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- That's where it really gets interesting. Tottenham Hotspur are in a gravity-defying fifth spot, while Manchester City's shock loss to Bodø/Glimt leaves them out of the Top 8.
- Then there are some big clubs -- hello Napoli -- in danger of being eliminated entirely. With just one round of matches left for teams on the bubble to punch their tickets to the knockout phase, read on as ESPN experts Rob Dawson, Sam Tighe, Julien Laurens and Gab Marcotti offer their thoughts on Matchday 7.- View the full UEFA Champions League table - How each team can qualify for 2025-26 Champions League knockouts - Lindop: If Liverpool want to be successful, all roads lead through SzoboszlaiQ1.
- OK, with one game left to advance, which club faces the biggest do-or-die fixture in MD8 considering the table?Laurens: As we said last year, one of the great things about this new Champions League format with a 36-team league phase is that it should give us a great MD8 every year, with suspense, jeopardy, sexy permutations and a lot at stake.
- It was the case last year, and it will be the same again next week.
- And for me, the biggest do-or-die fixture is without a doubt Napoli vs.
