UCL playoffs 1st round fixtures: Kick-off times and dates
- 11:45am PT/2:45pm ET/6:45pm UTC/8:45pm CET – Aug 16: Ajax vs Rostov
- 11:45am PT/2:45pm ET/6:45pm UTC/8:45pm CET – Aug 16: Dinamo Zagreb vs Salzburg
- 11:45am PT/2:45pm ET/6:45pm UTC/8:45pm CET – Aug 16: Kobenhavn vs APOEL
- 11:45am PT/2:45pm ET/6:45pm UTC/8:45pm CET – Aug 16: Steaua Bucuresti vs Manchester City
- 11:45am PT/2:45pm ET/6:45pm UTC/8:45pm CET – Aug 16: Young Boys vs Borussia M’gladbach
- 11:45am PT/2:45pm ET/6:45pm UTC/8:45pm CET – Aug 17: Celtic vs Hapoel Be’er Sheva
- 11:45am PT/2:45pm ET/6:45pm UTC/8:45pm CET – Aug 17: Dundalk vs Legia Warszawa
- 11:45am PT/2:45pm ET/6:45pm UTC/8:45pm CET – Aug 17: Ludogorets vs Viktoria Plzen
- 11:45am PT/2:45pm ET/6:45pm UTC/8:45pm CET – Aug 17: Porto vs Roma
- 11:45am PT/2:45pm ET/6:45pm UTC/8:45pm CET – Aug 17: Villarreal vs Monaco
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UCL first round playoffs: 4 things at stake
1) The Citizens are featuring in their first ever playoff and could be the only team from Manchester to participate in the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League
2) Ajax have a Russian curse to break after four previous defeats whereas Rostov could claim their first win in their first encounter against a Dutch team.
3) The pressure is on FC Porto to put the ball at the back of the net after losing and failing to score in each of their last four UEFA fixtures.
4) In the absence of injured Radamel Falcao who has been ruled out for four weeks, AS Monaco have to find the keys to beat the Yellow Submarines who have never lost to a French team.
UCL first round playoffs: social media buzz
As the games begin, one topic has stole the headlines: the omission of Yaya Toure from Pep Guardiola's squad in Romania.
Man City face Steaua in the #UCL tomorrow, and Pep Guardiola has given us a sneak peek at his genius tactics. #MCFC pic.twitter.com/FtKJYExO4r
— bwin (@bwin) August 15, 2016
Pep on Yaya Touré: "He's training amazing but I was not sure he was going to play so I would prefer him to stay in Manchester."
— City Watch (@City_Watch) August 15, 2016
Pep Guardiola: "We travelled with two young guys and for the selection I prefer it to be the young guys than Yaya Touré."
— City Watch (@City_Watch) August 15, 2016
Yaya Toure when asked for his thoughts on Pep pic.twitter.com/BlU177Ok2z
— Bobby Shaw (@Thereemzstyle) August 16, 2016
Yaya Toure wants to stay at Manchester City despite being left at home for the first leg of their Champions League qualifier. (Daily Mirror)
— Pholoho Selebano (@Pholoho) August 16, 2016
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