Holders Bayern Munich and nine-time champions Real Madrid are among a quartet of teams seeking to record a fourth successive Champions League victory this week to secure a place in the last 16.
Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery (left) looks to move past Viktoria Plzen’s Radim Reznik.Paris St Germain and Atletico Madrid have also won all three games to date while Manchester City, who have won two and lost one match, can also secure their place in the knock-out round with another win over CSKA Moscow in Group D.
Barcelona, who have dropped two points, will qualify if they win at home to Milan in Group H and Manchester United will take a big step towards the last 16 if they win at Real Sociedad.
Bayern visit Czech club Viktoria Plzen, who they beat 5-0 at home two weeks ago, and Paris St Germain are at home to Anderlecht after winning 5-0 in Brussels.
Real Madrid go to old rivals Juventus who they beat 2-1 last time out and Atletico Madrid are at home to Austria Vienna after winning 3-0 there on October 22.
Manchester United will be looking for another win over the Spanish side after beating them 1-0 at Old Trafford while Barcelona will be seeking victory against an out-of-sorts Milan at home after drawing in Italy two weeks ago.
European champions Bayern should have no trouble in their Group D match in Plzen following their demolition of the Czech champions at home.
On Saturday Bayern struggled past Hoffenheim 2-1 to reclaim top spot in the Bundesliga and equal a 30-year-old league record with their 36th straight game without defeat.
Bayern were far from their dominant selves but still did enough to equal SV Hamburg’s record from 1982-83.
Paris St Germain also won in Ligue 1, thrashing lowly Lorient 4-0 with in-form striker Edinson Cavani scoring twice as PSG moved three points clear at the top.
Brazilian Lucas and Jeremy Menez were also on target and it seems inconceivable that PSG will allow the Belgians to pick up their first points of the campaign in their Group C match.
Real Madrid cruised into a 3-0 lead against bottom side Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Saturday but were unconvincing and survived a scare when they conceded two second-half penalties before securing a nervy 3-2 win.
Real play at Juventus in Group B tonight but Real’s glaring defensive failings are concerning coach Carlo Ancelotti.
“The second half (against Rayo) was a disaster,” Ancelotti said.
“We can’t let teams back into a game like that when you have the quality of Real Madrid.”
Unbeaten Spanish champions Barcelona warmed up for their match with Milan with a 1-0 home win over Espanyol in Friday’s Catalan derby.
Alexis Sanchez scored the only goal but the biggest surprise was that Lionel Messi failed to score for a fourth straight league match in which he played the full 90 minutes, the Argentina forward’s worst run in almost six years.
But that run could end if Milan play as poorly as they did on Saturday when they lost 2-0 at home to Fiorentina for their fifth defeat in 10 league matches and were booed off by their own fans.
Atletico Madrid also had the perfect warm-up for their game against Austria Vienna with a 2-0 La Liga win over Athletic Bilbao with goals from David Villa and Diego Costa.
Manchester City, second behind Bayern in Group D, could also seal their place in the last 16 if they beat CSKA at home.
That would put them on nine points from four matches and even though CSKA could equal that total, City would advance with the better record against the Russian side.
They had the perfect warm-up too, beating Norwich City 7-0 in the Premier League on Saturday.
