Medipol Basaksehir to face Leipzig in Champions League

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Medipol Basaksehir will host Leipzig from Germany in a UEFA Champions League match Wednesday.

The Group H battle will be played at Istanbul's Fatih Terim stadium at 1755GMT, officiated by Spanish referee Carlos del Cerro Grande.

Manchester United leads the group with nine points, while Paris Saint-Germain and Leipzig have six points apiece.

Medipol Basaksehir have three points and are at the bottom of the group.

The Istanbul side have claimed just one victory in the league, beating Manchester United 2-1 on Nov. 4.

The home side's Brazilian defender Junior Caicara will not play due to injury.

Leipzig defeated Basaksehir 2-0 in the first group stage match.

In the other group’s match, Manchester United will take on Paris Saint-Germain at Old Trafford.

- Week 5 fixtures in Champions League​​​​​​​

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- GROUP A

Lokomotiv Moscow - FC Red Bull Salzburg

Atletico Madrid - Bayern Munich

- GROUP B

Shakhtar Donetsk - Real Madrid

Borussia Monchengladbach - Inter Milan

- GROUP C

FC Porto - Manchester City

Olympique de Marseille - Olympiakos

- GROUP D

Atalanta - FC Midtjylland

Liverpool - Ajax

- GROUP E

FK Krasnodar - Rennes

Sevilla - Chelsea

- GROUP F

Borussia Dortmund - Lazio

Club Brugge - Zenit Saint Petersburg

- GROUP G

Ferencvarosi TC - Barcelona

Juventus - Dynamo Kyiv

- GROUP H

Istanbul Basaksehir - RB Leipzig

Manchester United - Paris Saint-Germain