Real Madrid v Manchester City, Wednesday, midnight: Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is back on familiar turf this week, where he will surely to receive a 'warm' reception from his old clasico rivals. It provides City striker Raheem Sterling with an early audition opportunity, just a week after being pictured with a Real shirt in a Spanish magazine interview and revealing his admiration for the La Liga giants. The England attacker is expected to recover from a hamstring injury in time for the Bernabeu clash, which is more that can be said for Real attacker Eden Hazard. The €100 million (Dh 410m) signing from Chelsea broke his ankle during Real's 1-0 defeat at at Levante on Saturday and is out of contention. Reuters. PREDICTION: Real Madrid 1 Manchester City 2
Chelsea v Bayern Munich, Tuesday, midnight: While the goalscoring headlines in Germany are currently being stolen by a young upstart in Dortmund, Bayern Munich's prolific Pole Robert Lewandowski is enjoying yet another season to remember. His 25 goals put him at the summit of the Bundesliga scoring charts and his 10 in Europe put joint top in the Champions League - alongside a certain Erling Braut Haaland. The fifth highest scorer in Champions League history has yet to lift Europe's top trophy and Chelsea are next to stand in his way. Frank Lampard's side - fourth in the Premier League - will need to produce something special at Stamford Bridge to stand any chance in Bavaria. EPA. PREDICTION: Chelsea 1 Bayern Munich 3
Napoli v Barcelona, Tuesday, midnight: Lionel Messi goes into the game in top form after scoring four times - including a first-half hat-trick - against Eibar in La Liga on Saturday. But this is a potential banana skin for the Argentine magician and his Barca teammates as Napoli are undergoing something of a revival in Serie A. The Italians came back from a goal down to beat Brescia at the weekend and Gennaro Gattuso's side have now won six of their last seven matches in all competitions. Expect a cracking atmosphere at the San Paulo Stadium. AFP. PREDICTION: Napoli 2 Barcelona 1
Lyon v Juventus, Wednesday, midnight: He was brought to Italy specifically to inspire Juventus into winning their first Champions League title since 1996, so these are the nights where Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to step up to the plate. The competition's all-time top scorer with 128 goals has not enjoyed the most prolific campaign so far in Europe, finding the net just twice. But the Portuguese is on a hot streak in Serie A - scoring in 11 consecutive matches - and Lyon, currently seventh in Ligue 1, should be the perfect opponents for him to dig out his Euro shooting boots. AP. PREDICTION: Lyon 0 Juventus 3
Real Madrid v Manchester City, Wednesday, midnight: Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is back on familiar turf this week, where he will surely to receive a 'warm' reception from his old clasico rivals. It provides City striker Raheem Sterling with an early audition opportunity, just a week after being pictured with a Real shirt in a Spanish magazine interview and revealing his admiration for the La Liga giants. The England attacker is expected to recover from a hamstring injury in time for the Bernabeu clash, which is more that can be said for Real attacker Eden Hazard. The €100 million (Dh 410m) signing from Chelsea broke his ankle during Real's 1-0 defeat at at Levante on Saturday and is out of contention. Reuters. PREDICTION: Real Madrid 1 Manchester City 2
Chelsea v Bayern Munich, Tuesday, midnight: While the goalscoring headlines in Germany are currently being stolen by a young upstart in Dortmund, Bayern Munich's prolific Pole Robert Lewandowski is enjoying yet another season to remember. His 25 goals put him at the summit of the Bundesliga scoring charts and his 10 in Europe put joint top in the Champions League - alongside a certain Erling Braut Haaland. The fifth highest scorer in Champions League history has yet to lift Europe's top trophy and Chelsea are next to stand in his way. Frank Lampard's side - fourth in the Premier League - will need to produce something special at Stamford Bridge to stand any chance in Bavaria. EPA. PREDICTION: Chelsea 1 Bayern Munich 3
Napoli v Barcelona, Tuesday, midnight: Lionel Messi goes into the game in top form after scoring four times - including a first-half hat-trick - against Eibar in La Liga on Saturday. But this is a potential banana skin for the Argentine magician and his Barca teammates as Napoli are undergoing something of a revival in Serie A. The Italians came back from a goal down to beat Brescia at the weekend and Gennaro Gattuso's side have now won six of their last seven matches in all competitions. Expect a cracking atmosphere at the San Paulo Stadium. AFP. PREDICTION: Napoli 2 Barcelona 1
Lyon v Juventus, Wednesday, midnight: He was brought to Italy specifically to inspire Juventus into winning their first Champions League title since 1996, so these are the nights where Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to step up to the plate. The competition's all-time top scorer with 128 goals has not enjoyed the most prolific campaign so far in Europe, finding the net just twice. But the Portuguese is on a hot streak in Serie A - scoring in 11 consecutive matches - and Lyon, currently seventh in Ligue 1, should be the perfect opponents for him to dig out his Euro shooting boots. AP. PREDICTION: Lyon 0 Juventus 3
Real Madrid v Manchester City, Wednesday, midnight: Former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is back on familiar turf this week, where he will surely to receive a 'warm' reception from his old clasico rivals. It provides City striker Raheem Sterling with an early audition opportunity, just a week after being pictured with a Real shirt in a Spanish magazine interview and revealing his admiration for the La Liga giants. The England attacker is expected to recover from a hamstring injury in time for the Bernabeu clash, which is more that can be said for Real attacker Eden Hazard. The €100 million (Dh 410m) signing from Chelsea broke his ankle during Real's 1-0 defeat at at Levante on Saturday and is out of contention. Reuters. PREDICTION: Real Madrid 1 Manchester City 2
