Champions League Match Day-2 is set to kick-off on Tuesday , October 27th. Gorup A,B,C & D will be on action today and Group E,F,G & H fixtures will be played on Wednesday, 28th October.
Real Madrid, Dortmund, Atletico & PSG wants to bounce back from their disappointing Match Day-1 loses. Bayern Munich , FC Barcelona, Manchester United, Juventus and Liverpool wants to continue their winning momentum.
Match Day-2 Fixtures, TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER
Lokomotiv Moscow vs Bayern(Kick-off 17:55 BST/10:55 PST/13:55 EST/23:25 IST)
2019-20 Champions Bayern Munich started their title defense with a thumping 4-0 victory at Home against Atletico Madrid on Match Day-1. Champions will make a trip to Moscow for Match Day-2 game against FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Bayern will be without Davies for the trip, who injured his ankle.
Lokomotiv coming to this match on the back of 2-2 draw at Stadion Salzburg – Salzburg. Ignatyev is the only one who is not available for tonight’s big game. A draw would be a positive result for home side against tougher Bayern side.
Lokomotiv: Guilherme; Zhivoglyadov, Ćorluka, Murilo, Rybus; Zhemaletdinov, Kulikov, Krychowiak, Miranchuk; Lisakovich, Éder
Out: Ignatyev (Achilles)
Bayern: Neuer; Pavard, Süle, Alaba, Hernández; Kimmich, Tolisso, Coman, Müller, Sané; Lewandowski
Out: Davies (ankle), Kouassi (thigh)
Atlético vs Salzburg (Kick-off 20:00 BST/13:00 PST/16:00 EST/01:30 IST (28th October))
Atletico Madrid wants to bounce back from the nightmare 0-4 loss to Bayern on opening day. The Spanish giants will host Salzburg on Tuesday night, Forward Diego Costa is still out with hamstring injury, new arrival Luis Suarez also doubtful for the home opener.
The Austrian side Salzburg, drew their first game at home 2-2 against Lokomotiv Moscow. It will be a tough ask for them to produce better results than opening day against strong Atletico. Bernede will be out of tonight’s game with Shin injury.
Atlético: Oblak; Trippier, Savić, Felipe, Lodi; Correa, Llorente, Herrera, Koke; João Félix, Luis Suárez
Out: Diego Costa (hamstring), Vrsaljko (knee), Saúl (muscular), Carrasco (hamstring)
Doubtful: Luis Suárez (unspecified)
Salzburg: Stanković; Ulmer, Wöber, Ramalho, Kristensen; Szoboszlai, Junuzović, Camara, Mwepu; Berisha, Daka
Out: Bernede (shin)
Shakhtar vs Inter (Kick-off 17:55 BST/10:55 PST/13:55 EST/23:25 IST)
FC Shakhtar Donetsk caused one of biggest opening day upsets after defeating Real Madrid 3-2 at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. The Ukrainian side will host Inter Milan at home in the match day-2 fixture. Team is capable of pulling another upset at home this time, but injuries to many players will make it hard for them.
Italian Giants, Inter Milan escaped match day-1 with a 2-2 draw against Mönchengladbach on the back of Lukaku’s 90th minute equalizer. They will have hard time against confident Shakhtar. Alex Sanchez is out for tonight’s game with thigh injury.
Shakhtar: Pyatov; Dodô, Khocholava, Matviyenko, Korniienko; Marcos Antônio, Marlos, Maycon; Tetê, Dentinho, Solomon
Out: Ismaily (knee), Konoplyanka (adductor), Kryvtsov (unspecified)
Doubtful: Kovalenko (thigh), Júnior Moraes (illness), Fernando (unspecified)
Inter: Handanovič; D’Ambrosio, De Vrij, Bastoni; Hakimi, Barella, Brozović, Vidal, Darmian; Eriksen; Lukaku, Martínez
Out: Škriniar (illness), Gagliardini (illness), Radu (illness), Sánchez (thigh), Sensi (thigh)
Mönchengladbach vs Real Madrid (Kick-off 20:00 BST/13:00 PST/16:00 EST/01:30 IST (28th October))
After a disappointing opening day 3-2 loss at home to Shakhtar, Real Madrid will make a trip to Mönchengladbach, Germany for Day-2 match. 13 time champions want to register their first win of the 2020-21 season tonight against tougher German opponents.
Mönchengladbach coming off a 2-2 draw at Stadio San Siro – Milan. The German side will face resurgent Madrid side on Tuesday night.
