UCL Matchday 5: Game-by-game preview
Get the lowdown on each of the 16 matches as the 2023/24 Uefa Champions League group stage reaches its penultimate round.
The 2023/24 Uefa Champions League group stage is reaching the sharp end; get abreast of the batch of fixtures coming up on Matchday 5.
Tuesday 28 November
Lazio v Celtic (18:45)
After leapfrogging Feyenoord into second place in Group E on Matchday 4, Lazio will book their place in the knockout stages if they beat Celtic and the Eredivisie side fail to overcome leaders Atlético. Coach Maurizio Sarri has warned his players against complacency, however, saying: "Unfortunately, [the Feyenoord victory] was not a decisive win. Only on the last matchday will we have the outcome." Celtic's hopes of progression are hanging by a thread after a 6-0 defeat to Diego Simeone's men, but coach Brendan Rodgers will take heart from his team's initial response to falling a goal behind. "You have to take the game in isolation," he said. "The players gave everything."
Did you know?
Since 2016/17, only Robert Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Harry Kane have scored more goals for a single team in Europe's top five leagues than Lazio's Ciro Immobile.
Shakhtar Donetsk v Antwerp (18:45)
A third victory in 11 meetings with Barcelona breathed new life into Shakhtar's Group H campaign, but they can ill-afford any slip-ups against bottom-placed Antwerp. "We do things step by step and stay humble," said coach Marino Pušić, refusing to get carried away by the 1-0 win against the five-time winners. Antwerp remain without a point after losing at Porto on Matchday 4 but boss Mark van Bommel feels his side are starting to look more at home in the competition. "The two best chances of the match were ours," said the former
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