Fall is here, which means it’s time for the preeminent club football competition in the world to return: the UEFA Champions League.
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Treble winners Manchester City are the reigning European champions after Pep Guardiola, Erling Haaland and Co., delivered the final missing piece of silverware to the club’s trophy cabinet back in June. Believe it or not, they are (heavy) favorites to win it again (more Champions League odds below).
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Everything you need to know for the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League season is below.
How can you watch the UEFA Champions League group stage?
Date: September to December, 2023Kick off: 12:45pm ET, 3pm ETHow to watch: Paramount+ and TUDN USA
UEFA Champions League group stage schedule
Matchday 3Tuesday, 24 October
Galatasaray vs Bayern – 12:45pm ET
Inter vs Salzburg – 12:45pm ET
Man United vs Copenhagen – 3pm ET
Sevilla vs Arsenal – 3pm ET
Lens vs PSV Eindhoven – 3pm ET
Braga vs Real Madrid – 3pm ET
Union Berlin vs Napoli – 3pm ET
Benfica vs Real Sociedad – 3pm ET
Wednesday, 25 October
Feyenoord vs Lazio – 12:45pm ET
Barcelona vs Shakhtar Donetsk – 12:45pm ET
Celtic vs Atletico Madrid – 3pm ET
Paris vs Milan – 3pm ET
Newcastle vs Dortmund – 3pm ET
Leipzig vs Red Star Belgrade – 3pm ET
Young Boys vs Man City – 3pm ET
Antwerp vs Porto – 3pm ET
UEFA Champions League group stage results
Matchday 1
Tuesday, 19 September — As it happened (highlights, analysis)
AC Milan 0-0 Newcastle — Recap, analysisYoung Boys 1-3 Leipzig Feyenoord 2-0 CelticLazio 1-1 Atletico Madrid — Lazio goalkeeper goal (video)Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Borussia DortmundManchester City 3-1 Red Star BelgradeBarcelona 5-0 Royal Antwerp Shakhtar Donetsk 1-3 Porto
Wednesday, 20 September
Galatasaray 2-2 Copenhagen Real Madrid 1-0 Union BerlinBayern 4-3 Man United — Recap, analysisSevilla 1-1 LensArsenal 4-0 PSV Eindhoven — Recap, analysisBraga 1-2 Napoli Benfica 0-2 Salzburg Real Sociedad 1-1 Inter
Matchday 2Tuesday, 3 October
Union Berlin 2-3 Braga
Salzburg 0-2 Real Sociedad
Man United 2-3 Galatasaray — Recap, highlights, analysis
Copenhagen 1-2 Bayern Munich
Lens 2-1 Arsenal — Recap, highlights, analysis
PSV Eindhoven 2-2 Sevilla
Napoli 2-3 Real Madrid
Inter Milan 1-0 Benfica
Wednesday, 4 October
Atletico Madrid 3-2 Feyenoord
Antwerp 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk
Celtic 1-2 Lazio
Dortmund 0-0 Milan
Newcastle 4-1 Paris — Recap, highlights, analysis
Leipzig 1-3 Man City
Red Star Belgrade 2-2 Young Boys
Porto 0-1 Barcelona
Champions League schedule – Matchday 4
Tuesday, 7 November
Dortmund vs Newcastle – 12:45pm ETShakhtar Donetsk vs Barcelona – 12:45pm ETAtletico Madrid vs Celtic – 3pm ETLazio vs Feyenoord – 3pm ETMilan vs Paris – 3pm ETMan City vs Young Boys – 3pm ETRed Star Belgrade vs Leipzig – 3pm ETPorto vs Royal Antwerp – 3pm ET
Wednesday, 8 November
Napoli vs Union Berlin – 12:45pm ETReal Sociedad vs Benfica – 12:45pm ETBayern vs Galatasaray – 3pm ETCopenhagen vs Man United – 3pm ETArsenal vs Sevilla – 3pm ETPSV Eindhoven vs Lens – 3pm ETReal Madrid vs Braga – 3pm ETSalzburg vs Inter – 3pm ET
Matchday 5
Tuesday, 28 November
Lazio vs Celtic – 12:45pm ETShakhtar Donetsk vs Antwerp – 12:45pm ETFeyenoord vs Atletico Madrid – 3pm ETParis vs Newcastle – 3pm ETMilan vs Dortmund – 3pm ETMan City vs Leipzig – 3pm ETYoung Boys vs Red Star Belgrade – 3pm ETBarcelona vs Porto – 3pm ET
Wednesday, 29 November
Galatasaray vs Man United – 12:45pm ETSevilla vs PSV Eindhoven – 12:45pm ETBayern vs Copenhagen – 3pm ETArsenal vs Lens – 3pm ETReal Madrid vs Napoli – 3pm ETBraga vs Union Berlin – 3pm ETBenfica vs Inter – 3pm ETReal Sociedad vs Salzburg – 3pm ET
Matchday 6
Tuesday, 12 December
Lens vs Sevilla – 12:45pm ETPSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal – 12:45pm ETMan United vs Bayern – 3pm ETCopenhagen vs Galatasaray – 3pm ETNapoli vs Braga – 3pm ETUnion Berlin vs Real Madrid – 3pm ETInter vs Real Sociedad – 3pm ETSalzburg vs Benfica – 3pm ET
Wednesday, 13 December
Leipzig vs Young Boys – 12:45pm ETRed Star Belgrade vs Man City – 12:45pm ETAtletico Madrid vs Lazio – 3pm ETCeltic vs Feyenoord – 3pm ETDortmund vs Paris – 3pm ETNewcastle vs Milan – 3pm ETPorto vs Shakhtar Donetsk – 3pm ETAntwerp vs Barcelona – 3pm ET
When is UEFA Champions League group play?
The group stage of the Champions League kicks off on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Matchdays for the group stage are as follows:
September 19 & 20
October 3 & 4
October 24 & 25
November 7 & 8
November 28 & 29
December 12 & 13
When are the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds?
Round of 16 – 13/14/20/21 February and 5/6/12/13 March
Quarterfinals – 9/10 and 16/17 April
Semifinals – 30 April/1 May and 7/8 May
Final – 1 June
Where is the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League final?
This season’s Champions League final will be played at Wembley Stadium, in London, England.
Which teams have won the UEFA Champions League?
Here is a full list of every single winner of the Champions League in history, with year-by-year results.
Who are the all-time record goalscorers in Champions League history?
Some absolute legends of the game have dominated the Champions League scoring charts over the years and here’s a list of the all-time top goalscorers.
Which Premier League clubs are in the UEFA Champions League this year?
Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle United finished in the top four of the Premier League last season, and qualified for the 2023-24 Champions League.
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