Atletico Madrid v Bayern Munich, BT Sport, Tuesday 1 December, 20.00pm GMT
Atletico Madrid can book their place in the knockout stage of the Champions League if results go their way on Tuesday.
A win and two draws from their first four matches in this season’s competition leaves Diego Simeone’s side in second place in Group A. Victory over Bayern Munich, the reigning champions, would move Atletico onto eight points, which would be enough for a place in the round of 16 if Lokomotiv Moscow fail to beat Red Bull Salzburg.
Atletico were thrashed 4-0 by Bayern in the first meeting between the two sides this season, but they have been much improved in La Liga since then. Indeed, Atleti are now the bookmakers’ favourites to win the title in Spain this term, with Barcelona and Real Madrid having yet to convince in 2020/21.
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Bayern head into this game with the pressure off. Hansi Flick’s side have taken maximum points so far in Group A, securing their place in the knockout phase with two games to spare. Bayern are already guaranteed to advance in top spot, so Flick might be tempted to rest some of his key players ahead of this weekend’s meeting with RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.
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Manu Sanchez, Sime Vrsaljko and Diego Costa are all injured for Atletico, and Hector Herrera will probably miss out with a muscle problem. Luis Suarez and Lucas Torreira recently returned positive COVID-19 tests, but a negative test before the game would clear either to feature. Simeone is likely to stick with his favoured 4-4-2 formation, with Yannick Carrasco likely to come back into the XI.
Bayern remain without Alphonso Davies and Joshua Kimmich, but Niklas Sule and Corentin Tolisso are available again following injury. With Bayern’s place in the last 16 assured, players like Javi Martinez and Leroy Sane will hope to be given an opportunity from the first whistle. Marc Roja is suspended after being sent off against Red Bull Salzburg last time out.
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How to watch the Champions League live for UK subscribers
The only broadcaster with rights for the Champions League in the UK this is BT Sport, which will show every single game from the group stage, knockout rounds and final.
BT Sport is available is free for new BT broadband and TV customers, £6 a month for existing customers and from £25 a month for current Sky TV customers. Subscribers can use the BT Sport app or BTSport.com to watch on their mobile or PC streaming service.
How to watch the Champions League live for US subscribers
Champions League coverage is split between Turner Sports for English-language broadcast – with the majority of games shown for Bleacher Report Live subscribers – and Univision for Spanish broadcasts.
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Good news for fans of the round ball game Down Under, as Optus – who also show every single game of the Premier League season – have exclusive rights on the Champions League. There are various deals available for existing customers to add football to their package, but you can now get Optus Sport for just $14.99 a month for non-subscribers.
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Who are the favourites for the Champions League?
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are the favourites with most bookies to win their first ever Champions League title, with Barcelona generally considered the likeliest team to overcome them. Reigning champions Liverpool are third favourites, just ahead of the next cluster which includes Real Madrid, Juventus, PSG, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid and Tottenham.
Who are the favourites for Champions League top scorer?
You will be shocked to learn that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are considered the two strong favourites to end the season as Champions League top scorer, with Juve’s Portuguese forward just pipping the Barca attacker to top spot.
Behind them comes Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling, Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski and PSG’s Kylian Mbappe.
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