Man Utd to get started on Champions League campaign at PSG
Paris Saint-Germain will host Manchester United in the opening round of Champions League group games on October 20, it had been confirmed on Friday as UEFA revealed all fixtures for the competition. The return clash at Old Trafford will be on December 2, with the sides also facing RB Leipzig and Istanbul Basaksehir in Group H.
Meanwhile Premier League champions and 2019 Champions League winners Liverpool begins their Group D campaign away to Ajax in Amsterdam on October 21. Other highlights of the opening round of matches include Chelsea playing host to Europa League winners Sevilla on October 20 and Manchester City beginning their latest bid to win the competition for the very first time in the home to Porto the next night.
Reigning champions Bayern Munich have a tough start to their defence of the trophy as they play Atletico Madrid in Bavaria. UEFA said on Thursday it'll allow spectators back to matches in the Champions League and its other competitions "at no more than 30 percent" of capacity. However, the loosening of restrictions is at the mercy of national authorities giving the green light and UEFA acknowledged that certain games may still just do it nowadays or with a lot more limited numbers of fans. Away supporters will never be allowed in "until further notice".
Fixture:
Matchday 1
Tuesday 20 October
Group E: Chelsea vs Sevilla, Rennes vs Krasnodar
Group F: Zenit vs Club Brugge (18:55 CET), Lazio vs Dortmund
Group G: Dynamo Kyiv vs Juventus (18:55 CET), Barcelona vs Ferencváros
Group H: Paris vs Manchester United, Leipzig vs İstanbul Başakşehir
Wednesday 21 October
Group A: Salzburg vs Lokomotiv Moskva (18:55 CET), Bayern vs Atlético Madrid
Group B: Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk (18:55 CET), Internazionale vs Mönchengladbach
Group C: Manchester City vs Porto, Olympiacos vs Marseille
Group D: Ajax vs Liverpool, Midtjylland vs Atalanta
Matchday 2
Tuesday 27 October
Group A: Lokomotiv Moskva vs Bayern (18:55 CET), Atlético Madrid vs Salzburg
Group B: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Internazionale (18:55 CET), Mönchengladbach vs Real Madrid
Group C: Porto vs Olympiacos, Marseille vs Manchester City
Group D: Liverpool vs Midtjylland, Atalanta vs Ajax
Wednesday 28 October
Group E: Krasnodar vs Chelsea (18:55 CET), Sevilla vs Rennes
Group F: Dortmund vs Zenit, Club Brugge vs Lazio
Group G: Juventus vs Barcelona, Ferencváros vs Dynamo Kyiv
Group H: İstanbul Başakşehir vs Paris (18:55 CET), Manchester United vs Leipzig
Matchday 3
Tuesday 3 November
Group A: Lokomotiv Moskva vs Atlético Madrid (18:55 CET), Salzburg vs Bayern
Group B: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Mönchengladbach (18:55 CET), Real Madrid vs Internazionale
Group C: Manchester City vs Olympiacos, Porto vs Marseille
Group D: Midtjylland vs Ajax, Atalanta vs Liverpool
Wednesday 4 November
Group E: Sevilla vs Krasnodar, Chelsea vs Rennes
Group F: Zenit vs Lazio (18.55 CET), Club Brugge vs Dortmund
Group G: Barcelona vs Dynamo Kyiv, Ferencváros vs Juventus
Group H: İstanbul Başakşehir vs Manchester United (18:55 CET), Leipzig vs Paris
Matchday 4
Tuesday 24 November
Group E: Krasnodar vs Sevilla (18:55 CET), Rennes vs Chelsea (18:55 CET)
Group F: Lazio vs Zenit, Dortmund vs Club Brugge
Group G: Dynamo Kyiv vs Barcelona, Juventus vs Ferencváros
Group H: Manchester United vs İstanbul Başakşehir, Paris vs Leipzig
Wednesday 25 November
Group A: Atlético Madrid vs Lokomotiv Moskva, Bayern vs Salzburg
Group B: Mönchengladbach vs Shakhtar Donetsk (18:55 CET), Internazionale vs Real Madrid
Group C: Olympiacos vs Manchester City (18:55 CET), Marseille vs Porto
Group D: Liverpool vs Atalanta, Ajax vs Midtjylland
Matchday 5
Tuesday 1 December
Group A: Lokomotiv Moskva vs Salzburg (18:55 CET), Atlético Madrid vs Bayern
Group B: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid (18:55 CET), Mönchengladbach vs Internazionale
Group C: Marseille vs Olympiacos, Porto vs Manchester City
Group D: Liverpool vs Ajax, Atalanta vs Midtjylland
Wednesday 2 December
Group E: Krasnodar vs Rennes (18:55 CET), Sevilla vs Chelsea
Group F: Dortmund vs Lazio, Club Brugge vs Zenit
Group G: Juventus vs Dynamo Kyiv, Ferencváros vs Barcelona
Group H: İstanbul Başakşehir vs Leipzig (18:55 CET), Manchester United vs Paris
Matchday 6
Tuesday 8 December
Group E: Chelsea vs Krasnodar, Rennes vs Sevilla
Group F: Zenit vs Dortmund (18:55 CET), Lazio vs Club Brugge (18:55 CET)
Group G: Barcelona vs Juventus, Dynamo Kyiv vs Ferencváros
Group H: Paris vs İstanbul Başakşehir, Leipzig vs Manchester United
Wednesday 9 December
Group A: Bayern vs Lokomotiv Moskva, Salzburg vs Atlético Madrid
Group B: Real Madrid vs Mönchengladbach, Internazionale vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Group C: Manchester City vs Marseille, Olympiacos vs Porto
Group D: Ajax vs Atalanta (18:55 CET), Midtjylland vs Liverpool (18:55 CET)
Round of 16
Draw: 14 December
First legs: 16/17 & 23/24 February
Second legs: 9/10 & 16/17 March
Quarter-finals
Draw: 19 March
First legs: 6/7 April
Second legs: 13/14 April
Semi-finals
Draw: 19 March
First legs: 27/28 April
Second legs: 4/5 May
Final
Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı, Istanbul: 29 May
