This week is the first day of the league phase of the Champions League (find the explanations on this new format at the end of the article). Here are the matches that will be played this week, with the particularity that there are now also matches on Thursday. As a reminder, Paris Saint-Germain will face Girona on Wednesday at the Parc des Princes at 9 p.m.
Tuesday, September 17 –
Wednesday, September 18 –
Thursday, September 19 –
As a reminder, how this new league phase (which replaces the groups) works:
UEFA website –
“With the new format, teams will play eight matches in the new league phase (former group phase). They will no longer face three opponents twice – home and away – but eight different teams, playing half of these matches at home and the other half away.”
Qualifications based on ranking:
1st to 8th: qualification for the round of 16.
9th to 24th: qualification for a two-way play-off round.
25th to 36th : elimination from all European competitions.
