Published 18:40 IST, October 21st 2019
UEFA Champions League: Top 3 exciting UCL fixtures to watch this week
The Champions League is back after the international break. Let us look at the top three most exciting UCL fixtures to be played this week across Europe.
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UEFA Champions League is back after long international break. Here are top three important as well as exciting features of UCL this weekend.
Galatasaray vs Real Madrid
Real Madrid have endured with a difficult campaign in Champions League, with two consecutive defeats in ir group st matches against PSG and Club Brugge. Real Madrid would be looking to secure a win in order to avoid playing in Europa League. y would be boosted by fact that ir opponents' star player Radamel Falcao hasn't played since picking up an Achilles injury against Paris Saint-Germain on October 1, 2019. 13-time UEFA Champions League winners, Real Madrid might t come up against Falcao when y travel to Turkey to face Galatasaray.
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Galatasaray are actually without a win in ir last seven Champions League matches, which is t a run of form that will fill ir fans with too much confidence ahead of fixture. Turkish side opened ir Group A campaign with a goalless draw away to Club Brugge before losing 0-1 at home to Paris Saint-Germain. match will be played on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 12.30 am (IST).
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Real Madrid this season: DL
Galatasaray this season: LD
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Manchester City vs Atalanta
Manchester City and Atalanta BC will lock horns for first time in European competition as Premier League champions welcome Italian side to Etihad Stadium.
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Pep Guardiola's side are sitting comfortably at top of Group C with six points while Atalanta are at very bottom, having lost ir first two Champions League matches to Dinamo Zagreb and Shakhtar Donetsk. Gian Piero Gasperini's side are again doing well in Serie A though, with a total of 17 points from eight matches, leaving m on third spot in Italian league's points table. Only Inter Milan and Juventus have outperformed m in league this season and y certainly have players capable of causing City problems in this match. match will be played on Wednesday, October 23. 2019 at 12.30 am (IST).
Manchester City this season: WW
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Atalanta: LL
KRC Genk vs Liverpool
Liverpool will play against KRC Genk on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 12.30 am (IST). Liverpool suffered a shocking defeat against Napoli in ir opening match of campaign. However, y got back to winning ways against FC Salzburg. Belgian side would be looking to secure a victory in order to continue ir UCL campaign as y are yet to secure a win this season in UCL.
Liverpool this season: LD
KRC Genk this season: DL
12:01 IST, October 21st 2019