Champions League

The Champions League is back for a competition unlike any other. The final year of the traditional group stage will see the six dramatic rounds squeezed ...

The former have the superior recent pedigree in Europe and any team that have beaten Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and PSV in recent months should welcome their opponents to Ibrox full of belief. He might only have moved to Portugal at the start of this season, but, if his statistics are in any way reflective of his talent, it could be a matter of months rather than years until the Premier League clubs that have been tracking him make the plunge. With RB Leipzig struggling under Domenico Tedesco and Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in an unknowable position while playing their home matches in Poland, there would appear to be a very real prospect that Ange Postecoglu's side can actually make the round of 16. When a string of former players are praising not just his talent but his character -- former Gers defender Craig Moore hailed "his desire to get on the ball and make things happen" -- you can feel confident he won't be overawed by the tests that will come against Ajax, Liverpool and Napoli. On the basis that I expect Haaland and his team mates to be involved in the competition until later than the holders it's the Norwegian that is worth backing. The Bundesliga champions have wobbled in recent weeks; such is the nature of this condensed schedule that one dip in form could be critical. Madrid have perhaps the only group that is as inviting as City's, and there is no question that Carlo Ancelotti's side are set up to funnel chances towards Benzema. Indeed, with the exception of central midfield, Inter might just have the quality across the squad to weather injuries in plenty of positions. They have struggled against top tier Serie A opposition so far this season but if this becomes just a slightly improved version of the team that so tested Liverpool in last season's knockout stages, they could achieve a great deal in Europe. But if they were to escape there is plenty in this squad that suggests it could spring a surprise or two. Yes they may seem to have their particular hang-ups around this competition, but they also have been one of the Champions League's most consistent clubs. The final year of the traditional group stage will see the six dramatic rounds squeezed into less than two months, making room for the Qatar World Cup in a season that will ask more of players than any before.

Details of the updated Champions League schedule for 2022-23, which has been changed to accommodate the Qatar World Cup.

In the previous campaign the final matchday was played on December 7/8. The final matchday will be played on November 1/2. The semi-finals have also been pushed back by almost two weeks later than the usual schedule. No significant changes have been made in the schedule at this stage of the competition. In the 2021-22 season, the first matchday was on September 15. In order to ensure there is no clash with the [Champions League](https://www.goal.com/en/uefa-champions-league/4oogyu6o156iphvdvphwpck10), European football's governing body UEFA has made changes to its usual schedule.

Chelsea travel to Croatia to face Dinamo Zagreb in the first match of the 2022/23 Champions League campaign.

We will accept the fight and the challenge and then we can also have the belief and trust we are able to win. "We are very aware what the challenge is to play in a first match away in a group stage. We are ourselves in a moment where we need to improve, we are not fully happy with the results, with our performances. We need to take the next step. They are used to be on the top. Upfront they have speed and dribbling, on the wings.

The Champions League is back and it can't come a moment too soon. Europe's premier club competition roars back into life tonight as the first of the group ...

Below lies a quiz that will require you to answer a question on each club taking part in the group stages. So, as you countdown the hours to kick-off, why not prove to all and sunder that you are a true Champions League fan. This season already promises to be a special one, with two Scottish sides in Rangers and Celtic both booking their spot in the group stage.

Chelsea are returning to UEFA Champions League with a 23-man team to face Croatian club, Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday night.

The Blues will be hoping to get a win in their first match of the competition. For tomorrow’s game, Chelsea have confirmed the squad which has travelled to Croatia to face Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League. The Blues crashed out of the competition in the quarter-finals last season despite winning their second leg match against Champions Real Madrid at Bernabeu.

The 2022 UCL saw Real Madrid's Karim Benzema push towards all-time records, although his European total is still some way behind Ronaldo and Messi.

