UEFA Champions League: Basaksehir to host Man United

Turkish side to seek 1st Champions League point in Wednesday's home clash with Red Devils

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's Medipol Basaksehir will take on England's Manchester United on Wednesday in the third group game of the UEFA Champions League.

The UEFA Champions League Group H match will kick off at Fatih Terim Stadium at 08.55 p.m. local time (1755GMT).

Davide Massa of Italy will referee the game.

The home team's Belgian midfielder Nacer Chadli will be out of the game against the Red Devils due to his injury.

For Manchester United, Brazilian left-back Alex Telles will not be on the pitch for Wednesday's game as he tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

In the other game of the group, Germany's RB Leipzig will host France's Paris Saint-Germain at Red Bull Arena.

Basaksehir have lost their first two games, while Manchester United have not tasted a defeat in the group stage so far.

Pointless Basaksehir are currently at bottom of the group as Manchester United seat atop of the group with six points.

- Group H

	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Goal difference	Points
Man. United	2	2	0	0	7	1	6	6
PSG	2	1	0	1	3	2	1	3
RB Leipzig	2	1	0	1	2	5	-3	3
Basaksehir	2	0	0	2	0	4	-4	0

- Week 3 fixtures in Champions League

* Tuesday

- Group A

Lokomotiv Moscow - Atletico Madrid

Salzburg - Bayern Munich

- Group B

Shakhtar Donetsk - Borussia Monchengladbach

Real Madrid - Inter Milan

- Group C

Manchester City - Olympiakos

Porto - Olympique Marsilya

- Group D

Midtjylland - Ajax

Atalanta - Liverpool

* Wednesday

- Group E

Chelsea - Rennes

Sevilla - Krasnodar

- Group F

Zenit - Lazio

Club Brugge - Borussia Dortmund

- Group G

Ferencvaros - Juventus

Barcelona - Dinamo Kiev

- Group H

Medipol Basaksehir - Manchester United

Leipzig - Paris Saint-Germain

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