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Champions League preview

Chelsea and Arsenal get their Champions League campaigns underway as the English pair tackle MSK Zilina and Braga respectively.

Sky Sports brings you live action of seven matches on Wednesday

Chelsea and Arsenal get their UEFA Champions League campaigns underway as the English pair tackle MSK Zilina and Braga respectively on Wednesday night. Blues manager Carlo Ancelotti has in advance named his starting XI for the trip to Slovakian champions MSK Zilina in Group F, a game that can be seen live on Sky Sports HD2 & 2, as Chelsea go in search of the elusive prize. Also in Chelsea's group, Ligue 1 holders Marseille, the first team to win the Champions League, welcome Russian club Spartak Moscow to the Stade Velodrome. Arsenal face a potentially tricky tie against Champions League debutants Braga, who finished as runners-up in Portugal last campaign. The Gunners have also been drawn alongside Shakhtar Donetsk and Partizan Belgrade in Group H, who met in last year's Europa League group stage.

Mourinho

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho, who won the Champions League with Inter Milan last season, sees his talented side lock horns with Ajax at the Bernabeu in Group G, live on Sky Sports HD4 & 4. Group G is considered something of a 'Group of Death' as it also includes seven-time European champions AC Milan, who meet Auxerre at San Siro. Bayern Munich, runners-up last campaign, kick off against Roma, who suffered a shock 5-1 loss against Cagliari at the weekend. Lastly, Romanian champions CFR Cluj go head-to-head with Basel, who qualified for the group stage after wins over Debrecen and FC Sheriff.