Most big clubs have been able to mostly avoid each other so far, but this week provides a few banner games which should provide a clearer picture of exactly who will make it out of this treacherous phase.
The big one today should be Barcelona at Milan, at least from a historical perspective, but no doubt a lot of futbol fans will be tuning in to Arsenal v Dortmund instead to see how the Gunners hold up against the vaunted German midfield. Another one is Real v Juve, although one might wonder how the Old Lady will recover from its brutal loss to Fiorentina over the weekend. Being up 2-0 with 25mins to play, and finally losing 4-2 isn't something the Juve universe is used to. No doubt they would've preferred a trip to somewhere else than the Bernabeu to get over that performance. Although the Madrid powerhouse is dealing with its own semi-issues and potential Balean setbacks.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013
2:45 ET Schalke 04 v Chelsea Group E
2:45 ET Steaua Bucuresti v FC Basel Group E
2:45 ET Arsenal v Borussia Dortmund Group F
2:45 ET Marseille v Napoli Group F
2:45 ET Austria Vienna v Atletico Madrid Group G
2:45 ET FC Porto v Zenit St Petersburg Group G
2:45 ET AC Milan v Barcelona Group H
2:45 ET Celtic v Ajax Amsterdam Group H

Wednesday, October 23, 2013
2:45 ET Bayer Leverkusen v Shakhtar Donetsk Group A
2:45 ET Manchester United v Real Sociedad Group A
2:45 ET Galatasaray v FC Copenhagen Group B
2:45 ET Real Madrid v Juventus Group B
2:45 ET Anderlecht v Paris Saint-Germain Group C
2:45 ET Benfica v Olympiakos Group C
12:00 ET CSKA Moscow v Manchester City Group D
2:45 ET Bayern Munich v Viktoria Plzen

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For the record, my teams:
MLB: Mets / Soccer: PSG
NCAA BB: Arizona / NCAA FB: Michigan
NBA: Spurs / NFL: Jets