Manchester Citywith the Argentine Julian Alvarezwill begin today the defense of his title in the Champions League as a local Red Star of Belgrade, in the outgoing match of the seven that will be played for the initial date of the most prestigious tournament in the world at the club level.
He City will be local in Manchester starting at 4 p.m. (Argentina time) in a match valid for the Group G which will be televised by ESPN and the Star + platform.
A tournament that will not have Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after a long time
It will be a special edition of the “Champions” because for the first time in the last 20 years it will not have its two greatest historical references: the Argentine Lionel Messi and the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo.
As for the City who directs the Catalan Josep “Pep” Guardiolawas seeded in an area that is presumed accessible and that completes Leipzig from Germany and Young Boys from Switzerlandwho will face each other in the city of Bern.
The first day of the group stage also includes the presentation of the Atlético de Madrid of Diego Simeonea stable protagonist of the last decade, who played in the 2014 and 2016 finals, both lost with the Real Madrid.
“Colchonero” will open Group E as a visitor to Lazio of Italywithout the presence of Rodrigo DePaul (injured) but with two other world champions at disposal: the full-back Nahuel Molina -usual starter- and the forward Angel Correa.
The complete schedule of the matches for the first date is as follows:
Today:
Group F: Milan-Newcastle (1:45 p.m., Fox Sports and Star+) and PSG-Borussia Dortmund (4:00 p.m., Fox Sports 2 and Star+).
Group G: Young Boys-Leipzig (1:45 p.m., ESPN 2 and Star+) and Manchester City-Estrella Roja (4:00 p.m., ESPN and Star+).
Group H: Shakhtar Donetsk-Porto (16:00, ESPN 3 and Star+) and Barcelona-Antwerp (16:00, ESPN 2 and Star+).
Group E: Lazio-Atlético de Madrid (4:00 p.m., Fox Sports and Star+) and Feyenoord-Celtic Glasgow (4:00 p.m., Fox Sports 3 and Star+).
Tomorrow:
Group A: Galatasaray-Copenhagen (1:45 p.m., ESPN and Star+); Bayern Munich-Manchester United (4:00 p.m., ESPN and Star+).
Group B: Arsenal-PSV Eindhoven (4:00 p.m., Fox Sports 3 and Star+) and Sevilla-Lens (4:00 p.m., ESPN 2 and Star+).
Group C: Real Madrid-Union Berlin (1:45 p.m., Fox Sports and Star+) Braga-Napoli (4:00 p.m., ESPN 3 and Star+).
Group D: Benfica-Salzburg (16.00, Fox Sports 2 and Star+) and Real Sociedad-Inter (16.00, Fox Sports and Star+).
Source: Ambito
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