Matchday 4: key records in three Champions League fixtures

Sporting seek to extend record against Ukrainian opposition

Shakhtar Donetsk and Sporting CP are scheduled to meet at 18:45 CET. Their only previous meetings came in the 2008/09 Champions League group stage, when Sporting won both matches 1-0.

Sporting have won seven and drawn one of their eight UEFA matches against Ukrainian clubs, and have won all four of their Champions League proper matches against them. Shakhtar, meanwhile, have not had a goalless result in 22 UEFA matches against Portuguese opposition.

Sporting forward Luis Suárez has scored in three consecutive Champions League appearances. UEFA says another goal would give him a new Sporting club record for consecutive scoring appearances and draw level with Luis Díaz’s Colombian record of four.

Galatasaray and Stuttgart bring contrasting away records

Galatasaray host Stuttgart at 18:45 CET in the clubs’ first UEFA meeting. Galatasaray have gone nine home matches against German opposition without a win since beating Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1992/93 UEFA Cup; that run comprises five draws and four defeats.

Stuttgart have scored in each of their last 11 Champions League group-stage or league-phase away matches. Their only previous UEFA match against a Turkish club was a 1-0 defeat at Fenerbahçe in last season’s Europa League league phase.

Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen has scored eight times in the Champions League proper. UEFA notes that he needs two more goals to equal Burak Yılmaz’s total of ten for the club in the competition.

Kane and Neuer approach Champions League milestones

Atlético de Madrid host Bayern München in a fixture with a long European history. Bayern have won four of the sides’ eight UEFA meetings, while Atlético have won two. Atlético are unbeaten in their three home games against Bayern, with two wins and a draw.

Bayern forward Harry Kane has scored in ten successive Champions League appearances. Another goal would match the competition record of 11 consecutive scoring appearances, held by Cristiano Ronaldo, according to UEFA.

Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has made 163 Champions League appearances. One more would take him clear of Thomas Müller as the German player with the most appearances and put him third outright on the all-time list, UEFA reports.

Atlético are also unbeaten in their last 16 UEFA home matches against German opposition, winning 12 and drawing four. Their latest home defeat to a German team was against Borussia Dortmund in the 1996/97 Champions League group stage.