Real Madrid and Liverpool, both unbeaten with a perfect record so far in this Champions League campaign, play away on Wednesday, Naharnet reported. According to Naharnet, Madrid visit AEK Athens, and Liverpool play at Fenerbahce.
Naharnet reported that Arsenal, last season's runner-up, play at Slavia Prague in the same round of fixtures. It said Manchester City are away to RB Leipzig.
Mourinho looks ahead
Naharnet reported that Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said he wants another European title, which would be his third with a third different club. According to Naharnet, he said he would not discuss the last 16 until Madrid have qualified.
"It would be the third with three different clubs, and this one with the biggest club in the world. But we are talking about hypothetical situations and I prefer real ones," Mourinho said. He added: "The reality is that we still need points to qualify. Until we are qualified, I don't like talking about the round of 16."
Naharnet reported that Kylian Mbappé has scored 15 goals in 14 appearances for Madrid this season. According to the report, seven of those goals came in the last five games. Naharnet said he has scored in each of his last five Champions League appearances.
Naharnet reported that Jude Bellingham, aged 23 years and 128 days, could become the youngest player to make 60 Champions League appearances. According to the report, he would beat Iker Casillas, who was 23 years and 167 days old when he reached that mark. Naharnet said Bellingham is already the youngest to reach 50.
Liverpool and City come off defeats
According to Naharnet, Liverpool lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday. It reported that coach Andoni Iraola said he saw positives but that the team must improve its attacking in the box. "It's difficult when you lose. But, honestly, I'm happy with a lot of things from the other day," Iraola said. He added: "Still, we need to improve, especially attacking the box."
Naharnet reported that Manchester City have lost consecutive Premier League games, to Aston Villa and Brighton. According to the report, individual errors decided the matches. It said coach Enzo Maresca has called for fewer costly mistakes.
"Unfortunately it is happening for our players, but I think it is part of the game, part of football. In the last two or three games it has happened many times against us," Maresca said. He said: "We need to analyze and understand what we can do better and try to move on." He also said: "For sure we are not happy. The players, me, the coaching staff, the club."
Tuesday's results
Naharnet reported that on Tuesday, Paris Saint-Germain beat Villarreal 6-0 after leading 4-0 after 17 minutes. Naharnet described that as the fastest four goals by a team in Champions League history.
According to Naharnet, Manchester United came back to beat Roma 3-2. Naharnet said it followed the club's worst start to a European home game.
Naharnet also reported that Barcelona beat Aston Villa 3-0. It said Bayern Munich won 2-0 at Atletico Madrid.