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Matchday 3 of the UEFA Champions League league phase opens Tuesday with Paris Saint-Germain hosting Barcelona in a battle of unbeaten sides. Ferran Torres will line up against his former club as the Spanish club brings the competition's most dangerous attack, led by Lamine Yamal. Yamal has registered eight goals and six assists in six LaLiga matches, plus one goal and four assists across two European outings.
PSG manager Luis Enrique, who once coached Barcelona, identified the key to slowing Yamal. "The best way to keep Lamine Yamal quiet...is to keep the ball," he said. Midfielder Vitinha will be central to that approach.
Wednesday's marquee fixture sends Arsenal to Bayern Munich. The Gunners remain perfect, while Bayern dropped points to Viking in Norway. Harry Kane enters with 102 goals in 100 Bundesliga appearances, a record for a player's first century of games, and three goals in two Champions League matches. Riccardo Calafiori, with three goal involvements this season, will match up against Michael Olise.
Also Wednesday: Liverpool host Villarreal, Real Madrid welcome Leipzig, Atletico travel to Stuttgart, Manchester United visit Como, and Inter, still without a point, face Shakhtar. All matches stream on Paramount+.
Source: CBS Sports - Mon Oct 19, 4:02 PM ET
Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).