The giants settle debts in the Champions League

Champions League - Ảnh 1. — Arsenal (left) and Bayern Munich will create the most worth-watching match - Photo: AFP

Barca reunite with Chelsea

The clash at Stamford Bridge at 3am on November 26 will be the first time Chelsea and Barca have met in the Champions League since the round of 16 in the 2017-2018 season, where the Catalans won 4-1 on aggregate after two matches.

The history of confrontation between Chelsea and Barca is extremely balanced when each side has won 4 victories and 6 draws after a total of 14 encounters in European cups. Despite having to go through a difficult match in the 4th round when only getting a 2-2 draw at Qarabag, Chelsea is in very good form in the Premier League.

Specifically, the reigning FIFA Club World Cup champions have won all three of their most recent Premier League matches without conceding a goal, thereby rising to second place in the rankings.

In particular, "The Blues" are maintaining an impressive unbeaten record at home at Stamford Bridge in the European Cup group stage/classification, lasting 16 matches (12 wins, 4 draws) since 2019.

Meanwhile, Barca also just had a convincing 4-0 victory over Bilbao in their first return to Camp Nou after 909 days. However, facing an impressive Chelsea, the Spanish team will certainly face many difficulties.

Chelsea will be without some key players such as Romeo Lavia, Cole Palmer, Dario Essugo and Levi Colwill due to injury. On the other side, Barca suffered a bigger loss when Pedri, Gavi and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen were all absent. The possibility of Marcus Rashford and Raphinha playing is still uncertain.

The in-depth data shows that this will be an open and goal-rich match. Notably, 4/5 of the most recent head-to-head matches between the two teams also had at least 3 goals.

Is Arsenal really invincible?

An equally classic match is the clash between Arsenal and Bayern Munich at 3am on November 27.

Arsenal are in good form in both the Champions League and the Premier League. However, they have failed to win in their last five meetings with Bayern (D1 L4). The Gunners have only won two of their last nine matches against German teams (D1 L6).

However, coach Mikel Arteta's team is showing "unrivaled" strength at home when they have won 8 consecutive matches in the classification round and extended their unbeaten streak at home in the group/classification stage to 15 (12 clean sheets).

Bayern have lost just two of their last 12 games against English teams (W8 D2). The highlight of this match is the return of Harry Kane - who has scored 15 goals in 21 games against Arsenal, including a goal against the Gunners in their most recent encounter.

The clash with the German "gray tiger" is the best opportunity for Arsenal - the Premier League leader - to test their strength.

In another notable match, Tottenham will face defending champions PSG. The only previous official meeting between the two teams was in the 2025 UEFA Super Cup, which PSG won on penalties (2-2 draw after 90 minutes).

Many other exciting matches:

- Atletico Madrid - Inter Milan: This is a rematch after the last time in the round of 16 of the 2023 - 2024 Champions League, where Atletico won thanks to a penalty shootout.

- Man City - Leverkusen: Although this is the first time the two teams have met, Man City are completely dominating German teams (19 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss in the last 24 matches). Erling Haaland has scored in 5 consecutive appearances in the Champions League, especially he has "scored" 10 goals in 9 matches against German teams.

- Liverpool - PSV Eindhoven: Liverpool are unbeaten in their last nine home games against Dutch opposition and have won 16 consecutive group/class games at Anfield. Mohamed Salah needs just two more goals to become the first African player to reach 50 Champions League goals.

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THANH DINH

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