Champions League Week 7 Preview: Tuesday | OneFootball

The Champions League group stage is back! After a month-long hiatus, UEFA’s pre-eminent club competition returns for the second-to-last group match day. We have the run down on all nine of Tuesday’s fixtures.

Kairat Almaty vs. Club Brugge

Kickoff: 10:30am ET/7:30am PT. Streaming on Paramount+As it’s the only fixture on at this time, this is a must watch. Kairat seek to avoid finishing dead last in the group, a spot they currently occupy with only 1 point. Club Brugge are 30th, and in the elimination zone. But a win would give them 7 points and a chance to sneak into the lower half of the Play Off round if they can taste victory in Match Day 8.

Bødo/Glimt vs. Manchester City

Kickoff: 12:45pm ET/9:45am PT. Streaming on Paramount+From the windswept steppes of Kazakhstan to the stygian darkness above the Arctic Circle, thus travels the Champions League. The normally relentless City steamroller was undone in last week’s derby – outmuscled and out hustled by rivals United. This means two things: 1) they’ll be hungry for revenge, and 2) they’re vulnerable. Bødo will employ the same style as Man U, throwing up a low block and hitting on the counter. Man City will be thankful that the forecast is dry and temperatures a moderate 32F/0C.

F.C. København vs. Napoli

Kickoff: 3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT. Streaming on Paramount+To the surpise of many, Napoli are barely above the elimination line, sitting on 7 points. København are right below them, separated only by a single goal. That makes this one of the more important matches in terms of the standings. On paper, Napoli are the stronger side and should come away with the win.

Internazionale vs. Arsenal

Kickoff: 3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT. Streaming on Paramount+This is the marquee match of the day. If you can only watch one game: make it this one. It not only features #6 against #1, these two have the stingiest defenses in the competition.

Arsenal’s last 10 matches. Source: Sofascore

Arsenal have been a juggernaut this season, undefeated in the last ten games.

A win would have Inter over the moon, but they would be satisfied with a draw against such a top flight side, particularly since they’ve dropped their last two matches against Atlético Madrid and Liverpool.

Real Madrid vs. AS Monaco

Kickoff: 3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT. Streaming on Paramount+What might have been just another slightly-higher-than-run-of-the-mill group stage match has taken on a different (and urgent) tone. Notwithstanding their comfortable 2-0 win over Levante, Madrid’s new manager Alvaro Arbeloa is under intense scrutiny and pressure. Anything less than a commanding win will not be viewed positively by the Bernabéu supporters. Monaco are having an accordion run of form, four straight pairs of wins followed by losses.

Sporting CP vs. Paris Saint-Germain

Kickoff: 3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT. Streaming on Paramount+Another delicious fixture here. After an opening week loss, PSG have 4W 1D and sit in third. But all is not well with the defending champions. Their usual domination of the French Ligue 1 is under threat from… Lens? On the other hand, Sporting have punched a bit above their weight-class and sit in 14th. They’re also at home, where their form is a dominant three wins from three, with only one goal conceded. PSG will not find the Estádio José Alvalade a comfortable place, and will have to dig deep to win..

The Other Matches

All have the same 3:00pm ET/12:00pm PT kickoff and can be streamed on Paramount+