Unbeaten PSG visit Villarreal as Atletico host Bayern on Champions League night

Holders Paris Saint-Germain put their perfect start on the line at Villarreal on Tuesday night, one of nine Champions League league-phase games that open matchday four. For viewers in India it is a late night: two games kick off at 11.15 pm and the other seven at 1.30 am on Wednesday.

Luis Enrique’s side arrive top of the table with three wins from three. Their last outing in the competition was a 4-2 win over Barcelona in Paris, settled by late goals from Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz, though Ousmane Dembele and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia both went off hurt that night. Villarreal lost a wild game 4-3 at Liverpool after leading 2-0.

The pick of the rest takes Bayern Munich to Madrid. Atletico Madrid host Bayern after the Spanish side were held 1-1 at Stuttgart, while Bayern came from behind and then were caught late in a 2-2 draw with Arsenal, Harry Kane scoring from the spot.

Barcelona, who slipped to fifth after the defeat in Paris, host an Aston Villa side with nine points from three games. Manchester United, without a win in seven games after a 4-1 loss at Como, welcome Roma, who beat Slovan Bratislava 4-0 last time out.

The early games, at 11.15 pm IST, are Shakhtar Donetsk against Sporting and Galatasaray against Stuttgart. At 1.30 am, Feyenoord meet Inter, Bodo/Glimt play Lille and LASK face Slovan Bratislava, alongside the four headline ties.

The other nine games of matchday four follow on Wednesday night, with Liverpool at Fenerbahce, Manchester City at RB Leipzig and Arsenal at Slavia Prague. The league phase runs until 27 January, when the top eight go straight into the last 16.