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The UEFA Champions League is slowly moving towards the knockout round. The intensity and tension has risen, and the hype is real. Teams can not settle for anything less than a win now. The fate of the English clubs is bright since they all can qualify for the next round. However, the path is not easy and the Premier League representatives need to put in some extra effort in order to make it to the knockout round of UEFA Champions league 2018/19.
Here, we look at the performances of the English clubs in the UEFA Champions League matchday 4 and what they need to do to qualify for the knockout round.
- Tottenham Hotspurs
The club from North London is in Group B alongside Barcelona, Inter Milan and PSV Eindhoven. Spurs have won 1 match, lost one and 2 matches ended on equal terms for them so far this season. During matchday 4, Spurs defeated PSV Eindhoven 2-1; this is Tottenham Hotspurs first win of the Champions League this season.
PSV took the lead in the 2nd minute through a Luuk de Jong goal but once again Harry Kane rescued Tottenham and scored two late goals in 78th and 89th minute to give them the much-needed win.
How they can qualify for the next round
In order to qualify for the knock out round of UEFA Champions League
1) Tottenham needs to win the remaining two fixtures against Inter Milan and Barcelona. Barcelona has already qualified for the knock out round. So, only one place is left to battle for.
2) If Spurs wins against Inter Milan but, draws against Barcelona, then they should hope PSV beat Inter Milan.
3) They need to beat Inter Milan by a large margin.
2. Manchester United
The Red Devils are placed in Group H alongside Juventus, Valencia and Young Boys. The Manchester club has won 2 matches, lost one and one match ended on equal terms. During matchday 4, Manchester United got a surprising victory over Juventus.
The Red Devils defeated the Bianconeri by 2-1. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scores for Juventus in the 65th minute. However, the Juventus party was ruined by late goals from Juan Mata and an own goal by Alex Sandro.
How they can qualify for the next round
In order to qualify for the knock out stages of the UEFA Champions League, Manchester United needs to win both the remaining fixtures against Valencia and Young boys. Young Boys is out of the competition and could not qualify for the knock out rounds. So, the fight is between Juventus, Valencia and Manchester United.
1) If Juventus wins/ draws against Valencia then Manchester United need to win against Young boys to qualify.
2) If Valencia wins against Juventus then United needs to win against Young Boys and grab at least a point against Valencia.
3. Liverpool
Liverpool is placed in Group C alongside PSG, Napoli and Red Star Belgrade. The Merseyside club has won two matches and lost two matches in UCL this season. The Reds were stunned in Serbia as they lost to Red Star Belgrade by 2-0.
A brace from Milan Pavkov helped the Serbian club in beating the English giant. This defeat can cause serious damage to Liverpool's ambition of qualifying for the next round.
How they can qualify for next round
Right now no team has qualified for the knock out stages from Group C. So, it is a four-way competition in the group.
1) Liverpool needs to win the remaining two fixtures to qualify for the next round. Since all the four clubs are still in the competition then nothing less than a win could get Liverpool through to the next round.
4. Manchester City
The Manchester Club is placed in Group F alongside Lyon,1899 Hoffenheim and Shakhtar Donetsk. The Sky Blues have won 3 matches and lost one. During matchday 4, Manchester City trashed Shakhtar Donetsk by 6-0.
Gabriel Jesus scored a hattrick and David Silva, Raheem Starling and Riyad Mahrez were the other goalscorers for the Citizens. Pep Guardiola's team is one of the favourite sides in the competition.
How they can qualify for the next round
Manchester City is favourite to qualify for the next round from the group F. Currently, City is the group leader with 9 points from 4 games, 3 points more than second-placed Lyon.
1) In order to qualify for the next round City just need a point from the remaining two fixtures.
2) However, if City wants to end the group stages as a group leader then they need to beat Lyon.
