The race for the knockout stages begins to heat up on Matchday 5 of the UEFA Champions League, with just three teams boasting perfect records as the second half of the league phase begins. Two of those standout teams – Arsenal and Bayern Munich – headline the week's action with a meeting in North London,

Chelsea are still without Cole Palmer for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Barcelona, and Enzo Maresca is expected to play it safe with the weekend's derby against Arsenal in mind. The next two games are crucial for Chelsea and their opponents.

MANCHESTER UNITED loanee Marcus Rashford has been ruled out of Barcelona’s historic LaLiga match against Athletic Bilbao. Barca finally return to their revamped Nou Camp stadium today where

Enzo Maresca has urged Chelsea wonderkid Estevao Willian to ignore comparisons with Barcelona star Lamine Yamal, insisting the Brazilian should focus solely on improving himself. Ahead of a huge Champions League clash between two of Europe's brightest teenagers,

Club football has returned in Spain, and FC Barcelona will be playing against Athletic Bilbao at home. After two years, FC Barcelona will play back home at the Spotify Camp Nou. The stadium is expected to hold over 40k fans since it is yet to be completely renovated.

Real Madrid faces off against Barcelona in a La Liga showdown on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 8:15 a.m. PDT at Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid.

On the plus side for Barcelona, Frenkie de Jong should return to the lineup well rested, after missing the Athletic Club match because of a domestic suspension in La Liga. Barcelona are hoping to have Marcus Rashford healthy for Tuesday’s Champions League match against Chelsea, after recovering from a bout of flu.

Barcelona will host Athletic Club at the newly reopened Spotify Camp Nou today. It will be Barcelona’s first official home game at Camp Nou

On September 25, Raphinha was forced off in La Liga against Real Oviedo due to what seemed to be a minor hamstring injury. The problem lingered until the following month, when Raphinha was supposed to return for El Clasico at the Bernabeu on October 26.

Cole Palmer suffered a freak injury after an accident at home to extend his Chelsea absence beyond crunch clashes against Barcelona and Arsenal next week. The Chelsea forward was due to return after a two-month absence due to a groin injury, having resumed first-team training.