Mönchengladbach: Sommer; Lainer, Elvedi, Ginter, Bensebaini; Kramer, Neuhaus, Hofmann, Stindl, Thuram; Pléa
Out: Zakaria (knee), Poulsen (shoulder)
Doubtful: Bénes (thigh), Beyer (illness), Lazaro (calf)
Real Madrid: Courtois; Lucas, Varane, Ramos, Mendy; Modrić, Valverde, Casemiro, Kroos; Benzema, Vinícius
Out: Carvajal (knee) Odriozola (calf), Mariano (match fitness), Nacho (thigh), Ødegaard (calf)
Porto vs Olympiacos (Kick-off 20:00 BST/13:00 PST/16:00 EST/01:30 IST (28th October))
Porto’s Match day-1 trip to Etihad stadium ended up with a 1-3 loss in the hands of Manchester City. They would like to comeback to winning ways in their home opener against Greece side Olympiacos.
Olympiacos coming off a 1-0 victory over French Side Marseille in the day-1 fixture. They want to keep their winning momentum going on Tuesday night as well.
Porto: Marchesín; Manafá, Pepe, Mbemba, Zaidu; Otávio, Sérgio Oliveira, Uribe; Corona, Díaz, Marega
Out: Mbaye (knee), Marcano (knee)
Doubtful: Otávio (muscular), Díaz (thigh)
Olympiacos: Sá; Rafinha, Semedo, Cissé, Holebas; M’Vila, Bouchalakis, Randjelović, Valbuena, Masouras; El-Arabi
Out: Camara (illness), Ba (illness), Soudani (illness)
Marseille vs Manchester City (Kick-off 20:00 BST/13:00 PST/16:00 EST/01:30 IST (28th October))
Manchester City handed 3-1 defeat to Porto in their Day-1 game at Etihad, Pep’s men will be without key players for tonight’s game against French side Marseille, who are coming off 0-1 loss to Olympiacos.
Aguero & Gabriel Jesus out with injury for tonight’s game.
Marseille: Mandanda; Sakai, Álvaro, Ćaleta-Car, Amavi; Rongier, Kamara, Sanson; Thauvin, Benedetto, Payet
Man. City: Ederson; Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gündoğan; Mahrez, Sterling, Foden
Out: Agüero (hamstring), Gabriel Jesus (quadriceps), Fernandinho (muscular), Mendy (muscular), Aké (groin)
Atalanta vs Ajax (Kick-off 20:00 BST/13:00 PST/16:00 EST/01:30 IST (28th October))
Atalanta: Sportiello; Tolói, Romero, Djimsiti; Hateboer, Pašalić, Freuler, Gosens, A Gómez; Zapata, Muriel
Out: Caldara (knee), Piccini (knee), De Roon (groin)
Ajax: Onana; Mazraoui, Schuurs, Blind, Tagliafico; Klaassen, Gravenberch, Martínez; Promes, Tadić, Traoré
Out: Kudus (knee), Huntelaar (unspecified)
Liverpool vs Midtjylland (Kick-off 20:00 BST/13:00 PST/16:00 EST/01:30 IST ,28th October)
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Gomez, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Milner; Jota, Firmino, Mané; Salah
Out: Van Dijk (knee), Oxlade-Chamberlain (knee), Tsimikas (thigh)
Doubtful: Alcântara (knee), Matip (muscular), Keïta (fitness)
Midtjylland: Andersen; Andersson, Sviatchenko, Scholz, Paulinho; Onyeka, Cajuste, Dreyer, Sisto, Mabil; Kaba
Out: Riis (unknown)
Doubtful: Hansen (groin), Brumado (unspecified)
Match Day-2 Fixtures, WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER
Krasnodar vs Chelsea (Kick-off 17:55 BST/10:55 PST/13:55 EST/23:25 IST)
Krasnodar: Safonov; Smolnikov, Martynovich, Kaio, Chernov; Utkin, Gazinski, Vilhena; Suleymanov, Berg, Cristian Ramírez
Out: Ari (knee), Wanderson (thigh), Petrov (hamstring), Claesson (hamstring), Cabella (illness), Stotski (knee)
Doubtful: Berg (illness), Olsson (illness), Sorokin (illness)
