We head to Prague on Tuesday looking to take another giant step towards the last 16 of the Champions League when we face Slavia (5.45pm UK).

Nine points from nine have been taken so far without conceding a goal to leave us as one of five teams with a 100% record so far. With 16 points the benchmark to finish in the all-important top eight last term, a victory in the Czech capital would leave us needing just four points from our final four games to hit that target.

While we’re seeking a fourth successive continental victory, Slavia are targeting just their second-ever Champions League win, in what is their third season in the competition. You have to go back to September 2007 and their first-ever game against Steaua Bucharest for the previous occasion, but their recent record shows they are winless in their last 10 in major European competitions, stretching back to September 2024.

Solid Slavia hit top spot

Things weren't going to plan for Slavia in 2025/26, as while they headed into last weekend unbeaten in the league, they had drawn four of their previous five games to slip from first to third spot in a tightly contested championship race with Sparta Prague and Jablonec.

However, Saturday’s 2-0 home win over Banik Ostrava, courtesy of second-half goals from Tomas Vlcek and Chytil, coupled with defeats for both title rivals saw Slavia jump back into top spot on goal difference ahead of their neighbours. Like us, they are defensively solid and have kept five straight clean sheets across all competitions.

They have advanced to the quarter-finals of the Czech Cup but are winless in the Champions League so far. Matchday one saw them squander a 2-0 advantage to draw 2-2 with Bodo/Glimt at home, before Inter Milan ran out 3-0 victors at the San Siro - their only loss of the campaign thus far. They then returned to Italy a fortnight ago to play out a goalless draw with Atalanta to leave them 28th in the table.