Time is running out for teams to try to get into the knockout rounds of the Champions League. We already have several teams who have clinched advancement into the last 16 of the competition, and that could provide a bit of a respite for some teams who are lagging behind who will be playing for their lives on Tuesday afternoon across the continent.
These Champions League duels will go down Tuesday, November 21, with all of the kickoffs taking place at either 12 p.m. ET or 2:45 p.m. ET. The APOEL/Real Madrid match will be televised live on FOX Sports 1, while the Manchester United/Feyenoord affair can be seen on FOX Sports 2.
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Besiktas ( +190 ) vs. FC Porto
Spartak Moscow ( -400 ) vs. NK Maribor
APOEL ( +1200 ) vs. Real Madrid
Borussia Dortmund ( +115 ) vs. Tottenham
Manchester City ( -1400 ) vs. Feyenoord
AS Monaco ( +125 ) vs. RB Leipzig
Napoli ( -210 ) vs. Shakhtar Donetsk
Sevilla ( +140 ) vs. Liverpool
The bottom half of the Champions League groups will kick off on Tuesday off of the international break, and there is still a slew to play for with two matches left in all four groups.
The stakes are particularly high in Group E. If we assume that Spartak Moscow takes care of business against Maribor at home, that would leave it tied with Liverpool at the top of the group. The Reds have to play against Sevilla on the road. A win in that match would see Liverpool into the last 16. Anything else, and it's going to come down to a real war on the last day of the group stage in this group on December 6 with all three teams having a real shot at qualification.
Sevilla, who drew 2-2 at Anfield earlier in qualifying, has beaten its other two foes in the UCL at home to date by an aggregate score of 5-1.
Napoli has been a brutal disappointment in the Champions League this year. The Italian side only has there points through four matches, and anything less than a win at home over Shakhtar Donetsk would eliminate it from the Champions League. Donetsk still has a match versus Manchester City to wrap up this group, so it will be pushing hard to finish off a spot in the last 16.
City, meanwhile, finishes off its home portion of the UCL group stage by taking on pointless Feyenoord. If the English side wins this match, it will win this group and be guaranteed a last 16 draw against a second-place finisher.
Group G has been the most improbable of the eight Champions League groups. AS Monaco, who was favored to win this group at the outset of the year, only has two points from its first four matches. The team has a home date with RB Leipzig that absolutely must be won to stay alive. The German side isn't in any better shape, though, as it has just four points in four fixtures and is probably also looking at a situation where a win is required to go through.
Besiktas can win Group G with a victory over FC Porto on Tuesday night. The Turkish side has been brilliant thus far in the group, including winning at Porto 3-1 and 2-1 at Monaco. A win or a draw would not just clinch a spot in the last 16, but it would improbably win the group for Besiktas.
Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham team had to think it was going to be hurting in Group H of the Champions League. The Spurs, though, went on the road and secured a point at Real Madrid then came home with Harry Kane sidelined and beat Los Blancos 3-1. Tottenham has guaranteed advancement, and it can essentially win this group if it picks up three points at Borussia Dortmund.
The Dortmund side absolutely has to have this match to stay alive, but if Real Madrid goes on the road and takes care of APOEL as it should, it'll all be moot for the Germans.
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