Happy Wednesday! Matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League is off to an entertaining start with Liverpool's big win over Real Madrid and Bayern Munich's statement-making victory over Paris Saint-Germain, providing plenty of fodder as the build-up to Wednesday's slate continues. I'm Pardeep Cattry with the latest.

Chelsea allege that ‘a number of players were subjected to racist abuse’ during an Under-19 UEFA Youth League game against Qarabag in Baku on Wednesday night. As the senior team took on the Azerbaijani side late on Wednesday night, the Under-19 side was also in action in Baku.

The Premier League returns this weekend following all the excitement and drama of the midweek European action, with several crunch matches taking place up and down the country. Our very own Ally

Arne Slot's comments drew a critical reaction and may be disrespectful to some players but the evidence suggests he was being accurate

Mbappé has 18 goals in 14 appearances with Madrid and France this season. He has scored five goals overall in Madrid’s two Champions League matches. Juventus drew both its matches in Europe and hasn’t won since Sept. 13. It lost 2-0 at Como at the weekend and coach Igor Tudor is very much under pressure.

Chelsea continue their Champions League campaign on Wednesday when they visit Qarabağ in their fourth league phase outing.

Man City’s Erling Haaland is hoping to add to his 26 goals in 16 appearances for club and country this season against Borussia Dortmund.

Liverpool has fielded a weakened team and gotten duly punished in a 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace in the League Cup, the latest setback to strike the beleaguered English champions.

During a flailing series of increasingly desperate postmatch interviews, Liverpool manager Arne Slot rolled out an unconvincing series of excuses to help justify his outrageously inexperienced starting XI against Crystal Palace on Wednesday evening, including a jarring shift of focus toward Manchester City and Chelsea’s lineups.