The biggest club football tournament is back and many big teams will lock horns with each other in the UEFA Champions League. The Barcelona vs Tottenham Hotspurs clash will be highlight of this week schedule of UCL.
Barcelona won the Champions League title at Wembley in 2011, beating Manchester United 3-1.
Mandzukic has four goals in six appearances, he scored only five in 32 league games last season and is working well with Ronaldo in a three-pronged attack, with Paulo Dybala dropping back.
Messi acknowledged that Barcelona must improve in defense after they drew 2-2 to Girona and lost 2-1 at Leganes before its latest slip against Athletic Bilbao.
The Spanish coach decided to give a rest to captain Sergio Ramos after he suffered a cut to his left eyebrow during the Atletico match.
Ronaldo will miss only Juventus' home game against Young Boys on October 2.
The lack of VAR in this season's Champions League was highlighted last week when Ronaldo was given a red card for the first time in the marquee competition.
Ronaldo tangled with Valencia's Jeison Murillo, appearing to tug at the defender's hair, in the first half of Juventus' 2-0 win on Wednesday.
It was Ronaldo's first red card in 154 Champions League games, and the decision means he could miss a return to Old Trafford when Juventus plays Manchester United.
Surrounded by swathes of empty seats in the Etihad Stadium, City's players were humbled 2-1 by Lyon in a sloppy and apathetic display by Guardiola's Blues.
Kylian Mbappe carelessness at the other end allowed Firmino to provide a thrilling climax to a pulsating night at Anfield to open Group C.
Three days after a rare poor performance in the Spanish league, Messi returned to normal service on Tuesday with three goals in a 4-0 win over PSV Eindhoven in their Champions League opener.
Succeeding in the Champions League is one of Barcelona's main goals this season after struggling in the European competition in recent years, failing to make it past the quarterfinals in three straight seasons.
Ronaldo was under pressure after three games without scoring for Juventus since his move from Real Madrid, but he broke his mini-drought with two goals in Sunday's 2-1 win over Sassuolo in Serie A.
PSG got ready for next week's Champions League opener at Liverpool with a 4-0 win over Saint-Etienne at the Parc des Princes.
After winning four titles at Real Madrid, and one with United, Ronaldo aims to end Juventus' 23-year wait for a third European title.
Beckham was the first English player to make 100 appearances in the Champions League and also helped Man United win the title in 1999.
Vidal, who has played for Juventus and Bayern Munich, wishes to win the Champions League with FC Barcelona as he signs a three-year contract.
Speculations arose when Napoli's former coach Maurizio Sarri was being looked upon as Conte's replacement after Chelsea failed to qualify for the Champions League spot.
Ramos has also angered fans of Liverpool and Egypt for his earlier challenge that ended Mohamed Salah's game due to an injured left shoulder.
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