As we wrap up Matchday 5 of Champions League action, the battle for the top eight places in the League Phase table remains extremely tight.

Liverpool’s Premier League title defense has lurched deeper into crisis with a 3-0 loss at home to Nottingham Forest.

However, the combination of Liverpool’s poor form and Slot’s side missing Diaz’s characteristics has heightened his loss. The same can be said of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s qualities in passing and build-up play: but while the right-back is struggling to impose himself at Real Madrid, Diaz’s fine form at Bayern makes his absence cut deeper.

At the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Olympiacos' 1-0 first-half lead lasted for 14 minutes. That's when Kylian Mbappé arrived and netted the second-fastest hat trick in Champions League history after scoring three times in a seven minute span to put Real Madrid up 3-1.