Uefa Champions League Predictions: Matchday 10/22

After tucking into Tuesday’s action, nan turnaround is swift pinch different slate of Champions League play connected nan horizon.

This shape of nan title whitethorn not boast nan astir sinister jeopardy, but these fixtures are important successful shaping nan 36-team table.

Gameweek 3 doesn’t person a Barcelona vs. Paris Saint-Germain-like corker connected insubstantial that nan erstwhile gameweek offered, but location is simply a repetition of 2 Champions League finals connected Wednesday night, while Liverpool are aiming to bring their slump to a adjacent successful Germany. There’s intrigue successful abundance, that’s for sure.

Here’s really Sports Illustrated projects Wednesday’s Champions League games to play out.

Athletic Club are yet to notch a point. / INA FASSBENDER/AFP/Getty Images

Kick-off time: 5.45 p.m. BST / 12.45 p.m ET / 9.45 a.m. PT

It’s been a so-so commencement to nan play for Athletic Club, who presently beryllium eighth successful La Liga and are point-less successful nan convention shape table.

However, Ernesto Valverde’s men person ticked disconnected 2 of their toughest continental outings connected their schedule, and they’ll now beryllium targeting a patient postulation of points complete nan adjacent fewer matchdays.

The Basque outfit look history-makers Qarabag connected Wednesday evening, pinch nan visitors pursuing up their comeback triumph complete Benfica pinch a comfortable location triumph complete Copenhagen successful Gameweek 2. They’re nan unlikeliest of nan 100% sides done 180 minutes of Champions League shot this term.

Prediction: Athletic Club 3–1 Qarabag

Galatasaray vs. Bodø/Glimt

Gala downed Premier League champions Liverpool successful Gameweek 2. / OZAN KOSE/AFPGetty Images

Kick-off time: 5.45 p.m. BST / 12.45 p.m ET / 9.45 a.m. PT

Both sides faced up against Premier League guidance past clip out, and Bodø/Glimt should’ve joined Galatasaray successful upsetting nan odds.

While Gala edged past Liverpool 1–0 acknowledgment to a Victor Osimhen penalty, Bodø dominated their duel pinch Tottenham Hotspur connected location ungraded but conceded an ain extremity precocious to relinquish a 2–0 lead.

The Norwegians proved successful Gameweek 1 that they won’t solely beryllium reliant connected their location shape passim nan convention phase, but their mettle will surely beryllium tested successful Istanbul. The hosts whitethorn person had their expansive time retired against nan Reds, but this is simply a squad that harbours aspirations of enjoying a heavy tally successful Europe

Prediction: Galatasaray 2–1 Bodø/Glimt

La Dea near it precocious against Club Brugge past clip out. / MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images

Kick-off time: 8 p.m. BST / 3 p.m ET / 12 p.m. PT

Many raised an eyebrow erstwhile Atalanta opted to name Ivan Jurić disconnected nan backmost of his Southampton nightmare to switch Gian Piero Gasperini, but nan canny La Dea hiearchy knew what they were doing.

A Gasperini disciple, Jurić has allowed for continuity successful Bergamo and Atalanta are reaping nan rewards.

Star man Ademola Lookman missed nan commencement of nan season, but La Dea are 1 of only 2 unbeaten teams successful Europe’s apical 5 leagues. In Europe, they were first formed speech by Paris Saint-Germain but showed plentifulness of characteristic to travel from down and triumph against a sneaky bully Club Brugge side.

Slavia Prague were distinctly 2nd champion connected their erstwhile travel to Italy, erstwhile they were beaten by Inter 3–0.

Prediction: Atalanta 2–0 Slavia Prague

Bayern Munich vs. Club Brugge

Harry Kane is starring Bayern’s Champions League charge. / Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images

Kick-off time: 8 p.m. BST / 3 p.m ET / 12 p.m. PT

Off nan backmost of a profession capacity successful Der Klassiker, Harry Kane is aiming to proceed his ultimate commencement to nan 2025–26 play connected Wednesday night.

Kane has been thing short of imperious for a Bayern broadside that are cosplaying arsenic nan champion squad successful Europe. There were a fewer snags against Borussia Dortmund connected Saturday, but Vincent Kompany’s broadside person blitzed beyond nan immense mostly of those who person travel up against them this term.

Club Brugge are a imaginable banana skin, but nan gulf betwixt these 2 should beryllium excessively large for a slip-up to occur. Bayern are almost intolerable to hit successful Bavaria connected Champions League nights, particularly erstwhile their No. 9 is playing arsenic good arsenic he is.

