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UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 All teams Lineups
The 2019-20 UEFA Champions League group stage makes a foreseen return in September. The UEFA Champions League tournament kick-off on Tuesday.
Defending champions Liverpool face a precarious opening fixture in Group E against Napoli. The Reds were beaten at the Stadio San Paolo in last season’s competition yet won the arrival at Anfield.
The pick of Tuesday’s Champions League fixtures seems to be at Signal Iduna Park, where Borussia Dortmund welcome Spanish champions Barcelona in Group F.
Wednesday brings another eight fixtures and some all the more breaking ties. Last season’s beaten finalists Tottenham Hotspur are at Olympiakos, Atletico Madrid take on Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain host Real Madrid.
Group A is as of now appearing to be one of the most exciting match-ups, with Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain set to fight it out in the group stage. The current year’s so-called Group of Death comes as Group F, which includes Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Inter and Slavia Prague.
Click here to see 2019-20 UEFA Champions League full schedule.
Matchday 1
Tuesday 17 September
GROUP E
Napoli v Liverpool
Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Callejón, Allan, Fabián Ruiz, Insigne; Mertens, Llorente
Out: Milik (thigh)
Doubtful: Hysaj (thigh)
Liverpool: Adrián; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Salah; Firmino, Mané
Out: Alisson Becker (calf), Keïta (hip), Clyne (knee)
Doubtful: Origi (ankle), Robertson (unspecified)
FC Salzburg v Genk
Salzburg: Stankovic; Kristensen, Ramalho, Wöber, Ulmer; Minamino, Junuzović, Bernede, Szoboszlai; Hwang, Håland
Out: Walke (foot), Pongračić (hamstring)
Genk: Coucke; Uronen, Dewaest, Cuesta, De Norre; Hrošovský, Berge, Heynen; Paintsil, Onuachu, Ndongala
Out: none
Doubtful: Samatta (knee), Neto Borges (foot)
GROUP F
Inter v Slavia Praha
Inter: Handanovič; Godín, De Vrij, Škriniar; Lazaro, Vecino, Brozović, Sensi, Asamoah; Lautaro, Lukaku
Out: none
Doubtful: Lukaku (back)
Slavia: Kolář; Coufal, Kúdela, Hovorka, Bořil; Masopust, Traoré, Souček, Stanciu, Olayinka; Van Buren
Out: none
Doubtful: Takács (unspecified)
Dortmund v Barcelona
Dortmund: Bürki; Hakimi, Akanji, Hummels, Guerreiro; Delaney, Witsel, Sancho, Reus, Brandt; Alcácer
Out: Schulz (foot), Unbehaun (knee)
Doubtful: Piszczek (muscle), Morey (shoulder)
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Roberto, Piqué, Lenglet, Alba; Rakitić, Busquets, De Jong; Griezmann, Suárez, Fati
Out: Umtiti (foot), Neto (wrist)
Doubtful: Messi (calf), Dembélé (hamstring)
GROUP G
Lyon v Zenit
Lyon: Lopes; Dubois, Andersen, Denayer, Koné; Thiago Mendes, Tousart, Aouar; Traoré, Dembélé, Depay
Out: none
Doubtful: none
Zenit: Lunev; Smolnikov, Ivanović, Rakits’kyy, Zhirkov; Kuzyaev, Barrios, Douglas Santos, Shatov; Azmoun, Dzyuba
Out: Malcom (thigh)
Doubtful: none
Benfica v Leipzig
Benfica: Vlachodimos; André Almeida, Ferro, Rúben Dias, Grimaldo; Fejsa, Taarabt, Pizzi, Rafa; De Tomás, Seferović
Out: Conti (thigh), Florentino (knee), Gabriel, (knee), Gedson (foot), Chiquinho (adductor), Vinícius (thigh)
Leipzig: Gulácsi; Mukiele, Konaté, Orban; Klostermann, Demme, Halstenberg; Sabitzer, Forsberg; Werner, Poulsen
Out: Wolf (ankle), Adams (adductor), Kampl (ankle), Schick (ankle)
Doubtful: none
GROUP H
Chelsea v Valencia
Chelsea: Kepa; Christiansen, Zouma, Tomori; Azpilicueta, Kovačić, Jorginho, Alonso; Pulišić, Abraham, Mount
Out: Kanté (ankle), Loftus-Cheek (
Doubtful: Emerson Palmieri (thigh), Rüdiger (groin)
