UEFA Champions League 2013: Predictions, Preview and Key Games for Matchday 5

This week brings the penultimate phase of the Champions League group stage, with Wednesday handing Groups A to D the spotlight.

While some clubs are hoping to tie up their qualification for the Round of 16, others are just hoping to stave off their exit from the competition for one game longer, seemingly doomed to an early exit from the tournament.

Looking at Wednesday's fixtures, read on for a full list of predictions, as well as a preview of the matchups with most on the line.

Matchup	Group	Date	Time	Prediction
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Manchester United	A	Wednesday, Nov. 27	7:45 p.m. GMT/2:45 p.m. ET	2-2 Draw
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Real Sociedad	A	Wednesday, Nov. 27	7:45 p.m. GMT/2:45 p.m. ET	1-1 Draw
Juventus vs. FC Copenhagen	B	Wednesday, Nov. 27	7:45 p.m. GMT/2:45 p.m. ET	3-1 Juventus
Real Madrid vs. Galatasaray	B	Wednesday, Nov. 27	7:45 p.m. GMT/2:45 p.m. ET	4-0 Real Madrid
Anderlecht vs. Benfica	C	Wednesday, Nov. 27	7:45 p.m. GMT/2:45 p.m. ET	2-1 Benfica
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Olympiacos	C	Wednesday, Nov. 27	7:45 p.m. GMT/2:45 p.m. ET	3-1 PSG
CSKA Moscow vs. Bayern Munich	D	Wednesday, Nov. 27	5 p.m. GMT/12 p.m. ET	3-1 Bayern
Manchester City vs. Viktoria Plzen	D	Wednesday, Nov. 27	7:45 p.m. GMT/2:45 p.m. ET	2-0 Manchester City

Bayer Leverkusen vs. Manchester United

David Moyes' Manchester United face the toughest test they're likely to come up against in this season's group stage, a trip to the BayArena being the most worrying of their pool matches.

Bayer Leverkusen are the Red Devils' closest competition to emerge at the top of Group A and a victory for the English titans on Wednesday would assure the club of a place in the knockout stages.

Sami Hyypia's men would leapfrog United if they were to earn three points this week, giving the German giants—currently sitting second in the Bundesliga—plenty of motivation for the win.

Furthermore, defeat for United would leave them facing a nervy final encounter with Shakhtar Donetsk in Matchday 6.

United showed at Old Trafford in September they're capable of overcoming the Factory Squad, but Leverkusen have jelled even more as a team since then and will be an equal match for their visitors. 

Prediction: Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Manchester United

Juventus vs. Copenhagen

Two months ago, Juventus may not have thought they'd be jostling with Copenhagen to scrape their way from the bottom of Group B at this stage of the campaign.

Alas, heading into the penultimate round of games, that's exactly the case and although Antonio Conte's men have scored more and conceded less than their Danish counterparts, they remain a point below them at the bottom of their pool.

Assuming Galatasaray get nothing out of their trip to Real Madrid, the winner of Turin's Wednesday encounter can move into second place behind the Spanish leaders.

Scoring goals has been Copenhagen's main issue this European campaign, the club yet to net more than one goal in any of their four Champions League outings thus far.

Juve have scored twice in each of their home games and will hope that an edge in attacking quality will ensure they can do better than the draw managed in Denmark in September.

Prediction: Juventus 3-1 Copenhagen

Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Real Sociedad

Should Real Sociedad grab anything less than a win from their trip to Ukraine this week then they can count their European campaign over after amassing just one point in their first four games.

Meanwhile, Shakhtar Donetsk's hopes of advancing look far more likely and another win could put them into Group A's second place, depending on the result between Leverkusen and United.

Mircea Lucescu's side should have been able to make use of their home legs this year, but have drawn both of their Donbass Arena fixtures already and are likely to make it three in a row.

Prediction: Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 Real Sociedad