Champions League Matchday 4 preview: Stats, team news, key games

November 4, 2019 By Ali M.

Topics: TV Schedules, Ajax, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Galatasaray, Real Madrid, Slavia Praha, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Dortmund, Genk, Liverpool, UEFA Champions League

Barcelona vs Slavia Praha, Chelsea vs Ajax, Dortmund vs Inter Milan, Liverpool vs Genk, and Real Madrid vs Galatasaray are just a few of this midweek's headline games.

2019/20 UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 fixtures - time and date

Tuesday, November 05, 2019

Barcelona vs Slavia Praha at 12:55 ET/17:55 GMT
Zenit vs RB Leipzig at 12:55 ET/17:55 GMT
Dortmund vs Inter Milan at 15:00 ET/20:00 GMT
Chelsea vs Ajax at 15:00 ET/20:00 GMT
Liverpool vs Genk at 15:00 ET/20:00 GMT
Napoli vs Salzburg at 15:00 ET/20:00 GMT
Lyon vs Benfica at 15:00 ET/20:00 GMT
Valencia vs Lille at 15:00 ET/20:00 GMT

Wednesday, November 06, 2019

Bayern Munich vs Olympiakos at 12:55 ET/17:55 GMT
Lokomotiv Moskva vs Juventus at 12:55 ET/17:55 GMT
Atalanta vs Man City at 15:00 ET/20:00 GMT
Bayer Leverkusen vs Atletico at 15:00 ET/20:00 GMT
Crvena Zvezda vs Tottenham at 15:00 ET/20:00 GMT
Dinamo Zagreb vs Shakhtar Donetsk at 15:00 ET/20:00 GMT
PSG vs Club Brugge at 15:00 ET/20:00 GMT
Real Madrid vs Galatasaray at 15:00 ET/20:00 GMT

Team news/injuries

Barcelona vs Slavia Praha

Injured: Suarez (Barcelona); Hovorka (Slavia Praha)

Doubts: Umtiti and Alba (Barcelona)

Dortmund vs Inter Milan

Injured: Sanchez (Inter Milan)

Doubts: Schmelzer and Reus (Dortmund); Asamoah, D’Ambrosio, and Sensi (Inter Milan)

Chelsea vs Ajax

Injured: Rudiger and Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea)

Doubts: Christensen, Kante, and Barkley (Chelsea); Alvarez (Ajax)

Liverpool vs Genk

Injured: Matip and Shaqiri (Liverpool); Uronen (Genk)

Real Madrid vs Galatasaray

Injured: Nacho (Real Madrid); Özbayraklı and Falcao (Galatasaray)

Doubts: Bale (Real Madrid)

Key stats

Liverpool boast a perfect home record against Belgian clubs, with six wins out of six, scoring 15 times.
Real Madrid have won all three matches against Galatasaray in Spain while the Turkish outfit are on a five-game losing streak on Spanish soil.
Dortmund have lost seven of their 16 Signal Iduna Park matches against Italian clubs (W6 D3).
Ajax have lost only once in their last six visits to England (W2, D3).
Barcelona are unbeaten in 33 Champions League home games (W30, D3). This run began back in September 2013.

Key talking point: How will Bayern Munich fare after Kovac sacking?

After the 5-1 loss at Frankfurt, Bayern Munich wasted no time in parting ways with Niko Kovac. The Croatian boss was let go after an embarrassing loss but talk of his sacking long preceded.

Now the focus shifts to who will succeed him at the Allianz Arena. Rangnick and Wenger are being linked with the position but while it remains unknown who will get the job, one thing is for certain: a replacement won’t come in time for Wednesday’s game.

Assistant coach Hansi Flick will now serve as caretaker for the clash with Olympiakos. One thing working in their favor is Robert Lewandowski’s sizzling hot form but the German giants will nonetheless need to be wary of a disappointing result.