UEFA 2020/21 Champions League season is set for official kick-off , Group E, F,G & H will be in action on Tuesday 20th October. Total 16 teams including Juventus, Barcelona, Chelsea, PSG and Manchester United will kick-start their 2020-21 season on season opener as part of Match Day 1 fixtures.
UEFA Champions League Match Day 1 Fixtures
- Dynamo Kyiv vs Juventus
- Kick-off 17:55 BST/22:25 IST/ 09:55 PT
- Zenit St. Petersburg vs Club Brugge
- Kick-off 17:55 BST/22:25 IST/ 09:55 PT
- Barcelona vs Ferencvaros
- Kick-off 20:00 BST/ 00:30 IST /12:00 PT
- Chelsea vs Sevilla
- Kick-off 20:00 BST/ 00:30 IST /12:00 PT
- Lazio vs Borussia Dortmund
- Kick-off 20:00 BST/ 00:30 IST /12:00 PT
- Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester United
- Kick-off 20:00 BST/ 00:30 IST /12:00 PT
- RB Leipzig vs Istanbul Buyuksehir
- Kick-off 20:00 BST/ 00:30 IST /12:00 PT
- Rennes vs Krasnodar
- Kick-off 20:00 BST/ 00:30 IST /12:00 PT
Group G : FC Dynamo Kyiv vs Juventus
Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus will visit Ukraine to take on FC Dynamo on Match Day 1. The Game is set for 17:55 BST kick-off. Cristiano Ronaldo will not be playing today, the Portuguese star is out with illness for Juventus. Below is possible starting line-up and players avalability.
Dynamo Kyiv: Bushchan; Kędziora, Zabarnyi, Popov, Mykolenko; Sydorchuk, Shaparenko; Tsygankov, Buyalskiy, De Pena; Supryaha
Out: Tymchyk (adductor)
Juventus: Szczęsny; Danilo, Bonucci, Chiellini; Cuadrado, Rabiot, Bentancur, Ramsey, Kulusevski; Morata, Dybala
Out: De Ligt (shoulder), Ronaldo (illness), McKennie (illness), Alex Sandro (thigh)
Doubtful: Ramsey (undisclosed)
Group F: Zenit St. Petersburg vs Club Brugge
Belgian side Club Brugge will travel to Saint Petersburg to take on Russian champions FC Zenit in Match Day1 fixture. The Game is set for 17:55 BST kick-off, Club Brugge will be without services of Mignolet, Krmencik,Mitrovic and Koussounou for today’s game.
Zenit: Kerzhakov; Karavaev, Lovren, Rakits’kyy, Zhirkov; Erokhin, Ozdoev, Barrios, Kuzyaev; Azmoun, Dzyuba
Out: Douglas Santos (suspended), Malcom (knee)
Club Brugge: Horvath; Sobol, Ricca, Mechele, Mata; Balanta, Vanaken, Vormer, Rits, Lang; Diatta
Out: Mignolet (illness), Koussounou (illness), Krmenčík (illness), Mitrović (foot), Deli (suspended)
Group G: FC Barcelona vs Ferencvaros
Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona set to host Hungarian Side Ferencvaros in their first group stage match. Match is scheduled for 20:00 BST kick-off. Alba is out with Hamstring injury for Barcelona , youngster Umtiti is doubtful for unspecified reasons.
Barcelona: Neto; Dest, Piqué, Lenglet, Junior; Pjanić, De Jong, Messi, Coutinho, Fati; Griezmann
Out: Alba (Hamstring) Ter Stegen (match fitness)
Doubtful: Umtiti (unspecified)
Ferencváros: Dibusz; Lovrencsics, Blažič, Kovačević, Ćivić; Sigér, Kharatin, Somália; Zubkov, Isael, Nguen
Out: none
Group E: Chelsea vs Sevilla
Frank Lampard and Chelsea will host 2019-20 Europa League Champions Sevilla in Match Day 1 fixture at Stamford Bridge. Game is set for 20:00 BST kick-off, Marcos Alonso is not available tonight due to suspension. Kounde is out with illness for Sevilla.
