The Champions League Is Back Next Week With Some Big Fixtures

Get your singing voices ready because a week from now it'll be time to start singing the Champions League anthem because the competition is coming back and there's some big fixtures in round one.

The Nations League has been a good bit of fun the last few days and made the international break more bearable than it usually is but it hasn't completely removed the feeling that we're missing out on something better.

Whilst England vs Spain was fine and we also got some other excellent and competitive games the Three Lions face Switzerland tonight, in a friendly, and then we've got to wait till Spurs vs Liverpool on Saturday for anything we care about.

That won't be the case next week though because not only do we have the normal Saturday and Sunday games but Monday Night Football returns with Southampton vs Brighton and continues soon after too.

On Tuesday the best time of year begins as the Champions League group stages start up, meaning we're close to leaves falling off trees, thicker coats and darkness setting in when we've finished work.

And UEFA are treating us to some big fixtures on week one:

Tuesday 18th September:

Group A

Club Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund - 8pm kick off
Monaco vs Atletico Madrid - 8pm

Group B

Barcelona vs PSV - 5.55pm
Inter vs Spurs - 5.55pm

Group C

Red Star Belgrade vs Napoli - 8pm
Liverpool vs PSG - 8pm

Group D

Schalke vs Porto - 8pm
Galatasaray vs Lokomotiv Moscow - 8pm

Real will be looking for an unprecedented fourth title in a row. Image: PA Images

Wednesday 19th September:

Group E

Ajax vs AEK Athens - 5.55pm
Benfica vs Bayern Munich - 8pm

Group F
Shakhtar vs Hoffenheim - 5.55pm
Manchester City vs Lyon - 8pm

Group G
Real Madrid vs Roma - 8pm
Viktoria Plzen vs CSKA Moscow - 8pm

Group H
Valencia vs Juventus - 8pm
Young Boys vs Manchester United 8pm

Liverpool will look to bounce back from final heartache last May. Image: PA Images

There's some really big fixtures in there with Monaco vs Atleti, Inter vs Spurs and Liverpool vs PSG jumping out on Tuesday and Benfica vs Bayern, Real vs Roma and Valencia vs Juve the highlights on Wednesday.

It's worth noting as well the new kick off times. Rather than all kicks offs being 7.45pm, other than the odd one in Russia, the kicks off are now 5.55pm and 8pm.

Can't wait to have it back. Altogether now...THE CHAMPIIIIIIIIIIONS LEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGUE!

Topics: Spurs, Liverpool, Football News, PSG, Atletico Madrid, Monaco, Roma, Champions League, Real Madrid, Inter

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