Overview
- Tuesday’s first legs feature Newcastle vs Barcelona, Galatasaray vs Liverpool, Atalanta vs Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham, with Real Madrid vs Manchester City, PSG vs Chelsea, Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal and Bodo/Glimt vs Sporting scheduled on Wednesday.
- Real Madrid are set to face Manchester City without Kylian Mbappé, Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo, while City travel close to full strength beyond longer-term absences for Joško Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic.
- Erling Haaland is expected to return for Manchester City after weekend training to rebuild sharpness following a recent knock.
- Barcelona arrive at St James’ Park short-handed, with Jules Koundé, Alejandro Balde, Andreas Christensen, Frenkie de Jong and Gavi ruled out of the first leg.
- PSG host Chelsea in a rematch of July’s Club World Cup final and Bodo/Glimt continue their surprise run by welcoming Sporting, after notable wins over Manchester City, Atletico Madrid and Inter earlier in the campaign.