Shakhtar Donetsk vs Juventus takes place in the Champions League on Wednesday in Group E with Juventus looking to secure their place in the next round of the competition tonight. The game will kick off at 2.45 p.m. ET, and is available to watch online through free live stream by clicking here.

Some pundits have suggested that Shakhtar will turn up with a strong team today as they will want to secure first place in the group – which would potentially give them an easier draw for the next round. However, those reports are refuted by others that believe Shakhtar and Juventus will almost certainly play out a draw, which would see both teams qualify and be happy with their result.

A draw in the Shakhtar vs Juventus game will mean third placed Chelsea are eliminated no matter what the Blues do today. If that happens Chelsea will be dumped out of the Champions League and into the Europa League – Europe's second-tier competition.

Juventus may want to go all out to try and snatch the first place in the group themselves by beating Shakhtar. Which in essence means that Shakhtar will not be able to just sit back and enjoy the ride if they want to take top spot, but will also find themselves having to attack and potentially gain a win, which could see a Chelsea win against Nordsjaelland today see the Blues through.

Whether Chelsea deserve a place in the next round is questionable, at the moment they are on the verge of mounting the worst Champions League title defense in history – they will become the first defending champions to be knocked out at the group stages of the competition in the Champions League era.

Chelsea first of all must win today – anything else and they are out. Secondly they need Shakhtar to beat Juventus.

However, most believe these two teams will play out a draw tonight, sealing Chelsea's elimination.

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Juventus will kick off at 2.45 p.m. ET, and is available to watch online through free live stream by clicking here.