Today, September 17, marks the start of the new UEFA Champions League season, featuring a new and unfamiliar format. Instead of the traditional group stage, this season’s competition will follow a league format with 36 teams. Each team will play 8 matches against different opponents.
UEFA has spread the 1st round of fixtures over three days, with matches being played on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Below is the full schedule for the 1st round, with kick-off times listed in Central European Time.
September 17
- Juventus vs. PSV 18:45
- Young Boys vs. Aston Villa 18:45
- Bayern Munich vs. Dinamo Zagreb 21:00
- AC Milan vs. Liverpool 21:00
- Real Madrid vs. Stuttgart 21:00
- Sporting CP vs. Lille 21:00
September 18
- Bologna vs. Shakhtar Donetsk 18:45
- Sparta Prague vs. Red Bull Salzburg 18:45
- Club Brugge vs. Borussia Dortmund 21:00
- Manchester City vs. Inter Milan 21:00
- PSG vs. Girona 21:00
- Celtic vs. Slovan Bratislava 21:00
September 19
- Feyenoord vs. Bayer Leverkusen 18:45
- Crvena Zvezda vs. Benfica 18:45
- Atalanta vs. Arsenal 21:00
- Atletico Madrid vs. RB Leipzig 21:00
- Brest vs. Sturm Graz 21:00
- Monaco vs. Barcelona 21:00