Arsenal face red-hot Bayern
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Arsenal desperately seek a win against the mighty Bayern Munich and Chelsea face a tough test in Ukraine.
Reigning European champions Barcelona are widely expected to see off BATE but should be wary of opponents who beat Roma 3-2 at home in their last Group E game.
BATE secured their 10th consecutive Belarusian title on Friday with a 2-0 win at FC Vitebsk giving them an unassailable 10-point lead from nearest rivals Dinamo Minsk with three games to go.
Barcelona, meanwhile, travel fresh from beating Rayo Vallecano 5-2 on Saturday as Neymar scored four goals and Luis Suarez once. Andres Iniesta (hamstring) and Rafinha (knee) are also on the sidelines for Barca.
When the draw was made these two sides were expected to fight it out for second place behind Barcelona, so their upcoming double confrontation, starting with this clash in Germany, is likely to prove decisive.
Leverkusen have happy recent memories of facing Italian opposition in the Champions League, having eliminated Roma's capital rivals Lazio in the play-offs in August.
They are in a stronger position, having beaten BATE 4-1 at the BayArena before losing 2-1 in Barcelona while Roma followed up a 1-1 draw with Barca by going down 3-2 in Belarus.
Roma could do with getting back Edin Dzeko and Francesco Totti, who have been on the sidelines in recent weeks, although without them they beat Empoli 3-1 in Serie A on Saturday, while Leverkusen are coming off a goalless draw in Hamburg in the Bundesliga.
Defeats against Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiakos in their first two Group F games have left Arsenal in urgent need of a win, but now they face a daunting double confrontation against Bayern, who are surely the best team in Europe on current form.
At least Arsenal warmed up by winning 3-0 at Watford on Saturday, their third straight victory in the Premier League. Bayern have won their first two Group F games, scoring eight goals without reply. Pep Guardiola's side also became the first club in the history of the Bundesliga to win their first nine matches of a season when they edged out Werder Bremen 1-0 on Saturday with Thomas Mueller getting the winner.
Having drawn at Dynamo Kiev and then beaten Chelsea at home, Porto will feel they have the chance to take control of Group G in their next two games against Maccabi Tel Aviv. The Portuguese side host the Israelis at the Estadio do Dragao as they look to continue their unbeaten record this season.
Jose Mourinho's erratic Chelsea team go to Ukraine knowing defeat would seriously complicate their chances of progressing from Group G. Chelsea eased some of the pressure on Mourinho by beating Aston Villa 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday, but go into Tuesday's game on the back of a 2-1 defeat at his former club Porto in their previous group match.
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