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Real Madrid versus Inter and Atalanta v Liverpool are the headline acts of this European midweek, with Leipzig also facing PSG in a rematch of last season’s semi-final.

We look at Lionel Messi’s rapidly declining numbers and ask if he needs to adapt his game at Barcelona. He could take a page out of Zlatan’s book, who has led the Mighty Ducks of Milan to the top of Serie A.

Elsewhere, Sociedad and Sassuolo stay flying high. And AVB goes back to Porto with Marseille – will he refer to himself in the third person again?

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Headlines around Europe (02m 00s)

• PART 2: Real Madrid v Inter preview (05m 30s)

• PART 3 The latest from Monchengladbach, Bayern and Atletico (21m 00s)

• PART 4a: Atalanta v Liverpool preview (28m 00s)

• PART 4b: Group C preview – AVB goes back to Porto (33m 00s)

• PART 5a: Barcelona’s struggles continue (36m 30s)

• PART 5b: Juve get back to winning ways as Milan lead the way (47m 00s)

• PART 6a: Leipzig v PSG preview (54m 30s)

• PART 6b: Checking in on Dortmund (61m 00s)

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