Chelsea: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Zouma, Chilwell; Jorginho, Kanté; Pulišić, Havertz, Mount; Werner
Out: Marcos Alonso (suspended), Gilmour (knee)
Doubtful: Ziyech (knee), Mendy (thigh)
Sevilla: Bounou; Navas, Gómez, Carlos, Acuña; Fernando, Rakitić, Jordan; Ocampos, Suso, De Jong
Out: Koundé (illness)
Doubtful: Escudero (hip), Idrissi (unspecified)
Group F: Lazio vs Borussia Dortmund
Italian side Lazio will host German giants Borussia Dortmund & Haaland in opening day fixture of Group F. Game is set for 20:00 BST kick-off, Emre Can is not available for Dortmund due to suspension. Lazio is back in Champions League group stage for the first time in 13 years.
Lazio: Strakosha; Patric, Acerbi, Luiz Felipe; Marušić, Milinković-Savić, Lucas Leiva, Luis Alberto, Fares; Correa, Immobile
Out: Lazzari (thigh), Radu (thigh), Pereira (fever)
Doubtful: Cataldi (illness), Luiz Felipe (ankle)
Dortmund: Bürki; Piszczek, Hummels, Delaney; Meunier, Bellingham, Witsel, Guerreiro; Reus; Sancho, Haaland
Out: Akanji (illness), Can (suspended), Schmelzer (knee), Schulz (thigh), Zagadou (knee)
Doubtful: Piszczek (eye)
Group H: Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester United
French Champions and 2019-20 Champions league finalist Paris Saint- Germain will host Manchester United in a Highly anticipated opening Day fixture. Manchester United will be without captain Maguire and youngster Mason Greenwood due to injuries. Cavani will not play against his former club due to lack of match fitness after arriving at Old Trafford from PSG on deadline day .
Game is set for 20:00 BST kick-off, PSG will be without Verratti, Icardi and some other key players for the opening night.
Paris: Navas; Florenzi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Bakker; Herrera, Danilo, Gueye; Di María, Mbappé, Neymar
Out: Bernat (knee), Icardi (knee), Kehrer (groin), Paredes (thigh), Verratti (thigh)
Doubtful: Draxler (hamstring)
Man. United: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelöf, Tuanzebe, Shaw; Matić, Pogba, Mata, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford; Martial
Out: Maguire (unspecified), Greenwood (unspecified), Cavani (match fitness), Bailly (unspecified), Lingard (unspecified)
Doubtful: Tuanzebe (foot)
Group H: RB Leipzig vs Istanbul Buyuksehir
German side RB Leipzig will host Turkey side Istanbul Buyuksehir in a opening day Group H fixture. Game is set for 20:00 BST kick-off.
Leipzig: Gulácsi; Orbán, Upamecano, Halstenberg; Mukiele, Kampl, Adams, Angeliño; Olmo, Forsberg; Poulsen
Out: Sabitzer (thigh), Laimer (knee), Klostermann (knee), Hartmann (knee), Haidara (illness)
Başakşehir: Mert Günok; Rafael, Škrtel, Epureanu, Bolingoli; İrfan Kahveci, Mahmut Tekdemir, Aleksić, Višća; Crivelli, Demba Ba
Out: Azubuike (unspecified), Chadli (unspecified), Kaldırım (unspecified)
Group E: Rennes vs Krasnodar
French side Rennes will host Russian side Krasnodar in a Group E opening day clash. Game is set for 20:00 BST kick-off.
Rennes: Gomis; Traoré, Da Silva, Aguerd, Dalbert Estevão; Nzonzi, Camavinga, Doku, Bourigeaud, Terrier; Guirassy
Out: Maouassa (ankle), Lea Siliki (adductor)
Krasnodar: Safonov; Petrov, Martynovich, Kaio, Cristian Ramírez; Utkin, Gazinski, Vilhena; Claesson, Berg, Suleymanov
Out: Ari (knee), Wanderson (thigh), Stotski (knee), Cabella (illness), Markov (illness)
