2023-09-20 07:22:31
The remaining 16 teams involved in the group stage of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League will begin their path towards the final prize this September 20. Harry Kane welcomes Manchester United to his new home, while Galatasaray arrives making noise. We highlight some of the most interesting aspects.
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Tuesday September 19
AC Milan – Newcastle 0-0
Young Boys – Leipzig 1-3
Feyenoord – Celtic 2-0
Lazio – Atlético de Madrid 1-1
Paris – Dortmund 2-0
Man City – Red Star 3-1
Barcelona – Antwerp 5-0
Shakhtar Donetsk – Oporto 1-3
Wednesday, September 20
Galatasaray – Copenhague (18:45)
Real Madrid – Union Berlin (18:45)
Bayern – Man United (21:00)
Sevilla – Lens (21:00)
Arsenal – PSV Eindhoven (21:00)
Braga – Naples (21:00)
Benfica – Salzburg (21:00)
Real Sociedad – Inter (21:00)
All matches start at 21:00CET unless otherwise stated
Galatasaray returns in a big way
Galatasaray, who have overcome three rounds of the qualifying phase to access the group stage, must get off to a good start. The home game against Copenhagen will offer the opportunity to make a positive start to Group A, which also includes Manchester United and Bayern. Newcomer Dries Martens hopes the passion of the local ‘Cimbom’ fans will bear fruit, telling UEFA.com: “That madness is incredible.”
With striker Mauro Icardi (a regular in the group stage with Inter and Paris) in brilliant form, Galatasaray have a lot to be excited about, but while Okan Buruk is pumped for this meeting with Copenhagen, the The return to Parken on the 6th can be even more emotional. “We won the UEFA Cup in 2000 in that stadium,” declared the coach, a midfielder in the famous penalty shootout victory against Arsenal. “This stage has a special meaning for Galatasaray. Knowing that I will visit the stadium again excites me as a coach.”
The Kane factor adds more spice to Bayern – United
Thomas Müller, Bayern Munich striker, reacted by biting his tongue regarding his team’s matchup with Manchester United. “They have a former Bayern coach, Erik Ten Hag,” he explained, perhaps aware that neither he nor Ten Hag would be the center of attention ahead of their first home game of the campaign.
The focus will undoubtedly be on Harry Kane, who decided to join Bayern from Tottenham in the summer, United’s rival in the Premier League. Kane, the English national team’s all-time top scorer with 58 goals, has a modest record of five goals in 19 games against United in a Tottenham shirt, but seems to be adapting well to Germany. “He is making all the players better, who see how attentive he is,” declared his coach, Thomas Tuchel.
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When are the UEFA Champions League group stage matches played?
Day 1: September 19/20
Day 2: October 3/4
Day 3: October 24/25
Day 4: November 7/8
Day 5: November 28/29
Day 6: December 12/13
And then?
• Naples – Real Madrid will be the star match of the second day, in which the Italian champion will host the Spanish giant, coached by former Partheno coach Carlo Ancelotti.
• Leipzig will try to avoid another Erling Haaland masterclass when they host defending European champions Manchester City on 4 October. The Norwegian scored five goals in a 7-0 home win against the Bundesliga side in last season’s round of 16.
• On matchdays 3 and 4, the teams will face each other both at home and away, and Sevilla – Arsenal and Sevilla – Arsenal will be two great matches. Both teams met in the group stage of the 2007/08 season; The Gunners won 3-0 in London, but lost 3-1 in Spain.
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