The Champions League continues with 16 matches split between Tuesday and Wednesday.
We bring you the main flashpoints ahead of Matchday 4.
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Day 4
October 11
Copenhague – Man City (18h45)
Maccabi Haifa – Juventus (18h45)
Dinamo Zagreb – Salzburg (21 hours)
AC Milan – Chelsea (21 hours)
Shakhtar – Real Madrid (21 hours)
Celtic – Leipzig (21 hours)
Dortmund – Sevilla (21 hours)
Paris-Benfica (21 hours)
October 12
Naples – Ajax (18h45)
Atletico – Club de Bruges (18h45)
Rangers – Liverpool (21 hours)
Leverkusen – Porto (21 hours)
Barcelone – Inter (21 hours)
Pilsen – Bayern (21 hours)
Tottenham – Frankfurt (21 hours)
Sporting CP – Marseille (21 hours)
hot spots
Naples, c’is volcanic!
Trailing for the first time since the start of the group stage in Amsterdam, Luciano Spalletti’s men responded in spectacular fashion with a display of verve, panache and power, scoring six goals to stun Ajax. In doing so, they managed to go one better than their win over Liverpool on Matchday 1. “It’s great to experience this but, as soon as this match is over, you have to think regarding the next one,” said coach Luciano Spalletti. “We cannot slow down. With 13 goals to their name already, Napoli are on the basis of Paris’ attacking record in the 2017/18 group stage (25). And, more immediately, a place in the round of 16.
At the Intrepid Club
Napoli is one of five teams to have had a solid mid-term. There are among these good students clubs expected at this level, such as Bayern, Manchester City or Real Madrid, defending champion. For Club Brugge, we are there in the feeling. The Belgians still haven’t conceded a goal and have added the scalp of Atlético to Porto and Leverkusen on matchday three, meaning they might win Group B by traveling to Spain. It will be an important match for Catalan Club star Ferran Jutglà, who knows not to expect a very warm welcome from the gang for Diego Simeone. “We just lacked precision (in Bruges)”, regretted the Atleti coach. “But we are not throwing in the towel. We have three matches left to turn the situation around. »
Back to back
It has become a tradition, during the third and fourth days of the Champions League, the teams meet twice a week apart. A very particular configuration, which leaves the losers little time to straighten the shots. Last season, 11 of the winning teams on matchday three did the same on matchday four. Four teams settled for four points, and only Wolfsburg really turned the tide by getting revenge at home following a 3-1 loss at Salzburg. Who will be the exception this time around? FC Barcelona will be convinced of being able to regain their effectiveness at home once morest Inter and Sporting must recover following their shipwreck in Marseille where they lost the shock of extremes when he was a leader.
Calendar
Day 4: October 11-12, 2022
Fifth day: October 25-26, 2022
Sixth day: 1is-2 November 2022
To see further
• Erling Haaland is preparing for a comeback when Manchester City travel to Borussia Dortmund on matchday five. The Norwegian has put a damper on his celebrations following scoring once morest BVB to go. Should he consider something similar in front of the Yellow Wall?
• The day following Haaland’s return to Dortmund, Robert Lewandowski’s Barcelona welcome his former side Bayern Munich. On the second day, the Pole missed a few scoring opportunities in his team’s defeat in Germany (2-0). Will he catch up at Camp Nou?
• Several teams might qualify for the Round of 16 on Matchday 4 and secure a spot in the November 7 draw.
The venue for the 2023 final
The 2022/23 Champions League season will end at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on June 10, 2023.
Built for Turkey’s bid for the 2008 Olympics, the stadium opened in 2002 and hosts the Turkish national team.
Located in the Başakşehir district, west of the Bosphorus, it can accommodate more than 75,000 spectators.
