Champions League last 16: Who is through? Who can join them? How?

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Lewis Ambrose·10 December 2019

With just one matchday remaining, half the places in the Champions League round of 16 are settled.

That means there are still eight up for grabs.

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Here’s a group-by-group breakdown ahead of matchday six.

Manchester City are through as group winners
Shakhtar will qualify if they beat Atalanta, or if they draw and Dinamo Zagreb don’t beat Man City
Dinamo will qualify if they beat Man City and Shakhtar don’t beat Atalanta
Atalanta will qualify if they beat Shakhtar and Dinamo don’t beat Man City

Juventus are through as group winners
Atlético will qualify if they beat Lokomotiv or Leverkusen don’t beat Juventus
Leverkusen will go through if they beat Juventus and Atlético don’t beat Lokomotiv

Liverpool will qualify as group winners if they beat RB Salzburg
Liverpool will qualify if they draw with RB Salzburg, or if Napoli lose to Genk
Napoli will qualify if they beat Genk
If Napoli win and Liverpool don’t, Napoli will qualify as group winners
Napoli will finish above Liverpool if they better their result
RB Salzburg will qualify if they beat Liverpool and Napoli don’t beat Genk
If Napoli win and RB Salzburg beat Liverpool by more than one goal or with fewer than three goals conceded, Salzburg will qualify (through on head-to-head record)

Barcelona are through as group winners
Inter will qualify if they at least match Dortmund’s result (Inter v Barcelona; Dortmund v Slavia Prague)
Dortmund will qualify if they better Inter’s result
If Dortmund and Inter both earn the same number of points, Inter go through

Ajax will qualify as group winners if they beat Valencia
Ajax will qualify if they draw with Valencia
Valencia will qualify if they beat Ajax or match Chelsea’s result against Lille
Chelsea will qualify if they beat Lille, or if they draw and Valencia lose to Ajax