Real, Barca eye progress

PARIS: Holders Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United headline a selection of teams who can secure a place in the last 16 of the Champions League this week.

Liverpool, Chelsea and Juventus are also within reach of a spot in the knockout phase, but Atlet ico Madrid appear destined for an early exit, with Serie A high-f lyers Napoli also in deep trouble.

AFP Sport looks at who can qualify from each group going into the f i fth round of matches:

Playing Wednesday (al l times 3:45am unless stated) Group E ======= Spartak Moscow v Maribor (1am) Sevilla v Liverpool The winner of Liverpool’s match at Sevilla will qualify. The two sides played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at Anf ield on the opening matchday, and another point for f ive-time European champions Liverpool would sti l l see them book a last-16 spot for the f irst t ime since 2008/09 if Spartak lose at home to Maribor. Russian champions Spartak cannot be eliminated on Wednesday and would secure at least third place with a draw. Slovenian outfit Maribor have to win and hope Sevilla lose to Liverpool to stay in knockout round contention. Group F ======= Manchester City v Feyenoord Napoli v Shakhtar Donetsk Serie A leaders Napoli host Shakhtar needing to win and score at least two goals to keep their hopes alive. The Italian side lost 2-1 in Ukraine in the reverse f ixture, so need to level their head-to-head record with Shakhtar to take the group to a final matchday. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City will wrap up top spot in the group with a home win over pointless Feyenoord, or with a draw if Shakhtar lose in Naples. Group G ======= Besiktas v Porto (1am) Monaco v RB Leipzig Turkish champions Besiktas are on the cusp of the last 16 and will secure top spot with a draw. I f Leipzig fail to beat Monaco, then they will finish in the top two regardless. Two-time champions Porto wi l l book thei r t icket to the knockout stage with a victory in Istanbul i f Leipzig do not win in the principal ity. Last season’s semi-finalists Monaco have to win and hope Porto do not to have any chance of repl icat ing thei r feats from last term. Group H ======= Borussia Dortmund Tottenham APOEL v Real Madrid After their famous 3 -1 win over the holders at Wembley last time out, Spurs just have to match Real’s result on Wednesday to secure first place. Zinedine Zidane’s Spanish champions wi l l qual i fy with a win over Cypriots APOEL, and with a point if struggling Dortmund fai l to see off Tottenham. A pair of draws against the Germans have kept APOEL’s slim chances al ive, but they will be out if they do not pull off a shock win over Real. Playing Wednesday Group A ======= CSKA Moscow v Benf ica (1am) Basel v Manchester United Manchester United require just a point away to Basel to qualify and secure top spot as Jose Mourinho’s team close in on a f irst appearance in the knockout phase since 2013-14. Paul Pogba’s return from injury at the weekend inspired United to a 4 -1 rout of Newcastle, just their second win in f ive league outings, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic also made his comeback following a serious knee injury. Basel could also qualify with victory over United if CSKA Moscow lose at home to Benf ica, who must win to retain any outside chance of advancing. Group B ======= Paris Saint- Germain v Celtic

Anderlecht v Bayern Munich

Paris Saint- Germain and Bayern Munich are already guaranteed of their spots in v the last 16, with Celt ic and Anderlecht scrapping to continue their continental adventure in the Europa League. Unai Emery’s PSG have scored 17 goals without conceding to record four straight group-stage wins, while Edinson Cavani scored twice more as they pulled six points clear in France following a 4-1 defeat of Nantes. Bayern have been rejuventated by the appointment of 72-yearold Jupp Heynckes, winning all eight matches since he replaced Carlo Ancelotti. Group C ======= Qarabag v Chelsea (1am) Atletico Madrid v Roma Roma can seal their place in the next round with a point at Atletico Madrid, while Chelsea will progress with victory over Qarabag -- or if Atletico fail to win in Spain. Diego Simeone’s side - - f inal ists twice in the past four seasons -- have drawn four of their matches so far and appear heading to a premature exit. Buoyed by their 2-1 derby win over local rivals Lazio, Roma can wrap up f irst place with victory if Chelsea are denied al l three points in Azerbaijan. Group D ======= Juventus v Barcelona Sport ing Lisbon v Olympiakos

Lionel Messi and Barcelona wi l l qual i fy and clinch top spot with a draw against last year’s final ists Juventus. Massimiliano Allegri’s Juve slumped to a rare defeat on Sunday, as Gianluigi Buf fon and Andrea Barzagli were rested for a 3 -2 loss at Sampdoria. But the six-time reigning Ital ian champions can move through to the knockout round if they avoid defeat and Olympiakos get a result at Sporting. Both sides in Lisbon real ist ical ly must win to harbour any hope of staying in contention. - AFP