Champions League: Liverpool vs Villarreal, City vs AEK Athens, PSG vs Barcelona

Matchups

Liverpool hosts Villarreal at Anfield, while Manchester City faces AEK Athens. Paris Saint-Germain plays Barcelona in a highly anticipated match-up. Napoli also competes against Bodo/Glimt.

The matches are part of Matchday 3 of the UEFA Champions League, with the league phase continuing its third round.

Team Lineups

For Liverpool, the starting lineup includes Alisson, Araujo, Jacquet, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Nyoni, Mac Allister, Ngumoha, Koumas, and Gakpo. Substitutes are Mamardashvili, Woodman, Gomez, Kerkez, Wirtz, Isak, Barcola, Laffey, Chambers, McConnell, and Danns.

Manchester City’s team features Donnarumma, Lewis, Dias, Khusanov, Gvardiol, Anderson, Fernandez, Allan, Cherki, Foden, and Floyd Samba. Substitutes are Bettinelli, Rulli, Guehi, Ndiaye, Haaland, Ait Nouri, Vitor Reis, Bouaddi, McAidoo, Braithwaite, and Doku.

Paris Saint-Germain plays with Safonov, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Hernandez, Neves, Vitinha, Fabian, Doue, Dembele, and Kvaratskhelia. Substitutes are Chevalier, Mouak, Lucas Beraldo, Torres, Akliouche, Digne, Godts, Mayulu, Fernandez, Zaire Emery, Ndjantou, and Zabarnyi.

Barcelona’s lineup includes Joan Garcia, Joao Cancelo, Cubarsi, Gerard, Espart, Bernal, Gonzalez, Yamal, Olmo, Gordon, and Raphinha. Substitutes are Szczesny, Livakovic, Balde, Farinas, Gavi, Lopez, Gabriel Jesus, Adeyemi, Rodri, de Jong, Abdelkarim, and Campos.

Key Players and Stories

Ronald Araujo, on loan from Barcelona, has become an important player for Liverpool, especially with injuries to other defenders.

Floyd Samba, the son of former Blackburn defender Christopher Samba, is making his first senior team appearance for Manchester City and is expected to have a significant impact.

Luis Enrique, the former Barcelona manager, now leads Paris Saint-Germain and faces his old club in a match-up that holds personal and professional significance.