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Who needs what in Groups E-H

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The Champions League goes into its final round of group games this week with 12 teams already assured of featuring in the last 16. A look at what remains at stake in tonight’s games: Group E Bayern Munich head to Amsterdam to face Ajax in the final round knowing a draw will be enough for the Germans to top the group. Both sides have already qualified while Benfica are assured of moving into the Europa League. AEK Athens, meanwhile, will hope to score their first point of the tournament.

Qualified: Bayern Munich, Ajax Europa League: Benfica Group F Manchester City have already qualified and need just a point from their home tie against Hoffenheim to secure top spot. The focus will be on what happens in Kiev where Shakhtar Donetsk must beat visitors Lyon to leapfrog the French side for second spot.

Lyon will top the group if they win and City lose, a combinatio­n, which would see Hoffenheim squeeze past Shakhtar for the Europa League spot.

Qualified: Manchester City Group G Defending champions Real Madrid are through as group winners with Roma hanging on their coattails. Viktoria Plzen, away in Rome, need to match CSKA Moscow’s result in Madrid to reach the Europa League.

Qualified: Real Madrid, Roma Group H Juventus and Manchester United have already stamped their tickets for the knockout stage, the only question being who will finish top of the group. Juve are in pole position as a win at Young Boys would make the United result irrelevant. But if Juve slip up in Berne, Joe Mourinho’s side will top the group with a victory in Valencia.

Qualified: Juventus, Manchester United Europa League: Valencia

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