Prediction: Bayern Munich 4–1 Club Brugge

Chelsea return connected an retired of sorts Ajax team. / Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

Kick-off time: 8 p.m. BST / 3 p.m ET / 12 p.m. PT

After putting nan last nail successful Ange Postecoglou’s reign astatine Nottingham Forest connected Saturday, Chelsea person nan chance to inflict much misery upon different head successful midweek.

Johnny Heitinga is already nether nan cosh successful Amsterdam, having inherited a broadside that ought to person won nan Eredivisie past season. Ajax are winless successful three, and they’re yet to people successful nan convention phase.

After losing to Inter 2–0, they were thumped 4–0 by Marseille successful Gameweek 2. Chelsea, meanwhile, bounced backmost from their conclusion to Bayern by scraping past Benfica astatine Stamford Bridge. It was an absolute barnstormer nan past clip these 2 met successful westbound London, but nan Blues will apt beryllium acold excessively bully for nan visitors connected this occasion.

Prediction: Chelsea 3–0 Ajax

Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Liverpool

Arne Slot is hoping to debar a fifth-straight defeat. / Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty Images

Kick-off time: 8 p.m. BST / 3 p.m ET / 12 p.m. PT

Harry Maguire’s header intends Liverpool are abruptly astatine consequence of losing an unfathomable five connected nan bounce. Having succumbed to Manchester United’s nonstop attack connected Sunday, nan Reds are now encountering an Eintracht Frankfurt outfit that are almost excessively Bundesliga to beryllium true.

The modulation monsters person been progressive successful hoops matches aplenty this term, truthful we person to expect goals successful Frankfurt connected Wednesday. They lead nan German apical formation pinch 19 goals scored and 18 goals against.

Liverpool’s profligacy costs them astatine nan weekend, and they will beryllium talented high-quality openings by Dino Toppmöller’s broadside here. Perhaps Florian Wirtz will get disconnected nan people successful a acquainted environment.

Prediction: Eintracht Frankfurt 2–3 Liverpool

Sébastien Pocognoli is nan caller man astatine nan helm successful Monaco. / VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images

Kick-off time: 8 p.m. BST / 3 p.m ET / 12 p.m. PT

Adi Hütter’s reign came to a adjacent complete nan October world break, pinch Monaco appointing Union Saint-Gilloise leader Sébastien Pocognoli arsenic his replacement.

There was a consciousness that nan Austrian, who returned Monaco to Europe’s premier nine competition, had taken his squad arsenic acold arsenic he could, pinch Pocognoli, who lifted nan Belgian Pro League title past season, regarded arsenic nan hipster coach who tin thrust nan Ligue 1 broadside to nan adjacent level.

His tenure started pinch a 1–1 tie pinch Angers, and they’re preparing to look a Tottenham Hotspur squad that are much functional than dynamic. Thomas Frank’s Spurs were beaten for nan first clip since past August astatine nan weekend.

Prediction: Monaco 1–1 Tottenham

Real Madrid vs. Juventus

These 2 giants faced disconnected astatine nan Club World Cup successful nan summer. / Megan Briggs/Getty Images

Kick-off time: 8 p.m. BST / 3 p.m ET / 12 p.m. PT

The brace of European supergiants person faced disconnected successful 2 Champions League finals and person shared nan shape for immoderate iconic duels. Their astir caller clash, astatine nan Club World Cup successful nan summer, was overmuch little key.

While Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid person offered signs of improvement since their 1–0 triumph successful nan United States, Igor Tudor’s Juventus person stood still. Thiago Motta’s successor was ne'er regarded arsenic a semipermanent solution, and reports successful Italy propose Tudor whitethorn only person a mates of games to prevention his job.

The Old Lady were beaten by a Nico Paz-inspired Como connected Sunday.

Madrid will surely look to bring Paz location adjacent summer, but that’s a chat for different day. Two wins successful nan convention shape mean Xabi Alonso tin spend to remainder and rotate if needed pinch El Clásico connected nan horizon.

Prediction: Real Madrid 2–0 Juventus

Marseille are apical of Ligue 1. / CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images

Kick-off time: 8 p.m. BST / 3 p.m ET / 12 p.m. PT

Marseille were nan standout performers successful Gameweek 2, and a 6–2 triumph successful Ligue 1 astatine nan play intends they usurped PSG astatine nan apical of nan French apical flight.

Roberto De Zerbi’s broadside are firing connected each cylinders, and they’ll beryllium assured of securing their 2nd triumph of nan convention shape successful Lisbon connected Wednesday.

Sporting ran Napoli adjacent past clip retired and are trailing Porto by 3 points successful nan Primeira Liga. Still, Marseille’s awesome shape intends they’ll person to beryllium astatine their champion to debar a conclusion connected location ungraded here.

Prediction: Sporting CP 1–2 Marseille

Matchday 10/22 Predictions

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