Preview4 min read2 November 2026

Champions League: Atlético – Bayern, Villarreal – PSG and United – Roma on Tuesday's card

Matchday 4 of the Champions League league phase takes place on Tuesday 3 November 2026. Three 20:00 UTC fixtures stand out: Atlético de Madrid host Bayern Munich, Villarreal welcome PSG, the table leaders, and Manchester United, in the middle of a winless run, host Roma.

Atlético de Madrid – Bayern Munich: stakes and form

Bayern (14th, 5 points) and Atlético (16th, 4 points) are close together in a single 36-team table. Atlético are on five wins and a draw in their last six games, including a 2-0 win at Levante, and are 2nd in La Liga, two points behind FC Barcelona, according to Sports Mole. They come off a 1-1 draw at Stuttgart in the Champions League, after their 2-0 win against Manchester United. Bayern have not lost in the league phase (3-3 at Viking, 2-2 against Arsenal) and have just drawn 2-2 with Dortmund in the Bundesliga, after a 6-1 win against Magdeburg in the German Cup.

Atlético de Madrid – Bayern Munich: absentees and probable line-ups

For Atlético, Morten Hjulmand is suspended after his sending-off on matchday 3. Johnny Cardoso and Koke, back in training, are doubts according to Sports Mole; API-Football also lists Cristian Romero as doubtful. Bayern are hit harder, especially in attack: Luis Diaz, Jamal Musiala, Serge Gnabry and Ismael Saibari are unavailable and Michael Olise is doubtful (knee). In goal, Manuel Neuer and Jonas Urbig are doubts, and Sven Ulreich could start. Probable line-ups according to Sports Mole, subject to confirmation. Atlético: Oblak; Pubill, Le Normand, Hancko, Grimaldo; Simeone, Barrios, Llorente, Baena; Alvarez, Lee. Bayern: Ulreich; Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Karl, Brown, Davies; Kane.

Atlético de Madrid – Bayern Munich: head-to-head and predictions

The last meeting was on 1 December 2020, in the Champions League group stage: 1-1 in Madrid. Predictions are split: Sports Mole sees a 2-1 Atlético win, KhelNow a 3-2 Bayern win.

Villarreal – PSG: stakes and form

PSG (1st, 9 points, 14 goals scored) have won every game in the competition: 6-1 against Slovan Bratislava, 4-2 at Manchester City, 4-2 against Barcelona. They are on six straight wins in all competitions, including a 5-1 win at Le Havre. Villarreal (19th, 3 points) beat Napoli (3-1) but lost 3-2 at Dortmund and 4-3 at Liverpool. In La Liga, they lost 1-0 against Espanyol and drew 0-0 with Elche, after a 2-1 win at Valencia.

Villarreal – PSG: absentees and probable line-ups

PSG are without four key players: Ousmane Dembélé, Marquinhos and Nuno Mendes (muscle problems) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (knee, serious injury), expected back after the international break according to CulturePSG. A. Longoni is doubtful according to API-Football. Villarreal have several absentees or very doubtful players: Gerard Moreno, Juan Foyth, Ilias Akhomach and Nathan Saliba. Pape Gueye is back, available in the Champions League despite a La Liga suspension. Probable line-ups according to CulturePSG, subject to confirmation. PSG: Safonov; Hakimi, Zabarnyi, Pacho, Hernandez (or Zaïre-Emery); Neves, Vitinha, Ruiz; Akliouche (or Godts), Torres (or Mayulu), Doué. Villarreal: Gulacsi; Mouriño, Navarro, Veiga, Cardona; Buchanan, Comesaña, Gueye, Moleiro; Pépé, Mikautadze. German referee Felix Zwayer, 45, will take charge of the match.

Villarreal – PSG: head-to-head

No meeting between the two clubs is on record in our data (API-Football).

Manchester United – Roma: stakes and form

Manchester United (21st, 3 points) are on nine games without a win, including three straight defeats: a 4-1 defeat at Como in the Champions League, 3-0 against Bournemouth and 2-0 at Chelsea. Their last win was the 4-0 against Sabah on 10 September. Sports Mole speaks of a fragile position for manager Michael Carrick. Roma (15th, 4 points) are unbeaten in five games (four wins): 4-0 against Slovan Bratislava, 2-0 against Genoa, 3-3 at Napoli, 4-2 against Cagliari and 5-2 at Udinese. Donyell Malen has 8 goals in Serie A and 3 in the Champions League.

Manchester United – Roma: absentees and probable line-ups

At United, Patrick Dorgu, Luke Shaw and Benjamin Sesko are out according to Sports Mole, which also mentions doubts for Marcus Rashford and Amad Diallo; sources differ on Dorgu, reported elsewhere as back. Lisandro Martinez, whose sending-off at Chelsea does not bring a Champions League suspension, is expected in the XI. At Roma, Paulo Dybala, Manu Kone, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Mile Svilar and Muhammed Bah are absent. Probable line-ups according to Sports Mole, subject to confirmation. United: Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Mazraoui; Mainoo, Santos; Fernandes, Tielemans, Mount; Mbeumo. Roma: Gollini; N'Dicka, Mancini, Hermoso; Molina, De Roon, Pisilli, Wesley; Cristante, Soule; Malen.