The UEFA Champions League returns this week with 15-time winners real Madrid again at the center of the schedule when they host Juventus in the most anticipated match of the third round.
Xabi Alonso's side have made an almost perfect start to the season, suffering just one defeat in domestic and continental competition, and Wednesday's clash with inconsistent Juventus gives them the chance to keep that streak alive. real Madrid Kylian Mbappe will be in the spotlight again in Alonso's version of Los Blancos and has already scored 14 goals. show for this in all competitions, including five in the Champions League.
Real Madrid are one of six teams to start the Champions League with two wins from two. This group is mainly made up of European titans. Bayern Munich, Paris Saint Germain, Inter And Arsenal – who hope to create even more distance between them and the rest. The exception to this group, however, are Karabakhwho made the cut the first victory of the Azerbaijani team in the history of the competition against Benfica and then followed the victory over Copenhagen. Their next test will be against Sports clublast season's UEFA Europa League semi-finalists who made a mediocre start in both domestic and continental games.
To find out more ahead of a busy Champions League week, here's what you need to know before you tune in.
How to watch
All events of the third round of the UEFA Champions League can be seen on our website. Paramount+Bye CBS Sports Network And CBS Sports Golazo Network will have a choice of simultaneous coverage. Every day the broadcasts begin with the Champions League round, which is broadcast on the channel Paramount+ And CBS Sports Golazo Network ahead of the first games ahead of the UEFA Champions League pre-match show today. Paramount+ And CBS Sports Network. Golazo's show on Paramount+ also returns for the late fixture list and the UEFA Champions League Today post-match show on Paramount+ And CBS Sports Network picks things up at the end of the day. The report of the day ends CBS Sports Golazo Network with The Champions Club (also broadcast live on YouTube) and Score Line.
Tuesday results
- Barcelona 6, Olympiacos 1
- Kairat 0, Paphos 0
- Arsenal 4, Atletico Madrid 0
- Copenhagen 2, Borussia Dortmund 4
- Bayer Leverkusen 2, PSG 7
- Newcastle 3, Benfica 0
- PSV 6, Napoli 2
- Union SG 0, Inter 4
- Villarreal 0, Manchester City 2
TV broadcast schedule for the third round
All times US/Eastern
Environment storylines
Real Madrid hopes for another victory: Xabi Alonso's first full season in charge of Real Madrid has started well and things are likely to continue on Wednesday against Juventus, who have two draws to start Champions League play. Kylian Mbappe is expected to lead Los Blancos' attack but Alonso will have a range of attacking options as he looks to add to the squad, although the most pressing question of all may be whether Vinicius Junior starts or not. He got the win in Real Madrid's 5-0 thrashing of Kairat on matchday two, but Alonso lived to regret it. decision to leave him on the bench in the win over Marseille in the first round. A new coach tends to change his options, so perhaps the fact that Vinicius didn't start on Sunday against Getafe means he could be in the lineup against Juventus.
Can Liverpool turn the situation around?: Liverpool's strong start to the season is officially a thing of the past, with the Reds becoming the first Premier League champions in 11 years to go on a four-game losing streak after defeat to Manchester United with a score of 2:1. on Sunday. How exactly manager Arne Slott corrects course – and whether he can do so in time for the trip to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League – is a big question, especially as it becomes clear that the team's tactical vision for the season is not quite working. Their attack has been patchy in recent weeks, either ineffective or wasteful, and some players have been a bit out of sorts – Cody Gakpo has scored five goals in his last four games for club and country, but Florian Wirtz still trying to make an impact and Mohamed Salah bad start. And that's without taking into account the Reds' vulnerable defense, which has been equally costly all season.
