PHASE group Champions League 2021-2022 has started to enter its fifth week, which means that the preliminary round will soon end. Of the 16 tickets up for grabs, so far only six teams have made sure to qualify for the next round.
The six teams that have definitely qualified for the last 16 of the 2021-2022 Champions League are Liverpool, Ajax Amsterdam, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Juventus and Chelsea. Especially for Man United and Chelsea, the two teams only made sure they qualified after passing the fifth matchday which ended on Wednesday (11/24/2021) early this morning.
Yes, Man United and Chelsea just got tickets to the last 16 of the Champions League. For the Red Devils, the squad that had just been left by Ole Gunnar Solskajer qualified after securing a 2-0 victory over Villarreal.
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The result against Villarreal made Man United perched in first place in Group E with a total of 10 points. The number of points for the Red Devils will certainly not make them fall from the top two positions if they lose on matchday six.
Meanwhile, Chelsea also qualified after beating Juventus 4-0 at Stamford Bridge Stadium this morning. Even now Chelsea topped Group H standings after helping the Bianconeri.
Both Chelsea and Juventus actually have 12 points, it’s just that the Blues are ahead on goal difference so that they are perched in first place. With that result, the sixth matchday will be a battle for the first place between Juventus and Chelsea.