Last season’s runners-up Arsenal entertain Ligue 1 side Lille
Manchester United lock horns with Atletico Madrid in the Spanish capital
Barcelona face a trip to Turkey to take on Galatasaray
The Champions League returns on Tuesday and we have all the key stats, team news and predictions for all nine of the evening’s matches.
Lens vs Sporting Lisbon – Tuesday October 13 (5.45pm)
Key stats
Both teams have scored in six of Lens’s last seven matches
Sporting have won six and drawn two of their last eight games
There were at least four goals in seven of Sporting’s last nine outings
Florian Thauvin had eight shots on goal in Lens’s 3-2 win over Slavia Prague
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Team news
Lens are without Abdallah Sima who picked up a thigh injury playing for Senegal, while Maik Nawrocki is also out. Jhoanner Chavez and Jean-Clair Todibo are doubtful.
Sporting’s Nuno Santos is still out with a knee injury while Rodrigo Zalazar will also be missing.
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Sporting head to northern France defending an eight-match unbeaten record and there looks a decent chance they will be able to get the better of Ligue 1 side Lens.
The Portuguese outfit recovered from falling behind to beat Galatasaray last time and they take on a team low on confidence after two wins in their last six games who needed two late goals to get past a weak Slavia Prague side in their opener.
Score prediction: Lens 1-3 Sporting Lisbon (14/1 with LiveScore Bet)
Sabah vs Slavia Prague – Tuesday October 13 (5.45pm)
Key stats
One or both teams have failed to score in seven of Sabah’s last 10 games
Slavia Prague have won five of their last six matches
The Czech outfit have won four of their five away games this term without conceding
Slavia midfielder Emmanuel Ayaosi had five efforts on goal in the 3-2 defeat to Lens
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Team news
Sabah are still without midfielder Khayal Aliyev, who has a hamstring injury, but otherwise have few concerns.
Slavia defender Mikulas Konecny is suspended after a red card against Lens in the last Champions League game, while fellow defender Igoh Ogbu is out and Stepan Chaloupek is doubtful alongside David Jurasek and Oskar Kubiak. Adonija Ouanda and Pavel Kacor will also miss out.
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Sabah found out just how tough life in the league stage of the Champions League will be when they fell to a 4-0 defeat at Manchester United in their opener and the Azerbaijani outfit may not get much joy at home to Slavia Prague.
The visitors are far from one of the strongest operators at this level, but they were unfortunate to fall against Lens in the last round of matches and have shown enough defensive resolve in their Czech League matches to suggest they can win while keeping their hosts at bay.
Score prediction: Sabah 0-2 Slavia Prague (9/1 with LiveScore Bet)
Arsenal vs Lille – Tuesday October 13 (8pm)
Key stats
Arsenal have won 15 of their last 17 league-phase matches in this competition
The Gunners have conceded just three goals in their last eight Champions League games
Lille have led at half-time in five of their seven matches this term
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka had six efforts on goal in their 1-0 win over Napoli
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Team news
The Gunners will be without Christos Tzolis, who is nursing a hamstring injury, centre-back William Saliba and Piero Hincapie, who injured himself warming up for Saturday’s 2-1 win over Leeds.
Lille will be without Ethan Mbappe, who serves the first match of a three-game ban for his red card against Real Betis. Defenders Tiago Santos and Romain Perraud are struggling with injuries while Hamza Igamane has a long-term knee problem.
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Arsenal had to dig deep after falling behind to Leeds in the Premier League on Saturday, but Mikel Arteta’s team are a class act and know how to get through these European assignments unscathed.
They should have too much for injury-hit Lille, who fell to a 3-2 home defeat to Real Betis in their Champions League opener and face a much tougher task here.
Score prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Lille (5/1 with LiveScore Bet)
Read our full Arsenal vs Lille predictions for more stats and analysis.
Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United – Tuesday October 13 (8pm)
Key stats
Both teams have scored in five of United’s last seven games
The Red Devils have won just two of their last eight matches
Atletico Madrid were drawing at half-time in four of their six victories this season
All three of Julian Alvarez’s efforts for Atleti against Liverpool were on target
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Team news
Atletico have no injury concerns for the visit of the Red Devils to the Spanish capital.
The Manchester United defence will be without Matthijs De Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Patrick Dorgu, who are all injured. Manuel Ugarte and Benjamin Sesko are also set to miss out.
Need to know
Atletico Madrid head into their Tuesday showdown with Manchester United having won their last four matches and it is difficult to see them slipping up against the Red Devils.
United were stung by a late equaliser from 10-man Tottenham on Saturday and this clash is a whole lot more difficult than their opener against Sabah. Expect the Spanish outfit to heap more woe on manager Michael Carrick.
Score prediction: Atletico Madrid 2-0 Manchester United (10/1 with LiveScore Bet)
Read our full Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United predictions for more stats and analysis.