By the time of what would be his final season in Europe, Raúl’s Champions League tally stood at 71 goals and his record was still intact. Cristiano became the first player to reach 100 Champions League goals in Real Madrid’s 4-2 win over Bayern in April 2017. But breathing right down Messi’s neck was Cristiano Ronaldo, who was just three goals behind when Raúl’s record fell and just one goal behind by the time of the semi-finals. Raúl’s last goal in the tournament came against Inter Milan in the return leg of the quarter final in April 2011 in his final season for Schalke 04. As Benzema looks to continue his incredible form into the new season, Polish striker Robert Lewandowski (also on 86) has swapped Bayern for Barça and will be aiming to go toe-to-toe with him in both LaLiga and in the Champions League. [quickly slipping away from the visitors](https://en.as.com/soccer/what-is-the-fastest-ever-champions-league-goal-n/) but then a chance fell to the Frenchman. And that meant that he was closing in on [Ronaldo’s UCL records](https://en.as.com/soccer/benzema-targets-cristiano-ronaldo-champions-league-record-n/) for a single campaign. [The second leg](https://en.as.com/soccer/real-madrid-manchester-city-live-online-scores-stats-and-updates-champions-league-n/) handed him a winning penalty and a Parisian final against Liverpool awaited him to go again. Away to Chelsea in London didn’t look like an easy place to go in the away leg of the quarter-finals, but the French striker had his side two goals ahead within 23 minutes. No sooner had the second half begun and he had his third, taking his total in this competition to 82, as he and Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski continue their battle for third place on the all-time list. After his heroics against Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of the round of 16 clash in the 2021/22 campaign, Karim Benzema was at it again at the double...or should I say, treble. It was eventually equalled and surpassed by another Los Blancos player, Raúl González, who made the record his own in September 2005.

Pep Guardiola believes that failing to win the Champions League with Manchester City will cause some to question his legacy but why have the Premier League ...

“But I enjoy working with my players and my players still win a lot of games. It is 10 years since Pep Guardiola he last had his hands on the Champions League trophy. "People say, 'But you didn't win the Champions League'.

1Aston Villa 1981-82 · 2PSV Eindhoven 1987-88 · 3Barcelona 1991-92 · 4Marseille 1992-93 · 5Ajax 1994-95 · 6Juventus 1995-96 · 7Borussia Dortmund 1996-97 · 8AC Milan ...

[Champions League kit for the 22-23 season, you can do that here.](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/champions-league-2022-23-kits-ranked/blt2edfeb45e6e5bc37) The history of the tournament is littered with some seriously sensational kits, so as each club begins their long march to potential victory, we compiled a list of the 10 best Champions League winning shirts. After all, it’s not the winning that counts, it’s looking really good while you do it.

The 2022/23 UEFA Champions League season is finally back! This new Champions League campaign will officially kick-start on Tuesday night with various.

The three teams also bolstered their squads in the summer transfer window and have come close to winning the Champions League in recent years. The Premier League champions are keen to win their first Champions League after coming close in recent years. The LaLiga champions are on top form so far this season and are yet to lose a match heading into the competition. With the new addition of midfielder, Aurelien Tchounameni and defender, Antonio Rudiger to the Real Madrid squad this summer, the Los Blancos can challenge for the Champions League trophy. The 32 teams participating in the Champions League this term have already been put in different groups, starting from Group A to Group H. DAILY POST looks at the five teams to watch out for as this season’s Champions League officially kicks off on Tuesday.

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3 - Salzburg remained unbeaten at home in last season's Champions League (P4 W3 D1 L0), winning all three of their home games in the group stage. 14 - Copenhagen have only lost one of their last 14 away games in all European competitions (including qualifiers – W8 D5). Chelsea have lost just one of their last 11 away games in the Champions League (W8 D2), a 1-0 defeat at Juventus last season. 12 - Last season, Christopher Nkunku (12 goals) overtook Timo Werner and Emil Forsberg (both 11) to become RB Leipzig's top goalscorer in major European competition (excluding qualifiers). City striker Erling Haaland has scored 23 goals in 19 Champions League appearances, the best goals/game ratio of any player in the competition's history with a minimum of 10 appearances (1.2). The only previous instance saw City win home and away in the 2015-16 Champions League group stage.

Group stage for di 2022/23 dey kick-off Tuesday and Wednesday dis week. Defending champions Real Madrid go travel to Scotland to face Celtics. Checkout match ...

