Tuesday’s action in the Champions League has been overshadowed somewhat by Robert Lewandowski’s return to face Bayern Munich.
Struggling Liverpool host Ajax Amsterdam, determined to show their worth following the exits of Erik ten Hag, Antony and Lisandro Martinez.
Also, Spurs travel to face Lisbon in Portugal and Atletico Madrid head to Germany to face Bayer Leverkusen in another intriguing LaLiga versus Bundesliga battle.
All of those games, though, appear to be secondary considerations because Robert Lewandowski is part of the Barcelona team facing Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.
The Polish striker ended his glittering time – eight league wins and a Champions League victory – in Germany with a move to Spain and now just eight weeks later, he returns.
The 34-year-old netted an astonishing 344 goals in 375 games for Bayern to put himself second in the list of the club’s all-time top scorers behind Gerd Muller.
He has continued his prolific form at new club Barcelona, scoring nine goals in his first six outings.
It promises to be a thrilling encounter with Bayern struggling for form with three league draws recently.
Barcelona have found their finest in a long time and could impress. But history favours the hosts.
Bayern enjoyed two 3-0 wins in last season’s group stage and the astonishing 8-2 mauling of the La Liga side in the quarter final two-years-ago.