PARIS — The two Manchester clubs are in Champions League action against German opposition Wednesday, while Cristiano Ronaldo again looks to break a goalscoring record as Real Madrid visit Malmo. Here we run the rule over the eight games being played in Groups A, B, C and D Wednesday: Group A Paris Saint-Germain can take a big step toward qualification from Group A by beating Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine. Laurent Blanc's side is unbeaten this season, defeating Malmo 2-0 in their Group A opener and seeing off Nantes 4-1 at the weekend to open up a four-point gap at the top of Ligue 1. The French champion has a healthy squad at its disposal and Ivorian right-back Serge Aurier is available again in Europe after serving a suspension. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, meanwhile, is just two goals away from equaling Pauleta's club-record tally of 109 goals. In the other group game, Real Madrid will be widely expected to make it two wins out of two as it goes to Sweden to face Malmo, and Cristiano Ronaldo will hope to break another, very significant, goal-scoring record at the Swedbank Stadion. The Portuguese superstar has, uncharacteristically, gone three games without a goal in La Liga but he will hope to get back on target with Raul's club record tally of 323 goals in his sights. Ronaldo is currently just two shy of matching that tally. Group B After a disastrous night in the Netherlands in its Group B opener, when it lost 2-1 to PSV Eindhoven and lost Luke Shaw to a double leg fracture, Manchester United will hope things go better at home to Wolfsburg. United comes into the match at Old Trafford a point clear at the top of the Premier League after sinking Sunderland 3-0 at the weekend. Last season's Bundesliga runner-up Wolfsburg, meanwhile, heads to England after a couple of disappointing domestic results. The other group tie can see PSV Eindhoven put itself in a fantastic position to qualify from Group B with a win away to CSKA Moscow after the Dutch champion beat Manchester United 2-1 on matchday one. Group C The Champions League group stage comes to Kazakhstan for the first time Wednesday as Astana hosts Turkish giant Galatasaray. The game could be crucial to the chances of both sides after they lost their opening matches in Group C, Astana going down 2-0 at Benfica while Galatasaray succumbed by the same score at home to Atletico Madrid. Supremacy in Group C is at stake as Atletico Madrid entertains Benfica at the Vicente Calderon after both sides won 2-0 on matchday one. Group D The pressure is on Manchester City as Manuel Pellegrini's side goes to Germany to face Borussia Moenchengladbach. City has lost on six of eight past visits to face Bundesliga opposition and has had injury concerns surrounding Joe Hart, Vincent Kompany and David Silva. Gladbach lost 3-0 at Sevilla in its opening game and its coach Lucien Favre resigned after overseeing five defeats in its first five Bundesliga games. But the 1977 European Cup finalist has won two in a row since then under interim coach Andre Schubert, against Augsburg and VfB Stuttgart. Juventus and Sevilla are also seeking solace from domestic woes as they meet in Turin. — AP
