Tough tests for the Spanish

The second round of the Champions League's league phase will feature reunions and unprecedented duels. It will also be marked by significant absences and outstanding debts.

It could have been a final

Barcelona will host Paris Saint-Germain in the most exciting match.

PSG coach Luis Enrique will return to Barcelona, ​​where he eliminated the Catalans two seasons ago, while Hansi Flick's team will face the match without Joan García, Raphinha, Fermín, Ter Stegen, and Gavi, although they will have Lamine Yamal and Alejandro Balde back.

The Parisian team will be without Ousmane Dembélé, along with Desire Doue and Marquinhos, and Joao Neves is a doubt.

Barcelona were just minutes away from facing PSG in last season's Champions League final, the same one in which the French side won their first European title by beating Inter Milan (5-0).

Barcelona is unbeaten in eight matches at this stage of the tournament. The champions have won 11 of their last 13 matches.

Real Madrid will visit Kairat Almaty in Kazakhstan after losing the Madrid derby.

The Whites have not conceded a goal in their last four home matches, although they were thrashed 4-1 in Lisbon by Sporting during their Champions League debut.

The royal team has accumulated 13 wins in its last 16 group stage/league matches.

Vinícius could become the second-youngest player to reach 70 matches in the competition.

After winning the Madrid derby 5-2, Atlético Madrid will look for its first Champions League victory when it faces Eintracht Frankfurt at home.

The Colchoneros lost 3-2 in a difficult debut at Anfield Stadium against Liverpool, champions of the English Premier League.

For its part, the German team thrashed Galatasaray 5-1 at home.

In other matches, Villarreal will host Juventus, and Chelsea and Benfica, who were defeated in their debut, will face each other tomorrow at Stamford Bridge in London. — EFE