Napoli vs Liverpool 8:00 PM Internazionale vs Bayern Munich 8:00 PM Sevilla vs Manchester City 8:00 pm

Pep Guardiola believes that failing to win the Champions League with Manchester City will cause some to question his legacy but why have the Premier League ...

“But I enjoy working with my players and my players still win a lot of games. It is 10 years since Pep Guardiola he last had his hands on the Champions League trophy. "People say, 'But you didn't win the Champions League'.

Who are the favourites to win the 2022-23 Champions League? From Man City to PSG in UCL & Barcelona to Lyon in UWCL. GOAL| 06-Sept- ...

PSG are still in the hunt for their first Champions League title and made it to the semi-finals last term, only for compatriots Lyon to knock them out with a 5-3 aggregate win. Barcelona have emerged as a superpower on the continent and secured their first Champions League title in 2021. Lyon will be eager to make it two Champions League wins in a row and further enhance their reputation as the team to beat in women’s football. Having made significant signings to strengthen in several positions, they are looking strong again and are out to prove they can thrive without Robert Lewandowski. After failing to make the final in 2021-22, Pep Guardiola’s side are under pressure to finally confirm their place as a true continental powerhouse. A new Champions League campaign is on the way, with teams from both the men's and women's games eager to claim European club football's most prestigious trophy.

Pep Guardiola believes that failing to win the Champions League with Manchester City will cause some to question his legacy but why have the Premier League ...

“But I enjoy working with my players and my players still win a lot of games. It is 10 years since Pep Guardiola he last had his hands on the Champions League trophy. "People say, 'But you didn't win the Champions League'.

1Aston Villa 1981-82 · 2PSV Eindhoven 1987-88 · 3Barcelona 1991-92 · 4Marseille 1992-93 · 5Ajax 1994-95 · 6Juventus 1995-96 · 7Borussia Dortmund 1996-97 · 8AC Milan ...

[Champions League kit for the 22-23 season, you can do that here.](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/champions-league-2022-23-kits-ranked/blt2edfeb45e6e5bc37) The history of the tournament is littered with some seriously sensational kits, so as each club begins their long march to potential victory, we compiled a list of the 10 best Champions League winning shirts. After all, it’s not the winning that counts, it’s looking really good while you do it.

Who's going to win the 30th edition of the Champions League? Our esteemed team place their bets…

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Thomas Tuchel, in what will be his 100th game in charge of Chelsea, is expecting to face a team full of individual quality and speed, looking to make it a ...

[Champions League](https://www.sbnation.com/champions-league) often gets accused of featuring up the same old teams and the same old matchups, but for Chelsea, this is a brand new day as we take on a team we’ve never played before. After the dramatic ending on Saturday, we could certainly use a steady, solid, straightforward win, especially away from home where we’ve struggled quite badly so far this season. So here’s 10 minutes of open training from last night. Thiago Silva was spared the wear and tear of travel; he’s the only absentee other than N’Golo Kanté’s hamstrings. Familiar names in the squad may include summer arrival Josip Drmić, a striker who failed to catch on at Norwich City after making a name for himself in the Bundesliga and the 2014 World Cup with Switzerland, and right back Kévin Théophile-Catherine, who had one good season in the Premier League with Cardiff City nearly ten years ago. Mislav Oršić leads the team in scoring, having scored at least 20 in all competitions for three seasons running.

Édouard Mendy and his teammates will be welcoming their new striker, Gabon international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who arrived from Barcelona on the last day ...

There are still 45 to 50 days before the World Cup starts so I have to calculate that we will get him back in January. "I think he will come back just before the World Cup. In the last years, we haven't had a goal-scorer who scores 20, 25 goals per season which you obviously need to win the title", said Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic.

Manchester City head coach, Pep Guardiola has named defending champions Real Madrid as favorites for this season's UEFA Champions League. Guardiola said.