Valencia: Cillessen; Wass, Garay, Paulista, Gayà; Guedes, Kondogbia, Parejo, Ferran Torres; Gameiro, Rodrigo
Out: Soler (ankle), Piccini (knee)
Ajax v LOSC Lille
Ajax: Onana; Dest, Veltman, Blind, Tagliafico; Martínez, Ziyech, Álvarez; Neres, Tadić, Promes
Out: Bandé (fitness)
Doubtful: Van de Beek (hamstring), Mazraoui (foot)
LOSC: Maignan; Çelik, Fonte, Gabriel, Bradarić; Araújo, Andre, Renato Sanches, Bamba; Ikoné; Osimhen
Out: Weah (thigh), Xeka (fitness), Maia (fitness), Soumaoro (fitness)
Wednesday 18 September
GROUP A
Club Brugge v Galatasaray
Club Brugge: Mignolet; Ricca, Deli, Mitrović, Mata; Vanaken, Rits, Vormer; Diatta, Okereke, Bonaventure
Out: none
Galatasaray: Muslera; Mariano, Luyindama, Marcao, Nagatomo; Nzonzi, Lemina, Seri, Babel, Feghouli; Falcao
Out: Belhanda (jaw)
Paris v Real Madrid
Paris: Navas; Diallo, Thiago Silva, Meunier, Marquinhos; Verratti, Gueye, Herrera, Di María; Icardi, Sarabia
Out: Mbappé (hamstring), Neymar (suspended), Dagba (thigh), Kehrer (foot) Draxler (foot), Cavani (hip)
Doubtful: Bernat (knee)
Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Varane, Militão, Mendy; Casemiro, Kroos, James Rodríguez; Bale, Benzema, Hazard
Out: Modrić (adductor), Asensio (knee), Brahim (thigh) Valverde (muscle), Ramos (suspended), Nacho (suspended), Marcelo (back)
Doubtful: Isco (hamstring)
GROUP B
Olympiacos v Tottenham
Olympiacos: Sá; Elabdellaoui, Meriah, Cissé, Tsimikas; Guilherme, Bouchalakis, Masouras, Valbuena; Podence, Guerrero
Out: none
Doubtful: Semedo (knee)
Tottenham: Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies; Winks, Skipp, Ndombele; Lucas, Alli, Kane
Out: Lo Celso (hip), Foyth (ankle)
Doubtful: Sánchez (ankle), Sessegnon (hamstring)
Bayern v Crvena Zvezda
Bayern: Neuer; Pavard, Süle, Boateng, Hernández; Kimmich, Tolisso, Coutinho; Gnabry, Perišić, Lewandowski
Out: Alaba (thigh), Goretzka (thigh)
Crvena Zvezda: Borjan; Rodić, Milunović, Degenek, Gajić; Jovičić, Cañas, Van la Parra, Marin, García; Pavkov
Out: Tomané (suspended)
Doubtful: Doubtful: Gobeljić (injured)
GROUP C
Shakhtar v Manchester City
Shakhtar: Pyatov; Bolbat, Kryvtsov, Matviyenko, Ismaily; Stepanenko, Marlos, Kovalenko, Alan Patrick, Solomon; Moraes
Out: Khocholava (shoulder), Totovytskyi (unspecified)
Doubtful: Taison (head)
City: Ederson; Cancelo, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Zinchenko; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gündoğan; Mahrez, Jesus, Sterling
Out: Laporte (knee), Sané (knee), Foden (unspecified)
Doubtful: Mendy (fitness)
Dinamo Zagreb v Atalanta
Dinamo: Livaković; Stojanovič, Dilaver, Perić, Leovac; Gojak, Ademi, Moro, Oršić; Olmo, Petković
Out: none
Doubtful: Moro (ankle)
Atalanta: Gollini, Palomino, Kjær, Masiello; Hateboer, De Roon, Freuler, Gosens; Iličić, Gómez; Zapata
Out: none
Doubtful: Muriel (knee)
GROUP D
Atlético v Juventus
Atlético: Oblak; Trippier, Savić, Giménez, Lodi; Koke, Ñíguez, Llorente, Lemar; Félix, Costa
Out: Garcés (knee)
Doubtful: Partey (thigh), Morata (knee)
Juventus: Szczęsny; Danilo, De Ligt, Bonucci, Alex Sandro; Khedira, Bentancur, Matuidi; Bernardeschi, Higuaín, Ronaldo
Out: De Sciglio (thigh), Douglas Costa (thigh), Pjanić (thigh)
Leverkusen v Lokomotiv Moskva
Leverkusen: Hrádecký; Lars Bender, Tah, Sven Bender, Wendell; Aránguiz, Havertz, Demirbay; Bellarabi, Volland, Bailey
Out: Pohjanpalo (foot)
Lokomotiv: Guilherme; Zhivoglyadov, Höwedes, Ćorluka, Ignatyev; Zhemaletdinov, Krychowiak, João Mário, Barinov, Rybus; Smolov
Out: Aleksei Miranchuk (thigh), Kverkvelia (unspecified)
Doubtful: Höwedes (head), Anton Miranchuk (foot)
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