2018/19 Champions League Group Stage Permutations Series 2 - Who will Progress?

In the previous series, we’ve considered the possible permutations from Groups A to D. in this article we will show the permutations for the remaining four groups. If you missed the first series, Check out the Possible Permutations for Groups A to D here. 

So read up and find out what’s up for grabs for the remaining teams in this second series. 

Group E: The teams going to the next stage of the champions league and the one dropping to the Europa league has been sealed since matchday 5, although the order of the group progression for the first two teams is not yet known.

A win or draw for Bayern will see them go through as group leaders and Ajax need to win to stand a chance of toppling Bayern as group leaders. Certainly, Benfica are finishing third and Athens are totally going out of Europe for this season.

Group F: Only Manchester City is certain to progress to the knockout rounds but they need a draw in their last match or simply hope results go against Lyon for them to clinch first place. 

Likewise Lyon will be through with a draw, and will finish top on head-to-head record if they win and City lose. Shakhtar will progress if they win and lyon loses. However, they will transfer to the UEFA Europa League round of 32 if they draw or if Hoffenheim do not gain victory. For Hoffenheim, they must win and hope Shakhtar lose in order to earn a place in the UEFA Europa League.

Group G: Champions league places are sealed for this group. 

Madrid are through as group winners while Roma are through as runners-up. Presently, Plzen are third and with their superior head-to-head record against CSKA, if they match the Russian side’s result in the final match day, they will clinch a UEFA Europa League round of 32 spot. The only hope for CSKA to finish third and progress to Europa league is to pick up more points than Plzen.

Group H: The bottom two spots are already filled and they will remain in that order regardless of what happens on the final matchday but for the top two sides, Juventus will finish top if they win or United do not gain victory. 

While United will finish top only if Juventus do not win their last match. Valencia will certainly drop to the UEFA Europa League round of 32 and Young Boys are already confirmed fourth.

These are the possible permutations and change in position and places that can still occur as we await this season’s final matchday in the champions league. Fingers crossed and we hope for an amazing end to the group stages of this years’ champions league group stage.