Matchday two of the Champions League continues on Wednesday, with eight more games on the agenda, with Manchester City, Newcastle and Celtic all part of the picture.
Holders City will look to put a poor week behind them away at RB Leipzig, while top-level European football returns to St James's Park as Newcastle take on Paris Saint-Germain.
Celtic host Lazio, while elsewhere across Group E, Atletico Madrid welcome Feyenoord. As well as Newcastle v PSG in Group F, Borussia Dortmund host AC Milan, while the other match in City's pool, Group G, sees Red Star Belgrade host Young Boys.
In Group H, Barcelona travel to Porto and Antwerp host Shakhtar Donetsk on what promises to be a fabulous evening of football.
- Manchester City to win & both teams to score
- Newcastle to win & both teams to score
- Lazio to beat Celtic
- Barcelona to win & both teams to score
RB Leipzig vs Manchester City
City have been struggling over the last week, losing 1-0 at Newcastle in the EFL Cup before going down 2-1 at Wolves.
However, City can recall Rodri for this match. The Spaniard is serving a Premier League suspension for his red card against Nottingham Forest but is available for this game and always provides an extra layer of midfield class.
Rodri scored the winner in last season's final against Inter Milan and also grabbed one in his team's opening 3-1 victory against Red Star Belgrade.
Leipzig are unbeaten in their last seven games in all competitions, including a 3-1 victory against Young Boys in their Group G curtain-raiser.
Die Bullen are unbeaten in two home games against City. They defeated them 2-1 in December 2021 before drawing 1-1 in the first leg of last season's last-16 encounter.
Leipzig subsequently went on to lose 7-0 at the Etihad and, with form temporary and class permanent, City will doubtless turn things around soon.
They can be vulnerable - City have kept just one clean sheet in their last seven games in all competitions - but have the quality to put their recent woes behind them and leave Germany with a victory on Wednesday.
MANCHESTER CITY TO WIN & BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
Pep eyeing up two from two
Newcastle vs Paris Saint-Germain
It promises to be a massive night at St James' Park as Champions League football returns to Tyneside for the first time in two decades, with Paris Saint-Germain the visitors in Group F.
After some early teething problems, the Magpies have been enjoying a decent run, winning four of their last five in all competitions and drawing 0-0 away to AC Milan.
PSG beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 on matchday one but are yet to settle under Luis Enrique and could only draw 0-0 at lowly Clermont Foot on Saturday.
That result marked their third clean sheet on the bounce. But PSG can be volatile at the back - they lost 3-2 at home to Nice - and Enrique still needs to decide whether he prefers a back four or a three-man defence.
In contrast, Eddie Howe's Magpies all know their jobs and they too are tight at the back, recording five straight shutouts. That run might end against PSG's star-studded attack, especially as Newcastle are also set to be without key defender Sven Botman.
However, PSG's inability to find any sort of consistency is a concern and with the crowd behind them on a significant night for both their club and the city, Newcastle can shine.
NEWCASTLE TO WIN & BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
Enrique still settling into life at PSG
Celtic vs Lazio
Celtic lost their Group E opener 2-0 to Feyenoord but it could have been so much worse in Rotterdam, with their hosts also failing with a penalty.
Both Gustaf Lagerbielke and Odin Thiago Holm will miss Wednesday's game against Lazio after being sent off at De Kuip and it could be another tough night for the Bhoys.
I Biancocelesti lost 2-0 at AC Milan on Saturday but were unbeaten in three before then, including a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid in which goalkeeper Ivan Provedel netted their dramatic late equaliser.
Their second Champions League outing might be more straightforward against a Celtic side who are again the dominant force in Scotland but still to convince in Europe.
They beat Lazio 2-1 home and away in the Europa League in 2019 but have often struggled when stepping up to the top level. The Glaswegians failed to win any of their games in last season's group stages, losing four and drawing twice.
Lazio's record isn’t much better but they have already beaten Napoli away from home in 2023-24 and should be confident heading to Parkhead.
Lewandowski gives Barca the endge
Porto vs Barcelona
Barcelona breezed past Antwerp 5-0 in their opening Group H game and should be confident of grabbing a second straight victory when they head to Porto.
The Dragons were also winners on matchday one, beating Shakhtar 3-1 and outdid Barca by reaching last season's knockout rounds.
Xavi will be desolate if his team fail to make it out of their pool for a second straight season. And after edging Sevilla 1-0 on Friday, they should be ready to go against a Porto side who lost 1-0 at Benfica on Friday.
That was the first time since losing to the same opponents in the Portuguese Super Cup in August that Porto have failed to score. And they could grab a goal on Wednesday against a defence that conceded twice against both Celta Vigo and Mallorca before their win over Sevilla.
Barca should be too good, though, and have a major weapon in Robert Lewandowski. He scored twice in as many games against Porto while playing for Bayern Munich and also netted seven in six outings against Benfica during his time with the Bavarians.
It should be a superb game at the Estadio Do Dragao but Lewandowski's record gives the visitors a genuine edge.
BARCELONA TO WIN & BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE
Other Games
Elsewhere on Wednesday, Atletico host Feyenoord in Group E, while two former winners meet in Group F as Borussia Dortmund host AC Milan.
Red Star and Young Boys will both look to grab a big victory in Group G, with the pair realistically playing off for third behind Leipzig and Manchester City, while Shakhtar head to Antwerp with both sides aiming to get points on the board in Group H.
