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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 17/18 PREVIEW: MATCHDAY 3, DAY 2

 
    Football Club Barcelona host Greek champs Olympiacos at the Camp Noù. Thor sending his natives the hammer as they'll need every help available to conquer the alien. A win for the Catalans puts them one more away from the knockout rounds. Sporting entertain Juventus at the Old Lady. Paulo Dybala looking for his first in this year's competition. Jorge Jesus' players fell short to Barca in Portugal last time out. An upset just what the doctor ordered.
    Chelsea's European fortunes could be colourful with victory at home to AS Roma. Batman's 93rd-minute nick at Atlèti stirring up the fighting spirit alright. The Round of 16 drawing ever closer for the Premier League Winners. Edin Dzeko and Radja Naingollan having other ideas. The other group encounter involves Qarabag FK entertaining Spanish heavyweights Atlètico De Madrid. Popular dancer Antoine Griezzy aiming for his second this term. A drubbing certainly Club President Enrique Cerezo's demands.
     Reunion in 🇵🇹 tonight. José is back at Lisbon, a date with SL Benfica. Raul Jimenez geeing the ruckus crowd in the Estadio Da Luz. Romelu Lukaku with three so far, and Bolingoli smelling blood like his 🦈 neighbors. The Portuguese outfit staring an early oust. Two losses, and another one to a former employee the more disheartening. CSKA Moscow on the quest for a change of fortunes as they visit FC Basel. The Swiss champs thumped Benfica 5-0 last time out. CSKA got their own share of the spanking from United 0-4). A win in Switzerland puts them back in contention for the Round of 16.
  Big-spending Parisiens visit RSL Anderlecht at the Vanden Stock Stadium. Edinson Cavani could be the first man to score in seven straight UCL games. Belgian underdogs hoping it's an off-night for Emery's forwards. Fireworks 🔥? Jupp Heynckes' praying it's the Belgians who light up Belgium. They're in need of the points against Brendan Rodgers' Celtic. Last time the Scots reached the Round of 16 was in 2013. Emulating Chelsea's win in 2012 couldn't be more welcome. Frankie, we need your help.
    Day two: it surely won't be any different. Goals, goals. A god amongst men looking to dominate. Someone meets an old friend, who's up for the night?

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