⚽ The Champions League anthem is back on repeat as the third matchday of the UEFA Champions League main round kicks off with nine intense face-offs tonight.
Barcelona is playing host to Olympiacos at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys at 7:45pm. Barça has an axe to grind after losing at home to PSG in the previous round, leaving the club with just three points in the bag.
A London summit: Arsenal and Atlético Madrid will be going head to head at Emirates Stadium in London at 10pm. The Gunners have their sights set on a perfect nine point score after securing victory in their first two matches. On the other hand, Atlético has only managed to accumulate three points and — if they have any hopes of avoiding playoffs — need to leave the field with a positive result.
Bayer Leverkusen and PSG face off at the BayArena at 10pm. Bayer Leverkusen is in desperate need of a victory to regain their standing after two draws left them with just two points. Defending champions PSG, on the other hand, boast six points from two consecutive victories, and are looking to maintain their position.
Manchester City heads out to meet Villareal, also at 10pm. Man City is on the hunt for three points after a draw with Monaco in the previous round left them with a total of four points.
Other face-offs kicking off at 10pm:
- Copenhagen vs. Borussia Dortmund;
- PSV Eindhoven vs. Napoli;
- Union SG vs. Inter Milan;
- Newcastle United vs. Benfica.
Over in the Egyptian Premier League, Pyramids and Pharco will be facing off in Matchday 11 today at 5pm. Pyramids will take the field high on victory after snatching the African Super Cup title from the hands of Morocco’s RS Berkane, with the goal of walking away victorious from their postponed matches to top the league scoreboards.