December 7th, 2009 by Phil Lythell

It’s crunch time in Group C of the UEFA Champions League with three teams all vying for the two qualification spots.

Real Madrid, AC Milan and Marseille could each go through, conversely any could potentially exit the competition at this early stage.

Madrid currently top the group and even a defeat away to Marseille should see them qualify. However, if Milan win at FC Zurich and Los Merengues lose by three goals or more at the Stade Velodrome, Florentino Perez’s new ‘Galacticos’ will face the ignominy of playing in the UEFA Europa League.

Marseille know they have to win to have any chance of going through. Only a shocking refereeing performance by Howard Webb stopped the French club recording a famous victory at the San Siro last time out which would have given them a distinct edge over the Rossoneri going into the final round of fixtures.

On the surface it’s hard to look beyond the Italians and Spanish qualifying but Milan have been erratic this season and Real Madrid are about as predictable as a lottery draw.

Expect the unexpected.

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