2019/20 UEFA Champions League Matchday-2: Real look to avoid 3 consecutive home European defeats, Bayern travel to Tottenham in big game

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2019-20 UEFA Champions League.
2019-20 UEFA Champions League.

Group C

The Champions League is Pep Guardiola's Manchester City's final frontier.
The Champions League is Pep Guardiola's Manchester City's final frontier.

Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb are the surprise leaders of Group C, leading English champions Manchester City on goal difference, after a thumping 4-0 home win over tournament debutants Atalanta of Italy on matchday-one.

On the second matchday, Dinamo travel to Manchester City while Atalanta play host to Shakhtar Donetsk.

Dinamo Zagreb vs Manchester City

Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb

Group - C leaders Dinamo Zagreb visit English champions Manchester City on the second matchday.

In 13 previous meetings with English clubs, Dinamo triumphed just twice while finishing second best on 8 occasions, while Manchester City would be playing against Croatian opposition for the very first time.

Dinamo's Croatian midfielder Mislav Oršić is one of two players (also Erling Braut Håland) to topping the Champions League scoring table for this season, with three goals after the first matchday.

Atalanta vs Shakhtar Donetsk

Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk

Ukrainian league leaders Shakhtar Donetsk travel to Italian debutants Atalanta on matchday-2, hoping to bounce back from from a humbling 0-3 home loss to English champions Manchester City on the first matchday.

Atalanta have never met Ukrainian opposition before while Shakhtar have won just six times against 22 previous meetings with Italian clubs.

Group - D

Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow are the surprise Group-D table toppers following their 2-1 win at Bayer 04 Leverkusen and a 2-2 draw between Atlético de Madrid and Juventus at the Wanda Metropolitano, after the first matchday of group games.

On matchday-2, Lokomotiv welcome Atlético to the Russian capital while Italian champions Juventus play host to Bayer Leverkusen.

Lokomotiv Moscow vs Atlético Madrid

Lokomotiv Moscow
Lokomotiv Moscow

Lokomotiv Moscow play host to Spanish side Atlético de Madrid on matchday-2, hoping to build on the momentum gained from their unexpected 2-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen.

The Russian club, who are second in their domestic league table, have just two wins from 15 previous meetings with Spanish opposition, which includes a draw and two losses against their matchday-2 visitors.

In contrast, Atlético have lost just twice in 11 previous meetings with Russian clubs, which includes two wins in three games against Lokomotiv.

Juventus vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Juventus
Juventus

Juventus squandered a two-goal lead at the Wanda Metropolitano on matchday-1 to split points with Atlético Madrid while Bayer Leverkusen fell to a 1-2 home defeat to Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow.

On matchday-2, Juventus welcome Bayer to Turin, with both sides looking for their first European wins of the season.

In 58 previous meetings with German clubs, Juventus have won 27 times and lost on 18 occasions. In their lone pair of meetings with Leverkusen, the Bianconeri lost 1-3 away and won 4-0 at home in the 2000-01 second group stage of the Champions League.

All-time Champions League top-scorer Cristiano Ronaldo (126 goals) has scored 26 goals against German clubs - which is his highest goal tally against clubs from any country. The Portuguese striker has netted against all 4 German clubs (Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04, and Wolfsburg) he has faced in the competition.

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Edited by S Chowdhury
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