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The Champions League returns this week for the fifth round of league phase matches, with all six English teams in action across Tuesday and Wednesday as we head into the second half of the first stage of the competition.

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This week’s Champions League fixtures (8pm kick off unless stated):

• Tuesday
• Ajax v Benfica (5:45pm)
• Galatasaray v Union Saint-Gilloise (5:45pm)
• Bodo/Glimt v Juventus
• Borussia Dortmund v Villarreal
• Chelsea v Barcelona
• Manchester City v Bayer Leverkusen
• Marseille v Newcastle
• Napoli v Qarabag
• Slavia Prague v Athletic Bilbao
  
  Wednesday
• Copenhagen v Kairat (5:45pm)
• Pafos v Monaco (5:45pm)
• Arsenal v Bayern Munich
• Atletico Madrid v Inter Milan
• Eintracht Frankfurt v Atalanta
• Liverpool v PSV
• Olympiacos v Real Madrid
• PSG v Tottenham
• Sporting Lisbon v Club Brugge

Chelsea v Barcelona (Tue, 8pm)

Chelsea return to Champions League action on Tuesday night with a huge battle against Spanish champions Barcelona, which the Blues head into having won four of their last five matches and currently sat second in the league table after their 2-0 win at Burnley on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Barcelona moved to within a point of the top of La Liga after a 4-0 thrashing of Athletic Bilbao their fourth win in their last five in the league.

Both sides sit on seven points from their four Champions League matches so far in 11th and 12th in the league phase table, leaving Tuesday’s game at Stamford Bridge a huge one with the losers facing a huge uphill battle to secure a top eight finish.

• Chelsea 11/8, Draw 14/5, Barcelona 17/10

Manchester City v Bayer Leverkusen (Tue, 8pm)

Manchester City will be looking to get back to winning ways on Tuesday night as they fell to defeat at Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday evening which saw them lose hold of second place in the table, and end their run of seven wins in eight games.

Pep Guardiola’s side take on a Bayer Leverkusen side who have won seven of their last nine matches in all competitions, only losing to PSG and Bayern Munich in that run, and whose 3-1 win at Wolfsburg saw them climb up to third in the Bundesliga.

Man City have dropped only two points in the Champions League so far and are sitting comfortably in fourth in the table, while their German visitors, in contrast, have won only once in Europe this season and currently find themselves down in 21st at the half way point.

• Manchester City 2/9, Draw 11/2, Barcelona 11/1

Marseille v Newcastle (Tue, 8pm)

Newcastle’s huge 2-1 win over Manchester City on Saturday leaves them with five wins from their last seven matches, though head to the south of France on Tuesday having only won once on the road from their seven away games this season, of which they’ve lost their last three.

Marseille are enjoying a very strong campaign, currently only two points behind PSG in the Ligue 1 title race, with Roberto de Zerbi’s side having won three of their last four games, and have suffered defeat just once at their home stadium this season.

In Europe though, the Magpies have won three of their four matches on their return to the Champions League while the French side have lost in three of their four outings so far.

• Marseille 9/5, Draw 12/5, Newcastle 6/4

Arsenal v Bayern Munich (Wed, 8pm)

Arsenal returned to winning ways in emphatic style on Sunday with a 4-1 win in the north London derby, making it 11 wins in their last 12 matches and opening up a six point lead at the top of the Premier League table and having won eight out of nine at home in all competitions.

Bayern Munich boast a six point lead of their own at the top of the Bundesliga ahead of their massive trip to the Emirates, Vincent Kompany’s side having won 17 of their 18 matches in all competitions this season, but were held to a 2-2 draw with Union Berlin in their last away outing.

The two teams sit first and second in the Champions League league phase this season, each with perfect records, and with the Gunners yet to conceded int he competition, though with the German side currently pipping them to top spot having scored more goals.

• Arsenal 6/5, Draw 5/2, Bayern Munich 11/5

Liverpool v PSV (Wed, 8pm)

Liverpool find themselves looking to get back to winning ways once again after a demoralising 3-0 home defeat at home to a Nottingham Forest side in the relegation zone on Saturday, leaving them with six defeats in their last seven league games.

PSV head to Anfield unbeaten in their last 11 matches in all competitions, with seven wins in their last eight as the Dutch side sit six points clear at the top of the Eredvisie having dropped only two points in the league all season.

Arne Slot’s side are faring much better in the Europe than domestically so far this season, winning three of their four Champions League matches ahead of their visit of the Dutch champions, who have won just one in four in Europe this season.

• Liverpool 3/10, Draw 5/1, PSV 15/2

PSG v Tottenham (Wed, 8pm)

Tottenham make the trip to Paris to take on the European champions having won just one of their last six domestic matches following their 4-1 thrashing by Arsenal in the north London derby on Sunday which has left them down in ninth in the Premier League table.

Last season’s treble winners prepare for the visit of Tottenham having lost just one of their last 11 matches, a run which has seen them climb to the top of the Ligue 1 table.

Spurs are yet to lose a game in the Champions League this season, with eight points from their opening four games seeing them sat 10th in the league phase standings, five points behind their opponents on Wednesday who have won three of their first four games in the defence of their title.

• PSG 21/50, Draw 7/2, Tottenham 7/1

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