ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Football fans, followers, Fantasy Football managers, et all, are already thrilled about the return of UEFA Champions League matches.
It’s the final day for the group stage encounters and some teams will have to be at their very best if they must continue to compete in the top tier of European club competition.
UEFA.com has made things easier for the followers of the game and have predicted the line-ups for the match day six. Also highlighted are injury doubts, suspensions, among others.
Tuesday 12 December
Lens vs Sevilla (18:45)
Lens: Samba; Gradit, Danso, Medina; Frankowski, Abdul Samed, Mendy, Haïdara; Sotoca, Thomasson; Wahi
Out: Deiver Machado (adductor)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Abdul Samed, Haïdara, Medina, Mendy, Sotoca
Sevilla: Dmitrović; Juanlu, Gudelj, Ramos, Salas; Soumaré, Sow, Torres; Rakitić, Pedrosa, En-Nesyri
Out: Fernando (suspended), Ocampos (suspended), Nyland (thigh), Navas (hamstring), Badé (muscular), Nianzou (muscular), Acuña (muscular), Suso (adductor), Lamela (muscular), Mariano (knee), Lukebakio (knee), Jordán (thigh)
Doubtful: none
PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal (18:45)
PSV: Benítez; Dest, Ramalho, Boscagli, Van Aanholt; Veerman, Til, Saibari; Bakayoko, De Jong, Vertessen
Out: Obispo (knee), Lang (hamstring), Lozano (suspended)
Doubtful: Teze (concussion), Schouten (knock)
Misses next match if booked: Boscagli, Ramalho
Arsenal: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior; Ødegaard, Jorginho, Rice; Nelson, Nketiah, Trossard
Out: Tomiyasu (calf), Smith-Rowe (knee), Partey (thigh), Vieira (groin), Timber (thigh)
Doubtful: none
Man United vs Bayern (21:00)
Man United: Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Shaw, Reguilón; McTominay, Amrabat; Antony, Bruno Fernandes, Garnacho; Højlund
Out: Martínez (foot), Casemiro (hamstring), Eriksen (knee), Malacia (knee), Mount (calf)
Doubtful: Rashford (illness), Martial (illness), Lindelöf (knock)
Misses next match if booked: Bruno Fernandes
Bayern: Neuer; Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Sané, Müller, Coman; Kane
Out: Sarr (knee)
Doubtful: De Ligt (knee)
Misses next match if booked: Davies
Copenhagen vs Galatasaray (21:00)
Copenhagen: Grabara; Jelert, Vavro, Boilesen, Diks; Diogo Gonçalves, Falk, Lerager; Elyounoussi, Claesson, Achouri
Out: Meling (unspecified), Khocholava (knee), Clem (broken foot), Babacar (unspecified)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Lerager, Meling, Vavro
Galatasaray: Muslera; Boey, Nelsson, Abdülkerim Bardakçı, Angeliño; Ndombélé, Torreira; Ziyech, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Zaha; Icardi
Out: none
Doubtful: Davinson Sánchez
Misses next match if booked: Boey, Kaan Ayhan, Sérgio Oliveira
Napoli vs Braga (21:00)
Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Natan, Juan Jesus; Zambo Anguissa, Lobotka, Zieliński; Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia
Out: Olivera (knee), Cajuste (knee)
Doubtful: Mário Rui (thigh)
Braga: Matheus; Cristian Borja, Serdar Saatçı, José Fonte, Victor Gómez; Vítor Carvalho, João Moutinho, Zalazar; Bruma, Ricardo Horta, Banza
Out: Niakaté (suspended)
Doubtful: Al Musrati (unspecified)
Misses next match if booked: Zalazar
Union Berlin vs Real Madrid (21:00)
Union Berlin: Rønnow; Roussillon, Diogo Leite, Knoche, Juranović; Khedira, Haberer; Gosens, Volland, Aaronson; Behrens
Out: Bonucci (suspended), Tousart (suspended), Doekhi (foot)
Doubtful: Becker (muscular)
Real Madrid: Arrizabalaga; Lucas Vázquez, Rüdiger, Alaba, Mendy; Valverde, Kroos, Modrić; Bellingham; Rodrygo, Brahim Díaz
Out: Courtois (knee) Éder Militão (knee), Tchouameni (stress fracture), Arda Güler (thigh), Camavinga (knee), Vinícius Júnior (hamstring), Carvajal (calf)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Camavinga
Inter vs Real Sociedad (21:00)
Inter: Sommer; Bisseck, Acerbi, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Frattesi, Dimarco; Thuram, Lautaro Martínez
Out: Dumfries (thigh), Pavard (knee), De Vrij (thigh)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Asllani, Mkhitaryan
Real Sociedad: Remiro; Aihen, Zubeldia, Le Normand, Traoré; Merino, Zubimendi, Zakharyan; Oyarzabal, Sadiq, Kubo
Out: Merquelanz (knee), Barrenetxea (ankle), Mohamed-Ali Cho (muscle), Brais Méndez (fractured arm)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Elustondo, Merino
Salzburg vs Benfica (21:00)
Salzburg: Schlager; Dedić, Piątkowski, Pavlović, Baidoo; Sučić, Gourna-Douath, Bidstrup; Gloukh; Šimić, Konaté
Out: Capaldo (knee), Kjærgaard (shoulder), Solet (thigh), Terzić (adductor)
Doubtful: Ulmer (illness)
Misses next match if booked: Baidoo, Gourna-Douath, Pavlović, Šimić
