Premiere group openings of new 2017/18 season

For the last three months we saw plenty of qualifying matches and for the next three month we are going to see (probably) the best matches European leagues has to offer. Next week the European Cups are back into action with new official 2017/18 season with 3 fixed times. In total we are going to have 20 groups (8 in the first plus 12 at the second tournament).

The 'strongest' competition is always staring first. Over two days, 8 matches are starting at the same time.

Tuesday, 12 September at 20.45 CET: Barcelona - Juventus, Bayern Munich - Anderlecht, Benfica - CSKA Moscow, Celtic - PSG, Chelsea - Qarabag, Manchester United - Basel, Olympiacos - Sporting, Roma - Atletico Madrid.

Wednesday, 13 September at 20.45 CET: Feyenoord - Manchester City, Leipzig - Monaco, Liverpool - Sevilla, Maribor - Spartak Moscow, Real Madrid - APOEL Nicosia, Porto - Besiktas, Shakhtar Donetsk - Napoli, Tottenham - Borussia Dortmund.

Europa league has 4 more groups, which means plenty of matches with double fun. Twelve games each will start in two fixed times.

Thursday, 14 September at 19.00 CET: Apollon Limassol - Olympique Lyon, Atalanta - Everton, Austria Vienna - Milan, Basaksehir - Ludogorets Razgrad, Copenhagen - Lokomotiv Moscow, Dynamo Kyiv - Skenderbeu, Hoffenheim - Braga, Rijeka - AEK, Slavia Prague - Maccabi Tel Aviv, Villarreal - Astana, Zlin - Sheriff Tiraspol.

Thursday, 14 September at 21.05 CET: Arsenal - Koln, Crvena Zvezda - BATE Borisov, Hapoel Beer Sheva - Lugano, Hertha - Athletic Bilbao, Olympique Marseille - Konyaspor, Real Sociedad - Rosenborg, Steaua - Viktoria Plzen, Vardar - Zenit Saint Petersburg, Vitesse - Lazio, Vitoria Guimaraes - Red Bull Salzburg, Zorya Luhansk - Ostersunds, Zulte Waregem - Nice.