UEFA 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.

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 ...

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Robert Lewandowski may raise Barcelona's ceiling but Busquets raises their floor. As Group C shapes up as a group of death featuring Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, ...

With five goals under his belt in all competitions, Nkunku will look to prey on Celtic and Shakhtar Donetsk's defenses to make it to the knockout stages. The heart and soul of the squad, Pepe's combativeness may go over the top at times, but it will also push Porto to punch above their weight in Champions League. With three goals and one assist in Bundesliga play this season, Kamada could be in the middle of a breakout season at an important time after the club lost significant depth this summer. After winning Europa League last season, Kamada and Frankfurt will have a tall task in Champions League but if Kamada can bring his European form from last season that saw him score five goals and assist one more, Frankfurt's chances of making it through the group stage would rise significantly. Flexibility is why Bayern Munich hasn't missed Robert Lewandowski so far this season and he'll even have the added bonus of getting to face off against the player that he replaced when Bayern meets Barcelona during the group stage. While Ajax were chasing him on deadline day, Vlachodimos is still with Benfica and will need to put in a similar performance if they're going to make it to the knockout stages again. If things get wild enough during the group stage, don't count Dinamo out as a dark horse side to make the knockouts. As Group C shapes up as a group of death featuring Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, and Viktoria Plzen, there will be fine margins between a team making it to the knockout stages or heading to Europa League. I say only as that return for would be great for most players, but when Salah scored 23 and assisted 13 more goals last season, he's in a different stratosphere. The departures of club legends Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne mean the team is now built around him. James can lock up a team's best winger -- which will be important facing players like AC Milan's Rafael Leao -- while also linking up with Raheem Sterling to pace the attack. Out of everyone on Chelsea's roster, James is the one player whose absence for any reason could see them crash out of the group stage.

We'll have plenty of coverage on UCL Fantasy over the next day in preparation for the big kick-off, as well as articles throughout the season. If you ...

Admittedly, his price is awkward and I’d much prefer it if he was a defender in the game but he is a good punt. They start against a Rangers side who are coming off the back of a 4-0 thumping and it’s at home to boot. With the sale of Antony to Manchester Utd, they’re both nailed on to start and are in terrific form. Julian Brandt (€7m) could be a dark horse option if he starts but Reus’ penalty-taking status gives him the edge. Following N’Golo Kante’s (€5.5m) hamstring injury, Chelsea’s penalty taker has all but cemented his starting spot and is likely to collect ball recoveries while he’s on the field. [SIGN UP TO PLAY UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FANTASY HERE](https://bit.ly/UEFACLMain) A player that’s classified as a midfielder but plays as a wing-back? Last season’s group stage brought seven goals and two assists against the likes of Manchester City and PSG, with fine form continuing thanks to six domestic goals so far. Jota has four goals and assists for Celtic in just six appearances. Vini notched two goals and three assists there, in case you were wondering. Don’t have all five of your midfielders starting on the same night, for example. This makes defensive midfielders just as good of an option as more attacking ones.

After a three-month hiatus, the UEFA Champions League officially returns to Action Tuesday. The first eight games of the group stage will kick off tomorrow ...

Plus, it opted to sell both its starting centre-halves this summer and was absolutely boat-raced over the weekend against Barcelona....at home (3-0 defeat, 9-1 in big scoring chances). For me, I actually rate City a positive regression candidate based on its Premier League fixtures — +14 goal differential, +21 big scoring chances differential. On the road, Juve owns a +0 goal differential on a -2 big chances differential. In last season’s Champions League, Salzburg was held goalless only once and generated 1.48 expected goals per 90 minutes in four group matches. Last season, it posted a +23 goal differential in La Liga on a +5 expected goal differential. Through five league matches, manager Max Allegri’s side has a +5 goal differential on a +1 big scoring chances differential.

Know the complete schedule for matchday 1 of UEFA Champions League 2022-23 which begins on September 6. Real Madrid is the defending European champions.

The live streaming of UCL 2022-23 will be available on SonyLIV. Group A The UEFA Champions League 2022-23 is all set to kick off with matchday 1 of the group stage on Tuesday.

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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SportsBrief.com News ☆ French champions Paris Saint-Germain will welcome Juventus to Parc des Princes in their UEFA Champions League opener for the 2022/23 ...

This match comes at the right time to kick start our European adventure and to continue our good form.” He said at the "We arrive in Paris with the awareness and the will to play a great match. We will play against great players, these matches must be approached with a sense of fun. [Messi](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/lionel-messi/), who have a combined 17 goals in six games, will be the men to watch as Christoph Galtier bids for a winning start to the Champions League. We want to start this European campaign well at home. PSG have enjoyed an inch-perfect start to the French Ligue 1 - winning five and drawing once in their opening six games - scoring a staggering 24 goals to underline their flying start to the campaign.

Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul to host final of tournament, whose group matches to start on Tuesday - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Group A: Ajax (Netherlands), Liverpool (England), Napoli (Italy), Rangers (Scotland) In the Champions League, teams will try to advance to the finals by winning the matches to be played with the two-match elimination method as of the Round of 16.

