Champions League: Sun reaches Schalke still the knockout stages – Spiegel Online

Hamburg – The testimony of Roberto Di Matteo sounds very unhappy. “That would be for all those involved, of course, a big step forward,” the coach of FC Schalke 04 says, referring to the Champions League first knockout round, which the club can only be achieved if he wins the final group game at NK Maribor. However, Di Matteo limits: “There would be no end of the world if we would no longer be this season there.”

This is likely the superior of the coaches probably see something different, would eventually Schalke in a failure after the first round more than six million euros missed. Of other funds in the event of a quarterfinal feeder to say nothing. But it seems like trying Di Matteo forestall the (not unlikely) event that his team fails in comparatively light Group G .

For Schalke needed in the evening ( 20.45 clock, live ticker SPIEGEL ONLINE; TV: Sky and ZDF) is not only a victory in Slovenia, but is also dependent on Help Protect Chelsea. Only if the English, who are already in place as group winners, winning at home against Sporting Lisbon, reached Schalke still the knockout round. Therefore S04 manager Horst Heldt is not quite right when he says: “It’s a final.” This fact would require Schalke have in their own hands. Thus, it is not.

A better starting position, the Bundesliga club playful in the duels with Lisbon. 4: 3 home victory was followed by the 2: 4 away defeat, why Schalke lost direct comparison with Sporting. Therefore, the Portuguese is sufficient to draw in London, because on points with Schalke will continue Sporting. Even with the 1: 1 at home against Maribor Schalke has maneuvered in this unfavorable starting position.

If the Gelsenkirchen fail, they would be the only Bundesliga club, who m issed the knockout stages. Bayer Leverkusen finished second on, Borussia Dortmund first. This position is no longer to take Bayern Munich in the group E . The Munich have twelve points and seven more than the trio from Manchester City, Roma and CSKA Moscow.

All three clubs can still reach the knockout stages, but there are various scenarios. Three of them: Wins Rome at home against Manchester City, the Italians are on; Win the English, they reach the knockout stage only if Moscow does not win in Munich; and CSKA moves at its own victory and a defeat or a draw of Rome in the knockout round one.

Group F , there is a large and a small ” Endgame “. Paris St Germain’s standings with 13 points and occurs on the last match at FC Barcelona Followers (twelve points). A draw enough so the French, in order to qualify first for the knockout stages. Knocked off in the group are Ajax Amsterdam (two points) and Apoel Nicosia (one point). However, it comes at the duel of these clubs in the Netherlands about who is allowed to play at least in the Europa League.

The unspannendste all eight groups before the final day, the group H . FC Porto has 13 points and is the second FC Shakhtar Donetsk (eight points) can not be obtained. The duel of the two teams in Portugal is thus no more than a training game under competitive conditions, because Donetsk in turn by the Third Athletic Bilbao (four points) can not be obtained. The Spaniards received Bate Borisov tail light (three points) and would also qualify for a draw for the Europa League.