of champions league is dominated by Europe’s established giants, four of which will go head-to-head on Tuesday.
Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain will host Bayern Munich while Real Madrid will visit Liverpool in some blockbuster matches to start the fourth round of the league stage.
PSG vs. Bayern is a match between the top two teams in the 36-team standings. Both sides won their first three matches and are the tournament’s top scorers with 13 and 12 goals respectively.
While PSG are on the upswing in goals, Harry Kane is undoubtedly Bayern’s top scorer, scoring 22 goals for the team, who have won all 15 games in all competitions.
The subplot of the match at Anfield is as follows: Trent Alexander-Arnold’s returnHe left Liverpool to join Madrid during the off-season. Some Liverpool fans were unhappy with the right-back. canceled his contractAs such, it was not possible for the club to acquire that much money for one of its star assets, although Madrid ultimately paid 10 million euros ($11 million) to acquire Alexander-Arnold shortly before the Club World Cup.
Arsenal lead the Premier League with a six-point difference and are also one of the favorites to win the Champions League, visiting Slavia Prague aiming for a fourth straight win before the start of the first stage. This is one of two opening games for Napoli, against Eintracht Frankfurt at home.
Then there’s Atletico Madrid vs. Union Saint-Giroise, Bodø/Glimt vs. Monaco, Juventus vs. Sporting Lisbon, Olympiakos vs. PSV Eindhoven, and Tottenham vs. FC Copenhagen.
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