The Champions is resumed after a few weeks stopped by the matches of the national teams. The best clubs in Europe meet on matchday 3 of the group stage with the aim of winning and being closer to qualifying for the next round. We are going to review how the groups are and what is played in each one.
Group A is led by PSG tied at 4 points with Bruges, since both drew on the first day. Manchester City would be third with 3 points, after being defeated by the Parisian team, and in last place is RB Leipzig.
PSG is at stake to maintain the leadership of the group against RB Leipzig, something very important in the face of the eighth pairings, while City, must win their game against Bruges if they do not want to complicate their options to go to the next phase.
In one of the toughest groups this season, Liverpool lead alone with 6 points, followed by Atlético with 4. Porto and Milan lag behind with 1 point and none respectively.
This day there will be an important battle for the first place of the group between Liverpool and Atlético, since the winner of the match would be the leader alone. Meanwhile, Porto and Milan will face each other with the aim of winning and not losing the trail of the two above.
Group C a priori does not have any clear candidate for the title, but they have Ajax and Borussia Dortmund at a high level. Both have 6 points, by the 0 of Besiktas and Sporting, the other members of the group.
This week, Ajax and Borussia will meet precisely with the aim of winning and becoming the leader alone, while Besiktas and Sporting will fight to establish themselves in the third place that gives access to the Europa League.
The Real Madrid group a priori was one of the simplest, but all football lovers have been surprised because the leader of the group is the Sheriff of Transnistria, who has added 6 points. It is followed by Real Madrid with three points and Inter Milan and Shaktar with 1 point each.
Real Madrid play against Shaktar with the aim of winning and waiting for a puncture from the Sheriff to consolidate in the first place. While the group leader will have a difficult match against Inter, but in which if he wins, he could be very close to a historic classification to the eighth.
Group E is dominated by Bayern Munich with 6 points, and surprisingly, the second is Benfica with 4. It is followed by Dinamo Kiev with 1 point and in last place is Barça without having added.
This day, Barça is gambling its life against Dinamo, since if it does not add three points, it could be very far from the access places to the second round. Bayern, for their part, could secure qualification this week if they beat Benfica.
In one of the most even groups of this phase, we find ourselves leading the standings at Atalanta with 4 points, followed by Young Boys and Manchester United with 3 and Villarreal with 1.
This week Atalanta and Manchester United both face each other with the aim of winning and getting closer to the prize of passing the round. For their part, Young Boys and Villarreal will play not to be left behind and continue in the fight.
The Sevilla group is unexpectedly led by an Austrian team, specifically RB Salzsburg with 4 points. They are followed by Sevilla and Wolfsburg with 2 points and in last place, Lille with 1 point.
This day, Sevilla and Wolfsburg will face each other to consolidate in the second place that gives access to the next round. For its part, RB Salzburg will seek to beat Lille to be closer and closer to the round of 16.
This group is led by Juventus with 6 points, after having won their two games, followed by Chelsea and Zenit with 3 points. In last place is Malmö without having scored yet.
This day the two best teams in the group will face off, Juventus and Chelsea. The Italians will look to keep moving away, while Chelsea will want to win to opt for the lead. Meanwhile, Zenit and Malmö will play in a match in which the Russians will want to win to continue in the fight, while the Swedes will want to score to give a good image.
