The international break is finally over, meaning that club football is back in full swing. And with that comes the tournament fans worldwide look forward to each year: the Champions League. Matchday three of this season's edition will kick off this Tuesday, and despite it being pretty early, some of the groups have already begun shaping up.
Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Leicester City, and Napoli are still the only sides yet to drop any points thus far. Despite their struggles domestically, including a 3-0 loss to Chelsea this past weekend, Claudio Ranieri's Foxes have been quite successful in their debut Champions League campaign. They will be hoping to make it three wins in three games as they take on Danish champs København at King Power Stadium this Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Los Rojiblancos, who now sit on top of La Liga after crushing Granada, are by far the heavy favorites to add another three points against Russian outfit Rostov. Although they suffered a surprise 3-1 home defeat to Roma in Serie A action, Partenopei fans will be hoping to see the team rebound against Besiktas at the Stadio San Paolo on Wednesday.
Italy's other representative in this competition, Juventus, take on Lyon and will be looking to make it four wins in four games against Les Gones. All eyes will be on Bayern Munich to see how die Roten recover from a frustrating 2-2 draw to Eintracht Frankfurt - and will strikers Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller be able to translate their good performances from international duty into goals for their club side?
Current Champions League holders Real Madrid should have no trouble against Polish side Legia Warsaw, who have not only lost their opening two games, but have yet to score. The capital giants will want to take advantage of what should be an easy three points and add to their goal tally as Borussia Dortmund currently lead them on goal difference. And finally, the biggest game of this round will be Barcelona vs. Manchester City, which will pit Lionel Messi against his former boss, Pep Guardiola. Who will come out on top in Wednesday's mouthwatering tie?
Below, you will find when and where to tune into all the Champions League action starting this Tuesday.
UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 schedule
Tuesday, October 18th
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Oct. 18: Olympique Lyonnais vs Juventus
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Oct. 18: Leicester City vs København
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Oct. 18: Bayer Leverkusen vs Tottenham Hotspur
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Oct. 18: Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Oct. 18: Real Madrid vs Legia Warszawa
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Oct. 18:Dinamo Zagreb vs Sevilla
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Oct. 18: CSKA Moskva vs Monaco
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Oct. 18: Club Brugge vs Porto
Wednesday, October 19th
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Oct. 19: Barcelona vs Manchester City
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Oct. 19: Arsenal vs Ludogorets
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Oct. 19: Bayern München vs PSV
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Oct. 19: Napoli vs Beşiktaş
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Oct. 19: PSG vs Basel
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Oct. 19: Celtic vs Borussia M'gladbach
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Oct. 19: Rostov vs Atlético Madrid
- 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/20:45 CET - Oct. 19: Dynamo Kyiv vs Benfica
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