The UEFA Champions League continues with the final eight Matchday 2 fixtures this Wednesday.
Fantasy, your team!
Day 2
On the program this Wednesday
Rangers – Napoli (rescheduled)
AC Milan – Dinamo Zagreb (18h45)
Shakhtar – Celtic (18h45)
Chelsea – Salzburg (21 hours)
Real Madrid – Leipzig (21 hours)
Man City – Dortmund (21 hours)
Copenhagen – Seville (21 hours)
Juventus – Benfica (21 hours)
Maccabi Haifa – Paris (21 hours)
Haifa, a Parisian nightmare
After their 2-1 victory at the Parc des Princes over Juventus in the top of their group, Paris are on the road to Maccabi Haifa. The Israeli club is far from being a good memory for the Ile-de-France club. They won the only meeting between the two teams, in the first round of the 1998/99 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup.
The two goals of the first leg in Paris were scored late in the game, Marco Simone’s penalty in the 84e minute for the French being annihilated two minutes later by the equalizer of Yossi Benayoun. After a scoreless first half in Haifa, Adoram Keisi gave the Israelis the lead in the 59theminute, which was erased 14 minutes later by Nicolas Ouédec. Alon Mizrahi restored Haifa’s lead in the 78eminute and, although Jay-Jay Okocha equalized with three minutes remaining, Mizrahi struck once more in the 90e minute to provide a memorable qualification for the Israeli team. Haifa lost 2-0 to Benfica on Matchday 1.
Haaland welcomes Dortmund to Manchester
Lewandowski is not the only star of European football who will find his former club on this second day. Erling Haaland left Dortmund in May for Manchester City. The Norwegian giant had scored 86 goals in 89 appearances for the Ruhr club. His two goals in J1 have taken his City tally to 12 goals already as he faces his former teammates.
However, the BVB is a club that knows how to live without its strong men following seeing players like Lewandowski, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang or Ousmane Dembélé leave. After starting with a 3-0 win once morest Copenhagen, Edin Terzić’s side will look to continue that momentum, despite Haaland.
Tuesday’s results
Pilsen 0-2 Inter
Sporting CP 2-0 Tottenham
Liverpool – Ajax (21 hours)
Porto – Club de Bruges (21 hours)
Leverkusen – Atletico (21 hours)
Bayern – Barcelona (21 hours)
Marseilles – Frankfurt (21 hours)
Day 3
October 4
Bayern – Pilsen (18h45)
Marseille – Sporting CP (18h45)
Liverpool – Rangers (21 hours)
Ajax – Naples (21 hours)
Porto – Leverkusen (21 hours)
Club de Bruges – Atletico (21 hours)
Inter – Barcelone (21 hours)
Frankfurt – Tottenham (21 hours)
October 5
Salzburg – Dinamo Zagreb (18h45)
Leipzig – Celtic (18h45)
Chelsea – AC Milan (21 hours)
Real Madrid – Shakhtar (21 hours)
Man City – Copenhague (21 hours)
Sevilla – Dortmund (21 hours)
Juventus – Maccabi Haifa (21 hours)
Benfica – Paris (21 hours)
UEFA Champions League,
group stage schedule
Day 2: September 13-14, 2022
Day 3: October 4-5, 2022
Day 4: October 11-12, 2022
Day 5: October 25-26, 2022
Matchday 6:1is-2 November 2022
What’s next?
• In the absence of Cristiano RonaldoLionel Messi has the opportunity to redo his behind his eternal rival by 15 goals in the ranking of the top scorers in the history of the Champions League. Behind them, Lewandowski and Karim Benzema start the 2022/23 season with 86 goals each.
• Big atmosphere to be expected at Anfield for matchday three, as Liverpool host Rangers for the first leg of their Group A double-header. UEFA.
• Graham Potter replaced Thomas Tuchel on the Chelsea bench following the 1-0 opening matchday loss to Dinamo Zagreb. The Blues host Salzburg on matchday two before taking on AC Milan home and away.
Where is the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final taking place?
The 2022/23 Champions League season will conclude at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on June 10, 2023.
Built as part of Turkey’s bid for the 2008 Olympics, the stadium was inaugurated in 2002 and hosts matches for the Turkish national team. Located in the Başakşehir district, west of the Bosphorus, it has a capacity of over 75,000 seats.