Check out our player suggestions from Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, and Eintracht Frankfurt who range from the essential to ...

Out-of-favour Leipzig man Andre Silva (€7.5m) is tipped to start on Tuesday - Europe could be the perfect place for the Portuguese man to re-establish himself. More mid-priced options include Dortmund’s Marco Reus (€7.5m) and Jude Bellingham (€7m) respectively, while Daichi Kamada (Frankfurt, €7m) and Jamal Musiala (Bayern, €7m) could make the difference if the latter is fit to start after coming off early vs Union Berlin last Saturday. Bayern Munich’s Benjamin Pavard (€5m) should continue his domestic form in Europe; however, you could hold off until Matchdays 3 and 4 where Bayern play Viktoria Plzen consecutively. The Hungarian has a favourable opening fixture home to Shakhtar Donetsk, while he could even prove valuable in the long run with Leipzig tipped by many to get out of the group stages in 2nd Place behind Real Madrid, but ahead of Celtic and Donetsk. Frankfurt’s Kevin Trapp (€5m) and Leverkusen’s Lukas Hradecky (€4.5m) are also worth consideration, however less clean sheets are likely for the pair. However, there are two unique differences: for every 3 Balls Recovered by a player (in the form of duels, interceptions, and challenges), 1 point is rewarded which places far greater importance on cheaper defensive minded players like Centre-backs and Defensive Midfielders.

In true UEFA fashion, the tournament logically starts with Groups E to H playing on Tuesday night, so that's where we'll start with these picks.

[SIGN UP TO PLAY UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FANTASY HERE](https://bit.ly/UEFACLMain) They have a home fixture up first and then play against leaky Frankfurt and Sporting defences. The King returns with a home fixture to Viktoria Plzen. The doubling in price from last year says it all regarding this young man’s ability in front of goal. Man City’s first fixture is away to a team who have lost their two best defenders this summer and have since been leaking goals. Real Madrid are top of La Liga and play their first game against bottom seeds Celtic.

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?

PSG vs Juventus, UEFA Champions League Football Live Score Streaming: Paris Saint-Germain meet Juventus for the first time in 25 years.

Lionel Messi set up both of Mbappé’s goals in a 3-0 win at Nantes on Saturday. PSG has had a solid start to the French league with five wins and a draw. Starting with Tuesday’s visit by Juventus which recently signed Ángel Di María and Leandro Paredes from the French club.

The most awaited football tournament, UEFA Champions League 2022-23 is back again and set to begin tonight i.e. September 6.

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The Champions League returns tomorrow evening and Chelsea kick off their campaign against Dinamo Zagreb.

Chelsea come into this game off the back of a slender victory over West Ham despite their poor performance. If that is anything to go by, fans will hope this could be their year once again. [Thomas Tuchel](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/thomas-tuchel/profil/trainer/7471) is likely to change his team around from the one that played at the weekend, but he will want some key players to remain starters to ensure the Blues can pass their opening group stage test with flying colours. [take on Slavia Prague in the Europa League](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11959/11697561/chelsea-4-3-slavia-prague-agg-5-3-pedro-scores-twice-in-seven-goal-thriller), a competition they went on to win. The Blues kick off their Group E exploits with a trip to Croatia's capital, where they hope to take three points off the country's best football team, Dinamo Zagreb, to send a message out to the rest of Europe that they are here to cause a stir as unlikely challengers for the most coveted European trophy in football. This will be Chelsea's 19th season where they are taking part in Europe's elite competition, as the club hope to win their third Champions League title.

This prestigious partnership, which will be one of the most significant sponsorship deals in the history of Turkish sports, is of particular importance as this ...

With this sponsorship, we will carry the Turkish Airlines brand to four corners of the world and bring the whole world together in Istanbul on June 10, 2023. The announcement of Turkish Airlines' UEFA Champions League sponsorship deal took place at the Haliç Congress Center with the participation of Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee Prof. On the sponsorship, Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee Prof. Turkish Airlines also provides high-level support for sports such as volleyball, tennis, golf, rugby and equestrian. We both share similar passions, and truly believe that the sky is the limit when it comes to our partnership." 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bringing millions of people from 129 countries of the world together on the skies every year, Turkish Airlines became the official sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, one of the most followed sports competitions in the world. With our country spreading its wings towards the 100th anniversary of our Republic, we are taking the Turkish Airlines brand to new heights. We believe in the unifying power of sports that brings different cultures together and we aim to continue to take part in the world's leading tournaments." Ahmet Bolat stated: "As the Flag Carrier Airline of our country, we are excited for our sponsorship of the UEFA Champions League, one of the biggest sports competitions in the world. Ahmet Bolat along with senior Turkish Airlines executives and UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin along with UEFA Marketing Director Guy-Laurent Epstein. This prestigious partnership, which will be one of the most significant sponsorship deals in the history of Turkish sports, is of particular importance as this season's UEFA Champions League final will take place at Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium on June 10, 2023. Fans also participate in the Champions League excitement on social media with 28 million engagements.