But for me, Real Madrid have to be favorites every year,” Guardiola said (via Daily Mail). They say we are favorites [to win the Champions League]. Manchester City head coach, Pep Guardiola has named defending champions Real Madrid as favorites for this season’s UEFA Champions League.

Chelsea will be looking to extend our long run of unbeaten away results against new Champions League opponents when we make our first-ever trip to Croatia ...

The match at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium saw Christian Pulisic’s well taken opener cancelled out by Karim Benzema in a 1-1 draw but the Blues would advance to the final after a 2-0 win in the return game at Stamford Bridge. The 2019/20 campaign featured hard-fought away wins against new opponents in France and the Netherlands. The Azeri side had drawn twice with Atletico Madrid during the group stage but two goals by Willian and a penalty each by Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas sealed an impressive victory at the Olympic Stadium in Baku where we would net another four goals against Arsenal in the Europa Cup final 18 months later.

Big teams, big names, brilliant shirts. The Champions League is back and that means an orgy of goals and apparel. The history of the tournament is littered with ...

[Champions League kit for the 22-23 season, you can do that here.](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/champions-league-2022-23-kits-ranked/blt2edfeb45e6e5bc37) The history of the tournament is littered with some seriously sensational kits, so as each club begins their long march to potential victory, we compiled a list of the 10 best Champions League winning shirts. After all, it’s not the winning that counts, it’s looking really good while you do it.

The most prestigious trophy in the men's and women's games is up for grabs once again, but which teams will be expected to fight for a final berth? A new ...

PSG are still in the hunt for their first Champions League title and made it to the semi-finals last term, only for compatriots Lyon to knock them out with a 5-3 aggregate win. Barcelona have emerged as a superpower on the continent and secured their first Champions League title in 2021. Lyon will be eager to make it two Champions League wins in a row and further enhance their reputation as the team to beat in women’s football. Having made significant signings to strengthen in several positions, they are looking strong again and are out to prove they can thrive without Robert Lewandowski. After failing to make the final in 2021-22, Pep Guardiola’s side are under pressure to finally confirm their place as a true continental powerhouse. A new Champions League campaign is on the way, with teams from both the men's and women's games eager to claim European club football's most prestigious trophy.

Who's likely to start and who is unavailable or doubtful? UEFA.com predicts the Matchday 1 line-ups.

Doubtful: none Doubtful: Gigot (thigh), Payet (calf) Doubtful: Rode (thigh), Pellegrini (thigh) Doubtful: Moura (calf), Gil (unspecified) Out: Konaté (knee), Oxlade-Chamberlain (hamstring), Keïta (muscle), Henderson (hamstring), Ramsay (back) Out: Olmo (knee), Klostermann (ankle), Poulsen (thigh) Out: Vallejo (muscle), Odriozola (muscle) Doubtful: Furuhashi (shoulder), Starfelt (knee) Doubtful: Bardghji (undisclosed), Boilesen (undisclosed) Out: Diambou (ankle), Koïta (ankle), Omoregie (thigh), Piątkowski (thigh), Tijani (shin) Doubtful: Adeyemi (foot), Guerreiro (illness) Out: Bynoe-Gittens (shoulder), Dahoud (shoulder), Malen (hamstring), Morey (knee)

Who are the favourites to win the 2022-23 Champions League? From Man City to PSG in UCL & Barcelona to Lyon in UWCL. GOAL| 06 Sept 2022 11 ...

PSG are still in the hunt for their first Champions League title and made it to the semi-finals last term, only for compatriots Lyon to knock them out with a 5-3 aggregate win. Barcelona have emerged as a superpower on the continent and secured their first Champions League title in 2021. Lyon will be eager to make it two Champions League wins in a row and further enhance their reputation as the team to beat in women’s football. Having made significant signings to strengthen in several positions, they are looking strong again and are out to prove they can thrive without Robert Lewandowski. After failing to make the final in 2021-22, Pep Guardiola’s side are under pressure to finally confirm their place as a true continental powerhouse. A new Champions League campaign is on the way, with teams from both the men's and women's games eager to claim European club football's most prestigious trophy.

