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title: "Crunch time: Wednesday night’s permutations"
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# Crunch time: Wednesday night’s permutations

It is upon us. These are the games United fans live for – the crunch ties, the massive games against other European heavyweights, vying for a place in the next round of European football’s elite competition.

Wednesday night sees United needing a win to guarantee progression to the round of sixteen in this season’s Champions League – and that victory has to come at the Volkswagen Arena, home to VfL Wolfsburg.

United beat *Die Wolfe* 2-1 in the reverse fixture, so van Gaal’s men know they can do it – here’s the permutations for tonight’s results in group B…