Champions League permutations: What Man City need to qualify for knockout stages

While the new-look format was wide criticised successful immoderate quarters, determination are immoderate large teams successful jeopardy heading into the penultimate circular of first-stage fixtures. Man City are 1 of those, having endured a hard run frankincense far.

Pep Guardiola’s broadside would person been among the favourites to triumph the contention outright earlier a shot was kicked this play but are sat 24th successful the Champions League table heading into tonight’s immense clash astatine Paris Saint-Germain.

The apical eight, of course, volition suffice for the circular of 16 automatically and teams placed ninth to 24th volition person to spell done an other two-legged knockout signifier adjacent month.

It is simply a immense fixture with truthful overmuch connected the line, truthful here’s a look astatine the Champions League permutations for Man City…

Finishing successful the apical 8 looks astir intolerable for City, they indispensable simply bushed PSG and past Club Brugge to basal immoderate accidental of avoiding a play-off spot.

If Man City bushed PSG: A play-off spot should beryllium astir guaranteed, portion slim hopes of a top-eight decorativeness volition stay alive.

If Man City gully with PSG: Kiss goodbye to an automatic play-off spot and unit mounts connected beating Brugge to corroborate a play-off place.

If Man City suffer to PSG: There volition beryllium a precise existent menace of dropping retired of Europe altogether, with nary information nett of the Europa League, with triumph implicit Brugge a non-negotiable.