English Trio Take Aim In UCL

Started by Folami David, Nov 25, 2013, 10:13 PM

Folami David

Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea will be looking to complete a Premier League quartet in the Champions League knock-out stage this week.
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England's teams are among several who could clinch progress on matchday five of the group stage - while several sides could find themselves already out.
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Premier League side Manchester City are already assured a place, alongside defending champions Bayern Munich, and the Spanish duo Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, but several teams are on a knife edge for the penultimate group games.
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They include last season's losing finalists Borussia
Dortmund, who take on Serie A side Napoli Tuesday knowing if they fail to win and Arsenal beat Marseille their Champions League campaign will end at the group stage.
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Napoli top Group F on nine points next to Arsenal and need a point in Dortmund to secure progress. The Gunners meanwhile can move to 12 points but still not be sure of progress if Dortmund win.
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Both Napoli and Dortmund crashed at home at the weekend - Borussia losing 3-0 to Bayern Munich while Parma edged Napoli 1-0 - but the Italian team's coach Rafael Benitez said: "I am not worried, this is football. I only know that we want, can and must play better."
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Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla meanwhile warned his teammates not to take Marseille lightly, despite the French side's failure to win a point so far.
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"It may be tough and if we're not careful we might slip and then we might not be able to get through to the next round. We need to understand that it's a vital match," he told Arsenal's official website.
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Chelsea travel to Basle in Group E Tuesday, looking for revenge for their defeat at home to the Swiss side.