Top games from Matchday 1 of the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League – PSG vs Man Utd, Bayern vs Atletico
Typically, we go for one game as the Match of the Weekend. However, we couldn't choose between PSG vs Man United and Bayern Munich vs Atletico so we settled for both. These fixtures are the headline ties for different reasons, however. The Red Devils clash with Les Parisiens is an intriguing one as it will pit an out-of-form Solskjaer's side against last season's runners-up.
Fernandes and Co. have not endured a great start to the campaign. The 20-time Premier League champions lost 3-1 to Crystal Palace in their opening game before being thrashed 6-1 at home to Tottenham in their third league game. Man United have bounced back, beating Newcastle 4-1 on Saturday, but beating the Magpies is not the same thing as overcoming the likes of Neymar and Mbappe.
As for the Ligue 1 champions, they too underwent a rough patch right at the beginning, losing their first two opening games. However, Tuchel's side have bounced back since, winning five in a row, scoring aa whopping 16 times while conceding only once.
As for Bayern Munich, they are the defending champions and thus enter the competition with heavy expectations, having thrashed the likes of Chelsea, Barcelona, and Lyon before beating PSG in last season's final. Lewandowski and Co. lost 4-1 to Hoffenheim late last month, showing that they are not invincible, but it will be interesting to see how they fare in Europe this term. Simeone's side are eighth in La Liga but have bounced back from their back-to-back goalless draws, beating Celta Vigo 2-0 over the weekend.
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Talking points for Matchday 1 of the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League
Will Real Madrid and Barcelona bounce back after their weekend defeats?
Both Real Madrid and Barcelona were in action over the weekend and both sides suffered 1-0 losses. Los Blancos were beaten by Cadiz while the Blaugrana failed to capitalize on this result, losing to Getafe. Zidane's men face the trickier European game, taking on Shakhtar on Wednesday – Messi and Co. face Ferencváros on Tuesday. Next weekend, the two will be facing off in La Liga in the always-exciting El Clasico so it will be interesting to see whether they will return to form ahead of their highly-anticipated clash.
Question marks linger over England's representatives
England's four representatives – Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, and Chelsea – will all be in action this midweek. However, question marks linger over all four clubs and whether they can deliver in the opening round. The issue with Liverpool is the loss of Van Dijk, who could be out for the entire season after suffering knee ligament damage in the 2-2 draw with Everton. In addition to that, Klopp's side look to be without Matip, Alisson, and Thiago for their clash with Ajax. The case with the remaining three English clubs is different as the Citizens, the Red Devils, and the Blues are yet to hit top form this season. Guardiola's men look to make amends for their embarrassing exit at the hands of Lyon last season while Lampard's side and Solskjaer's men are in need of confidence-boosting victories over Sevilla and PSG respectively.
Team news ahead of Matchday 1 of the 2020/21 UCL season - Who's definitely out, in doubt, and suspended?
