Champions League to see Real Madrid vs. AC Milan, Inter Milan vs. Arsenal battles this week

Matchday 4 to be held Tuesday, Wednesday

By Can Erozden

The top-tier UEFA Champions League's matchday four will begin on Tuesday as defending champions and record holders Real Madrid will host AC Milan in the Spanish capital, and Inter Milan will face English opponents Arsenal in a Wednesday game in Italy.

In the previous matchday, Real Madrid took a brilliant win at home on Oct. 22 as the Whites beat Germany's Borussia Dortmund 5-2, coming back from a two-goal deficit during the second half at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Spanish club's Brazilian superstar Vinicius Junior scored a hat-trick against Dortmund to be the key player in the win.

Real Madrid's opponents Milan previously beat Belgium's Club Brugge 3-1 in Italy. Dutch midfielder Tijjani Reijnders scored twice for Milan at the San Siro Stadium.

Before matchday four, Real Madrid are on six points to be in the 12th spot in the Champions League led by England's Aston Villa, which have nine points in three appearances.

Milan have three points to be in the 25th position.

The Real Madrid-Milan match will start at 2000GMT at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

- Inter to meet Arsenal on Wednesday

On Wednesday night, Inter will play a home match against London's Arsenal at Milan's San Siro Stadium.

In matchday three, Inter beat Swiss team Young Boys 1-0 in Bern, as the Italian giants' French forward Marcus Thuram scored an injury-time goal for the visitors.

Arsenal won against Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 in their previous fixture in London. Ukrainian goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk scored an own goal during the first half.

Both Inter and Arsenal have seven points in three matches.

Inter are seventh, and Arsenal are ninth in Champions League standings.

The Inter vs. Arsenal clash will kick off at 2000GMT.

- Matchday 4 in Champions League

Tuesday:

PSV vs. Girona

Slovan Bratislava vs. Dinamo Zagreb

Real Madrid vs. AC Milan

Liverpool vs. Bayer Leverkusen

Borussia Dortmund vs. Sturm Graz

Sporting vs. Manchester City

Lille vs. Juventus