The big game everyone has been waiting for is here, as Juventus will be welcoming Lionel Messi led Barcelona to the Allianz Stadium on Wednesday night.

In 11 Champions League meetings between these two teams, Juventus have won 3 games, while Barcelona have won 4 matches, with the remaining 4 games ending in a draw. The Old Lady scored 10 goals in those matches and the Catalan giants scored 13 goals.

Ronaldo will miss this game after testing positive for COVID-19. Juventus will also be without Matthijs de Ligt, Alex Sandro, and Giorgio Chiellini due to injury, while Leonardo Bonucci is a doubt. Philippe Coutinho has picked muscle injury and won't play for Barcelona, while Gerard Pique is suspended.

This was meant to be the battle between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, but the absence of the Portuguese is a major blow. With Barcelona's poor run of form and Pique’s suspension, the Old Lady may just edge this encounter.

Manchester United will be looking to build on a brilliant 2-1 win over PSG when they host Leipzig at their Old Trafford on Wednesday evening, in a bid to go top of Group H.

These two teams have never faced each other in the UEFA Champions League or any other competition, but Manchester United have won the competition 3 times, while Leipzig were a semifinalist last season.

Manchester United will be without Eric Bailly, Jesse Lingard, and Phil Jones due to injury. Leipzig, on the other hand, will be without Tyler Adams, Nordi Mukiel, Hamstring, Lukas Klostermann, Konrad Laimer, and Fabrice Hartmann due to injury, while Amadou Haidara will miss out due to COVID-19.

Manchester United surprised everyone by defeating PSG away from home on matchday one but will have a tough task against fast-rising Leipzig. This will be a close encounter and it may end in a score draw.

Real Madrid needed two late goals in the last 5 minutes to come from 2 goals down and earn their first point in the Champions League this season.

Marcus Thuram scored the opening goal in the 33rd minute after a defense splitting from Alassane Plea. The home side made 2 in the second half after Thuram tapped in a rebound from Thibaut Courtois. Karim Benzema pulled one back for Real Madrid in the 87th minute following a header from Casemiro. The Brazilian then scored the leveller in added time.

Real Madrid remain bottom of the table after getting their first point, while Mönchengladbach are second. Shakhtar Donetsk are top of the group with 4 points following a goalless draw with Inter Milan, who are third on the log.

Do you think Real Madrid will qualify for the next round?

Mohamad Salah scored a late penalty for the 2018 Champions League winners, in a match against FC Myjchiland on Tuesday night.

Diogo Jota scored the opening goal in the 54th minute with a pass from Trent Alexander-Arnold. Mohamed Salah then won and scored a penalty in added time to secure a hard-fought win for the Reds.

Jurgen Klopp’s men remain top of the group with 6 points, while FC Midtjylland are rock bottom with no point. Atalanta are 2nd in the group with 4 points, after playing out a two-all draw with Ajax, who are 3rd with just a point.

Do you think Liverpool can win the UCL without Van Dijk?

Real Madrid are looking to win their first points of the Champions League and will be traveling to Germany to face Borussia Moenchengladbach, who drew their first match, at the Borussia Park on Tuesday night.

There have been 4 meetings between these two teams in the Champions League with both teams defeating each other once and two games ending in a draw, both have scored 8 goals in those games.

Moenchengladbach will be without Mamadou Doucoure, Louis Jordan Beyer, and Denis Zakaria due to injury. Real Madrid, on the other hand, got an injury boost with the return of Eden Hazard to full training but will be without Nacho Fernandez, Martin Ødegaard, Daniel Carvajal, and Álvaro Odriozoladue to injury.

Real Madrid are looking to redeem their image, after the shock loss in their first match, and they are out to win all 3 points after the El Clasico win. Moenchengladbach need a home win to boost their chances of qualifying for the next round. This will be an interesting clash, but the Blancos are expected to edge it.

After a narrow victory in their opening match, Liverpool are back to the Anfield Stadium and will be playing against FC Midtjylland, who are adjudged as the ‘weakest’ team in the group.

These two teams have never faced each other in the UEFA Champions League or any other competition, but Liverpool have won this prestigious competition 6 times, while FC Midtjylland are debutants.

Liverpool will be missing some key players starting with Virgil Van Dijk, who is out till May 2021, Joel Matip, Thiago Alcantara, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and Konstantinos Tsimikas due to injury. FC Midtjylland will also be without Jesper Hansen and Júnior Brumado due to injury.

Liverpool are not playing their best brand of football, but it will be hard to see beyond a comfortable victory for the Premier League champions. FC Midtjylland don’t have a chance against Jurgen Klopp’s Reds at Anfield.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a brace for the second consecutive match in AC Milan’s 3-3 draw against Roma at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium, popularly known as the San Siro on Monday night.

Zlatan scored the opening goal in the 2nd minute of the game and Edin Dzeko equalized 12 minutes after. Alexis Saelemaekers scored the second goal for the home side, 2 minutes after the restart, Jordan Veretout equalized from the penalty in the 71st minute. Ibrahimovic then scored his second and Milan’s third goal from the spot-kick in the 79 minutes. Marash Kumbulla scored the leveller 5 minutes later to ensure the spoils were shared after 90 minutes.

Milan dropped points for the first time this season, but remain at the top of the table with 13 points, 2 points ahead of second-placed Napoli, while Roma are 9th on the log with 8 points.

Do you think Ibrahimovic can help Milan win the league?

video credit: Serie A YouTube

Real Madrid's captain fantastic, Sergio Ramos has been voted the greatest defender of all time in an online pole by prestigious magazine France Football, following another impressive display against Barcelona in the El Clasico.

The debate on whether Ramos should be considered as one of the best defenders has been on for a while, with his poor disciplinary record, but his leadership, trophy cabinet, and his goals tally can not be overlooked.

The France Football named a Ballon d’Or dream team, with the 34-year-old Spaniard named among the defenders along with Beckenbauer, Franco Baresi, Cannavaro, Matthias Sammer, Bobby Moore, Pasarella, Koeman, Gaetano Scirea, and Desailly. But in an online pole on whether Ramos is the greatest, 67% of the voters agreed that the Real Madrid captain is the greatest defender of all time.

Do you think Sergio Ramos is the greatest defender of all time?

image source: daznservices.com

Wilfred Ndidi’s Leicester City ended their poor run of winless games away to Arsenal after defeating the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday night.

Arsenal scored a goal in the 4th minute, but the goal was controversially disallowed, as Granit Xhaka was judged to have been offside. Substitute, Jamie Vardy scored the only goal in the 80th minute, his 11th goal in 12 matches against the Gunners.

Leicester City have now defeated Arsenal away from home for the first time since September 1973, ending a run of 27 games without an away victory against the Gunners in all competitions.

Do you think Arsenal will make top 4 this season?

video credit: Arsenal YouTube

Man United and Chelsea end in stalemate in a controversial match

The biggest game of matchday 6 between Manchester United and Chelsea ended in a goalless draw as the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) controversially ignored a penalty call for the visitors.

Both goalkeepers did not have much to do all 90 minutes, but Chelsea sho stopper Eduardo Mendy made a great save late on in the encounter to deny Marcus Rashford the winner for the Red Devils.

Chelsea thought they had a penalty in the first half after Manchester United captain Harry Maguire grabbed Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta in the 18-yard box, but VAR did not review the incident, and the game ended goalless.

Do you think VAR should have awarded a penalty?