Champions League state of the groups: Manchester United & Chelsea cruising through, Milan & Real Madrid battle it out
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009, 10:30AM
We look at how UEFA Champions League groups A-D stand ahead of the penultimate round of matches on Wednesday night
Group A - Bordeaux, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Maccabi Haifa
With Bordeaux having already secured qualification, European giants Juventus and Bayern Munich face a straight battle to land second spot.
Juventus lead Bayern by four points and will qualify if they match whatever result Bayern achieve over Maccabi Haifa in their clash with Bordeaux.
If Bayern close the gap on Juve, the final qualifying place will be decided when the sides meet in Turin in two weeks time.
Group B - Manchester United, Wolfsburg, Besiktas, CSKA Moscow
Sir Alex Ferguson's side have already secured their passage to the knockout phase, and will take a big step to winning the group if they beat Besiktas - a game you can see live on ITV1 and ITV.com.
Nearest rivals Wolfsburg will qualify should they take at least a point from their trip to Moscow.
Group C - AC Milan, Real Madrid, Marseille, FC Zurich
Home victories for Milan and Real against Marseille and Zurich respectively will see the big beasts of European football qualify for the next phase.
Anything else would mean the destiny of the group being decided on the final group matchday.
Group D - Chelsea, Porto, Atletico Madrid, APOEL Nicosia
With Chelsea and Porto safely through, the two sides meet in northern Portugal to decide who will win the group. Victory for Carlo Ancelotti's men would give them top billing, but a draw or defeat would leave Porto in with a chance.
Meanwhile, a win over APOEL would hand struggling Atletico a place in the Europa League.