The Blues were subject to a controversial VAR call at the weekend but a different version of the technology will be available to help with close offside ...

This system will at least speed up the process as if someone is offside, that information will be readily available almost immediately. The ball will also send 500 signals per second to track its own progress around the pitch. This doesn't mean that the VAR assistant won't be involved in the calls because decisions are still needed to be made regarding interferences in play and which player the ball has come off last. This should, in theory, mean that decisions will be made by the semi-automated robot system first, then being relayed to the human VAR assistant to pass on a message to the on-field official. Promoted Stories [Chelsea](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/) themselves were involved in one such incident in their 2-1 win over West Ham, and whilst the new Champions League VAR won't be able to change more subjective decisions like [Jared Bowen's alleged foul on Edouard Mendy](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/fixtures-results/rice-chelsea-controversial-var-decision-24924246), it will be able to quickly decipher offside calls that have previously taken time away from matches and stunted the atmosphere for celebrating fans.

All-time UCL top goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo will be absent from the competition in 2022-23, with his Manchester United side failing to qualify, so can Lionel ...

Who are the leading teams and players by the numbers? Premier League clubs Manchester City and Liverpool are among the favourites for the UCL title, while reigning champions Real Madrid are looking to retain the crown. All-time UCL top goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo will be absent from the competition in 2022-23, with his Manchester United side failing to qualify, so can Lionel Messi capitalise and catch up with the Portuguese’s record goal tally?

Here are the confirmed lineups for Chelsea's trip to Dinamo Zagreb for today's opening Champions League game.

This time around the west London club are in a group with AC Milan, RB Salzburg and tonight's opposition Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb. Now that the European games have started, the schedule does not get any easier for the players. The team currently sit sixth in the Premier League table, however, Tuesday night's game sees them kick start their Champions League campaign. Dinamo Zagreb Team Chelsea Team Dinamo Zagreb vs Chelsea

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The most prestigious trophy in the men's and women's games is up for grabs once again, but which teams will be expected to fight for a final berth? A new ...

PSG are still in the hunt for their first Champions League title and made it to the semi-finals last term, only for compatriots Lyon to knock them out with a 5-3 aggregate win. Barcelona have emerged as a superpower on the continent and secured their first Champions League title in 2021. Lyon will be eager to make it two Champions League wins in a row and further enhance their reputation as the team to beat in women’s football. Having made significant signings to strengthen in several positions, they are looking strong again and are out to prove they can thrive without Robert Lewandowski. After failing to make the final in 2021-22, Pep Guardiola’s side are under pressure to finally confirm their place as a true continental powerhouse. A new Champions League campaign is on the way, with teams from both the men's and women's games eager to claim European club football's most prestigious trophy.

Qatar Sports Investments is embarking on its 11th assault on the Champions League at the helm of Paris Saint-Germain. The serial Ligue 1 champions reached ...

"I always want to win, but it's very difficult as the big teams in Europe have strengthened," he said as he previewed this new European campaign. "We have the ambition to win it, but we are not favourites." "Every year there are eight to nine teams that can win the Champions League, but there are also surprises. "We feel that something has changed at the club and this is only the beginning, we want to win every game," the PSG chief said. [Champions League](https://www.marca.com/en/football/champions-league.html) at the helm of [Paris Saint-Germain](https://www.marca.com/en/football/psg.html). "It is an obsession and anything less than winning it is synonymous with failure," former PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino said of the club that sacked him in the summer.

Chelsea's first UEFA Champions League group stage match kicked off at an earlier time of 5:45PM UK time, as did Borussia Dortmund vs FC Copenhagen.

Instead of all games in one evening being played simultaneously, the UEFA Champions League group stages will see two matches a day start at the earlier time, with the rest beginning at 8PM UK time. The Although a move to earlier kick-offs may well increase global viewing figures on television, it's unlikely to prove popular with match-going supporters, who may struggle to make the start of the game after work or school. So, why have Chelsea been handed an earlier kick-off time for the clash in Croatia this evening? Chelsea have endured a difficult start to the season, picking up three wins from their opening six games. [Blues ](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/)are currently in action, with their [ game against Zagreb kicking off at an earlier time](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/confirmed-chelsea-team-dinamo-zagreb-24944567) of 5:45PM UK time, whilst Premier League rivals Manchester City are in action at the usual time of 8PM UK time.

