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How to reach the Champions League knockouts: Can Man City, PSG get out of jail?

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The new-look 36 -team Champions League is reaching the climax of the league phase.

The teams in position 1-8 go straight to the round of 16 , and won't have to play games in February .

The clubs in places 9-24 will face the playoff round next month .

The value of being placed high in the table has been complicated by poor European seasons for Manchester City , PSG and Real Madrid .

Arsenal are effectively certain of being top eight with a goal difference of +12.

AS Monaco would overtake Inter Milan , who have only let in one goal, with a win by 2 + goals.

Bayer Leverkusen , Atalanta and Aston Villa would go above both clubs with any win, while it would be close for AS Monaco on GD , but Brest and Lille would need multiple-goal swing.

Bayern Munich , Real Madrid , Juventus , Celtic and Celtic are assured of the knockout playoff round.

It would take a crazy set of results to make it with six teams on 13 points between them and the places.

Real Madrid and Celtic would have a chance of making the top eight with a win.

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