Group A
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Man. United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| B. Leverkusen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| S. Donetsk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| R. Sociedad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Man. United vs B. Leverkusen - 4-2
R. Sociedad vs S. Donetsk - 0-2
S. Donetsk vs Man. United - 1-1
B. Leverkusen vs Sociedad - 2-1
B. Leverkusen vs S. Donetsk - 4-0
Man. United vs R. Sociedad - 1-0
S. Donetsk vs B. Leverkusen - today
R. Sociedad vs Man. United - today
27/11/13: B. Leverkusen vs Man. United
27/11/13: S. Donetsk vs R. Sociedad
10/12/13: Man. United vs S. Donetsk
10/12/13: R. Sociedad vs B. Leverkusen
Group B
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Real Madrid | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9 |
| Galatasaray | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Juventus | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Copenhagen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Galatasaray vs Real Madrid - 1-6
Copenhagen vs Juventus - 1-1
Juventus vs Galatasaray - 2-2
Real Madrid vs Copenhagen - 4-0
Real Madrid vs Juventus - 2-1
Galatasaray vs Copenhagen - 3-1
Juventus vs Real Madrid - today
Copenhagen vs Galatasaray - today
27/11/13: Real Madrid vs Galatasaray
27/11/13: Juventus vs Copenhagen
10/12/13: Copenhagen vs Real Madrid
10/12/13: Galatasaray vs Juventus
Group C
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Paris SG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
| Olympiakos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Benfica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Anderlecht | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Benfica vs Anderlecht - 2-0
Olympiakos vs Paris SG - 1-4
Paris SG vs Benfica - 3-0
Anderlecht vs Olympiakos - 0-3
Anderlecht vs Paris SG - 0-5
Benfica vs Olympiakos - 1-1
Paris SG vs Anderlecht - today
Olympiakos vs Benfica - today
27/11/13: Anderlecht vs Benfica
27/11/13: Paris SG vs Olympiakos
10/12/13: Benfica vs Paris SG
10/12/13: Olympiakos vs Anderlecht
Group D
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| B. Munich | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 |
| Man. City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| CSKA Moscow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Viktoria Plzen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
B. Munich vs CSKA Moscow - 3-0
V. Plzen vs Man. City - 0-3
Man. City vs Bayern Munich - 1-3
CSKA Moscow vs Viktoria Plzen - 3-2
CSKA Moscow vs Man. City - 1-2
B. Munich vs Viktoria Plzen - 5-0
Man. City vs CSKA Moscow - today
V. Plzen vs B. Munich - today
27/11/13: CSKA Moscow vs B. Munich
27/11/13: Man. City vs V. Plzen
10/12/13: B. Munich vs Man. City
10/12/13: V. Plzen vs CSKA Moscow
Group E
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Chelsea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Schalke | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Basel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| S. Bucharest | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Schalke vs Steaua Bucharest - 3-0
Chelsea vs Basel - 1-2
Basel vs Schalke - 0-1
S. Bucharest vs Chelsea - 0-4
Steaua Bucharest vs Basel - 1-1
Schalke vs Chelsea - 0-3
Basel vs S. Bucharest - tomorrow
Chelsea vs Schalke - tomorrow
26/11/13: Basel vs Chelsea
26/11/13: S. Bucharest vs Schalke
11/12/13: Schalke vs Basel
11/12/13: Chelsea vs S. Bucharest
Group F
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| B. Dortmund | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Napoli | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Marseille | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Marseille vs Arsenal - 1-2
Napoli vs B. Dortmund - 2-1
B. Dortmund vs Marseille - 3-0
Arsenal vs Napoli - 2-0
Arsenal vs Bor. Dortmund - 1-2
Marseille vs Napoli - 1-2
B. Dortmund vs Arsenal - tomorrow
Napoli vs Marseille - tomorrow
26/11/13: Arsenal vs Marseille
26/11/13: B. Dortmund vs Napoli
11/12/13: Marseille vs B. Dortmund
11/12/13: Napoli vs Arsenal
Group G
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Atl. Madrid | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| Zenit SP | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Porto | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| A. Vienna | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Austria Vienna vs Porto - 0-1
Atletico Madrid vs Zenit SP - 3-1
Zenit SP vs A. Vienna - 0-0
Porto vs A. Madrid - 1-2
Porto vs Zenit SP - 0-1
A. Vienna vs Atl. Madrid - 0-3
Zenit SP vs Porto - tomorrow
A. Madrid vs A. Vienna - tomorrow
26/11/13: Porto vs A. Vienna
26/11/13: Zenit SP vs A. Madrid
11/12/13: A. Vienna vs Zenit SP
11/12/13: A. Madrid vs Porto
Group H
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Milan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Celtic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Ajax | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Milan vs Celtic - 2-0
Barcelona vs Ajax - 4-0
Ajax vs Milan - 1-1
Celtic vs Barcelona - 0-1
Celtic vs Ajax - 2-1
Milan vs Barcelona - 1-1
Ajax vs Celtic - tomorrow
Barcelona vs Milan - tomorrow
26/11/13: Celtic vs Milan
26/11/13: Ajax vs Barcelona
11/12/13: Milan vs Ajax
11/12/13: Barcelona vs Celtic