Champions League Matchday 8 possible line-ups and team news

We give Fantasy Football managers a helping hand by predicting the line-ups for this week's UEFA Champions League league phase games.

We've also got the details of which players are suspended and who the injury doubts are ahead of the matches.

• Matchday 7: Starting XIs

Wednesday 28 January

Ajax vs Olympiacos

Ajax: Jaroš; Gaaei, Bouwman, Baas, Wijndal; Regeer; Mokio, Klaassen; Gloukh, Godts; Dolberg 
Out: Berghuis (groin)
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: Baas, Gaaei, Weghorst

Olympiacos: Tzolakis; Costinha, Retsos, Pirola, Ortega; Mouzakitis, Hezze; Rodinei, Chiquinho, Gelson Martins, El Kaabi 
Out: None
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: Dani García, Taremi

Arsenal vs Kairat Almaty

Arsenal: Kepa; White, Mosquera, Hincapié, Lewis-Skelly; Nørgaard, Zubimendi, Eze; Madueke, Gyökeres, Martinelli
Out: Dowman (ankle), Merino (suspended), Rice (suspended)
Doubtful: Calafiori (muscular), Havertz (knee)
Misses next match if booked: Nørgaard

Kairat Almaty: Anarbekov; Tapalov, Martynovich, Sorokin, Mata; Glazer, Kassabulat; Mrynskiy, Gromyko, Jorginho; Edmilson
Out: Satpayev (stomach)
Doubtful: Tuyakbaev (nose)
Misses next match if booked: Arad, Jorginho, Tuyakbayev

Athletic Club vs Sporting CP

Athletic Club: Unai Simón; Gorosabel, Vivian, Paredes, Berchiche; Rego, Ruiz De Galarreta, Sancet; N.Williams, Guruzeta, Navarro
Out: Jauregizar (suspended), Laporte (hamstring), Sannadi (knee), I. Williams (calf)
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: None

Sporting CP: Rui Silva; Fresneda, Gonçalo Inácio, Matheus Reis, Araújo; Hjulmand, João Simões; Catamo, Francisco Trincão, Guilherme Pires; Suárez
Out: Salvador Blopa (muscular), Ioannidis (knee), Geovany Quenda (foot fracture), Eduardo Quaresma (fractured cheekbone), Nuno Santos (knee)
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: Araújo, Pedro Gonçalves, Suárez

Atlético de Madrid vs Bodø/Glimt

Atlético de Madrid: Oblak; Llorente, Pubill, Giménez, Ruggeri; Simeone, Barrios, Koke, Álex Baena; Alvarez, Sørloth
Out: Griezmann (muscular)
Doubtful: Lenglet (knee)
Misses next match if booked: Lenglet, Le Normand, Barrios, Simeone

Bodø/Glimt: Haikin; Sjøvold, Gundersen, Bjørtuft, Bjørkan; Brunstad Fet, Berg, Evjen; Blomberg, Høgh, Hauge
Out: None
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: Auklend, Berg

Barcelona vs Copenhagen

Barcelona: Joan García; Koundé, Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, Balde; Eric García, Olmo; Yamal, Fermín López, Raphinha; Rashford
Out: Christensen (knee), De Jong (suspended), Gavi (fitness), Pedri (hamstring),
Doubtful: Ferran Torres (hamstring)
Misses next match if booked: Casadó, Fermín López, Gerard Martín

Copenhagen: Kotarski; Meling, Gabriel Pereira, Suzuki, Lopez; Larsson, Madsen, Clem, Achouri; Elyounoussi, Moukoko
Out: Delaney (suspended), Mattsson (knee)
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: Hatzidiakos, Lopez

Benfica vs Real Madrid

Benfica: Trubin; Dedić, Otamendi, Tomás Araújo, Dahl; Barrenechea, Aursnes; Prestianni, Barreiro, Sudakov; Pavlidis
Out: Bah (knee), Lukébakio (ankle), Ríos (shoulder)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Lukébakio, Otamendi

