UEFA Champions League Round 5 (25 Oct) – Preview

The top two in Group E meet in Austria and the
Blues knew that victory would see them through to the last 16. Salzburg beat
Chelsea in London in their first game under Graham Potter and Matthias Jaissle
reminded his players that they were the “youngest team in the
competition” this season and had not lost a game.

Salzburg are unbeaten in seven home European
games (W5 L2) but have scored just one goal in each of Austria’s last four
continental games.

RB Salzburg:

Chelsea: 

The two consecutive Group C games could both
have been eliminated on Matchday 4 but the ties gave both a lifeline. New manager
Jorge Sampaoli will look to capitalize on an encouraging draw at Dortmund,
while FCK can be proud to say no to Manchester City. “We fought until the
last minute,” midfielder Marko Stamenic told UEFA.com. They may have to
repeat it in Seville.

Copenhagen have not scored in seven of their
last eight Champions League games.

Sevilla:

Copenhagen: 

We’re still alive in the group,” said
Dinamo coach Ante Čačić after his side’s 1-1 draw with Salzburg on Matchday 4,
but to get through the Winter European Championship the Croatian champions need
to get the most out of theirs last home game. . Despite four points with
Dinamo, Milan are not in despair, confirms Stefano Pioli: “Everything is
still in our hands and we can still achieve our goals.”

Milan have won their last five games against
Dinamo, scoring three goals in four of them.

AC Milan: 

“The missed chances cost us a lot,” said coach Ange Postecoglou after Celtic lost 2-0 at home to
Leipzig last time out, but even though they’re four points clear at the bottom
of Group F, they still have hope. The Hoops held Shakhtar in Warsaw and the
Pitmen lost their last two games at Parkhead.

Celtic have lost their last seven home games in
the Champions League group, scoring just one goal.

Shakhtar Donetsk: 

After Celtic’s win in Game 4, Leipzig striker
Timo Werner has already started Game 6: “If we don’t lose to Shakhtar in
Warsaw, we’ll be in a good position for second place.” However, the German
can aim higher as the team by Carlo Ancelotti recently lost their first points
in Group F.

Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last five
games in Germany (W3 U2), despite conceding at least one goal in each of those
games.

Real Madrid: 

The unused substitute Erling Haaland is not
allowed to step in front of the well-known yellow wall; City have already
passed and may be inclined to let the Norwegian rest again. BVB England
midfielder Jude Bellingham hopes his team can beat his compatriots to confirm
progress: “That would be great, wouldn’t it?”

Dortmund have lost just two of their last 14
home games in the UEFA Champions League (W8 D4). They have also failed to score
in just one of their last 20 games.

Borussia Dortmund: 

Man. City: 

Maccabi Haifa have never won three games in
France (U1 W2), but the only draw came against Paris: 1-1 in the first round of
the 1998/99 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup.

Paris SG: 

Maccabi Haifa: 

The Eagles’ 1-1 draw in Paris resulted in a
17-game unbeaten run since the start of the season, and after beating Torino
2-1 on Matchday 2, Roger Schmidt’s side easily moved into the last 16 on
Matchday 5 . , will react to his shock defeat at Maccabi Haifa, with winger
Juan Cuadrado saying: “Yes, as long as we have a chance to get in we have
to believe in it.”

Benfica have won their last three home games
against Juve, scoring two goals in each of them.

Benfica: