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PSG host Barcelona in a meeting of the Champions League's top two tonight
Both clubs have won their first two league-phase games. Liverpool, Manchester City and Napoli are also at home in a nine-match Tuesday programme that ends early on Wednesday morning in India.
Key points
- PSG and Barcelona both have six points from two league-phase matches.
- PSG v Barcelona kicks off at 12:30 am IST on Wednesday at the Parc des Princes.
- Bayern Munich host Arsenal on Wednesday night, India time.
Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona meet at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday night in the standout game of the Champions League’s third league-phase matchday. Both sides have won their two games so far and sit first and second in the table. Kick-off is at 12:30 am IST on Wednesday.
PSG have scored 10 goals and conceded three in those two wins. Barcelona have scored nine and let in two, beating Feyenoord 5-1 and Galatasaray 4-1. Neither Luis Enrique nor Hansi Flick had confirmed a line-up before the game.
The rest of Tuesday’s games
Two matches start earlier, at 10:15 pm IST: Fenerbahce against Slavia Prague, and Sabah of Azerbaijan against Borussia Dortmund.
The late kick-offs alongside PSG and Barcelona include Liverpool against Villarreal, Manchester City at home to AEK Athens, Napoli against Bodo/Glimt, Stuttgart against Atletico Madrid, Porto against PSV Eindhoven, and Roma against Slovan Bratislava.
Bayern v Arsenal on Wednesday
The second half of the matchday is on Wednesday night, India time. Bayern Munich host Arsenal in a game billed as a measuring stick for two title contenders, Manchester United visit Como, Real Madrid play RB Leipzig and Aston Villa host Viking.
The league phase runs until 27 January. The top eight go straight into the last 16 and the next 16 enter a play-off round.