Champions League
Haaland returns to Westphalia, the Real train does not want to stop in Leipzig
Erling Haaland returns to the Ruhr area for the first time as an opponent in Dortmund’s first game against City. Previously unbeaten Real Madrid are looking to get past Leipzig in a bid to take a big step towards group winners, while Matchday 5 is expected to be crucial for Chelsea’s AC Milan in Group Five.
Champions League action returned after the ‘pause’ due to the domestic cups with many interesting clashes for Day 5 of the top club competition.
The game between Dortmund and Manchester City is without a doubt one of the most eye-catching games. The face of the game is Erling Haaland, who returns to Westphalia as an opponent for the first time and will lead the Citizens’ aggressive effort to secure top spot in the group.
Of course, he is not the only returnee, as the English champions also signed Swiss stopper Manuel Akanji from Dortmund last summer, who is also scheduled to start at Signal Induna Park.
The other match of the seventh group takes place between Sevilla and Copenhagen. With the data so far, the two teams are fighting for the third place, which leads to the Europa League, however, the winner has the opportunity to qualify for the “16” in the following game against Dortmund.
Real wants to secure first place in Leipzig
Real Madrid will want the three points at home in Leipzig while securing first place in Group 6 should Shakhtar fail to get past Celtic.
The Merengues will be without Karim Benzema for another game, while Carlo Ancelotti has a trio of Vinicius, Rodrigo and Asensio.
In the other game in Scotland, Celtic will be challenged by Giorgos Giakoumakis to pick up the three points to keep hopes of a continuation of the European course alive, at least in the Europa League.
The fight continues in the death group
Chelsea and AC Milan couldn’t get past Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb, with the Rossoneri currently fourth on goal difference.
Stefano Pioli’s side are just one win away in Croatia to stay within reach of qualifying for the Champions League round of 16 and taking on Salzburg in the final round.
On the other hand, Chelsea, who saved the game with a two-from-two against Milan and are top of the group, are aiming to move past Austria by three points to take a crucial step towards qualifying for the next stage .
Vlachodemos wants to secure qualification against Juventus
Benfica host Juventus in Da Luz and Vlahodemos will defend the Portuguese goalposts for another game. The Lisbon Eagles know they only need one point (unless Maccabi beats Paris Saint-Germain in Paris) to qualify for the last 16.
The Bianconeri are saved for the Champions League with just three points, while a defeat in Portugal could even jeopardize third place in the Europa League.
In the special part of Sportish you can see the entire TV program every day, all games are broadcast live by Matchcenter.
The schedule and channels of Tuesday (10/25) in the Champions League
- 19.45 Seville – Copenhagen COSMOTE SPORT 3HD
- 7.45 p.m. Salzburg – Chelsea COSMOTE SPORT 2HD
- 22.00 Benfica – Juventus COSMOTE SPORT 5HD
- 22.00 Celtic – Shakhtar Donetsk COSMOTE SPORT 9HD
- 10:00 p.m. Paris Saint-Germain – Maccabi Haifa COSMOTE SPORT 8HD
- 22.00 Dinamo Zagreb – Milan COSMOTE SPORT 7HD
- 22.00 Leipzig – Real Madrid COSMOTE SPORT 3HD
- 22.00 Dortmund – Manchester City COSMOTE SPORT 2HD
Source: Sport 24
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We continue to examine the future of Donetsk shakhtar To buy tickets directly to the main stage Champions League 2026/27.
This will be possible if the place reserved for the team that wins the Champions League trophy is redistributed.
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Donetsk Miner They are in fourth place with a coefficient of 50.250 among the clubs competing for a possible position at the heart of the Champions League.
In the last European week, the Donetsk club added +2.625 points. This increase was achieved with a 0-0 draw with Croatian Rijeka in the 6th round of the Conference League and a sixth place in the main round final table.
Main rival Greek Olympiacos – 56,500 points remaining. The Miners can regain the 6,250-point lead if they perform well in the spring part of the European Cups.
It is interesting that Shakhtar lost the first place in the UPL (Cherkasy has the same number of points as LNZ – 35 points each), and Olympiacos lost the lead in Greece to the AEK team (36 points against 37). Ukrainian striker Roman Yaremchuk plays for the team of the city of Piraeus.
Positions rangers (59,250), 4th in Scotland and Copenhagen (53.375), placed 5th in Denmark, looks less competitive in the rankings due to its position in the national championships. Leader only in championships Dinamo Zagreb And RB Salzburg (44,000 each) but there is no certainty that the turn will come.
Let us remind you that if the cup holder buys a ticket to the Champions League through the national championship, there will be a vacancy in the main squad in the 2026/27 Champions League. In this case, a balance will arise again and if Shakhtar wins the UPL and is ahead of Olympiacos in the UEFA club rankings (or the Greek club does not become the champion of Greece), it can get a direct ticket to the base of the Champions League.
If the Piraeus team is higher in the rankings and takes advantage of the available space, the Donetsk club will start from the 4th quarter of the Champions League, not the 2nd quarter, in case they win in the UPL.
Candidates for direct tickets to the Champions League 2026/27 main stage
(In case the quota reserved for the Champions League champion becomes vacant)
UEFA Club Rankings 2026
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Source: Sport UA
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Champions League
Pedri commented on the new format of the Champions League: An unexpected look from a football player
Barcelona midfielder pedri He answered the question about his attitude towards the new format of the Champions League with the general group stage.
“Do I like the new format of the Champions League? I can’t say with 100% certainty which format I like more: this one or the previous one?”
If I have to choose, I will do something new: There were more matches between strong teams in the first stage,” said Pedri, as quoted by Esquire.
Before the 2024/2025 season, the group stage of the Champions League consisted of eight groups of four clubs each. All participants played six matches in their respective foursomes, home and away, against each of the three opponents.
From the 2024/2025 season, a new Champions League format comes into force with a common group stage of 36 clubs; each participant plays eight matches, four away and four at home; The opponents are determined by lot.”
Source: Sport UA
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Earlier, English Manchester City played a match against French Monaco in a new round of the UEFA Champions League.
After the match, the head coach of the “Locals” Pep Guardiola commented on the performance of the powerful team.
“In football you can always perform better – and this is the result. Our game today was very good in many ways. And step by step we will improve our results.”
Ale mi gave many speeches today in the right way. We created many scoring opportunities and found Phil Foden active in the first half. Most Gravians played at a fairly high level.
Previously, they did not let their opponents create anything, but created the chances themselves. We adapted very well to the superniks and played very well. This is my opinion.
If you get a good match on the right side, of course you have to… Today we got a great ball, that’s all I can tell you right away.
Holland? It’s really good. He plays to score goals. He struggled with three centre-backs and two supporting defenders in front of him, and it wasn’t easy for his partners to know that. Ale, we can work hard to score goals.
Tse bula spravdi garna gra. We created a lot of chances, but unfortunately in the end we didn’t defend perfectly against a free kick, which would have been quite a few, and we conceded a penalty, which was awarded when the ball hit the first one… well, that’s it.
Referee? “I have nothing to say to the Spanish referees,” said the Spanish footballer.
In the coming round, English Manchester City will visit Spanish Villarreal.
Source: Football UA
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