Barcelona and Bayern to confirm dominance, Manchester United faces Atletico test

Barcelona, the league leaders, travel to face Turkish side Galatasaray in a tough test of their distinguished record against Turkish clubs, having lost only once in 10 meetings. The Catalan club enters the match with a perfect record in nine games this season for the first time since the 1935-36 campaign.

In what appears a relatively straightforward task, six-time European champions Bayern Munich, coming off a 5-0 thrashing of Bodø/Glimt, travel to face Norwegian side Viking, who are playing their first-ever home match in the competition despite having won their last 11 official home games.

Arsenal, runners-up in last season’s edition and winners of their opening 1-0 victory over Napoli, face French side Lille, the Ligue 1 runners-up, relying on their impressive record of just two defeats in their last 31 group stage matches and seven consecutive home wins.

Italian side Inter Milan seek to avoid a fourth consecutive defeat in the competition after their 2-1 loss to Real Madrid, as they host Belgian club Club Brugge, buoyed by their domestic resurgence with 10 goals in three matches.

In tonight’s marquee clash, Manchester United travel to face Atlético Madrid, a meeting between two teams that lost their opening round fixtures to Liverpool.

United, managed by Michael Carrick, are enduring their worst start in the league in 40 years following a draw against Tottenham with ten men, while Atlético have secured four consecutive victories in La Liga.

Spanish side Villarreal also meet Italian club Napoli in a bid for redemption after both lost their opening round matches. RB Leipzig play PSV Eindhoven, French side Lens face Portuguese club Sporting CP, and Azerbaijani side Sabah meet Czech club Slavia Prague.