Atletico Madrid-Bayern Leverkusen is the super challenge that comes with the return of the Champions League, to play the 7th round of the group stage.
The two teams, which are trying to qualify for the top 8 in order to avoid the play-offs, are separated by only 1 point in the standings, while the Spaniards are favored today by the fact that they are playing in Madrid.
Among other things, Atletico suffered their first defeat this weekend in La Liga after 15 consecutive victories in all competitions and look injured. They need 3 points to recover, but they face a Leverkusen, the German champion, who has secured the same number of victories in the last 11 matches in all competitions.
Juventus, ranked 14th, will also take to the field at 9 p.m., but has a good chance of moving up to 8th if they win against Club Brugge. The 'lady' defeated City in the last Champions League match and comes after the success in Serie A against Milan. Thiago Motta will also have Conseicao available for the Belgians.
In better conditions is Barcelona, which has 15 points and tonight can secure qualification in the 8th in case of victory in the Benfica transfer. The Catalans need a victory to leave behind the disappointment in La Liga. At 21:00, Liverpool, leading with full points, awaits Lille in England.
The Reds have the luxury of rotation in the lineup, but at the same time they do not want to lose first place. The other challenges at 21:00 are Bologna-Dortmund, Crvena Zvezda-PSV and Slovan Bratislava-Stuttgart.
Tonight's match starts at 18:45 as Atalanta in Bergamo must win against Sturm Gruz to claim 8th place. Gjimshiti's team is on 11 points, while its last match is in Catalonia against Barcelona. The next match at 18:45 is Monaco-Aston Villa.