 "UEFA Champions League: What are the fixtures for Thursday, 19 September, and where can I watch them live?")
The new season of the UEFA Champions League got underway earlier this week with Europe’s top club football tournament debuting a new format, one that ensures teams play more matches before the knockouts.
The old format of the Champions League had teams playing six fixtures in the group stage, playing each team in their group on a home-and-away basis. The new format will have teams play two fixtures more than they did before the Round of 16 under the previous format, and against eight different opponents instead of three.
Two-time winners Juventus won the opening fixture of the 2024-25 season on Tuesday, defeating PSV Eindhoven 3-1, which was followed by Aston Villa beating Young Boys 3-0.
Wednesday featured as many as six matches, with defending champions Real Madrid opening their account with a 3-1 victory over Stuttgart and six-time champions Liverpool defeating seven-time winners AC Milan by a similar margin.
Wednesday’s fixtures also witnessed Bayern Munich demolish Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 , with English striker Harry Kane scoring four of those goals and completing a hat-trick of penalties. Additionally, Premier League champions Manchester City began their campaign with a goalless draw against Italian champions Inter Milan.
Read | UEFA Champions League results, fixtures and table
Thursday’s fixtures sees five-time winners Barcelona and defending Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen begin their campaigns along with other top-rated sides such as Arsenal and Atletico Madrid.
Here are the UEFA Champions League matches that will take place on Thursday (timings in IST):
Crvena zvezda vs Benfica in Belgrade — 10.15 pm
Feyenoord vs Bayer Leverkusen in Rotterdam — 10.15 pm
Atalanta vs Arsenal in Bergamo — 12.30 am (Friday)
Atletico Madrid vs RB Leipzig in Madrid — 12.30 am (Friday)
Monaco vs Barcelona in Monaco — 12.30 am (Friday)
Brest vs Sturm Graz in Guingamp — 12.30 am (Friday).
Where can I watch the matches live?
You can tune into the live coverage of the UEFA Champions League on the Sony Sports Network on television and tune into the live stream on the SonyLIV website and app.
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