Real Madrid: Courtois; Valverde, Raúl Asencio, Huijsen, Carreras; Arda Güler, Bellingham, Tchouaméni; Mastantuono, Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior
Out: Alexander‑Arnold (thigh), Éder Militão (hamstring), Mendy (muscular), Rüdiger (muscular)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Bellingham

Borussia Dortmund vs Inter

Borussia Dortmund: Kobel; Can, Anton, Schlotterbeck; Ryerson, Bellingham, Nmecha, Bensebaini; Beier, Adeyemi; Guirassy
Out: Sabitzer (calf), Svensson (suspended)
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: Adeyemi

Inter: Sommer; Akanji, Acerbi, Bastoni; Carlos Augusto, Barella, Zieliński, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Thuram, L. Martínez
Out: Çalhanoğlu (calf), Dumfries (ankle)
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: Bastoni, L. Martínez, Mkhitaryan

Club Brugge vs Marseille

Club Brugge: Mignolet; Sabbe, Ordoñez, Mechele, Seys; Stanković, Vanaken, Onyedika; Carlos Forbs, Vermant, Diakhon
Out: Audoor (torn muscle), Tzolis (back)
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: Onyedika

Marseille: Rulli; Balerdi, Aguerd, Medina; Weah, Højbjerg, Vermeeren, Paixão, Traoré; Greenwood; Gouiri
Out: Emerson (thigh), Pavard (suspended)
Doubtful: Kondogbia (physical)
Misses next match if booked: Aguerd, Balerdi

Frankfurt vs Tottenham

Frankfurt: Kauã Santos; Collins, Koch, Theate, Brown; Højlund, Larsson; Doan, Götze, Bahoya; Knauff
Out: Baum (knee), Burkardt (calf)
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: None

Tottenham: Vicario; Pedro Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Gray; Odobert, Simons, Spence; Solanke
Out: Bentancur (thigh), Bergvall (ankle), Davies (leg), Kudus (thigh), Richarlison (thigh)
Doubtful: João Palhinha (knock)
Misses next match if booked: Kolo Muani, Richarlison

Leverkusen vs Villarreal

Leverkusen: Blaswich; Quansah, Andrich, Badé; Lucas Vázquez, Fernández, García, Grimaldo; Poku, Tillman; Schick
Out: Ben Seghir (ankle), Flekken (knee), Tapsoba (muscular), Tella (foot)
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: Kofane

Villarreal: Tenas; Navarro, Rafa Marín, Renato Veiga, Pedraza; Pépé, Comesaña, Partey, Moleiro; Oluwaseyi, Ayoze Pérez
Out: Foyth (Achilles), Kambwala (hamstring), Mouriño (suspended)
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: Pedraza, Renato Veiga

Liverpool vs Qarabağ

Liverpool: Alisson Becker; Frimpong, Endo, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Ekitiké
Out: Bradley (knee), Isak (leg)
Doubtful: Chiesa (muscular), Gomez (knock), Konaté (compassionate leave)
Misses next match if booked: Bradley, Jones

Qarabağ: Kochalski; Silva, Mustafazade, Medina, Jafarguliyev; Pedro Bicalho, Janković; Leandro Andrade, Montiel, Zoubir; Duran
Out: Kady (knee)
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: Medina, Silva

Manchester City vs Galatasaray

Manchester City: Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Khusanov, Aké, O’Reilly; Nico González; Bernardo Silva, Reijnders, Foden, Doku; Haaland
Out: Bobb (hamstring), Rúben Dias (hamstring), Gvardiol (leg), Kovačić (ankle), Rodri (suspended), Savinho (muscular), Stones (muscular)
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: O'Reilly, Savinho

Galatasaray: Uğurcan Çakır; Eren Elmalı, Sánchez, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Sallai; Torreira, Lemina; Sané, Yunus Akgün, Barış Alper Yılmaz; Osimhen
Out: Metehan Baltacı (suspended), Enes Büyük (muscular), Arda Ünyay (thigh)
Doubtful: Singo (thigh)
Misses next match if booked: Jakobs, Lemina, Sánchez

