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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4877790, member: 405"]
And as we approach the final Group Stage matches, which happen next Tuesday / Wednesday, Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Manchester City and Real Madrid are through as Group Winners, regardless of next week's results.

Barcelona and Dortmund are 3 points ahead of Porto and PSG, respectively. Both are likely to go through, but need results against Antwerp (for Barca, so book it) and Dortmund needs a draw or better home vs. PSG to win their group and get the top seed for the knock-out round.

In the other 2 groups, Inter and Real Sociedad are going through.  Inter has them at home for the final match, but they're both 7 points ahead of 3rd place.  So Inter is likely to get the top seed.

The final group has Athletico Madrid one point ahead of Lazio.  Both have enough margin to know they are going through to the knock out rounds after the New Year.  Athletico is home to Lazio in the group decider, and should be the favorite to grab the top seed.

That would leave the knock out rounds with the following top seeds:
Inter, Athletico, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Bayern, Barca, Man City, and it's a toss up between PSG and Dortmund, but PSG needs a win on the road.

That leaves the following in Pot 2:  Lazio, PSG (?), Real Sociedad, Leipzig, Porto (at home to Shaktar, who they are tied with on points), Copenhagen is home to Galatasaray, so pencil them in (currently tied on points), along with PSV Eindhoven (with their 2 Americans!) to the Knock Out Stage.
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