Today’s Champions League slate features Kylian Mbappé and Real Madrid facing Erling Haaland and Manchester City.

Real Madrid sits fifth in the UCL, while ManCity is two points back in ninth. This will be the 15th all-time meeting between the two teams, all of which have come in the Champions League. Real Madrid has won the last three matchups, knocking City out in the Play-offs last year.

Only a shock win for Norway's Valerenga at Bayern could change the composition of the top 12. What matters is the top four, who go directly to the quarterfinals, while places five through 12 must survive an extra playoff round.

Real Madrid announced their squad for the match against Deportivo Alaves. Kylian Mbappe is once again a part of the squad list, but this time, many reports in Spain suggest that the French star will play this time. Mbappe trained with the rest of the team ahead of the Alaves match today, and he is expected to start in the attack for Real Madrid.

On a dramatic Wednesday night at the Santiago Bernabeu, where Manchester City came from behind to beat Real Madrid 2-1 in a pivotal Champions League clash, one subplot captured as much attention as

Champions League pundit Leon Osman looks at how Real Madrid were unable to cope with Manchester City's left-hand side of Jeremy Doku and Nico O'Reilly.