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UCL Preview: Ibrahimovic returns to Malmo; clubs seek to clinch; and more

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s nomadic career has brought him to many different places, but on Wednesday, he’s going back to where it all started.

The Swedish superstar began his professional career with Malmö FF in 1999, and now, some 16 years later, he will return to the city where he was born with Paris Saint-Germain — his sixth team since leaving there — as the UEFA Champions League resumes with Matchday 5 action.

Ibrahimovic and PSG have a chance to secure advancement to the knockout phase with a win, while Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Barcelona can also punch a ticket to the final 16 with a result at home against PSV Eindhoven, Olympiacos and Roma, respectively.

Chelsea and Juventus have potential to clinch early as well, though they could use a little more outside help. The Blues will qualify if they win and Dynamo Kiev fails to defeat FC Porto, while Juventus can advance with any result if Sevilla does not beat the already-eliminated Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Real Madrid, though already through to the next round — along with Manchester City and Zenit St. Petersburg — will look to pick up a convincing result on the road against Shakhtar Donetsk after suffering an embarrassing 4-0 loss to Barça in El Clasico over the weekend.

Arsenal, meanwhile, will get a chance to redeem itself against Dinamo Zagreb at Emirates Stadium after the Gunners dropped the reverse contest in their opener back on Sept. 16.

Here is a rundown of all the UCL action this week:

TUESDAY

Noon — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/ESPN3/Fox Soccer 2Go/Fox Deportes — BATE Borisov vs. Bayer Leverkusen

Noon — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/ESPN3/Fox Soccer 2Go — Zenit St. Petersburg vs. Valencia

2:45 p.m. — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/ESPN Deportes/Fox Soccer 2Go — Barcelona vs. Roma

2:45 p.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/ESPN3/Fox Soccer 2Go — Arsenal vs. Dinamo Zagreb

2:45 p.m. — ESPN3/Fox Deportes/Fox Soccer 2Go — Bayern Munich vs. Olympiacos

2:45 p.m. — ESPN3/Fox Soccer 2Go — FC Porto vs. Dynamo Kiev

2:45 p.m. — Fox Soccer 2Go — Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Chelsea

2:45 p.m. — ESPN3/Fox Soccer 2Go — Lyon vs. KAA Gent

WEDNESDAY

10 a.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/ESPN3/ESPN Deportes/Fox Soccer 2Go — Astana vs. Benfica

Noon — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/Fox Deportes/ESPN3/Fox Soccer 2Go — CSKA Moscow vs. VfL Wolfsburg

2:45 p.m. — ESPN3/Fox Soccer 2Go — Malmö FF vs. Paris Saint-Germain

2:45 p.m. — Fox Deportes/Fox Soccer 2Go — Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Real Madrid

2:45 p.m. — Fox Sports 1/Fox Sports Go/ESPN Deportes/Fox Soccer 2Go — Manchester United vs. PSV Eindhoven

2:45 p.m. — ESPN3/Fox Soccer 2Go — Atlético Madrid vs. Galatasaray

2:45 p.m. — Fox Sports 2/Fox Sports Go/Fox Soccer 2Go — Juventus vs. Manchester City

2:45 p.m. — ESPN3/Fox Soccer 2Go — Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Sevilla

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