Glasgow have never managed to reach the knockout phase of the tournament, which is in its 14th year.
Spartak manager Valery Karpin, meanwhile, still believes his side can qualify for the knockout phase as runners-up to Chelsea.
That is a harsh assessment of the man who has steered Rangers into the knockout phase of the Champions League.
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As with every World Cup since 1998, teams must finish in the top two in their group to qualify for the knockout phase.
The German side had claimed that the former Chelsea striker had not been registered in time to qualify for the knockout phase of the competition.
But Romanian side Cluj, which faces United at Old Trafford in its final game, still has a chance of making it through to the knockout phase.
It was the final chance of the game - with the draw leaving both clubs still in a perfect position to qualify for the knockout phase.
Togo helped the Ivorians to go through to the knockout phase ahead of the final round of group games by beating Tunisia's north African rivals Algeria.
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Each of the candidates are involved in the knockout phase of the tournament and will hope to propel their teams into a first Premiership final at Twickenham on 29 May.
In contrast, the knockout phase of the Europa League has been a steady parade of wild shoot-outs, improbable comebacks and gripping match-ups between teams with an unfailing commitment to attack.
The new 12% figure will only be for the first round of the World Cup in South Africa, with the total returning to about eight percent for matches in the knockout phase.
But there is certainly a sense that teams are less willing to simply show up and try to grind out results the way they might in a longer league format or in the knockout phase.
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England are playing Portugal in Eindhoven on Monday night and will be in contention at least until 20 June, when they will know whether they are going into the knockout phase - which could take them to 2 July.
Easy wins over Jamaica and Japan in the group phase meant a meeting with Romania, winners of England's group, in the first knockout round.
Ribery's four assists in the knockout stage is tops in the tournament, while Robben has four goals in five games since the group phase.
United are now sitting pretty at the top of Group E and on course to qualify for the knockout stages, but Villarreal's win against Aalborg leaves Celtic with an uphill task to emerge from the group phase.
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