Due to scheduling conflicts, we will not be able to record an episode previewing Matchday 2, we're doing the next best thing: giving you our predictions for the matchups right now! We also tell you our suggestions for games to watch if you can. So here you go (home team listed first):

Bill's Picks
Tues. 9/30
Zenit St. Petersburg-Real Madrid: Draw
Aalborg-Manchester United: Man U
Villareal-Celtic: Villareal
Fiorentina-Steaua Bucharest: Fiorentina
Bayern Munich-Lyon: Draw
Arsenal-FC Porto: Arsenal
Fenerbache-Dynamo Kiev: Fenerbache
BATE Borisov-Juventus: Juventus

Wed. 10/1
CFR Cluj-Chelsea: Chelsea
Bordeaux-Roma: Draw
Anorthosis-Panathinaikos: Draw
Inter Milan-Werder Bremen: Inter
Shaktar Donetsk-Barcelona: Barcelona
Liverpool-PSV Eindhoven: Liverpool
Atletico Madrid-Marseille: Atletico
Sporting Lisbon-FC Basel: Sporting

Bill's Games to Watch: Zenit-Real Madrid, Bayern-Lyon, Atletico Madrid-Marseilles

Scott's Picks
Tues. 9/30
Zenit St. Petersburg-Real Madrid: Zenit
Aalborg-Manchester United: Man U
Villareal-Celtic: Villareal
Fiorentina-Steaua Bucharest: Fiorentina
Bayern Munich-Lyon: Lyon
Arsenal-FC Porto: Arsenal
Fenerbache-Dynamo Kiev: Fenerbache
BATE Borisov-Juventus: Juventus

Wed. 10/1
CFR Cluj-Chelsea: Chelsea
Bordeaux-Roma: Draw
Anorthosis-Panathinaikos: Panathinaikos
Inter Milan-Werder Bremen: Draw
Shaktar Donetsk-Barcelona: Barcelona
Liverpool-PSV Eindhoven: Draw
Atletico Madrid-Marseille: Atletico
Sporting Lisbon-FC Basel: Sporting

Scott's Games to Watch: Bayern-Lyon, Inter-Werder Bremen, Anorthosis-Panathinaikos (the Cyprus-Greece showdown!)

We'll try to recap MD2 with the MD3 preview!

 Fall is upon us, and it's time for Champions League! Scott and Bill review all eight groups and who we think will advance to the next round, plus Matchday 1 showdowns you should see.

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