French clubs now know their opponents in the UEFA Champions League. And, with the new format for organizing the competition, Paris SG, Monaco, Brest and Lille will have a lot to do. A tough draw, with clashes against the best teams on the planet such as Real Madrid, Manchester City, FC Barcelona and Arsenal. In this new format, each club faces 8 teams, with 4 home games and 4 away games. There is a single ranking that groups together the 36 clubs involved in the competition. The first 8 are directly qualified for the round of 16, the clubs ranked from 9th to 24th place play a play-off, while the following ones are directly eliminated. The first day of the UEFA Champions League takes place this week. Exceptionally, the matches take place over three days, this Tuesday 17, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 September.
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Lille, Monaco, Brest, Paris SG: very high-level matches
Lille travels to the Sporting CP field this Tuesday, September 17. The match can be seen on CANAL+ at 9 p.m. This trip to Lisbon is a difficult start for Bruno Génésio's men, who will have to confirm after their good start to the season and their qualification for the play-offs against Slavia Prague. Reigning Portuguese champion, Sporting CP is coached by the young and ambitious coach Ruben Amorim. The Lisbon team is led by players of great talent, such as the Swedish striker Victor Gyökeres who is piling up goals for both club and country, the Portuguese winger Pedro Goncalves and the Danish international captain Morten Hjulmand. This is a great opportunity to build up confidence before hosting Real Madrid on the next matchday.
On Wednesday, September 18, at 9 p.m., you can watch the Paris SG match hosting FC Girona on CANAL+. As one of the big favorites for the UEFA Champions League, the capital club is hosting the Spanish club that was one of the big sensations last year.
This Thursday, September 19, Monaco hosts FC Barcelona, a summit to watch live and exclusively and co-broadcast on CANAL+ FOOT and CANAL+ LIVE at 9 p.m. The club from the Principality faces a European bigwig, second in La Liga last season and a regular in the competition. They will have to be strong to counter the Catalans who have started the year well. Adi Hütter's players will have to face an armada of young talents and experienced players such as Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Robert Lewandowski and Jules Koundé in particular.
For its big European debut, Brest hosts Sturm Graz this Thursday, September 19 at 9 p.m., a match to follow on CANAL+ LIVE. Third in the last Ligue 1 Uber Eats, the Breton club will play Guingamp at the Roudourou stadium, because the Francis Le Blé stadium is not approved by UEFA. But the popular fervor is there. Eric Roy's players will have to quickly capitalize on this kind of home game to hope to play the leading roles in this C1. Facing the Bretons, the talented Austrian team of Sturm Graz who recently held Paris SG during the summer preparation.
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The CANAL+ EUROPEAN CUPS PASS* Offer
The CANAL+ PASS COUPES D'EUROPE* offer, valid in mainland France, allows you to follow 100% of the UEFA Men's European Cups on all your compatible connected devices (Smart TV, tablet, computer, smartphone). CANAL+ PASS COUPES d'EUROPE* is €29.99 per month for the first 12 months then €37.99 per month for the next 12, with a 24-month subscription*. The monthly subscription price is €37.99 per month, for an offer that can be canceled at any time**. CANAL+ PASS COUPES D'EUROPE gives you access to CANAL+, CANAL+ BOX OFFICE, CANAL+ GRAND ÉCRAN, CANAL+ SPORT 360 and the CANAL+ Live channels that broadcast the UEFA Men's European Cups. But also to streaming services like Apple TV + and PARAMOUNT +, for a complete selection of films and series. In addition to following all the matches of French clubs qualified in Europe, you will also have the opportunity to watch a Premier League poster per day, the Formula 1® Grands PrixTM (excluding practice and qualifying), ultra-recent cinema, international series and many other programs.
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