The Champions League knockout stage has been set, and now the qualified teams will await Monday’s draw, when they’ll discover their fate. A number of the groups went down to the wire, with about half the spots not being locked down until Tuesday and Wednesday’s games.
Champions League standings 2014: Who’s in and who’s out of the knockout stages
After four rounds of play in the group stage, the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 field is starting to take shape.
Juventus narrowly held onto their spot with a draw on Tuesday, while Basel did enough at Anfield to knock out Liverpool and clinch Group B’s second slot. Monaco beat Zenit to clinch their place on the final day, while Group D’s two knockout stage representatives were determined before the last day.
Manchester City clinched their spot on Wednesday, defeating Roma away to knock out the Italians and CSKA Moscow in one of the competition’s tightest races. PSG and Barcelona were already through before the final day, but Barca’s win was necessary for them to win the group. Schalke needed a second-half goal from Max Meyer against Maribor to grab their spot, while Group H had already been settled.
Group A
Clinched advancement: Atlético Madrid, Juventus
Europa League: Olympiacos
Eliminated: Malmö
Group B
Clinched advancement: Real Madrid, Basel
Europa League: Liverpool
Eliminated: Ludogorets
Group C
Clinched advancement: Bayer Leverkusen, Monaco
Europa League: Zenit
Eliminated: Benfica
Group D
Clinched advancement: Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal
Europa League: Anderlecht
Eliminated: Galatasaray
Group E
Clinched advancement: Bayern Munich, Manchester City
Europa League: AS Roma
Eliminated: CSKA Moscow
Group F
Clinched advancement: Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona
Europa League: Ajax
Eliminated: APOEL
Group G
Clinched advancement: Chelsea, Schalke 04
Europa League: Sporting Lisbon
Eliminated: Maribor
Group H
Clinched advancement: Porto, Shakhar Donetsk
Europa League: Athletic Bilbao
Eliminated: BATE Borisov
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