UEFA, the governing body of football in Europe, has announced the group stage fixtures for the much awaited, high octane and all-new UEFA Champions League 2018-19 season.
The group stage draw of Europe’s most coveted men’s club competition for 2018-19 season have been made in Monaco, with highlights including Juventus vs Manchester United – meaning a return to Old Trafford for Cristiano Ronaldo as Premier League giants face their former superstar.
Portuguese star Ronaldo has dominated the competition in the recent history. The 33-year-old has won four titles for Real Madrid and one earlier during his times at Manchester United. After his move to Juventus this summer, Ronaldo will be aiming to end a 22-year dry spell for the Italian Serie A champions with his fourth individual consecutive European title and sixth overall.
The UEFA Champions League 2018-19 season will kick-off on September 18, 2018 and the finals are slated for June 1 next year at Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid.
Last season’s runner-up Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur have perhaps, ended up in some of the toughest groups. Liverpool has ties against Paris Saint Germain (PSG), Napoli, and red Star Belgrade whereas the Spurs will be up against Inter Milan, PSV Eindhoven and LaLiga giants Barcelona.
Below are the complete details of the groups, fixtures, dates and timings of the Champions League 2018-19 season:
GROUPS
Group A: Atlético Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Monaco, Club Brugge
Group B: Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, PSV Eindhoven, Internazionale Milano
Group C: Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli, Liverpool, Crvena zvezda
Group D: Lokomotiv Moskva, Porto, Schalke, Galatasaray
Group E: Bayern München, Benfica, Ajax, AEK Athens
Group F: Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon, Hoffenheim
Group G: Real Madrid, Roma, CSKA Moskva, Viktoria Plzeň
Group H: Juventus, Manchester United, Valencia, Young Boys
FIXTURES
(All matches at 21:00CET unless stated)
Matchday 1
Tuesday 18 September
Group A: Club Brugge v Dortmund, Monaco v Atlético
Group B: Barcelona v PSV Eindhoven (18:55CET), Inter v Tottenham (18:55CET)
Group C: Liverpool v Paris, Crvena zvezda v Napoli
Group D: Galatasaray v Lokomotiv Moskva, Schalke v Porto
Wednesday 19 September
Group E: Ajax v AEK Athens (18:55CET), Benfica v Bayern München
Group F: Shakhtar v Hoffenheim (18:55CET), Manchester City v Lyon
Group G: Real Madrid v Roma, Viktoria Plzeň v CSKA Moskva
Group H: Young Boys v Manchester United, Valencia v Juventus
Matchday 2
Tuesday 2 October
Group E: Bayern München v Ajax, AEK Athens v Benfica
Group F: Hoffenheim v Manchester City (18:55CET), Lyon v Shakhtar
Group G: CSKA Moskva v Real Madrid, Roma v Viktoria Plzeň
Group H: Juventus v Young Boys (18:55CET), Manchester United v Valencia
Wednesday 3 October
Group A: Atlético v Club Brugge, Dortmund v Monaco
Group B: Tottenham v Barcelona, PSV Eindhoven v Inter
Group C: Paris v Crvena zvezda (18:55CET), Napoli v Liverpool
Group D: Lokomotiv Moskva v Schalke (18:55CET), Porto v Galatasaray
Matchday 3
Tuesday 23 October
Group E: AEK Athens v Bayern München (18:55CET), Ajax v Benfica
Group F: Hoffenheim v Lyon, Shakhtar v Manchester City
Group G: Roma v CSKA Moskva, Real Madrid v Viktoria Plzeň
Group H: Young Boys v Valencia (18:55CET), Manchester United v Juventus
Wednesday 24 October
Group A: Club Brugge v Monaco (18:55CET), Dortmund v Atlético
Group B: PSV Eindhoven v Tottenham (18:55CET), Barcelona v Inter
Group C: Paris v Napoli, Liverpool v Crvena zvezda
Group D: Lokomotiv Moskva v Porto, Galatasaray v Schalke
Matchday 4
Tuesday 6 November
Group A: Monaco v Club Brugge (18:55CET), Atlético v Dortmund
Group B: Tottenham v PSV Eindhoven, Inter v Barcelona
Group C: Crvena zvezda v Liverpool (18:55CET), Napoli v Paris
Group D: Porto v Lokomotiv Moskva, Schalke v Galatasaray
Wednesday 7 November
Group E: Bayern München v AEK Athens, Benfica v Ajax
Group F: Lyon v Hoffenheim, Manchester City v Shakhtar
Group G: CSKA Moskva v Roma (18:55CET), Viktoria Plzeň v Real Madrid
Group H: Valencia v Young Boys (18:55CET), Juventus v Manchester United
Matchday 5
Tuesday 27 November
Group E: AEK Athens v Ajax (18:55CET), Bayern München v Benfica
Group F: Hoffenheim v Shakhtar, Lyon v Manchester City
Group G: CSKA Moskva v Viktoria Plzeň (18:55CET) , Roma v Real Madrid
Group H: Manchester United v Young Boys, Juventus v Valencia
Wednesday 28 November
Group A: Atlético v Monaco (18:55CET), Dortmund v Club Brugge
Group B: PSV Eindhoven v Barcelona, Tottenham v Inter
Group C: Paris v Liverpool, Napoli v Crvena zvezda
Group D: Lokomotiv Moskva v Galatasaray (18:55CET), Porto v Schalke
Matchday 6
Tuesday 11 December
Group A: Club Brugge v Atlético, Monaco v Dortmund
Group B: Barcelona v Tottenham, Inter v PSV Eindhoven
Group C: Liverpool v Napoli, Crvena zvezda v Paris
Group D: Galatasaray v Porto (18:55CET), Schalke v Lokomotiv Moskva
Wednesday 12 December
Group E: Ajax v Bayern München, Benfica v AEK Athens
Group F: Shakhtar v Lyon, Manchester City v Hoffenheim
Group G: Real Madrid v CSKA Moskva (18:55CET), Viktoria Plzeň v Roma (18:55CET)
Group H: Young Boys v Juventus, Valencia v Manchester United
Road to Madrid
17 December: round of 16 draw
12/13/19/20 February: round of 16 first leg
5/6/12/13 March: round of 16 second leg
15 March: quarter-final and semi-final draws
9/10 April: Quarter-finals, first leg
16/17 April: Quarter-finals, second leg
30 April/1 May: Semi-finals, first leg
7/8 May: Semi-finals, second leg
1 June: Final – Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid
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