Real Madrid will qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League if it can maintain its supreme form and complete a Group G double over AC Milan in the standout match of the tournament this week.
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Madrid and Milan, who have won Europe's biggest prize 16 times between them, met two weeks ago when early goals by Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Oezil earned the Spanish club a 2-0 win. The result kept up Madrid's unbeaten record in the competition, lifting it onto nine points. A victory at the San Siro on Wednesday will guarantee Jose Mourinho's side a top-two group finish and allow it to relax in its final two matches.
Four other teams - Chelsea, Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Lyon - will look to defend 100 per cent starts to group play.
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