Real Madrid v RB Leipzig: Preview, predicted line-ups & team news
Real Madrid arrive at the Bernabeu with two wins from two in the Champions League. RB Leipzig, 21st in the table, have lost 4-1 on the road already this season.
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Latest Champions League predictions
Inter v Shakhtar Donetsk: Champions League preview, predicted line-ups & team news
Inter are looking for a first win of the Champions League campaign after two defeats, and Shakhtar Donetsk arrive on four points. Here are the team news, likely line-ups and our pick.
Bayern München v Arsenal: Champions League preview, predicted line-ups & team news
Bayern München host Arsenal at the Allianz Arena in League Stage matchday 3, with Bayern missing key attackers and Arsenal chasing a third straight win.
Aston Villa v Viking: Champions League preview, predicted line-ups & team news
Aston Villa host Viking at Villa Park on Wednesday night, six points from two and looking to build on a 6-0 win over Fenerbahce. Viking arrive after a 3-3 draw with Bayern Munich.
Como v Manchester United: Preview, predicted line-ups & team news
Como host a Manchester United side missing four injured players and the suspended Leny Yoro in a Champions League league-phase tie where both start on three points.
Manchester City v AEK Athens: Preview, predicted line-ups & Champions League tips
Manchester City host AEK Athens at the Etihad on Tuesday night, six days after a 4-2 home defeat by Paris Saint Germain, needing a response in the Champions League league stage.
VfB Stuttgart v Atletico Madrid: Prediction, predicted line-ups & team news
Stuttgart sit fourth with a perfect six points, Atletico are 15th after a mixed start. Our preview, predicted XIs, injury news and betting tips for the MHPArena.
Roma v Slovan Bratislava: Champions League preview, predicted line-ups and prediction
Roma are 25th on one point after two league-stage games and host a Slovan Bratislava side beaten 6-1 and 3-0 in their two Champions League outings.
Liverpool v Villarreal: Champions League preview, predicted line-ups and team news
Liverpool host Villarreal at Anfield with six points from two games, but a lengthy injury list and a leaky defence give the visitors a way in.
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This page collects the previews written for selected matches across the Champions League, each one built around a predicted scoreline, a headline tip and a run of further markets rather than a bare list of fixtures.
The group phase, the knockout rounds, the final: however far a given season has got, the table and fixtures pages carry the positions and dates that shift every round, so they sit apart from this one.
A preview is built around a headline tip and five further picks across other markets, a three-leg bet builder, team news for both sides, a predicted line-up each, and where to watch. It's prepared roughly 22 hours out from kick-off and updated if team news changes before the whistle, and the same page then carries the result once the game is done. Each preview carries a byline, and the full list of writers is on the authors page.
Grading is flat and fixed: a stake per tip, odds locked at whatever was printed when the preview went up, and a miss stays on the record rather than being quietly dropped. A bet builder is graded as a single bet at the combined price of its three legs. None of those numbers belong here since they move with every match played, so for the running figures see the tip record, and for the grading rules in full, how we predict.