The Champions League enters the second half of the new ‘league phase’ this week as the competition reaches Matchday 5 and results really start to matter.
Two-thirds of the clubs involved will reach the round of 16, but only the top eight will go straight through to the round of 16, eliminating the need to play an extra two-legged tie. In this congested football calendar, that in itself is more than enough motivation to perform.
Among the big clubs that are currently outside the top eight are Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, arsenal i Manchester City. Paris Saint-Germain aren’t even in the top 24 as it stands.
Tuesday night brings nine more games, split into early and late schedules. Bayern hosting PSG, with both desperate for a win, are the pick of the matches, but Arsenal and Manchester City have intriguing tasks. Barcelona is also in action against this year’s surprise package.
here, 90 minutes predict the result of nine tuesdays Champions League accessories
Kicks off at 17:45 (GMT), AC Milan They are coming into this week’s European engagement on the back of a mixed run in Serie A, but have won their last two in Europe and will fancy taking maximum points against pointless Slovakia. Slavic Bratislava.
They are also early Atlético de Madrid as they also head east Sparta Prague in the Czech capital.
Manchester City are looking to end an astonishing five-game losing streak in all competitions with the visit of Feyenoord at the Etihad Stadium. The Dutch side travel well and have impressed with back-to-back wins at Girona and Benfica earlier in the competition, but they were beaten at home by Red Bull Salzburg last time out in Europe.
The Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys plays host to Barcelona against Brest. The latter, despite struggling domestically in Ligue 1, have been the unexpected force in the Champions League so far this season and are in fact one point ahead of the Catalan giants after four matches.
In a repeat of the 2020 final, Bayern Munich welcome Paris Saint-Germain in Bavaria Neither club has thrived in Europe this season, although since the embarrassing demolition at the hands of Barcelona on Matchday 3, Bayern have won six games in three competitions. PSG have had no trouble dominating Ligue 1, but their only Champions League win so far came on matchday one.
Inter should do comfortable work RB Leipzig at San Siro. The reigning Italian champions are yet to concede in European competition this season, while Leipzig have lost four in a row and have scored just one goal per game in those defeats.
Injuries and suspension can threaten to derail AtalantaA similar streak of four consecutive clean sheets in the Champions League. Even so, Young Boys not likely to get anything else.
Bayer Leverkusen they are within striking distance of the top eight and one game behind Red Bull Salzburg it’s a great opportunity to prepare for a strong finish to the league stage.
Last but not least, arsenal is the first Champions League club to face sports CP since Ruben Amorim took over at Manchester United. Amorim’s last European game inflicted a declared victory on Pep Guardiola and Manchester City in Lisbon and Sporting didn’t exactly skip out with a 6-0 win over lower league opposition at the Taca de Portugal to start the reign of Joao Pereira. But Arsenal are back on form The emphatic Premier League win over Nottingham Forest is anything but.
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Start Time (GMT) |
fixation |
prediction |
|---|---|---|
|
5:45 p.m |
Slovan Bratislava vs AC Milan |
0-3 |
|
5:45 p.m |
Sparta Prague vs Atlético de Madrid |
0-1 |
|
20:00 |
Man City vs Feyenoord |
3-1 |
|
20:00 |
Barcelona vs Brest |
3-0 |
|
20:00 |
Bayern Munich vs PSG |
3-1 |
|
20:00 |
Inter vs RB Leipzig |
2-0 |
|
20:00 |
Young Boys vs Atalanta |
1-2 |
|
20:00 |
Bayer Leverkusen vs Red Bull Salzburg |
2-0 |
|
20:00 |
Sporting CP vs Arsenal |
0-1 |
