Goal.com takes a look at a few of the teams that are on course to create this year to history on all three fronts, as its most critical stage is reached by 2012-13 The wheat and the chaff are truly divided and well, as the football season enters the house right. Some groups will prosper and make history, while the others will drop by the wayside, built to repent their missed chances. And, with the end of 2012-13 in sight, several teams around Europe stand on the edge of success. With Celtic and Barcelona having fallen at new challenges, Bayern Munich, one of the few clubs still in contention on all three fronts, simply take on arch-rivals Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal on Wednesday. Goal.com has a look at some of the groups who may still complete an old treble this plan. Bayern Munich's search for the treble is a long one, nevertheless they have of the same quality the opportunity as ever this expression. After shaking off their disappointment in three competitions last time, they've been nothing short of easy now out, using the Bundesliga by storm. Going into Wednesday's conflict with BVB, they keep a lead at the top of the group, and is likely to be powerful favourites for the Pokal if they could overcome the ruling German winners, with the likes of Mainz and Stuttgart their best rivals for the match. Things have been progressing well in Europe, too. After declaring a 3-1 last-16 first-leg gain over Arsenal at the Emirates, they can be almost assured of a spot in the quarter-finals, and having overcome Real Madrid over two legs last period, will soon be assured of beating anyone in Europe. With the kind of Thomas Muller and Franck Ribery in the proper execution of their careers, anything is possible. Another membership to have placed a discouraging 2011-12 behind them, Manchester United, complete with the marquee signing of Robin van Persie from Arsenal, have enjoyed a fine strategy currently. With the Dutchman in their ranks, the Red Devils have all but knocked Manchester City off their Premier League perch, and are clear favourites to declare the FA Cup for the first time since 2002, and they've been no less impressive, on the country. Sir Alex Ferguson's area appear to discovered their lesson from their early Champions League exit last year, qualifying from their group with two games to spare, and they'll fancy their odds of reaching the last nine of the competition, having said a draw (complete with an away goal) at the Bernabeu. Question marks remain over the consistency of needless goals have been shipped by the defence, which throughout the campaign, but their absolute talent of winning could see them through, since it has countless times before. Les Parisiens' search of honor has seen them spend a fortune on famous brands Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Javier Pastore, Lucas Moura and Thiago Silva, and eventually their plan for success looks to be coming to fruition. Whispers remain over the future of instructor Carlo Ancelotti, but a Ligue 1 victory is looking increasingly likely, while they will end up being the overall Coupe de France favourites must they repeat Sunday's league win over Olympique de Marseille on Wednesday. They can also be very confident of beating Valencia within the last few 16 of the Champions League, having gained 2-1 at the Mestalla in the initial leg, despite Ibrahimovic's red card. PSG stay a club who have enjoyed only moderate success in their 43-year history, but the connection with players such as the Swede and Thiago Silva may give the advantage to them in crisis circumstances from here on in. Shakhtar Donetsk's dominance of Ukrainian soccer shows no signs of coming to an end in 2012-13. With a 13-point lead just after the stage, the Miners look almost certain to keep their Premier League title. Unsurprisingly, they are the hot favourites to claim the Ukrainian Cup too, having created sound progress to the quarter-finals, where they face Karpaty Lviv, having claimed 4-1 advantages in both of these cup games up to now, including one over Dynamo Kiev. Their Champions League development has been all the more marked, though. Having been removed at the party point last period, they've been among the competition's finest teams to date, gorgeous Chelsea en approach to the last 16. Should they get over their 2-2 draw with BVB in your home leg of link, the Blues might not end the summer season since the only large gun to fall prey to Mircea Lucescu's area. Follow Enis Koylu on
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