The Champions League group stage is back, pitting the finest teams in Europe against each other – and some are in better form than others
have been knocked out in the round of 16 in the last two seasons and a repeat in this campaign would surely spell the end for new manager Luis Enrique.Dortmund, who squandered the German title on the final day of last season, won away impressively against Freiburg on Saturday.
The 4-2 victory maintained their unbeaten start to the season but Edin Terzic’s team have drawn two of their first four and sit seventh in the Bundesliga.The seven-time champions of Europe were thrashed by rivals Inter on Saturday. It was the first time they have dropped points this season and they are third in Serie A — three points off the top.
Serbian side Red Star Belgrade have won five and lost two of their opening seven league games, leaving them in third place in the table. On Saturday, they lost 2-1 to Cukaricki in what was a far-from-ideal warm-up for their trip to defending champions
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