MATCHDAY: Juventus without Ronaldo against Messi's Barcelona

A look at what’s happening around Champions League on Wednesday:

GROUP E

Chelsea, with back-to-back 0-0 draws against Sevilla in Champions League and Manchester United in Premier League, is showing team can have some solidity at back under Frank Lampard after criticism of his defensive record. w English team will look to get its attack firing in a trip to Krasdar, which will have some fans in attendance for its first home game in group st of Champions League. Russian team opened group with a 1-1 draw at Rennes. In or match, Sevilla will try to end a four-match winless streak in all competitions when it hosts Rennes. Europa League champions have h two straight losses in Spanish league.

GROUP F

Borussia Dortmund and Zenit St. Petersburg are both under pressure as y play in Germany after losing ir first games. A 3-1 defeat to Lazio showed how Dortmund matches exciting attacking play with a brittle defense. Manuel Akanji returned with a goal in Dortmund's 3-0 win over Schalke on Saturday after spending time in isolation following a positive coronavirus test, but Emre Can is out after a positive test on Friday. Zenit needs to bounce back from a loss to Club Brugge last week. fans will be allowed at Brugge's stium following a decision by Belgian government to reinforce anti-coronavirus measures. After missing trip to Zenit due to virus, Simon Miglet, Michael Krmencik and Odilon Kossouu have all tested negative and can play for Belgian champions.

GROUP G

highly anticipated matchup of Cristia Ronaldo against Lionel Messi is unlikely to happen as Ronaldo has reportedly t recovered from coronavirus in time. Juventus refused to comment but Italian media reports that Ronaldo's latest test was still positive for COVID-19 on eve of his side's match against Barcelona. Álvaro Morata replaced Ronaldo against Dynamo Kyiv last week and scored twice in a 2-0 win. Barcelona got off to a good start by beating Ferencvaros 5-1 but coach Ronald Koeman is under pressure again after team lost at home to Real Mrid in Spanish league Saturday. Koeman will be without playmaker Philippe Coutinho because of an injury. Ferencvaros hosts Dynamo in or match, with both teams looking for ir first wins in competition.

GROUP H

Paris Saint-Germain, last season's beaten finalist, is under early pressure in its latest bid for an elusive Champions League title. French club lost at home to Manchester United 2-1 in opening round and cant afford to drop points against competition newcomer Istanbul Basaksehir ahe of an upcoming double-heer against Leipzig and with a trip to Old Trafford still to come. PSG has key players out injured and Neymar is having a lean spell, too, having drawn a blank in his last four games in Europe. Leipzig is keen to show its run to last season's semifinals, where it lost to PSG, was fluke by qualifying from a tough group. Julian Nlsmann's team remains unbeaten in all competitions ahe of game at United and tops Bundesliga.

Im credits: AP