#uefa-champions-league

#uefa-champions-league

Luis Enrique's side are top of Ligue 1 at present and come into this one following a 3-0 home win over Le Havre at the weekend. Spurs will be looking for a response after they were hammered 4-1 by local rivals Arsenal and will have to be at their very best to beat the current holders on their own patch.

Chelsea's 3-0 win on Tuesday was the night when 18-year-old Estevao announced himself on the world stage, capped with a stunning goal that put his fellow young winger firmly in the shade. Of course, 18-year-old Yamal won't be too worried when the dust settles. He is a European Championship winner with Spain, a two-time LaLiga champion and a Ballon D'Or runner-up.

Following a dominant win over Athletic Club on their historic return to Camp Nou at the weekend, Barcelona travel to London for a massive European night as they face reigning Club World Cup champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in Matchday 5 of the league phase of this season's Champions League on Tuesday night. Barça come into this one knowing anything but a victory will all but end any realistic chance of them finishing in the Top 8 and securing automatic qualification for the Round of 16.

I realise I'm getting old! Every week is a milestone. Every season we have been there and hopefully next season we will be there too. It's special for the players, managers and everyone. To challenge yourself with the best teams in Europe is incredible, a huge experience. For the club, in terms of repetition, prestige, financial issues, it's massively important.

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.

PSG welcome Ousmane Dembele back into the attack. The Ballon d'Or winner started on the bench for the win over Nice last weekend, but replaces Senny Mayulu in the front three. Marquinhos and Fabian Ruiz are also back in the side, coming in Illia Zabarnyi and Joao Neves. PSG: Chevalier, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Mendes, Vitinha, Zaire-Emery, Ruiz, Kvaratskhelia, Dembele, Barcola. Subs: Beraldo, Hernandez, Lee, Marin, Mayulu, Mbaye, Ndjantou, Neves, Ramos, Safonov.

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.