Bayern, Real Madrid and Man City can book their place in the CL knockout stages
To the joy of football fans everywhere, Champions League action gets back underway this week and there's plenty to play for in matchday four.
Surprisingly, there are a number of teams - including the likes of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester City - who can secure qualification to the next round already by securing a win this week.
The European giants will be keen to wrap up their respective group stage journeys with two games to spare but will be well aware of the challenges that lie ahead.
Meanwhile, a number of English teams will be vying to ensure they have the best chance of progressing to the knockout rounds, with plenty up for grabs still.
And so, here, Mail Sport takes a look at the current state of play ahead of the Champions League group stage action.
With three wins from their opening three matches, German giants Bayern Munich can secure their place in the knockout stage with a win against Galatasaray on Wednesday.
However, with the Turkish side currently second in the group, they'll be keen to get the best result possible from their trip to the Allianz Arena.
With Harry Kane in red-hot form - after a notching a hat-trick in his first ever Der Klassiker - there's a good chance the Bavarian side pick up all three points.
Meanwhile, Erik ten Hag's Manchester United are in dire need of a victory after picking up just one win from their opening three group stage matches.
They'll travel to Copenhagen on Wednesday, the only team who they've beaten thus far in the competition, off the back of their dramatic 1-0 victory over Fulham.
With the Red Devils currently one point behind Galatasaray, they'll be hoping Bayern secure a win over the Turkish side and that they can triumph in Denmark.
In Group B, it's still all to play
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