (proper) scored the one aim in Arsenal’s victory over Dutch aspect FC Twente [Getty Images]
Holders Arsenal have discovered it robust going within the Champions League this season, with outcomes and performances failing to match the elevated expectations set by that final Might.
A gap night time defeat by Lyon and a complete collapse towards Bayern Munich bookended an unconvincing away win over Benfica, earlier than to safe three factors towards Actual Madrid.
A secured protected passage to the knockouts, although Arsenal’s failure to take extra of their possibilities and increase their aim distinction might find yourself costing them a spot within the high 4.
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With Chelsea, Juventus, Actual Madrid, Bayern and Wolfsburg above them, sixth-placed Arsenal have to win towards Belgian outfit Leuven and hope different outcomes go their approach if they’re to progress on to the quarter-finals.
Manchester United
United have misplaced their final two Champions League matches by an mixture rating of 8-2 [Getty Images]
Manchester United loved a flying begin to their debut marketing campaign in Europe, profitable their first three video games towards Valerenga, Atletico Madrid and Paris St-Germain whereas conceding only one aim. However their progress got here to a shuddering halt on matchday 4 with .
Marc Skinner’s aspect then did in a 3-0 defeat by eight-time champions Lyon, a consequence which left United ninth within the desk.
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A troublesome last fixture awaits at Juventus, who’re fourth – above Actual Madrid and Bayern Munich on aim distinction solely.
United have to win and have a handful of different outcomes go their approach, so a top-four end seems unlikely however victory might transfer them into the top-tier of the play-off draw.
Because it stands desk
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Matchday six fixtures
For an added bit of pleasure, all 9 video games on matchday six (Wednesday 17 December) shall be performed at precisely the identical time (20:00 GMT) so the standings might change proper up till the final whistle of the league part.
Bayern Munich v Valerenga
Juventus v Manchester United
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Ben Haines, Ellen White and Jen Beattie are again for one more season of the Girls’s Soccer Weekly podcast. New episodes drop each Tuesday on BBC Sounds, plus discover interviews and further content material from the Girls’s Tremendous League and past on the
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