The accounts of Madrid will go to the eighth of Champions

Real Madrid will arrive on the last day of the group stage with the possibility of being out of the knockout stage of the Champions League. After the defeat suffered by Shakhtar Donetsk, the Whites they must win or draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach if they want to be in the top 18 teams in the next round. A victory or even a draw which, on the other hand, will not be easy at the level of those of the Spanish capital.

The Inter’s victory against Borussia will allow the meringues to depend on themselves to qualify. Zinedine Zidane’s men, despite Tuesday’s ridicule, will be in the round of 16, beating the German team within a week. In principle, the madridisti should be favorites, but after seeing their performance in Ukraine, against Alavés or Valencia, those of Chamartín do not have them all with them.

Concha Espina’s men now have 7 points, the same as Shakhtar and one less than Borussia, who has 8. Inter, for their part, have 5 points after beating the Bundesliga and still have the chance to reach the top ‘eighth place. Keep in mind that the Ukrainians won the average goal against Real Madrid and lost it to the Germans. The last day, any of the four sets could pass or be eliminated, so passionate and very intense duels are expected.

In summary, By beating Mönchengladbach, the madridisti will play the next round whatever happens at Inter-Shakhtar. But the whites have a chance to reach the second round, even drawing against the Germans if the Inter fans beat the Ukrainians. In that case, Borussia would pass first, according to Madrid and the “neroazzurro” would go to the Europa League.

Madrid could play the Europa League

But of course Real could also be out of the Champions League if they lose to Mönchengladbach. In that case, Zidane’s would have been eliminated whatever happened in the other duel. If Inter beat Shakhtar, the Italians would spend seconds. On the other hand, if the The Ukrainians got the draw or the win, they would have passed as seconds and Real would have been supported to play the Europa League.

The lesser evil of whites, in fact, would be having to play the second highest continental competition. The The madridisti would have continued to play the old UEFA from now on, losing or drawing if Donetsk had scored to Giuseppe Meazza. In that case, as the goal average is for Ukraine, any draw in points would benefit and condemn the meringues.