UCL Preview: Atletico seek revenge on Juve & Ronaldo; depleted Madrid visit PSG

Champions League is back! Welcome to our All Football Champions League Preview! For the group stage!

PSG vs Real Madrid (Group A)

Kick off time (Your time)

UTC 2019/09/17 19:00

Probable Lineups

PSG Team News

Paris Saint-Germain will be without Neymar, Cavani and Mbappé when they face Real Madrid on Wednesday.

Tuchel will also be without Draxler, Kehrer and Dagba in midweek leaving the home side short of options all over the pitch.

Navas only left Madrid to join PSG at the start of the month and will face his former club in just his second game for the Ligue 1 outfit.

Real Madrid Team News

With Isco and Modric sidelined for the away side, James Rodriguez should be safe to start for Zidane's side on Wednesday night.

Hazard made his Madrid bow at the weekend as a substitute, Bale will line up on the opposite flank.

Nacho and Ramos are carry over suspensions, Militao may be thrown in at the deep end on Wednesday.

Focus

This would be a huge opportunity missed for Real Madrid if they didn't beat PSG on Wednesday. Zidane is without some of his regulars but they still have a better team on paper and have the history of this competition behind them.

Predictions

PSG 1-2 Real Madrid

Atletico vs Juventus (Group D)

Kick off time (Your time)

UTC 2019/09/17 19:00

Probable Lineups

Atletico Team News

Morata and Partey are both doubts for Wednesday's encounter with Juventus.

A blow to the face forced Oblak off at the weekend and Simeone will hope to have his star goalkeeper available here.

Marcos Llorente has struggled to make a real impact so far but Simeone may have no choice but to start the defensive midfielder.

Juventus Team News

Emre Can was surprisingly left out of Juventus' Champions League squad.

Douglas Costa misses out through injury for the away side. Pjanic is closing in on a first-team return and could feature here.

It remains to be seen whether Sarri will stick with Szczesny or hand Buffon his first appearance since returning to Juventus over the summer.

Focus

Juventus have started the season with two wins in three matches but victories over Parma and Napoli were only by a one-goal margin.

Atletico may not get a better chance to beat Juventus this season but they will be mindful of Ronaldo, who has a fantastic record against Simeone's side.

Prediction

Atletico 2-1 Juventus

Shakhtar vs Man City (Group C)

Kick off time (Your time)

UTC 2019/09/17 19:00

Probable Lineups

Shakhtar Team News

Khotcholava, Maycon, Pihalenok and Totovytsky are all sidelined for Shakhtar Donetsk.

Kovalenko has returned to fitness in recent weeks and will hope to edge Dentinho for a starting berth against City.

Man City Team News

With Stones now joining Laporte on the sidelines for the foreseeable future, Fernandinho will have drop in at centre-back here, highly rated 18-year-old Eric Garica is also an option for Guardiola.

Cancelo can expect to make his full debut for the Premier League champions.

Foden hasn't travelled with the squad as he is not fully fit, but Mendy is included in the touring party.

Focus

Shakhtar and Man City have been drawn in the same Champions League group for the third season in a row. City have won three of the four meetings in that time, losing once.

City slipped to a shock 3-2 defeat to Norwich at the weekend and Guardiola may rue not signing another centre-back in the summer with Laporte sidelined for several months.

Prediction

Shakhtar 1-2 Man City

Olympiakos vs Tottenham (Group B)

Kick off time (Your time)

UTC 2019/09/17 16:55

Probable Lineups

Olympiakos Team News

Olympiacos will be without captain Fortounis and Semedo.

Randjelovic may get the nod ahead of Soudani on the left.

Tottenham Team News

Pochettino is without Argentine duo Lo Celso and Foyth.

Sanchez, Walker-Peters and Sessegnon certainly out, while Rose and Aurier haven't travelled so won't feature.

Focus

Olympiacos kick off their Champions League campaign in the midst of an eight-match winning run as they look to at least match their best ever showing in the competition having previously reached the last-16 stage.

Last season's finalists Tottenham will hope to go one better this year and are keen to make a better start to their group stage campaign than last year.

Prediction

Olympiakos 1-1 Tottenham

Bayern vs Red Star (Group B)

Kick off time (Your time)

UTC 2019/09/17 19:00

Probable Lineups

Bayern Team News

Goretzka and Alaba are both ruled out for Bayern Munich.

Coutinho and Perisic may come into the starting XI.

With Lucas Hernandez needed at left-back, Boateng should be safe to start at centre-back for Bayern.

Red Star Team News

Tomané is suspended for Red Star, while Gobeljic is a doubt.

Rodic and Jovicic are both sidelined for the away side, but key foward Pavkov has returned to full fitness in recent weeks.

Focus

Bayern Munich haven't hit top form this season but are still expected to come through Wednesday's match with relative ease.

Red Star are not expected to come out of this group but they did beat Liverpool at this stage last season.

This is the first meeting between these two sides since 2007 when Bayern ran out 3-2 winners thanks to a late Kroos winner.

Prediction

Bayern 3-0 Red Star