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The most surprising thing was how Milan missed the opportunity to be in the top 8 in the last round with Dynamo Zarub, for whom this victory was very important, but despite the victory they were left out. Probably for me it was more unexpected to see Lille and Aston Villa in the top 8, and Real Madrid were still unlucky to achieve this goal, it’s bad that they will have to play additional games, but I have no doubt that they will beat their opponent, because they are in excellent shape now.
Manchester City, PSG, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Milan and Real Madrid ultimately had to settle for the final scenario of having to play a playoff match in order to qualify for the round of 16. Some of the teams above are basically favorites to qualify automatically for the round of 16 compared to several other teams in the top 8 of the standings, but their poor performance means they have to work harder.
I'm happy to say that Manchester City, PSG, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Milan and Real Madrid might be able to qualify for the last 16, but once again they will have to work very hard to win a ticket. Meanwhile, the two best teams from La Liga in the Champions League in this round are Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, they have already qualified for the round of 16 and are waiting to see who their potential opponents will be.