Gerard Pique of FC Barcelona during the UEFA Champions League group D match between FC Barcelona and Juventus FC on September 12, 2017 at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain.(Photo by VI Images via Getty Images)

UEFA Champions League fixtures on 22 November 2017

Juventus and Barcelona lock horns for a mouth-watering Turin tussle, while EPL pair Manchester United and Chelsea can seal knockout spots.

by Anton Smith

21-11-2017 14:30

in Soccer

Barcelona take on Italian title holders Juventus in Group D of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.

The game of the round sees last season’s beaten European finalists needing a win in Turin to move level on 10 points with Barca at the top ahead of the last round of matches.

Lionel Messi scored twice in the Camp Nou as the Catalan club stormed to a 3-0 victory when the sides met in September.

Sporting Lisbon host Olympiakos in the group’s other fixture.

The Greek side are propping up the table, but their sole point did come last time out at home to Barcelona.

English Premier League champions Chelsea will be eyeing a move back to the Group C summit as they make the arduous trek to Qarabag in Azerbaijan.

Antonio Conte’s Blues are a point behind leaders Roma after being thrashed by their hosts in the Stadio Olimpico in October.

ROME, ITALY – OCTOBER 31: Stefan El Shaarawy with his teammates of AS Roma celebrates after scoring the team’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League group C match between AS Roma and Chelsea FC at Stadio Olimpico on October 31, 2017 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images )

They will hope underachieving Atletico Madrid can steal some points off the Italians as the pair meet at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Manchester United are in the odd position of not having qualified, despite being six points clear at the top of Group A with a vastly superior goal difference.

They are in Switzerland looking to finish the job off against second-placed Basel.

Jose Mourinho’s team could be through before they kick off, however.

The early kick-off sees Benfica travel to CSKA Moscow, with the Red Devils safely progressing if the Portuguese can snatch at least a point from their hosts.

Paris Saint-Germain have no such worries as Scottish champions Celtic visit the Parc des Princes to put the hosts’ 100% record to the test in Group B.

German giants Bayern Munich need to win at pointless Anderlecht and hope for an upset in France to have any hope of stealing top spot.