The penultimate round of the League Phase goes into the second day with another nine fixtures across Europe. By the end of these matches, some more entrants to the round of 16 and the play-off phase will be known for sure.
22 January 2025
RB Leipzig vs. Sporting CP
34th/0 pts vs. 17th/10 pts
18.45h CET, Leipzig
Formerly a powerhouse of Champions League football, Leipzig found life really difficult this season. With zero points from six games, they are in the bottom group without a chance on making the knockout stages. Sporting need some points from this game to stay in the competition and maybe still make it directly into the round of 16.
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AC Milan vs. Girona FC
12th/12 pts vs. 30th/3 pts
21.00h CET, San Siro, Milan
After a promising start, Girona have tailed off considerably in the last few matches of the league phase. They are now playing for pure survival and need points from the away game in Milan. This does not promise to be an easy task however. It has historically been proven that San Siro is a very difficult place to win a game as the away side.
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The AlbaStar flight for Girona is actually operated by a Milan-based Neos Boeing 737-800.
Real Madrid vs. RB Salzburg
20th/9 pts vs. 32nd/3 pts
21.00h CET, Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid
No matter the situation on the table, away days at the mighty Bernabeu are always big for smaller teams. That Salzburg is making that trip with quite a lot of supporters should not be a surprise in this context. On the field however, Salzburg need a win or they go bust with one game to spare in the league phase. Real's rather low position on the table will not help the visitors however, even if Real are in some injury misery and therefore cannot count on their full squad for this important match.
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Sparta Prague vs. Inter Milan
28th/4 pts vs. 6th/13 pts
21.00h CET, Prague
The situation on the table could not be more different for both these sides. Sparta will be trying their best to add to their four points in order to save a spot in the knock-out stages. Most probably, they will need two wins from two games to stand a chance for that though. Inter on their hand are looking for a finish in the top 8 and will therefore look to get maximum points from this fixture themselves.
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Shakhtar Donezk vs. Stade Brestois
27th/4 pts vs. 7th/13 pts
18.45h, Arena auf Schalke, Gelsenkirchen
The French visitors are still flying high and look like the favourites for this match. They surely want to maintain their good run and beat Shakhtar to improve their chances for a direct entry into the round of 16.
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Arsenal vs. Dinamo Zagreb
3rd/13 pts vs. 24th/8 pts
21.00h CET (20.00h local time), Emirates Stadium, London
Dinamo sit right on the edge of making it to the next stage of the competition. They face a lot of pressure from teams like PSG or VfB Stuttgart from behind however. A trip to London may not be the easiest thing in this situation. After all, Arsenal sit pretty well on the table, with 13 points from six matches.
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Celtic Glasgow vs BSC Young Boys
21st/9 pts vs. 36th/0 pts
21.00h CET (20.00h local time), Celtic Park, Glasgow
It is one final away trip for Young Boys before their European campaign is over. They will face a Celtic side in fine European form that still dreams of making it through to the knockout stages. YB on their side will hope to finally get some points from the league phase however. They are one of three teams already eliminated before the penultimate round of the league phase.
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Feyenoord Rotterdam vs. FC Bayern München
18th/10 pts vs. 10th/12 pts
21.00h, De Kuip, Rotterdam
Leaders of the German Bundesliga, Bayern travel to Rotterdam to improve their chances on a direct entry into the round of 16. Before the game, they sit just behind the top 8, but a win should help them to put pressure on direct opponents like Borussia Dortmund or the French competitors from Lille and Brest.
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Paris St-Germain vs. Manchester City
25th/7 pts vs. 22nd/8 pts
21.00h, Parc des Princes, Paris
Both these teams sit surprisingly low in the table. PSG absolutely need points to at least make it into the knockout stages. A direct entry into the round of 16 seems almost impossible already. Man City face similar challenges, although at least they got one more point from their previous six matches.
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