Published 07:19 IST, December 9th 2020

MATCHDAY: PSG-Basaksehir to complete Champions League game

Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir will return to the Parc des Princes to complete a game that was postponed on Tuesday after the players walked off the field when a match official was accused of using insulting language about a Black coach

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

GROUP H

Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir will return to Parc des Princes to complete a game that was postponed on Tuesday after players walked off field when a match official was accused of using insulting langu about a Black coach. game will resume with a new set of match officials, with score at 0-0 and 14 minutes having elapsed. That was when game was stopped because fourth official Sebastian Coltescu of Romania was alleged to have used a racial term when identifying Basaksehir's assistant coach, Pierre Webo, who is Black. players left field and didn't return. PSG's players kw y have already qualified for kckout st as a result of Manchester United's loss to Leipzig. That left United tied for points with PSG, regardless of its result against Basaksehir, but in third place behind French team because of an inferior head-to-head record.

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GROUP A

Atlético Madrid visits Salzburg needing at least a draw to advance to kckout st for seventh time in last eight seasons. Atlético coach Diego Simeone will be able to count on Luis Suárez, who made his return from a positive COVID-19 test in a Spanish league match last weekend. Striker Diego Costa remains sidelined because of a blood clot. Defending champion Bayern Munich, which has already secured first place, hosts already eliminated Lokomotiv Moscow in or group match.

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GROUP B

Real Madrid needs a win when it hosts group leader Borussia Mönchengladbach to guarantee a place in kckout st for a 24th straight season. A draw will be eugh for Zinedine Zidane's team if Shakhtar Donetsk loses at Inter Milan. draw would also secure Mönchengladbach its first appearance in kckout phase in Champions League era. Only victory will be eugh for Inter, while draws in both matches will allow Mönchengladbach and Shakhtar to advance.

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GROUP C

With Manchester City and Porto assured of advancing, only thing still at stake is which of Marseille and Olympiakos finishes third and takes a spot in Europa League. teams are both on three points, with Olympiakos ahead on a superior head-to-head record. Olympiakos rounds off group play at home to Porto, while Marseille travels to Man City, which will advance as group winner.

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GROUP D

Atalanta needs to just avoid defeat against Ajax in Amsterdam to qualify for round of 16 for second successive year. It was a surprise quarterfinalist last campaign in its first appearance in competition. However, it has struggled for goals of late and has scored just four in its past six matches. Its league game at weekend was postponed because of a flooded field at Udinese. Ajax could take second spot with a win. Atalanta rallied from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Ajax in Bergamo. Liverpool is already through as group winner and visits Danish club Midtjylland.

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07:19 IST, December 9th 2020