The race for the knockout stages begins to heat up on Matchday 5 of the UEFA Champions League, with just three teams boasting perfect records as the second half of the league phase begins.

Two of those standout teams – Arsenal and Bayern Munich – headline the week's action with a meeting in North London, each of them eager to bolster their argument as Champions League title contenders with top spot up for grabs. Elsewhere in the English capital, Barcelona travel to Chelsea for a meeting of two title hopefuls, each of them in need of a big result after hitting stumbling blocks on Matchday 4. Both sides have just two wins in their opening four European matches and though they are still very much in the mix for a top eight berth that takes them straight to the quarterfinals, they wil

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