UCL Preview: Madrid host PSG; Atleti visit Juve; Spurs, Bayern & City in action

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

Real Madrid vs PSG (Group A)

Kick-off time (Your time):

UTC 2019/11/26 20:00

Real Madrid News:

Bale helped Real Madrid to victory over Real Sociedad from the bench on Saturday but his arrival to the pitch was met by boos and whistles.

The Wales international will hope to start such an important game like this one but it remains to be seen whether that will be the case.

Kroos will return to the side after dropping to the bench at the weekend.

Vazquez and James both remain sidelined for Zidane's side, while Nacho is a doubt.

PSG News:

PSG have both Neymar and Mbappe available and they are expected to start their first game together this season.

Tuchel, therefore, has the difficult decision of leaving one of Di Maria or Icardi out on Tuesday night.

Verratti has made the travelling squad for Tuesday's game after missing out at the weekend through injury, but Herrera, Kurzawa, Choupo-Moting and Kehrer remain sidelined.

Di Maria and Verratti will miss PSG's final group game if they are booked against Madrid.

Prediction: Real Madrid 2-2 PSG

Juventus vs Atletico (Group D)

Kick-off time (Your time):

UTC 2019/11/26 20:00

Juventus News:

Sarri gave Ronaldo the weekend off to keep his fresh for Tuesday's encounter with Atletico Madrid.

Bernardeschi was forced off midway through the first half of Saturday's 3-1 win over Atalanta and won't play here.

Sarri will hope to have Sandro fit after the Brazilian missed out against Atalanta through injury, while Cuadrado is back from a ban in Europe.

Ramsey or Bentancur will replace Bernardeschi in the starting XI on Tuesday, while Dybala and Higuain compete for one place up front.

Matuidi was an unused substitute on Saturday and will return in midfield here. He will miss Juventus' last group game if he is booked against Atletico.

Atletico News:

Partey and Saul will return to the side after missing Saturday's 1-1 draw with Granada through suspension.

Felipe and Hermoso will continue at centre-back as Gimenez has failed to recover from injury in time.

Felix made his return from injury at the weekend after a six-game absence and will push to start against Juventus.

Trippier was at fault for the goal Atletico conceded against Granada at the weekend and could be replaced at right-back by Arias here.

Prediction: Juventus 1-1 Atletico

Tottenham vs Olympiakos (Group B)

Kick-off time (Your time):

UTC 2019/11/26 20:00

Tottenham News:

Lloris and Vertonghen are still unavailable for Tottenham, while Lamela missed out against West Ham on Saturday through injury.

Tottenham beat West Ham 3-2 in Jose Mourinho's first game in charge and only a few changes are expected on Tuesday.

Alli already looks a different player under Mourinho and is expected to keep Eriksen out of the team once again.

Ndombele or Sissoko will hope to get a start in midfield, likely at the expense of Winks, while Rose could start at left-back.

Focus:

Mourinho celebrated a 3-2 victory over West Ham in his first game in charge of Tottenham. The Tottenham head coach will now hope to make a winning start in his first home game in charge of the club.

Tottenham know a victory will guarantee them a place in the knockout round with one game to spare. They could even lose here and still qualify as long as Bayern Munich beat FK Crvena Zvezda. A draw for Tottenham would also be good enough, if Bayern are victorious in the group's other game.

Tottenham chucked away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with Olympiacos at the start of the campaign but are expected to put that right on Tuesday night in Mourinho's first home game.

Prediction: Tottenham 3-0 Olympiacos

Man City vs Shakhtar Donetsk (Group C)

Kick-off time (Your time):

UTC 2019/11/26 20:00

Man City News:

Rodrigo, Aguero and David Silva all limped off through injury against Chelsea on Saturday and it's safe to assume all three will miss out here.

Foden returns from suspension for Manchester City and will hope to start given the midfield absences.

Bernardo missed the weekend's victory over Chelsea due to a ban and will slot straight back into the side here, either in midfield or further forward.

Look for Walker and Angelino to return to the side, while Otamendi will push for a recall.

Mendy and Fernanindho will miss the last group game if they are booked on Tuesday.

Bravo is suspended for the home side after being sent off last time out in Europe but he wouldn't have started anyway as Ederson is now back from injury.

Focus:

Man City only need to avoid defeat on Tuesday to book their place in the knockout stage of the UCL.

Guardiola's side bounced back from a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool before the break with a 3-1 win over their own over Chelsea on Saturday.

Shakhtar Donetsk have failed to score in their last three meetings with City and were beaten 6-0 by Guardiola's side in this fixture last season.

Expect a comfortable home victory on Tuesday, as Shakhtar contend with absences to key players in attack.

Prediction: Man City 4-0 Shakhtar Donetsk 

Red Star Belgrade vs Bayern (Group B)

Kick-off time (Your time):

UTC 2019/11/26 20:00

Predicted Lineups

Team News:

Bayern are still without Lucas, Arp and Sule.

Boateng is available again after serving a suspension at the weekend but is not fancied at Bayern and may not start here.

Martinez, Alaba and Pavard are all likely to be considered ahead of Boateng to start at centre-back.

Perisic, Coman and Goretzka are pushing for starts on Tuesday night.

Focus:

Bayern will secure top spot in the group if they beat Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday. 

Bayern have conceded two goals in each of their two away matches in the Champions League this season but expect a better defensive showing under Flick.

Prediction: Red Star 0-2 Bayern