Chelsea: Mendy; James, Thiago Silva, Zouma, Chilwell; Jorginho, Kanté; Pulišić, Havertz, Mount; Werner
Out: Alonso (suspended), Gilmour (knee)
Doubtful: Kepa (shoulder)
Sevilla vs Rennes (Kick-off 20:00 BST/13:00 PST/16:00 EST/01:30 IST ,29th October)
Sevilla: Bounou; Navas, Sergi Gómez, Diego Carlos, Acuña; Rakitić, Fernando, Jordán; Suso, De Jong, Ocampos
Out: Escudero (muscular), Koundé (illness)
Doubtful: Idrissi (unspecificed)
Rennes: Gomis; Traoré, Da Silva, Aguerd, Dalbert; Bourigeaud, Nzonzi, Camavinga; Doku, Guirassy, Terrier
Out: Maouassa (ankle), Lea Siliki (adductor)
Club Brugge vs Lazio (Kick-off 20:00 BST/13:00 PST/16:00 EST/01:30 IST ,29th October)
Club Brugge: Mignolet; Clinton Mata, Kossounou, Ricca; Diatta, Rits, De Ketelaere, Vanaken, Vormer; Dennis, Krmenčík
Lazio: Strakosha; Patric, Acerbi, Hoedt; Lazzari, Milinković-Savić, Lucas Leiva, Luis Alberto, Fares; Correa, Immobile
Out: Lazzari (thigh), Radu (thigh)
Doubtful: Lucas Leiva (muscular)
Dortmund vs Zenit (Kick-off 20:00 BST/13:00 PST/16:00 EST/01:30 IST ,29th October)
Dortmund: Bürki; Piszczek, Hummels, Akanji; Meunier, Bellingham, Witsel, Guerreiro, Reus; Sancho, Haaland
Out: Can (suspended), Schmelzer (knee), Schulz (thigh), Zagadou (knee)
Zenit: Kerzhakov; Karavaev, Lovren, Rakits’kyy, Douglas Santos; Ozdoev, Barrios; Erokhin, Wendel, Driussi; Dzyuba
Out: Malcom (knee)
Doubtful: Azmoun (illness)
Ferencváros vs Dynamo Kyiv (Kick-off 20:00 BST/13:00 PST/16:00 EST/01:30 IST ,29th October)
Ferencváros: Dibusz; Botka, Blažič, Kovačević, Ćivić; Sigér, Kharatin, Somália; Isael, Nguen, Mak
Out: Uzuni (undisclosed)
Dynamo Kyiv: Boyko; Kędziora, Zabarnyi, Popov, Karavaev; Sydorchuk, Shaparenko; Tsygankov, Buyalskiy, De Pena; Supryaha
Out: Tymchyk (adductor), Bushchan (illness), Mykolenko (illness), Kostevych (knee)
Juventus vs Barcelona (Kick-off 20:00 BST/13:00 PST/16:00 EST/01:30 IST ,29th October)
Juventus: Szczęsny; Demiral, Bonucci, Danilo; Cuadrado, Bentancur, Rabiot, Chiesa, Ramsey; Dybala, Morata
Out: Alex Sandro (thigh)
Doubtful: Ronaldo (illness), Chiellini (thigh), De Ligt (shoulder)
Barcelona: Neto; Dest, Araújo, Lenglet, Alba; Pjanić, De Jong: Dembélé, Messi, Fati: Griezmann
Out: Piqué (suspended), Coutinho (hamstring), Ter Stegen (match fitness), Umtiti (match fitness)
İstanbul Başakşehir vs PSG (Kick-off 17:55 BST/10:55 PST/13:55 EST/23:25 IST)
İstanbul Başakşehir: Mert Günok; Rafael, Škrtel, Epureanu, Bolingoli; Mehmet Topal, İrfan Can Kahveci, Mahmut Tekdemir; Deniz Türüç, Višća, Demba Ba
Out: Okechukwu (unspecified), Chadli (unspecified), Caiçara (Achilles)
PSG: Navas; Florenzi, Danilo, Kimpembe, Kurzawa; Herrera, Marquinhos, Rafinha; Di María, Mbappé, Neymar
Out: Bernat (knee), Draxler (thigh), Icardi (knee), Paredes (thigh), Verratti (thigh)
Doubtful: Gueye (hamstring), Kehrer (groin)
Manchester United vs Leipzig (Kick-off 20:00 BST/13:00 PST/16:00 EST/01:30 IST ,29th October)
Man. United: De Gea; Tuanzebe, Maguire, Lindelöf; Wan-Bissaka, Fred, Van de Beek, Telles; Bruno Fernandes; Rashford, Martial
Out: Bailly (muscular)
Doubtful: Lingard (knock)
Leipzig: Gulácsi; Orban, Upamecano, Halstenberg; Sabitzer, Nkunku, Heinrichs, Angeliño; Olmo, Forsberg, Poulsen
Out: Haidara (illness), Laimer (match fitness), Klostermann (knee), Hartmann (knee)
Doubtful: Mukiele (thigh), Kampl (thigh), Adams (knee)
