Ultimate Champions League Matchday One Preview
By Orri Benatar
Red Star Belgrade vs. Napoli (Group C)
Two notable players for each team
RSB: Nikola Stojiljkovic & El Fardou Ben Nabouhane
NAP: Lorenzo Insigne & Dries Mertens
How are they doing in league play?
Belgrade (SRB): 1st place (21 pts in 7 matches)
Napoli (ITA): 2nd place (9 pts in 4 matches)
Expectations
Napoli should dominate their opposition in Serbia on Tuesday. Napoli has only lost once in their four Serie A matches and has secured wins against Lazio, AC Milan, and Fiorentina.
Liverpool vs. PSG (Group C)
Two notable players for each team
LIV: Mo Salah & Sadio Mane
PSG: Neymar & Kylian Mbappe
How are they doing in league play?
Liverpool (ENG): 2nd place (15 pts in 5 matches)
PSG (FRA): 1st place (15 pts in 5 matches)
Expectations
This will be the best game of the week. These are the two best front threes in the world and our hope is this will be a total goal fest between two of the best teams in Europe.
Galatasaray vs. Lokomotiv Moscow (Group D)
Two notable players for each team
GAL: Fernando Muslera & Sofiane Feghouli
LOK: Fedor Smolov & Benedikt Howedes
How are they doing in league play?
Galatasaray (TUR): 1st place (12 pts in 5 matches)
Lokomotiv (RUS): 10th place (9 pts in 7 matches)
Expectations
Don’t know enough about these teams but Galatasaray is playing better and has a better squad. In Turkey, should be a win for The Lions.
Schalke 04 vs. Porto (Group D)
Two notable players for each team
SCH: Breel Embolo & Nabil Bentaleb
POR: Vincent Aboubakar & Hector Herrera
How are they doing in league play?
Schalke (GER): 17th place (0 pts in 3 matches)
Porto (POR): 4th place (9 pts in 4 matches)
Expectations
Porto suffered their first loss in Primeira Liga while Schalke is in the relegation zone in the Bundesliga. A couple of good attackers could mean an open game in Gelsenkirchen.