Man City a must win but the Reds have tough task in Spain

SOCCER 10 POOL OF THE DAY

Tuesday 19 October

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Manchester City are fancied to win away in Belgium in tonight’s Champions League action but can Liverpool do the same in Spain against the LaLiga champions? More details at www.soccer6.co.za

M1 Marumo Gallants vs Royal AM: Gallants have a win over strong Congolese opposition in the African Confederation Cup on Friday but are yet to post a win in the DStv Premiership. Royal AM have won four of their opening six matches of the season.

M2 Glasgow Celtic vs Ferencváros: Celtic and Ferencváros are both seeking their first point in Europa League Group G. Celtic prop up the group table having conceded eight goals in their opening two fixtures – the most of any club in the competition.

M3 TS Galaxy vs AmaZulu: A debut for new Galaxy coach Sead Ramovic, who comes originally from Bosnia. AmaZulu will travel to DR Congo after this match to play in the African Champions League.

M4 Besiktas vs Sporting Lisbon: Beşiktaş and Sporting CP meet in Istanbul needing to put points on the board quickly after losing their first two Champions League Group C games. The Turkish club have never won at home to Portuguese opponents in eight previous attempts.

M5 Club Brugge vs Manchester City: Club Brugge are making their fourth successive Champions League group stage appearance and ninth overall, three behind Anderlecht’s Belgian record. Man City have already conceded the same number of goals (five) in two Champions League games this season as in their 13 games in last season’s competition.

M6 Ajax Amsterdam vs Borussia Dortmund: The teams last met in the 2012/13 Champions League group stage, when a Robert Lewandowski goal secured a 1-0 home win in Dortmund and the Germans won 4-1 in Amsterdam.

M7 Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool: Liverpool lead the way in Champions League Group B having won both games, beating AC Milan 3-2 at home and Porto 5-1 away. Atletico are second on four points, winning 2-1 in Milan after being held 0-0 at home by Porto.

M8 FC Porto vs AC Milan: Porto and AC Milan meet for the first time in 18 years with both sides already having ground to make up in Group B although history favours the Italian club, who have never lost in eight previous visits to Portugal.

M9 Paris Saint-Germain vs RB Leipzig: Paris Saint-Germain and Leipzig meet for the third consecutive Champions League campaign with the French side joint top of Group A and their German opponents three points off the pace. PSG reached their first Champions League final thanks to a semi-final win against Leipzig in 2020; both sides won their home games in last season’s group stage en route to the round of 16.

M10 Shaktar Donetsk vs Real Madrid: This is the second campaign in a row the teams have been in the same UEFA Champions League section, Shakhtar winning both games last season – although it was Madrid who went on to reach the round of 16.

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