Madrid: The top-tier UEFA Champions League’s matchday four is set to kick off this week, with defending champions Real Madrid taking on AC Milan on Tuesday at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, while Inter Milan is scheduled to face Arsenal on Wednesday at the San Siro Stadium.
According to Anadolu Agency, Real Madrid comes off a stellar performance in their previous matchday, where they secured a 5-2 victory against Borussia Dortmund. The match, held on October 22, saw the Spanish side overcoming a two-goal deficit, largely thanks to Brazilian superstar Vinicius Junior, who scored a hat-trick. Meanwhile, AC Milan enters this matchup after defeating Club Brugge 3-1, with Dutch midfielder Tijjani Reijnders scoring twice at the San Siro.
Heading into matchday four, Real Madrid holds six points and is positioned 12th in the Champions League standings, which are currently led by Aston Villa with nine points. AC Milan, on the other hand, has three points and is in 25th place. The Real Madrid vs. Milan match is sched
uled to begin at 2000GMT.
On Wednesday, Inter Milan will host Arsenal in another highly anticipated Champions League fixture. Inter previously secured a narrow 1-0 victory against Swiss club Young Boys, courtesy of French forward Marcus Thuram’s last-minute goal in Bern. Arsenal also claimed a 1-0 win in their last outing against Shakhtar Donetsk, with the only goal coming from an unfortunate own goal by Ukrainian goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk.
Both Inter and Arsenal have accumulated seven points from their first three matches, with Inter sitting in seventh and Arsenal in ninth place in the standings. The clash between Inter and Arsenal will commence at 2000GMT, promising an exciting contest between the two clubs.
The remainder of matchday four features other notable fixtures, including PSV vs. Girona, Slovan Bratislava vs. Dinamo Zagreb, and Liverpool vs. Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday, along with Bayern Munich vs. Benfica and Paris Saint-Germain vs. Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.