The accounts that Atlético does to be in the second round

The Atlético de Madrid He has a lot of work ahead of him if he wants to qualify for the last 16 of the LChampions League. The team of Diego Simeone fell relentlessly on his visit to Anfield Road in a match in which he did not compete but could not compete either. First because he was already 2-0 down on the scoreboard against a Liverpool superior, who did damage as he wanted before the errors of the rojiblanco team. Second, because when he could have competed he was outnumbered with the expulsion of Felipe Augusto Monteiro.

A defeat that could have been even worse for the interests of the Athletic if football had given Porto what it had deserved in the other group match, in which the Portuguese side played against AC Milan. Those of Sergio Conceiçao They were better from beginning to end of the game of San Siro, scored, generated plenty of chances to extend the lead, but ended up drawing with an own goal from Mbemba.

Good news for him Athletic inside the bad because that means that the difference with the PortoNow second, it is only one point.

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The situation is the following. The Liverpool He is already first in the group, whatever happens, with 12 points out of 12 possible, and is in the round of 16. The Porto it is right now second, with five points. The Athletic, third, with four. The Milan, room with one. The accounts are clear right now for the rojiblancos. If the mattress team wins the two remaining games, AC Milan at Wanda Metropolitano and Porto on ‘To Dragao‘, he will be second in the group and will be in the next round.

If not, things get complicated but there would also be options. To the Porto you have left to play in Anfield before a Liverpool that nothing is played and above all receiving at home the Athletic in a duel that can be decisive to see who is second in the group.

FIRST STAGE

If both the Porto and the Athletic win their next match, the Portuguese in England and the Spanish against him Milan, The team of Simeone would be forced to go win in ‘Do Dragao ‘ on the last day, it would not be worth it with the draw. It does not seem easy to think that the team of Sergio Conceiçao defeat the Liverpool in his stadium, but it is true that by then Klopp you can reserve players thinking about the Premier.

SECOND SCENARIO

Second scenario, if Porto draws or loses in Anfield and those of Cholo defeat the Milan on the next day, at Athletic It would be worth it to draw on the last day against the Portuguese team in that life or death duel.

THIRD SCENARIO

Third possibility. If the Portuguese team draws or loses against Liverpool and Atlético only draws against Milan, they would reach the last day tied on points with a favorable scenario ‘a priori’ to the rojiblancos, who have a -2 in the ‘goal average’ by -3 from his rival for second place.

FOURTH SCENARIO

Fourth and last scenario. The worst possible. If he Porto do the machado and win in Anfield, while Atlético lost in the Metropolitan before him Milan, not only would he no longer have the option of being second in the group, which would be mathematically the Portuguese team, but would be in danger until his third place of Europa League since the Italians would have options. There it would be necessary to go to the last day and take into account the result of the Atletico-Milan to figure out who would have the best goal difference at equal points.

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