Fall is upon us, which means it’s time for the preeminent club football competition in the world to return: the UEFA Champions League.
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Treble winners Manchester City are the reigning European champions after Pep Guardiola, Erling Haaland, and Co., delivered the final missing piece of silverware to the club’s trophy cabinet back in June.
Believe it or not, they are (heavy) favorites to win it again (more Champions League odds below). And they’ve sealed their place in the knockout rounds after four matchdays to boot.
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Everything you need to know for the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League season is below.
How can you watch the UEFA Champions League group stage?
Date: September to December, 2023Kick off: 12:45pm ET, 3pm ETHow to watch: Paramount+ and TUDN USA
UEFA Champions League group stage schedule & scores
Matchday 6Tuesday, 12 December
Lens 2-1 Sevilla
PSV Eindhoven 1-1 Arsenal – Recap, highlights
Man United 0-1 Bayern – Recap, highlights
Copenhagen 1-0 Galatasaray
Napoli 2-0 Braga
Union Berlin 2-3 Real Madrid
Inter 0-0 Real Sociedad
Salzburg 1-3 Benfica
Wednesday, 13 December
Leipzig vs Young Boys – 12:45pm ET
Red Star Belgrade vs Man City – 12:45pm ET
Atletico Madrid vs Lazio – 3pm ET
Celtic vs Feyenoord – 3pm ET
Dortmund vs Paris – 3pm ET
Newcastle vs Milan – 3pm ET
Porto vs Shakhtar Donetsk – 3pm ET
Antwerp vs Barcelona – 3pm ET
UEFA Champions League score predictions for Matchday 5 – By Joe Prince-Wright
Tuesday, 28 November
Lazio 3-1 Celtic
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Antwerp
Feyenoord 1-2 Atletico Madrid
Paris 3-1 Newcastle
Milan 1-1 Dortmund
Man City 3-1 Leipzig
Young Boys 1-1 Red Star Belgrade
Barcelona 2-1 Porto
Wednesday, 29 November
Galatasaray 1-2 Man United
Sevilla 2-1 PSV Eindhoven
Bayern 3-1 Copenhagen
Arsenal 1-1 Lens
Real Madrid 1-1 Napoli
Braga 2-1 Union Berlin
Benfica 1-2 Inter
Real Sociedad 2-1 Salzburg
UEFA Champions League group stage results
Matchday 1
Tuesday, 19 September — As it happened (highlights, analysis)
AC Milan 0-0 Newcastle — Recap, analysisYoung Boys 1-3 Leipzig Feyenoord 2-0 CelticLazio 1-1 Atletico Madrid — Lazio goalkeeper goal (video)Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Borussia DortmundManchester City 3-1 Red Star BelgradeBarcelona 5-0 Royal Antwerp Shakhtar Donetsk 1-3 Porto
Wednesday, 20 September
Galatasaray 2-2 Copenhagen Real Madrid 1-0 Union BerlinBayern 4-3 Man United — Recap, analysisSevilla 1-1 LensArsenal 4-0 PSV Eindhoven — Recap, analysisBraga 1-2 Napoli Benfica 0-2 Salzburg Real Sociedad 1-1 Inter
Matchday 2Tuesday, 3 October
Union Berlin 2-3 Braga
Salzburg 0-2 Real Sociedad
Man United 2-3 Galatasaray — Recap, highlights, analysis
Copenhagen 1-2 Bayern Munich
Lens 2-1 Arsenal — Recap, highlights, analysis
PSV Eindhoven 2-2 Sevilla
Napoli 2-3 Real Madrid
Inter Milan 1-0 Benfica
Wednesday, 4 October
Atletico Madrid 3-2 Feyenoord
Antwerp 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk
Celtic 1-2 Lazio
Dortmund 0-0 Milan
Newcastle 4-1 Paris — Recap, highlights, analysis
Leipzig 1-3 Man City
Red Star Belgrade 2-2 Young Boys
Porto 0-1 Barcelona
Matchday 3Tuesday, 24 October
Galatasaray 1-3 Bayern
Inter 2-1 Salzburg
Man United 1-0 Copenhagen – Recap, highlights, analysis
Sevilla 1-2 Arsenal – Recap, highlights, analysis
Lens 1-1 PSV Eindhoven
Braga 1-2 Real Madrid
Union Berlin 0-1 Napoli
Benfica 0-1 Real Sociedad
Wednesday, 25 October
Feyenoord 3-1 Lazio
Barcelona 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk
Celtic 2-2 Atletico Madrid
Paris 3-0 Milan