Paris Saint-Germain manager, Christophe Galtier has said that he does not believe his team are the favorites to win the Champions League this season.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of PSG’s Champions League tie with Juventus on Tuesday night, Galtier was quoted as saying the following (via PSGTalk): “That would be reductive compared to our competitors. Galtier also said that eight or nine teams could win the Champions League this season. Paris Saint-Germain manager, Christophe Galtier has said that he does not believe his team are the favorites to win the Champions League this season.

Chelsea get the group stage going in Croatia on Tuesday, Celtic host the holders, while there are tricky away trips in the offing for Liverpool, Man City, ...

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By using the latest edition of the Stats Perform club Power Rankings, we're able to determine which of the UEFA Champions League 2022-23 groups are the ...

The Spanish Giants are ranked fourth in the world overall in our rankings, and the next-highest team in their group, RB Leipzig, are down in 25th in the model. The Power Rankings machine has the Austrian champions as the 15th highest-ranked side in the world, just one spot above Spurs and ahead of the likes of Juventus, Napoli, Sevilla and even Milan themselves. Similarly, PSG are by far and away the strongest team in their group, and they’ll expect to qualify at a canter. Their power ranking score of 85.7 is the lowest in Group D, and actually the eighth lowest in the overall UCL draw. Celtic, winners of the European Cup in 1967, will be under immense pressure to get out of this draw, with them ranked as the lowest team in Group F. On the flip side, Tottenham’s Group D has the lowest average power ranking across the four teams of 89.3. Rangers are in the group stage for the first time in 12 years after overcoming PSV Eindhoven, and will be a huge test, particular at Ibrox. It’s a group that contains a fellow top ten team in Ajax (8th overall) and Napoli have started extremely well in Serie A this season. Spurs are actually the highest ranked side in this group (14th overall in the world) while Eintracht Frankfurt, who are the top seeded team, are actually ranked as the weakest. You’ve got to really feel for Viktoria Plzeň here, who are the models’ 62nd ranked team in the world being drawn in with the big boys. But the ‘Group of Death’™ looks like Group C. To add insult to injury, Viktoria Plzeň aren’t even the ‘weakest’ team in the draw overall.

Super 6 is back this midweek for the return of the Champions League, with six matches across Europe's premier competition to predict, with a chance to.

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Manchester City face Sevilla, Liverpool meet Napoli, PSG play Juventus.

These clubs are all minnows in the Champions League pond, and most will be making up the numbers. From 2024 the group stage will be expanded to feature 36 clubs, up from 32, with all teams together in one pool and playing eight matches, instead of eight groups of four teams. It could be that the real impact of that is only felt when the knockout rounds start in February, when many players at Europe’s biggest clubs will have had to come through the draining experience of a mid-season World Cup. “We will have to be ready not just for the quality of the opposition but also for the different demands and rhythms,” said Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, whose team begin at Napoli on Wednesday as they look to put their defeat against Real in the final last May behind them. Usually the group stage finishes in December, but the World Cup has forced UEFA to fit all six Champions League matchdays into a period of nine weeks starting earlier than usual. They will set out with the aim of winning a 15th European Cup in Istanbul next June, with the group stage unlikely to overly trouble Carlo Ancelotti’s side.

Details of the updated Champions League schedule for 2022-23, which has been changed to accommodate the Qatar World Cup.

In the previous campaign the final matchday was played on December 7/8. The final matchday will be played on November 1/2. The semi-finals have also been pushed back by almost two weeks later than the usual schedule. No significant changes have been made in the schedule at this stage of the competition. In the 2021-22 season, the first matchday was on September 15. In order to ensure there is no clash with the [Champions League](https://www.goal.com/en/uefa-champions-league/4oogyu6o156iphvdvphwpck10), European football's governing body UEFA has made changes to its usual schedule.

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