Here are the key players who are definitely missing due to injury, suspension, or could be in doubt due to fitness or other issues and thus could miss out on upcoming matches for their respective sides heading into matchday 01:
Chelsea: Marcos Alonso (suspended), Gilmour (knee injury), Ziyech (doubt – knee injury), Mendy (doubt – thigh injury)
Juventus: De Ligt (shoulder), Cristiano (illness), McKennie (illness), Alex Sandro (thigh), Ramsey (doubt – undisclosed)
Barcelona: Alba (Hamstring), Ter Stegen (match fitness), Umtiti (doubt – unspecified)
PSG: Bernat (knee), Icardi (knee), Kehrer (groin), Paredes (thigh), Verratti (thigh), Draxler (doubt – hamstring), Marquinhos (doubt – groin)
Man Utd: Maguire (unspecified), Greenwood (unspecified), Cavani (match fitness), Bailly (unspecified), Lingard (unspecified), Tuanzebe (doubt – foot)
Bayern Munich: Sané (knee), Tillman (knee)
Atletico: Costa (hamstring), Giménez (doubt – muscle)
Real Madrid: Ødegaard (calf) Carvajal (knee) Hazard (ankle), Odriozola (calf), Mariano (match fitness), Ramos (doubt – unspecified)
Inter Milan: Gagliardini (illness), Škriniar (illness), Radu (illness), Vecino (knee), Young (doubt – illness), Nainggolan (doubt – illness)
Man City: Laporte (muscle), Mendy (muscle), Zinchenko (muscle), Gabriel Jesus (thigh), De Bruyne (thigh)
Liverpool: Alisson (shoulder), Van Dijk (knee), Oxlade-Chamberlain (knee), Thiago (doubt – knee), Matip (doubt – muscular)
Matchday 1 listings
Below are the 14 other fixtures set to take place on matchday 1:
Tuesday, October 20
9:55 PST/12:55 EST/16:55 GMT/18:55 CET - Dynamo Kyiv vs Juventus:
USA: CBS All Access, ZonaFutbol, TUDNxtra, TUDN App, TUDN.com, Univision NOW, TUDN USA, UniMás, TUDN Radio
Australia: Optus Sport
Canada: DAZN
Italy: Sky Sport Uno, NOW TV, SKY Go Italia
Russia: matchtv.ru, Match! Football 2, Sportbox.ru, Match Premier
UK: BT Sport App, BTSport.com, BT Sport 1
9:55 PST/12:55 EST/16:55 GMT/18:55 CET - Zenit vs Club Brugge:
USA: TUDNxtra, ZonaFutbol, Galavision, CBS All Access, TUDN App, TUDN.com, Univision NOW
Australia: Optus Sport
Canada: DAZN
Belgium: Proximus Sports
Russia: Sportbox.ru, Match! Football 1, Match TV, matchtv.ru
UK: BT Sport App, BT Sport ESPN, BTSport.com
12:00 PST/15:00 EST/19:00 GMT/21:00 CET - Barcelona vs Ferencváros:
USA: TUDN.com, ZonaFutbol, TUDN Radio, TUDNxtra, Univision NOW, CBS All Access, TUDN App, TUDN USA, UniMás
Australia: Optus Sport
Canada: DAZN
Spain: Movistar Liga de Campeones, Mitele Plus, Movistar+
UK: BT Sport ESPN, BT Sport App, BTSport.com
12:00 PST/15:00 EST/19:00 GMT/21:00 CET - Barcelona vs Ferencváros:
USA: TUDN.com, ZonaFutbol, TUDN Radio, TUDNxtra, Univision NOW, CBS All Access, TUDN App, TUDN USA, UniMás
Australia: Optus Sport
Canada: DAZN
Spain: Movistar Liga de Campeones, Mitele Plus, Movistar+
UK: BT Sport ESPN, BT Sport App, BTSport.com
12:00 PST/15:00 EST/19:00 GMT/21:00 CET – Chelsea vs Sevilla:
USA: TUDN App, ZonaFutbol, CBS All Access, TUDN.com, TUDNxtra
Australia: Optus Sport
Canada: DAZN
Spain: Mitele Plus, Movistar+, Movistar Liga de Campeones 1
UK: BTSport.com, BT Sport App, BT Sport Extra, BT Sport Ultimate, BT Sport 3
12:00 PST/15:00 EST/19:00 GMT/21:00 CET – Lazio vs Borussia Dortmund:
USA: TUDN.com, TUDN App, TUDNxtra, ZonaFutbol, CBS All Access
Australia: Optus Sport
Canada: DAZN
Germany: Sky Sport 2/HD, Sky Ticket, Blue Sport
Spain: Movistar+, Movistar Liga de Campeones 4, Mitele Plus
UK: BTSport.com, BT Sport App, BT Sport Extra
12:00 PST/15:00 EST/19:00 GMT/21:00 CET – Lazio vs Borussia Dortmund:
