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Uefa Champions League LIVE: Man Utd, Real Madrid and Man City in action - latest reaction and commentary

Matchday five of the 2018-19 Champions League season is upon us, with some huge games as Europe's elite clubs begin to feel the pressure of the group stages.

There are plenty of top teams in action tonight, with Manchester United looking to take a big step towards the knockout stages as they host Young Boys at Old Trafford.

Manchester City are on the verge of reaching the last-16 of the competition as they travel to France to take on Lyon, while Real Madrid face a glamour tie in the Italian capital against AS Roma.

There is drama elsewhere with Juventus and Bayern Munich in action as sides start to scramble for the knockout stages.

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Group A

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Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Dortmund 4 3 0 1 6 9
2 Atletico Madrid 4 3 0 1 1 9
3 Club Brugge 4 1 1 2 1 4
4 AS Monaco 4 0 1 3 -8 1

Borussia Dortmund can top the group by beating Club Brugge at home and Monaco away, regardless of Atletico Madrid's results, providing they score more goals than the Spanish side.

A win for Atletico against Monaco will guarantee their qualification, unless Brugge win away at Dortmund.


Group B

Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Barcelona 4 3 1 0 8 10
2 Inter Milan 4 2 1 1 0 7
3 Tottenham 4 1 1 2 -2 4
4 PSV 4 0 1 3 -6 1

Tottenham need to beat Inter Milan at Wembley in the next match to retain a chance of qualification.

If they do so, the London side would need to better Inter Milan's result against PSV Eindhoven when they take on Barcelona at the Nou Camp in their final group game.


Group C

Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Napoli 4 1 3 0 1 6
2 Liverpool 4 2 0 2 2 6
3 PSG 4 1 2 1 4 5
4 Red Star 4 1 1 2 -7 4

Liverpool will qualify if they beat PSG in Paris. If they draw, the Merseyside team would need to equal or better PSG's result in the final game to secure a spot in the last 16.

If they lose in Paris, Liverpool can still go through if they beat Napoli by more than two goals in the final group stage fixture.


Group D

Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Porto 4 3 1 0 6 10
2 Schalke 4 2 2 0 3 8
3 Galatasaray 4 1 1 2 0 4
4 Lokomotiv 4 0 0 4 -9 0

Porto have all but qualified, and need just one point from their final two games.

Schalke would have to drop points, and Galatasaray would need to win both remaining matches to prevent the German side going through to the last 16.


Group E

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Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Bayern 5 4 1 0 10 13
2 Ajax 5 3 2 0 6 11
3 Benfica 5 1 1 3 -6 4
4 AEK 5 0 0 5 -10 0

Bayern Munich will win the group if they avoid defeat against Ajax.

Ajax are also through after beating AEK in Athens.


Group F

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Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Man City 5 3 1 1 9 10
2 Lyon 5 1 4 0 1 7
3 Shakhtar 5 1 2 2 -8 5
4 Hoffenheim 5 0 3 2 -2 3

Manchester City need a point in their final game at home to Hoffenheim to win the group.

Shakhtar will qualify for the last 16 if they beat Lyon.


Group G

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Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Real Madrid 5 4 0 1 10 12
2 AS Roma 5 3 0 2 4 9
3 Plzen 5 1 1 3 -10 4
4 CSKA 5 1 1 3 -4 4

Holders Real Madrid are through as group winners and AS Roma in second after CSKA Moscow lost 2-1 at home to Viktoria Plzen in Group G.


Group H

Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Juventus 5 4 0 1 6 12
2 Man Utd 5 3 1 1 4 10
3 Valencia 5 1 2 2 -1 5
4 Young Boys 5 0 1 4 -9 1

Juventus will top the group with a win away at Young Boys.

If the Italian giants fail to win, a victory away at Valencia will see Man Utd go through as group winners.

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