Champions League: What Man Utd, Chelsea and Arsenal must do to make last 16

Last Updated: 25/11/15 

What do Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United need to do to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages?

As we approach the climax of the group stage of this season's Champions League, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal still have work to do to join Manchester City in the last 16.

Here's a look at what each team needs to qualify for February's round of 16 - and how the situation is shaping up for the rest in Europe's premier club competition

Remaining fixtures: Olympiakos (a)

Arsenal's hopes of reaching the last 16 were taken out of their own hands following their 5-1 thrashing at Bayern Munich, coupled with Olympiakos' home win against Dinamo Zagreb.

But a 3-0 win over Zagreb at the Emirates - as Bayern thrashed Olympiakos - has kept alive their hopes of reaching the knockout stage for the 16th year in a row.

Wenger's side must now beat Olympiakos on the road to progress to the knockout phase of the competition but a 1-0 or 2-1 win wouldn't be enough.

Arsenal need to beat the Greeks either by two clear goals, or by a one-goal margin with the Gunners scoring at least four goals in Piraeus.

Manchester United (Group B)

Remaining fixtures: PSV Eindhoven (h), Wolfsburg (a)

Despite beating CSKA Moscow 1-0 at Old Trafford in their last match, Louis van Gaal's side still face a battle to qualify for the knockout stage.

United's final two games in the group are at home to second-placed PSV followed by a trip to Wolfsburg, who currently occupy third spot.

Victory against the Eredivisie champions will see United safely through to the last 16 regardless of the result in the other game.

Chelsea (Group G)

Remaining fixtures: Porto (h)

Chelsea have only failed to qualify for the Champions League knockout phase once, and a 2-1 win over Dynamo Kiev followed by a convincing 4-0 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv mean they remain on course.

The Blues need a draw at home to Porto to guarantee their ball is in the pot for the draw in December, but could also qualify even if they lose to the Portuguese side should Dynamo Kiev slip up at home to the bottom club from Israel.

Manchester City (Group D)

Remaining fixtures: Juventus (a), Borussia Monchengladbach (h)

Manchester City progressed with two matches still to spare thanks to their impressive 3-1 win in Sevilla, coupled with Borussia Monchengladbach's 1-1 draw at home to Juventus.

However, Manuel Pellegrini will now be looking to seal top spot in the group in the last two contests to avoid having to play the likes of Barcelona again in the knockout stage.

Key to achieving that aim will be avoiding defeat at second-placed Juventus on November 25.

Elsewhere…

Real Madrid has already qualified from Group A and Paris Saint-Germaincan join them with victory over bottom-of-the-table Malmo on Matchday 5.

In Group C, both Benfica and Atletico Madrid will qualify with wins against Astana and Galatasaray respectively on Nov 25.

Meanwhile, defending champions Barcelona secured their place in the knockout stages with a 6-1 win over Roma.

However, the race to join them from Group E is going down to the final round of fixtures with Roma, Bayer Leverkusen and BATE Borisov all still in with a chance of finishing as runners-up behind the holders.

And finally in Group H, Gent and Valencia are still battling it out to join Zenit in the knockout stage. Gent will make it if they can beat the Russian side but a slip up would allow Valencia to make it with a win at home to Lyon.

Courtesy of Sky sports.