Newcastle 0-1 Dortmund – Recap, highlights, analysis
Leipzig 3-1 Red Star Belgrade
Young Boys 1-3 Man City – Recap, highlights, analysis
Antwerp 1-4 Porto
Matchday 4
Tuesday, 7 November
Dortmund 2-0 Newcastle — Recap, highlights
Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Barcelona
Atletico Madrid 6-0 Celtic
Lazio 1-0 Feyenoord
AC Milan 2-1 Paris Saint-Germain
Man City 3-0 Young Boys — Recap, highlights
Red Star Belgrade 1-2 Leipzig
Porto 2-0 Royal Antwerp
Wednesday, 8 November
Napoli 1-1 Union Berlin
Real Sociedad 3-1 Benfica
Bayern 2-1 Galatasaray
Copenhagen 4-3 Man United — Recap, highlights
Arsenal 2-0 Sevilla — Recap, highlights
PSV Eindhoven 1-0 Lens
Real Madrid 3-0 Braga
Salzburg 0-1 Inter
Matchday 5Tuesday, 28 November
Lazio 2-0 Celtic
Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Antwerp |
Feyenoord 1-3 Atletico Madrid
Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Newcastle – Recap, highlights | Howe laments VAR call
Milan 1-3 Dortmund
Man City 3-2 Leipzig — Recap, video highlights
Young Boys 2-0 Red Star Belgrade
Barcelona 2-1 Porto
Wednesday, 29 November
Galatasaray 3-3 Man United – Recap, highlights
Sevilla 2-3 PSV Eindhoven
Bayern 0-0 Copenhagen
Arsenal 6-0 Lens
Real Madrid 4-2 Napoli
Braga 1-1 Union Berlin
Benfica 3-3 Inter
Real Sociedad 0-0 Salzburg
Champions League schedule
Matchday 6
Tuesday, 12 December
Lens vs Sevilla – 12:45pm ETPSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal – 12:45pm ETMan United vs Bayern – 3pm ETCopenhagen vs Galatasaray – 3pm ETNapoli vs Braga – 3pm ETUnion Berlin vs Real Madrid – 3pm ETInter vs Real Sociedad – 3pm ETSalzburg vs Benfica – 3pm ET
Wednesday, 13 December
Leipzig vs Young Boys – 12:45pm ETRed Star Belgrade vs Man City – 12:45pm ETAtletico Madrid vs Lazio – 3pm ETCeltic vs Feyenoord – 3pm ETDortmund vs Paris – 3pm ETNewcastle vs Milan – 3pm ETPorto vs Shakhtar Donetsk – 3pm ETAntwerp vs Barcelona – 3pm ET
When is UEFA Champions League group play?
The group stage of the Champions League kicks off on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Matchdays for the group stage are as follows:
- September 19 & 20
- October 3 & 4
- October 24 & 25
- November 7 & 8
- November 28 & 29
- December 12 & 13
When are the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds?
- Round of 16 – 13/14/20/21 February and 5/6/12/13 March
- Quarterfinals – 9/10 and 16/17 April
- Semifinals – 30 April/1 May and 7/8 May
- Final – 1 June
Where is the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League final?
This season’s Champions League final will be played at Wembley Stadium, in London, England.
Which teams have won the UEFA Champions League?
Here is a full list of every single winner of the Champions League in history, with year-by-year results.
Who are the all-time record goalscorers in Champions League history?
Some absolute legends of the game have dominated the Champions League scoring charts over the years and here’s a list of the all-time top goalscorers.
Which Premier League clubs are in the UEFA Champions League this year?
Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle United finished in the top four of the Premier League last season, and qualified for the 2023-24 Champions League.
Odds to win 2023-24 UEFA Champions League – (Betting odds provided by our partner, BetMGM)
Manchester City +220Bayern Munich +500Real Madrid +800Arsenal +1000Barcelona +1400Paris Saint-Germain +1600Manchester United +1600Newcastle United +2000Napoli +2500Atletico Madrid +3300Inter Milan +3300AC Milan +4000Borussia Dortmund +4000RB Leipzig +5000Benfica +6600Sevilla +8000Lazio +8000Porto +10000Real Sociedad +10000Feyenoord +10000Red Bull Salzburg +10000
