How about the Champion's League?

Well, half of the Groups have now completed 5 games and the positions are really starting to matter now: in Group E, Shakhtar Donetsk have managed to hold onto their early form and secured 10 points to lead the group in a position that ensures their survival. Meanwhile, Juventus look as though they will be the team to progress with 9 points while Chelsea might well be left high and dry as they currently hold 7. Bottom position is occupied by Nordsjaelland who have actually managed a home draw earning them their first and most likely last point. This might all be too soon though, as the closing set of fixtures in what has surely been an exciting group have Chelsea face Nordsjaelland and Shakhtar taking on Juve. One possibility though, and correct me if I am wrong, is that Juve defeat Shaktar and Chelsea beat Nordsjaelland: so long as it isn't an absolute clobbering for the English side, they might actually lose on goal difference to Shakhtar! Moving on to Group F now, where rather than letting things go down to the wire, Bayern and Valencia have assured their move to the next round with 10 points each. Meanwhile, BATE Borisov earned 6 and Lille amassed 3. As for Group G, Barcelona have been almost perfect - taking 12 from their 5 games - while Benfica and Celtic are tied for the next round with 7 points each. The two remained tied on goal difference though I believe the Portuguese side has the better record thus far. Spartak Moskva are at the bottom with no hope of turning things around with 3 points to their name. Looking at the final fixtures now, I would give Celtic the nod as the team who will go on to win unless Barcelona decide to disappoint in front of a home crowd against Benfica. Otherwise, Celtic's home field advantage and Spartak's weak away record would lead me to conclude that the Scottish side will be making it to the next round of action! Wrapping up now in Group H, Manchester United have been assured of their success with 12 points while Galatasaray and Cluj are currently tied with 7 each. Braga have managed to slip to the bottom of the pile with 3. The culmination of all of this work then arrives in the following fixtures: Cluj will try to get something from their date in England with Manchester United while Braga greet Galatasary in what is sure to be a challenging fixture for the Turkish side. Everyone has something to play for! I hope you are looking forward to fixtures today as well!