Monaco vs Juventus

Monaco: Kohn; Caio Henrique, Kehrer, Teze, Vanderson; Zakaria, Camara; Golovin, Fati, Akliouche; Balogun
Out: Hradecky (knee), Minamino (knee), Pogba (calf), Salisu (knee)
Doubtful: Dier (thigh), Mawissa (fitness)
Misses next match if booked: Golovin, Salisu

Juventus: Di Gregorio; Cambiaso, Kelly, Bremer, Kalulu; Thuram, Locatelli; Francisco Conceição, McKennie; Kenan Yıldız; David
Out: Rugani (calf), Vlahović (muscular)
Doubtful: Rouhi (muscular)
Misses next match if booked: Cabal, Cambiaso, Kelly, Locatelli

Napoli vs Chelsea

Napoli: Meret; Beukema, Buongiorno, Juan Jesus; Di Lorenzo, Lobotka, McTominay, Spinazzola; Vergara, Højlund, Elmas
Out: Anguissa (thigh), Gilmour (groin), Milinkovic-Savic (muscular), Neres (ankle), Politano (muscular), Rrahmani (muscular)
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: Rrahmani

Chelsea: Sánchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella; Caicedo, James; Pedro Neto, Fernández, Estêvão; João Pedro
Out: Adarabioyo (hamstring), Essugo (unspecified)
Doubtful: Jørgensen (unspecified), Palmer (thigh)
Misses next match if booked: Fernández, Andrey Santos

Pafos vs Slavia Praha

Pafos: Gorter; Bruno, Luckassen, Pileas, Sema; Dragomir, Quina, Pêpê; Oršić, Jajá; Dimata
Out: Šunjić (suspended)
Doubtful: João Correia (muscular), David Luiz (knee), Goldar (muscular)
Misses next match if booked: Oršić

Slavia Praha: Staněk; Vlček, Zima, Chaloupek; Douděra, Dorley, Sadílek, Provod, Sanyang; Kušej, Chorý
Out: Holeš (muscular), Moses (unspecified)
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: Mbodji

Paris Saint-Germain vs Newcastle United

Paris Saint-Germain: Chevalier; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; João Neves, Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz; Doué, Dembélé, Barcola
Out: Safonov (hand)
Doubtful: Hakimi (fitness), Lee Kang-in (thigh), João Neves (fitness), Fabián Ruiz (knee)
Misses next match if booked: Nuno Mendes

Newcastle United: Pope; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman; Hall; Miley, Tonali, Ramsey; Barnes, Woltemade, Gordon
Out: Burn (rib), Schär (ankle)
Doubtful: Bruno Guimarães (ankle), Joelinton (groin), Krafth (knee), Lascelles (unspecified), Livramento (hamstring), Murphy (unspecified), Osula (ankle)
Misses next match if booked: Burn, Joelinton, Thiaw

PSV Eindhoven vs Bayern München

PSV Eindhoven: Kovar; Dest; Schouten, Obispo, Mauro Júnior; Veerman, Saibari, Wanner; Man, Perišić, Driouech
Out: Boadu (knee), Gasiorowski (suspended), Olij (groin), Pepi (arm), Pléa (knee)
Doubtful: Salah-Eddine (knock), Til (knee)
Misses next match if booked: Veerman

Bayern München: Neuer; Bischof, Upamecano, Tah, Ito; Kimmich, Pavlović; Olise, Gnabry, Luis Díaz; Kane
Out: Boey (illness), Kim (suspended), Laimer (calf), Stanišić (ankle)
Doubtful: Guerreiro (muscular)
Misses next match if booked: Olise

Union Saint-Gilloise vs Atalanta

Union Saint-Gilloise: Scherpen; Mac Allister, Burgess, Sykes; Khalaili, Van De Perre, Zorgane, Niang; Ait El Hadj, Florucz; Fuseini
Out: David (suspended), Rodriguez (back)
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: Burgess, Mac Allister, Niang, Van De Perre

Atalanta: Carnesecchi; Kossounou, Djimsiti, Kolašinac; Zappacosta, De Roon, Éderson, Zalewski; De Ketelaere, Lookman; Scamacca
Out: Bellanova (hamstring)
Doubtful: None
Misses next match if booked: De Roon, Musah