Galatasaray vs Barcelona – Tuesday October 13 (8pm)
Key stats
The Barcelona-Barcelona half-time/full-time bet has been a winner in eight of their nine games this season
There have been more goals in the second half in all four of Galatasaray’s home games this term
There have been at least four goals in seven of Gala’s eight outings during the current campaign
Lamine Yamal has had 46 shots in his last eight appearances for Barcelona
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Team news
Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen faces a late fitness test while Wilfried Singo is struggling with a thigh issue.
Barcelona have defender Eric Garcia back from a suspension but Raphinha, Andreas Christensen and Roony Bardghji are all sidelined.
Need to know
Barcelona’s perfect start to the season in Spain means they have to be regarded as strong Champions League challengers this term and they can enhance their credentials with a comfortable victory over Galatasaray in Turkey.
Gala have conceded at least twice in five of their eight matches this season and that cannot bode well even if Barca’s star striker Raphinha is set to be sidelined. It should be an easy win for Hansi Flick’s free-scoring outfit.
Score prediction: Galatasaray 0-3 Barcelona (19/2 with LiveScore Bet)
Inter vs Club Brugge – Tuesday October 13 (8pm)
Key stats
Club Brugge have scored 12 goals in their last four matches
The Belgian outfit have conceded at least three times in seven of their last nine Champions League games
There have been at least three goals in six of Inter’s seven matches this season
Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez both had four efforts on goal in Inter’s 2-1 defeat at Real Madrid
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Team news
Both John Stones and Curtis Jones will be missing for Inter but otherwise the Serie A champions are reporting a clean bill of health.
Defender Joel Ordonez is the only player to have been ruled out for the visitors.
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Inter have dropped just two points in the opening six matches of their Serie A title defence and they should be able to bounce back from a defeat at Real Madrid, where they played well despite a 2-1 reverse.
Club Brugge have also been strong domestically but they are often found wanting against the better teams in Europe. While capable of scoring, they are likely to be overrun by the Scudetto holders.
Score prediction: Inter 3-1 Club Brugge (17/2 with LiveScore Bet)
RB Leipzig vs PSV Eindhoven – Tuesday October 13 (8pm)
Key stats
PSV Eindhoven have conceded first in seven of their 10 matches this season
RB Leipzig have scored 14 goals in their three Bundesliga home games this season and have not conceded
There have been at least four goals in seven of PSV’s 10 games this term
Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku scored a hat-trick in their 6-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday
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Team news
Marc Guiu, Assan Ouedraogo and Christoph Baumgartner are all unavailable for Leipzig.
PSV will have to make do without Adamo Nagalo, Kiliam Sildilla, Alassane Plea, Paul Warner, Ricardo Pepi, Sam Lammers, Sami Ouaissa and Jerdy Schouten.
Need to know
PSV Eindhoven have suffered just one defeat in the Dutch Eredivisie this season, but a trip to red-hot RB Leipzig could turn into a daunting prospect.
Their Bundesliga opponents have been in brilliant form on their own patch, scoring six without reply in their home win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday and they are well placed to bounce back convincingly from their 4-1 opening defeat at Como.
Score prediction: RB Leipzig 3-0 PSV Eindhoven (13/1 with LiveScore Bet)
Viking Stavanger vs Bayern Munich – Tuesday October 13 (8pm)
Key stats
Both teams have scored in 12 of Viking’s last 15 matches
Viking have scored at least twice in all 11 of their home fixtures this term
Both teams have scored in four of Bayern Munich’s six wins this term
Michael Olise had four shots on target in Bayern’s 5-0 win over Bodo/Glimt, scoring twice
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Team news
Viking have reported no injury issues for their clash with the Bundesliga champions.
Bayern’s only confirmed absentee is attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala, who is continuing to battle with a thigh injury.
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It is little surprise to see Bayern Munich at a short price to come out on top against Viking Stavanger, but don’t be surprised if the Norwegians make their mark.
The hosts have netted 41 times in their 11 home matches this season and they will be encouraged by the fact Bayern drew 2-2 with Augsburg on Saturday. It is worth noting that both teams have scored in four of the Bundesliga champions’ six victories this season.
Score prediction: Viking Stavanger 1-3 Bayern Munich (17/2 with LiveScore Bet)
Villarreal vs Napoli – Tuesday October 13 (8pm)
Key stats
Villarreal have won just two of their nine matches this season
Napoli have won three of their last nine games
The Serie A side have conceded only two first-half goals in seven matches this term
Villarreal’s Georges Mikautdze has had at least two efforts on goal in seven of his nine appearances in the current campaign
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Team news
Villarreal winger Tajon Buchanan is out with a hamstring injury while Nicolas Pepe is doubtful.
Napoli’s Frank Anguissa is unlikely to feature against his former club as he deals with a tight problem. Meanwhile, Alisson Santos, Alessandro Buongiorno, Mathias Olivera, Antonio Vergara and Costantino Favasuli will all be missing.
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Both Villarreal and Napoli head into Tuesday’s showdown in indifferent form and this one could consequently take a little while to get going.
Napoli need to pick themselves up after suffering a 1-0 loss to Arsenal in their opener, but they are difficult to trust on what is potentially a difficult road trip, so this one may not generate many goals.
Score prediction: Villarreal 1-1 Napoli (23/4 with LiveScore Bet)
