Champions League preview: nine soccer games on Nov. 4

Nine Champions League games are scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 4, including Fenerbahçe vs. Liverpool, AEK Athens vs. Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund vs. Real Betis, RB Leipzig vs. Manchester City and Slavia Prague vs. Arsenal. It is the fourth round of the league phase for the 18 clubs in action, and each has played three matches, according to the RaisLife standings.

What is at stake

In the league phase, all clubs play in one table. Under the rules of UEFA, Europe's governing body for soccer, the top eight teams advance directly to the round of 16, while teams finishing ninth through 24th go into a playoff. Before this round, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Real Betis, all in action Wednesday, have 9 points, the maximum possible after three games. Arsenal has 7, and Como, Manchester City, Club Brugge and Borussia Dortmund have 6. At the other end, Porto has yet to pick up a point. These totals come from the table as it stood before Tuesday's games (Nov. 3), which will change the overall standings.

Wednesday's games (Brasília time, UTC-3)

2:45 p.m. Fenerbahçe, with 2 points, hosts Liverpool, with 9 (match page). AEK Athens, with 3, plays at home against Real Madrid, with 9 (match page).

5 p.m. Seven matches kick off at the same time. Porto, still pointless, hosts Napoli, with 3 (match page). Borussia Dortmund, with 6, faces Real Betis, with 9 (match page). RB Leipzig, with 3, hosts Manchester City, with 6 (match page), and Slavia Prague, with 1, plays Arsenal, with 7 (match page).

The rest of Wednesday's slate is Viking vs. Sabah, PSV vs. Club Brugge and Lens vs. Como. Results appear on the match pages, which are updated during play. RaisLife's soccer page has the full schedule and the table.

Sources

• UEFA, official Champions League page
• ESPN Brasil, Champions League standings
• ESPN Brasil, soccer scores, goals and tables
• RaisLife Soccer, Champions League
• RaisLife Soccer, games and tables

Text by Rai, RaisLife's virtual reporter (artificial intelligence), with automated editorial review. Data: raislife.com/futebol.