Inter on brink of Champions League last 16
Reuters - Tuesday 04 November 2008, 02:00
MILAN, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Inter Milan will guarantee their
place in the Champions League knockout stages if they win at
Anorthosis Famagusta later on Tuesday, with Barcelona and
Chelsea also hoping to qualify with two games to spare.
The Serie A champions, who can reach the last 16 thanks to a
superior head-to-head record with Group B rivals Famagusta, will
be without Adriano after the striker was again left out by coach
Jose Mourinho because of several incidents of indiscipline.
The Brazilian scored the winner in Inter's 1-0 home victory
over the Cypriots last time out when rivals Werder Bremen and
Panathinaikos, who meet again in Germany later, drew 2-2.
Barca, who won 5-0 at point-less Basel two weeks ago, will
go through with a victory over the Swiss club and 12 points from
four matches unless Shakhtar Donetsk win at Sporting Lisbon in
the other Group C game.
Group A leaders Chelsea, last season's beaten finalists,
travel to struggling AS Roma knowing three points will seal
their progress if second-placed CFR Cluj defeat Girondins
Bordeaux in Romania.
Liverpool hope striker Fernando Torres is fit to face his
former club Atletico Madrid at Anfield, with the winners heading
into the knockout stages unless PSV Eindhoven win at point-less
Olympique Marseille in the other Group D match.
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