What the exciting third day of the Champions League offers

This Tuesday the Champions returns, with Atlético-Liverpool, corresponding to group B of the league, in the center of all eyes. The dw Diego Simeone team will test the great moment of Mohamed Salah and the rest of the stars of Jürgen Klopp’s team. A Liverpool that, when defending the title, in the 2019-20 season, was eliminated in the second round by Atlético just before the start of the pandemic (1-0 for the rojiblancos at Wanda and 2-3 at Anfield).

But, in addition to this exciting Atlético-Liverpool, matchday 3 of the 2021-22 Champions League offers other great incentives, starting with the Barcelona-Dynamo Kiev Wednesday, with Ronald Koeman’s team needing to win after not having yet added any points in this league, in which they lost against Bayern (0-3) and against Benfica (3-0) in group E. Bayern is the leader with 6 points, Benfica has 4 and Dinamo, one.

In the A, Pep Guardiol’s Manchester CityA cannot fail this Tuesday in his visit to Bruges, from which he is, like the leader PSG, at one point. The ‘citizens’ are third. Leo Messi’s team receives Leipzig.

In the B, in addition to Atlético-Liverpool it is played on Tuesday Porto-Milan, crucial for the rojinegros, who have not scored any points for now. The group is led by Liverpool (6 points), followed by Atlético (4) and Porto (1).

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In the C, Erling Haaland’s Borussia Dortmund visit Ajax (in a duel for the lead, as they are now tied at 6 points) and Sporting de Portugal, Besiktas. Portuguese and Turks have not added any.

While, in D Shakhtar Donetsk (last) awaits Real Madrid (2nd) and Inter (3rd), the Sheriff, surprising leader, after defeating the Madridistas, who he surpassed by 3 points.

In the F, Villarreal, bottom with a pointIt is his turn to visit the Young Boys, 2nd with 3 and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United, 3rd also with 3 receives Atalanta, leader with 4.

In the G, visit to Lille (last with a point) for Sevilla (2nd with 2 points) and Salzburg (leader with 4) receive Wolfsburg (3rd also with 2).

Finally, at H, Chelsea, 2nd in the group (with 3 points) and leader of the Premier, awaits Malmö (last, he has not released his locker) and Zenit (3rd also with 3 points), Juventus, first with 6.

Tuesday October 19

Group A

Club Brujas (BEL) – Manchester City (ING)       18.45  MLC1

PSG (FRA) – Leipzig (ALE) 21.00 MLC2

B Group

Porto (POR) – Milan (ITA) 21.00 MLC2

Atlético (ESP) – Liverpool (ING)                             21.00  MLC

Group C

Besiktas (TUR) – Sporting (POR) 18.45 MLC

Ajax (PB) – Borussia Dortmund (ALE) 21.00 MLC2

Group D

Inter (ITA) – Sheriff (MOL)                                     21.00  MLC2

Shakhtar Donetsk (UCR) – Real Madrid (ESP)  21.00  MLC1

Wednesday October 20

Group E

Barcelona (ESP) – Dinamo Kiev (UCR)              18.45  MLC

Benfica (POR) – Bayern Munich (ALE) 21.00 MLC2

Group F

Young Boys (SUI) – Villarreal (ESP)                    21.00  MLC1

Manchester United (ING) – Atalanta (ITA)       21.00  MLC2

Group G

Salzburgo (AUS) – Wolfsburgo (ALE) 18.45 MLC

Lille (FRA) – Sevilla (ESP) 21.00 MLC

Group H

Chelsea (ING) – Malmö (SUE) 21.00 MLC 2

Zenit (RUS) – Juventus (ITA)                                21.00  MLC2