MADRID (AP) — It will be a battle between the top two teams in the Champions League when Bayern Munich visits Arsenal on Wednesday.
Arsenal’s league-leading defense will face Harry Kane and Bayern’s highly-rated attacker in Round 5 of the league.
Bayern and Arsenal have similar results in the table, with each winning four games in a row and with a goal difference of 11 points. Bayern lead the way with 14 goals, three more than Arsenal. Paris Saint-Germain are the only team to have scored 14 goals so far.
Bayern’s attack is led by hot-blooded Kane, who has scored 26 goals in 19 games for club and country. Kane has scored five goals in the Champions League, level with Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé. Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen was the top scorer with six goals.
Premier League leaders Arsenal are the only team yet to concede a goal in the league, while Bundesliga leaders Bayern have scored three goals.
Bayern have won 16 of 17 games this season, with their only setback coming in a 2-2 draw with Union Berlin in the Bundesliga earlier this month. Arsenal are unbeaten in 15 games. He has won 15 out of 18 matches in all competitions.
perfect inter
Inter Milan, the only team with a perfect record after four matches, will visit Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, who have won five straight games in all competitions since losing 4-0 to Arsenal in the Champions League.
Inter lost 1-0 to rivals AC Milan in the Italian league, preventing them from climbing to the top of the table.
Inter, who finished runners-up to PSG last season, have lost just one of their last 18 games in the league or group stage of the Champions League, with 13 wins and four draws.
Forward Lautaro Martínez has scored 12 goals in his last 11 Champions League games and has scored in five consecutive league games.
Atlético forward Julián Álvarez has scored nine goals in 13 Champions League appearances for Diego Simeone’s side. During his time at Manchester City, he scored eight goals in 17 games.
Atlético advanced to the round of 16 in the 2023-24 season, defeating Inter on penalties.
Man City’s 300
Fourth-placed Man City host Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday as they aim for their 300th goal in the Champions League competition. Three goals left.
Haaland scored in five consecutive Champions League appearances for the third time in his career. Aiming for the second six-straight victory.
City are unbeaten in their last 23 home games in the league or group stage, with 20 wins and three draws.
Leverkusen are aiming to win the European Cup and Champions League for the 50th time.
Real Madrid struggling
Real Madrid visit Olympiakos on Wednesday, hoping to end their losing streak in all competitions at three.
Madrid drew 2-2 with Elche in the Spanish league on Sunday. In the Champions League, they drew 0-0 against Rayo Vallecano and lost 1-0 against Liverpool. Xabi Alonso’s side had won 13 of their last 14 games to start the season.
Madrid are in seventh place with three wins and one loss in the league, while Olympiakos are near the bottom with two draws and two losses.
meaningless battle
Ajax host Jose Mourinho’s Benfica on Tuesday in the only game between the teams yet to pick up a point in the league.
Both clubs are at the bottom of the table with four consecutive losses. Ajax won 14-1, leaving them at the bottom of the table. Benfica won 8-2.
Other matches
11th-placed Barcelona and 12th-placed Chelsea will meet on Tuesday for the first time since Barcelona advanced to the round of 16 in the 2017-18 season with an aggregate record of 4 wins and 1 loss. The clubs have split their 14 meetings in Europe, with four wins and six draws each.
Eighth-placed Liverpool host PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday but need one more goal to reach the 500-goal milestone in the Champions League. Mohamed Salah is two goals away from becoming the first African player to reach 50 goals in this competition.
Borussia Dortmund, who host unbeaten Villarreal on Tuesday, need two goals to reach 350 goals in Europe’s top tournament. Villarreal are without a win in their last seven Champions League matches and have lost five.
Fifth-placed PSG host 10th-placed Tottenham on Wednesday as they aim to avoid back-to-back home defeats in the league or group stage for the first time. After losing 2-1 to Bayern Munich.
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