USA: TUDN.com, TUDN App, TUDNxtra, ZonaFutbol, CBS All Access
Australia: Optus Sport
Canada: DAZN
Germany: Sky Sport 2/HD, Sky Ticket, Blue Sport
Italy: NOW TV, Sky Sport Uno, Sky Sport 252, Lazio Style Channel, SKY Go Italia
UK: BTSport.com, BT Sport App, BT Sport Extra
12:00 PST/15:00 EST/19:00 GMT/21:00 CET – RB Leipzig vs İstanbul Başakşehir:
USA: ZonaFutbol, TUDNxtra, TUDN.com, CBS All Access, TUDN App
Australia: Optus Sport
Canada: DAZN
Germany: DAZN, Blue Sport
Turkey: Digiturk Play, beIN CONNECT Turkey
UK: BT Sport Extra, BT Sport App, BTSport.com
12:00 PST/15:00 EST/19:00 GMT/21:00 CET – Rennes vs Krasnodar:
USA: TUDNxtra, ZonaFutbol, TUDN.com, TUDN App, CBS All Access
Australia: Optus Sport
Canada: DAZN
France: RMC Sport en direct, Téléfoot Stadium 1, RMC Sport 2
Russia: Sportbox.ru, Match TV, matchtv.ru
UK: BTSport.com, BT Sport Extra, BT Sport App
Wednesday, October 21
9:55 PST/12:55 EST/16:55 GMT/18:55 CET - Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk:
USA: TUDN USA, CBS All Access, TUDNxtra, ZonaFutbol, TUDN App, TUDN Radio, Univision NOW, TUDN.com, UniMás
Australia: Optus Sport
Canada: DAZN
Spain: Mitele Plus, Movistar Liga de Campeones, Movistar+
UK: BT Sport 1, BT Sport App, BTSport.com
Ukraine: footballua.tv, Futbol 2, OLL.tv
9:55 PST/12:55 EST/16:55 GMT/18:55 CET - Salzburg vs Lokomotiv Moskva:
USA: ZonaFutbol, TUDNxtra, Galavision, TUDN App, TUDN.com, CBS All Access, Univision NOW
Australia: Optus Sport
Austria: Sky Go, Sky Sport Austria 1
Canada: DAZN
Russia: matchtv.ru, Sportbox.ru, Match! Football 1, Match TV
UK: BT Sport App, BTSport.com, BT Sport ESPN
12:00 PST/15:00 EST/19:00 GMT/21:00 CET – Ajax vs Liverpool:
USA: TUDNxtra, TUDN App, CBS All Access, TUDN.com, ZonaFutbol
Australia: Optus Sport
Canada: DAZN
Netherlands: SBS 6, Ziggo Sport Voetbal
UK: BTSport.com, BT Sport App, BT Sport 2
12:00 PST/15:00 EST/19:00 GMT/21:00 CET – Inter Milan vs Borussia M'gladbach:
USA: CBS All Access, TUDNxtra, TUDN App, TUDN.com, ZonaFutbol
Australia: Optus Sport
Canada: DAZN
Italy: SKY Go Italia, Sky Sport 252, NOW TV, Sky Sport Uno
Germany: DAZN, Blue Sport
UK: BT Sport App, BTSport.com, BT Sport Extra
12:00 PST/15:00 EST/19:00 GMT/21:00 CET – Man City vs Porto:
USA: Univision NOW, CBS All Access, ZonaFutbol, TUDN App, TUDN.com, TUDNxtra, Galavision
Australia: Optus Sport
Canada: DAZN
UK: BTSport.com, BT Sport Extra, BT Sport Ultimate, BT Sport 3, BT Sport App
12:00 PST/15:00 EST/19:00 GMT/21:00 CET – Midtjylland vs Atalanta:
USA: ZonaFutbol, CBS All Access, TUDN.com, TUDNxtra, TUDN App
Australia: Optus Sport
Canada: DAZN
Italy: SKY Go Italia, Sky Sport Arena, Sky Sport 253, NOW TV
UK: BT Sport Extra, BT Sport App, BTSport.com
12:00 PST/15:00 EST/19:00 GMT/21:00 CET – Olympiakos Piraeus vs Olympique Marseille:
USA: ZonaFutbol, TUDN.com, TUDN App, CBS All Access, TUDNxtra
Australia: Optus Sport
France: Téléfoot Stadium, RMC Sport en direct, RMC Sport 1
Greece: Cosmote Sport 2 HD
UK: BT Sport Extra, BTSport.com, BT Sport App
If you do not live in the US, Australia, Canada, Germany or the UK, or live in a CET/GMT/ET/PT timezone, please check the schedule below for geo-targeted kick-off times and live broadcast listings for each of the 2020/21 UCL Matchday fixtures:
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Zenit 1 - 2 Club Brugge
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Olympiakos Piraeus 1 - 0 Olympique Marseille
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