Overview
- Qarabag vs Chelsea starts the day before a crowded window featuring Inter vs Kairat Almaty, Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund, Club Brugge vs Barcelona, Benfica vs Bayer Leverkusen, and Marseille vs Atalanta.
- Inter, unbeaten in the group and yet to concede according to local reports, faces Kairat as it looks to keep its last‑16 path in its own hands.
- Ajax host Galatasaray at the Johan Cruyff Arena, with kickoff listed at 15:00 in Colombia and Peru.
- Ajax enter on poor Champions League form after a 1–5 loss to Chelsea and two straight defeats with 11 conceded and 1 scored.
- Galatasaray come off a 3–1 win over FK Bodo/Glimt, and Benoît Bastien has been assigned to referee the match in Amsterdam.