Benfica: Trubin; João Neves, Otamendi, Morato, Aursnes; Florentino, Orkun Kökçü; Di María, Rafa Silva, João Mário, Tengstedt
Out: António Silva (suspended), Bah (foot), Neres (knee)
Doubtful: none
Wednesday 13 December
Leipzig vs Young Boys (18:45)
Leipzig: Gulácsi; Klostermann, Simakan, Lukeba, Lenz; Kampl, Haidara; Baumgartner, Forsberg; Poulsen, Openda
Out: Olmo (shoulder), Orbán (knee)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Henrichs, Simakan
Young Boys: Von Ballmoos; Blum, Camara, Benito, Garcia; Niasse, Lauper, Males; Ugrinic; Nsame, Elia
Out: Imeri (knee), Itten (foot)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Benito, Camara
Crvena zvezda vs Man City (18:45)
Crvena zvezda: Glazer; Nedeljković, Dragović, Djiga, Rodić; Stamenić, Mijailović; Lučić, Hwang, Ivanić; Bukari
Out: none
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Hwang, Ivanić, Mijailović, Rodić, Stamenic
Man City: Ortega; Lewis, Stones, Aké, Sergio Gómez; Phillips, Kovačić; Bobb, Matheus Nunes, Grealish; Álvarez
Out: Haaland (foot), De Bruyne (hamstring)
Doubtful: Steffen (leg), Doku (leg)
Misses next match if booked: Rúben Dias
Atlético de Madrid vs Lazio (21:00)
Atlético: Oblak; Lino, Hermoso, Giménez, Witsel, Llorente; Saúl, Koke, De Paul; Griezmann, Morata
Out: Barrios (meniscus), Lemar (Achilles)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Lino
Lazio: Provedel; Lazzari, Casale, Mario Gila, Hysaj; Guendouzi, Cataldi, Luis Alberto; Felipe Anderson, Castellanos, Zaccagni
Out: Rovella (suspended), Romagnoli (calf), Isaksen (thigh)
Doubtful: Marušić (eye), Patric (calf)
Misses next match if booked: Castellanos, Patric
Celtic vs Feyenoord (21:00)
Celtic: Hart; A Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor; Iwata, O’Riley, McGregor; Furuhashi, Oh, Palma
Out: Hatate (hamstring), Abada (thigh), Maeda (knee)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Taylor
Feyenoord: Bijlow; Geertruida, Trauner, Hancko, López; Zerrouki, Timber, Wieffer; Minteh, Giménez, Paixão
Out: Nieuwkoop (hamstring), Jahanbakhsh (hamstring)
Doubtful: Hartman (concussion), Stengs (knock)
Misses next match if booked: Nieuwkoop
Dortmund vs Paris (21:00)
Dortmund: Kobel; Wolf, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini; Sabitzer, Özcan, Reus, Brandt, Bynoe-Gittens; Füllkrug
Out: Emre Can (suspended), Haller (unspecified), Nmecha (hip), Duranville (fitness), Moukoko (thigh), Ryerson (ligament), Kamara (omitted), Lotka (omitted), Meunier (omitted), Morey (omitted), Ostrzinski (omitted), Papadopoulos(omitted), Pohlmann (omitted)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Schlotterbeck
Paris: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Škriniar, Hernández; Zaïre-Emery, Ugarte, Vitinha; Kang-in Lee, Kolo Muani, Mbappé
Out: Navas (back), Kimpembe (Achilles), Mendes (hamstring), Fabián Ruiz (shoulder), Dembélé (suspended)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Hakimi, Lucas Hernández, Škriniar, Ugarte
Newcastle vs Milan (21:00)
Newcastle: Dúbravka; Trippier, Lascelles, Schär, Livramento; Longstaff, Bruno Guimarães, Joelinton; Almirón, Isak, Gordon
Out: Tonali (suspended), Pope (shoulder), Burn (back), Murphy (shoulder), Anderson (back), Botman (knee), Willock (Achilles), Targett (hamstring)
Doubtful: Barnes (toe)
Misses next match if booked: Bruno Guimarães, Pope
Milan: Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Hernández, Florenzi; Loftus-Cheek, Musah, Reijnders; Rafael Leão, Giroud, Pulišić
Out: Sportiello (calf), Caldara (ankle), Kalulu (knee), Kjær (muscular), Okafor (thigh), Pellegrino (foot), Thiaw (thigh)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Krunić, Tomori
Porto vs Shakhtar Donetsk (21:00)
Porto: Diogo Costa; Jorge Sánchez, Pepe, David Carmo, Zaidu; Alan Varela, Eustáquio, Pepê, Galeno; Evanilson, Taremi
Out: Iván Marcano (knee), Wendell (calf), João Mário (thigh)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Fábio Cardoso, João Mário, Pepê
Shakhtar: Riznyk; Gocholeishvili, Bondar, Matviyenko, Azarov; Bondarenko, Stepanenko, Sudakov; Zubkov, Sikan, Newerton
Out: Konoplia (thigh), Chygrynskiy (unspecified)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Sikan
Antwerp vs Barcelona (21:00)
Antwerp: Butez; De Laet, Alderweireld, Coulibaly, Wijndal; Vermeeren, Keita, Balikwisha; Ejuke, Janssen, Kerk
Out: Ekkelenkamp (suspended), Muja (suspended), Engels (Achilles), Ondrejka (fracture), Valencia (broken fibula)
Doubtful: Bataille (ankle)
Misses next match if booked: Alderweireld
Barcelona: Iñaki Peña; Sergi Roberto, Koundé, Christensen, Balde; Pedri, Oriol Romeu, Fermín López; Yamal, Ferran Torres, João Félix
Out: Gavi (knee), Ter Stegen (hernia), Alonso (back), Iñigo Martínez (thigh)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: João Félix, Ronald Araújo
