After deciding the identity of the finalists from the first group stages, the conflict in the Champions League moved to the qualification struggle from the qualification portal in four groups, where matters are still unresolved, led by the fourth group, in which Atletico Madrid has the determination of his fate in his hand, today, when Russia's Lokomotiv team receives Russia.
Clubs included: Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, England and Juventus, Italy, leading the first, second, third and fourth groups.
Real Madrid, the record holder with 13 titles, secured a runner-up in the first, just as Tottenham guaranteed the last summer runners-up against Liverpool and the second-set.
Atletico compete with Germany's Bayer Leverkusen for the fourth runner-up, in what appears to be a three-way conflict in the third between Shakhtar Danetsk of Ukraine, Dynamo Zagreb and Italy's Atalanta.
Atlético (seven points) will guarantee their qualification if they win at Lokomotiv (3), or if Lefkrosen (6) fails to beat its leaders, Juventus (13).
In turn, the Leverkusen road will be paved for about the price of the final only if it beats Juventus, and Atletico failed to beat Lokomotiv, which finally secured its solutions.
Atletico must recover the winning streak after two losses against Leverkusen and Juventus. This is the first time since the 2009-2010 season that Argentine coach Diego Simeone's team has lost more than once in the group stage.
It is true that Lokomotiv will finally be in the group, but caution is required for Colchoneros in front of a team that beat Leverkusen and remained ahead in Juventus until the 77th minute, when Argentine Paulo Dybala saved the "old lady" with a double.
Atletico’s retreat also retracts to the domestic arena, so he failed to win more than once in the last six games, to fall to seventh place, 8 points behind the leaders, Barcelona and Real Madrid, after he finished in the last two seasons.
In the third, Shakhtar will qualify (six points) if he wins over Atalanta (4) or if he tied and Dynamo Zagreb (5) failed to win over Manchester City (11).
In turn, Dinamo would qualify if they beat City and Shakhtar failed to beat Atalanta. The prospect of Atalanta qualification is limited to his victory over Shakhtar and the lack of Dinamo over City.
The focus is on confronting Shakhtar and Atalanta at the Metalest Stadium in Kharkiv, where the host hopes to reach the final eight after finishing third in his group last season, knowing that he qualified four times in eight posts.
In the first and second sets, the matches appear marginal to the lead and the runners-up, but the struggle for third place is preparing strongly, in order to obtain a qualifying card to the European League «Europa League».
In the first place, the Belgian club Bruges (three points) will occupy the third place if it beats its guest Real Madrid (8), or if the Turkish Galatasaray (2) fails to beat its guest Saint Germain (13). As for Galatasaray, he will qualify in the event that the French champion wins and Bruges fails to beat Real, knowing that preference does not return to him in direct confrontations with Bruges if they are tied with points.
In the second, the Serbian Red Star (three points) will occupy the third position if it avoids the loss on the Greek Olympiacos (point), while a marginal match will take place between the leaders Bayern Munich (15) and Tottenham (10), knowing that the last two have made changes in the coaches level this season .
• Atlético are required to win only at home to Lokomotiv in order to ensure qualification, or loss and awaiting Al-Juve's victory over Leverkusen.