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Giants scramble for final straws
Liverpool FC, FC Schalke 04, Werder Bremen, Olympique Lyonnais and PSV Eindhoven all need wins on Matchday 6 if they are to survive in the UEFA Champions League.
Seven places
Celtic FC joined AC Milan in progressing from Group D, which concluded a week early to allow the UEFA Champions League holders to compete in the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. With Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona, Manchester United FC, AS Roma, FC Internazionale Milano, Sevilla FC and Arsenal FC also already in the last 16, seven more places in the knockout phase remain up for grabs with some big names in danger of missing out.

Magic combination
Last season’s beaten finalists Liverpool know a draw in their final Group A game at Olympique de Marseille will not be enough to progress, and anything less than a win might also see them edged into fourth place in the section by BeÅŸiktaÅŸ JK, who would still earn a place in the last 16 with a win at FC Porto. In Group B, Schalke will reach the last 16 with a win at home against Rosenborg BK, but anything less could see them drop out of Europe entirely, should Valencia CF win at Chelsea. In Group C, third placed-Bremen and fourth-placed S.S. Lazio could yet snatch the top spots if they win in their final games, at Olympiacos CFP and Real Madrid CF respectively, on Tuesday.

Glasgow decider
The decisive game in Wednesday’s Group E fixtures is in Glasgow, with Lyon resigned to a place in the UEFA Cup Round of 32 should they fail to beat second-placed Rangers FC at Ibrox. Groups F and H are all sewn up with Manchester United and Roma assured of first and second place respectively in the former and Sevilla and Arsenal through from the latter, but second place in Group G could be denied to Fenerbahçe SK should they fail to pick up three points at home against PFC CSKA Moskva, with PSV poised to pounce.

Important dates
The first knockout round ties will be played on 19 February and 5 March 2008. The sides finishing third in the eight UEFA Champions League groups will join the 24 successful qualifiers from the UEFA Cup group stage in the Round of 32, with matches to be played on 13/14 and 21 February 2008.

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Draws for knock-out rounds to be held on 21 December

The draws for the knock-out rounds of the 2007/2008 UEFA club competitions will take place on Friday 21 December at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

The pairings for the First knock-out round of the UEFA Champions League as well as the Round of 32 and the Round of 16 of the UEFA Cup will be made during ceremonies to be staged at UEFA, starting at 12.00 and 13.00 respectively.

The draws will be conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and UEFA Head of Club Competitions Michele Centenaro. The UEFA Champions League draw will see the winners from one group facing the runners-up from another group, with the runners-up playing the first leg at home. Teams from the same association will not meet each other.

The UEFA Cup draw for the Round of 32 will see the winners of one group playing the third-placed team from another group, whereas teams entering the competition from the UEFA Champions League will face the group runners-up. The group winners and runners-up will play the second leg at home. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.

Then, there will be an integral draw among the sixteen teams to qualify from the Round of 32 and they will be indicated as Winners of matches 1 to 16. The club drawn first will play the first leg of the Round of 16 at home.

Media representatives wishing to attend the draws have to apply via e-mail to accreditations@uefa.ch before Thursday 20 December midday.

A sound system will be installed for ENG crews but no extra facilities such as telephone or ISDN lines will be available inside the draw hall and there are no special facilities for radio stations or websites. Due to interference problems, it is recommended for sound engineers not to use the following frequencies while in the House of European Football: 783.875 MHz, 786.125 MHz, 782.250 MHz, 782.875 MHz, 784.625 MHz, 785.250 MHz, 792.500 MHz, 794.875 MHz. Both draws will be transmitted live on uefa.com and on Eurosport.