The excitement is about to begin in the UEFA Champions League

Eighteen matches will be played in the first week of European soccer’s most important club-level competition.

Galatasaray, one of Turkey’s representatives in the tournament, will face Portugal’s Sporting on the road on Wednesday, August 9. Fenerbahçe, meanwhile, will host the Italian team Roma at home on Thursday, August 10.

In this season’s league-style competition featuring 36 teams, the top 8 teams after 8 matches will advance to the round of 16. The 16 teams ranked 9th through 24th will compete in two-leg playoffs to secure a spot in the round of 16. Teams finishing outside the top 24 in the standings will be eliminated from the tournament.

Moment of silence for the Nepal disaster

Before the UEFA Champions League matches, a moment of silence will be observed on August 26 for those affected by the flood disaster in Nepal, and a banner reading “You Are Not Alone, Nepal” will be displayed.

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin stated, “The entire European soccer family will stand together before this week’s matches to offer our deepest condolences and support to the people of Nepal. We wish them strength and resilience in the face of this tragedy and in the days ahead.”

Week 1 Schedule

The schedule for Week 1 of the UEFA Champions League (CET) is as follows:

Tomorrow:

7:45 p.m. AEK (Greece) vs. LASK (Austria)

7:45 p.m. Club Brugge (Belgium) vs. Aston Villa (England)

10:00 p.m. Borussia Dortmund (Germany) vs. Villarreal (Spain)

10:00 p.m. Real Madrid (Spain) vs. Inter (Italy)

10:00 PM Porto (Portugal) vs. Manchester City (England)

10:00 p.m. Lille (France) vs. Real Betis (Spain)

Wednesday, September 9

7:45 p.m. Barcelona (Spain) vs. Feyenoord (Netherlands)

7:45 PM Stuttgart (Germany) vs. Viking (Norway)

10:00 PM Napoli (Italy) vs. Arsenal (England)

10:00 PM Paris Saint-Germain (France) vs. Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)

10:00 p.m. Sporting (Portugal) vs. Galatasaray

10:00 p.m. Liverpool (England) vs. Atlético Madrid (Spain)

Thursday, September 10

7:45 p.m. Fenerbahçe vs. Roma (Italy)

7:45 PM PSV (Netherlands) vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)

10:00 PM Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) vs. Lens (France)

10:00 PM Manchester United (England) vs. Sabah (Azerbaijan)

10:00 p.m. Bayern Munich (Germany) vs. Bodo/Glimt (Norway)

10:00 PM Como (Italy) vs. Leipzig (Germany)