Champions League predictions: Group stage matchday 4

Matchday 4 of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League is upon us as a number of the event giants try to seal their locations within the final 16.

Bayern Munich, Actual Madrid, Manchester Metropolis and Barcelona all have 100% win information from their opening three video games, whereas the likes of Inter, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain are properly positioned to achieve the knockout rounds.

It is a massive spherical of fixtures for groups like Celtic, AC Milan and Manchester United, all of whom need victories to maintain them in competition heading into their final two group video games.

Here is how 90min reckons this week’s Champions League fixtures will pan out.

Tuesday 7 November

The euphoric excessive of Newcastle’s 4-0 thumping of Paris Saint-Germain was tempered by a 1-0 residence defeat to Borussia Dortmund on the final matchday. The 2 groups meet once more on Tuesday in one of many two early kick-offs, with the Magpies hoping their crushing harm listing does not disrupt their constant run of kind.

No person has managed to cease Barcelona up to now in Group H, although Shakhtar Donetsk ran them fairly shut final day trip. Whereas that recreation ended 2-1 within the Catalans’ favour, Xavi’s aspect will hope for a extra convincing victory and a response to their quite tepid effort in opposition to Actual Sociedad, the place they nonetheless managed victory.

Celtic want their first win shortly if they’re to play European soccer early subsequent 12 months however a mammoth process awaits away at Atletico Madrid.

PSG’s aforementioned embarrassment at St James’ Park has been sandwiched by wins over Dortmund and AC Milan. The Rossoneri have made the worst begin of the giants in Group F and might even see their winless run proceed, particularly if Kylian Mbappe is on prime kind.

Younger Boys should have been quaking of their boots watching Manchester Metropolis’s demolition of Bournemouth on the weekend. Nonetheless, the Swiss aspect gave a wonderful account of themselves within the two sides’ first assembly, solely falling to defeat as a consequence of Erling Haaland’s second-half double. There may be, nevertheless, important doubt over the Norwegian’s health.

Wednesday 8 November

Manchester United know a win at Kobenhavn would give their knockout stage hopes a significant enhance. The Pink Devils snuck a late 1-0 win over Fulham on the weekend and one other tight encounter may very well be on the playing cards, although the Pink Devils are slight favourites to squeeze over the road.

Group A’s different tie sees runaway leaders Bayern Munich host a Galatasaray squad laced with eccentric expertise together with Mauro Icardi, Wilfried Zaha and Dries Mertens. Bayern will probably be buoyed by their thumping win in Der Klassiker on Saturday.

Arsenal’s win at Sevilla helped Mikel Arteta’s aspect take a agency grip on Group B, although the Spaniard will need to keep away from any extra “embarrassing” VAR calls when the Europa League holders aspect go to the Emirates.

Actual Madrid could not discover a aim in opposition to Rayo Vallecano on Sunday as they have been held to a 0-0 draw. Supervisor Carlo Ancelotti is sweating on the health of Jude Bellingham and his absence in opposition to Braga would deprive Los Blancos of their largest menace within the last third up to now this season.

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