Image source, Getty Images Bayern Munich will be without Luis Diaz when they face Arsenal in the Champions League next week after the attacker received a three-match ban for his red card against Paris St-Germain. Diaz scored twice in Bayern's 2-1 win over holders PSG on 4 November, but was sent off for a dangerous tackle on Achraf Hakimi shortly before half-time.
US media giant Paramount has won the rights to show Champions League matches in the UK from 2027. BBC Sport has been told the company will pay well in excess of the 1bn-a-year deal currently in place with TNT. The deal will run for four years to 2031. Amazon Prime will continue to show a game every Tuesday in the UK for four years.
Barcelona could only salvage a 3-3 draw against Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League last night as their matchday 4 game went completely away from plan and was unexpectedly tight. The Belgian side gave Barcelona a tough fight and developed a plan that saw them exploit the Catalans' defence. They went ahead thrice on the night and deserved the win more than Barcelona. Hansi Flick's side, however, fought and found the equaliser all three times but never went ahead. In fact, they were lucky to take away even a point for a late error by Wojciech Szczesny actually handed Club Brugge the win until VAR intervened and handed Barcelona a boost.
"I feel good after the injury, physically, I feel very good. I already played with the team three days ago, and for me, the most important thing is how I can help the team win," said Lewandowski.
Chelsea head to the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium on Wednesday looking to extend their winning run in the Champions League to three games. Enzo Maresca's side have recovered well since their opening loss away to Bayern Munich, responding with back-to-back home victories over Benfica and Ajax. Another win in Baku would further push their qualification hopes, particularly against opponents who have struggled historically against English opposition.
Bayern Munich's home, the Allianz Arena in Munich, might be close to become a three-time host of the UEFA Champions League final, after having hosted the last game of the coveted competition in 2012 and 2025. Per SkySportDE (via iMiaSanMia_GER), Bayern's stadium is leading the race to host the 2028 Champions League final, with Germany and Munich being the only parties who have put forth their interest.
There were many top-class performances in this week's Champions League matches, but the one Nuno Mendes produced in Paris Saint-Germain's demolition of Bayer in Leverkusen surely stands out. Quite apart from every other aspect of his game, the left-back assisted Willian Pacho for the opening goal, and got on the scoresheet himself.
The Argentinian boss brings plenty of emotion to the big occasion, as he proved in Los Rojiblancos' last visit to England, to face Liverpool at Anfield. That meeting ended in a stoppage-time winner from Virgil van Dijk, followed shortly after by a red card for Simeone. The opposition manager was, understandably, not best pleased with that ending, and reacted angrily when taunted by fans in the home stand, before being dragged away and red-carded.
The 2025-26 Champions League is being shown on Amazon Prime Video (Image credit: Getty Images) Amazon Prime's Champions League coverage returns this week when Premier League leaders host Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium. Prime Video takes their pick of the fixtures from Europe's leading club competition and for their Gameweek 3 offering they're putting the spotlight on Mikel Arteta's in-form side.
The Champions League returns this week with plenty of strikers hoping to add to their goalscoring tally. For this week's big Tuesday quiz we want you to name every player who has scored at least 25 goals in the Champions League or its predecessor, the European Cup. How many players can you name? There's no time limit on this one. Good luck!
