The first day of Matchday 3 of the Champions League group stage features a blockbuster matchup.
Paris Saint-Germain hosts Barcelona, with both teams having won both of their matches so far in the competition. The European champions have recorded two impressive victories in the competition, defeating Slovan Bratislava 6-1 at home in their opener, while in the second matchday they won 4-2 on the road against Manchester City. The Catalans crushed Feyenoord 5-1 in Barcelona in the first matchday, while they won 4-1 on the road against Galatasaray.
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Mendes is out for Paris; Aklious is expected to play. Mayulu remains on the bench. Eric García is out for Barça, as is Koundé. Christensen remains sidelined.
Rafinha and De Jong are back. Out for Barcelona are center back Eric Garcia (8/1), with a muscle injury, and right back Koundé (6/1), with a sprain.
Other standout matches include Liverpool vs. Villarreal, Porto vs. Eindhoven, and Stuttgart vs. Atlético Madrid.
The schedule for Matchday 3
Tuesday (10/20)
- Fenerbahçe vs. Slavia Prague (7:45 p.m.)
- Qarabag Baku vs. Dortmund (7:45 p.m.)
- Roma vs. Slovan Bratislava (10:00 p.m.)
- Porto vs. PSV Eindhoven (10:00 p.m.)
- Liverpool vs. Villarreal (10:00 p.m.)
- Manchester City vs. AEK (10:00 p.m.)
- Napoli vs. Bodø/Glimt (10:00 p.m.)
- Paris Saint-Germain vs. Barcelona (10:00 p.m.)
- Stuttgart vs. Atlético Madrid (10:00 p.m.)
Wednesday (10/21)
- Como vs. Manchester United (7:45 p.m.)
- Lille vs. Galatasaray (7:45 p.m.)
- Aston Villa vs. Viking (10:00 p.m.)
- Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal (10:00 p.m.)
- Betis vs. Feyenoord (10:00 p.m.)
- Club Brugge vs. Lens (10:00 p.m.)
- Inter vs. Shakhtar (10:00 p.m.)
- Real Madrid vs. Leipzig (10:00 p.m.)
- Sporting Lisbon vs. LASK (10:00 p.m.)
*photo source: AP
