The Champions League's second half is set to kick off on Tuesday as clubs will be facing their last counterpart for matchday 4 on different turfs which could be home or away in the UEFA Champions League fixture.

AllNews takes a look at players who are set to miss the next crucial matches for their teams due to several reasons from injuries, suspensions, and the ongoing raging COVID-19.

Barcelona: Lionel Messi and Frenkie De Jong
Ronald Koeman has decided to rest the club skipper, Messi, and the dutch playmaker, Frenkie De Jong as they travel to Dynamo Kyiv in Ukraine with 9 points from 9 available and it is just a matter of one more win to seal qualification for the Catalonia club.
The undecided matter in the group is who will be leading the group at the end of the group stage but Barcelona currently tops the group with 9 points followed by Juventus with 6 points.

Lionel Messi and De Jong "needed rest" as emphasized by the former Dutch National manager as "they have played almost games" of the 2020-21 season........... Read on at https://allnews.ng/news/champions-league-fixtures-players-set-to-miss-ucl-matches