UEFA CL, QF 1st leg, 3-4 April 2018

3 April 2018

Juventus Turin vs. Real Madrid

The finalists of last season's competition get to play each other once more, this time on the quarterfinal stage. Gianluigi Buffon and his elder men held out well so far this season, while Real has struggled particularly in the Spanish La Liga.

IB2800 MAD 1030-1230 TRN A321 (02/04/18)

PVG6991 MAD 0930-1130 TRN B763 EC-LZO (03/04/18)
PVG6992 TRN xxxx-0210 MAD B763 EC-LZO (04/04/18)

IB2801 TRN 0025-0225 MAD A321 (04/04/18)

Sevilla CF vs. FC Bayern München

They say Bayern always gets the easiest draw when they need it. Sevilla might prove trickier than expected though, having eliminated no less than the great Manchester United in the previous round.

LH2570 MUC 1030-1325 SVQ A346 (02/04/18)

DE9126 MUC 0815-1105 SVQ B753

AXE3450 MUC 0900-1210 SVQ B738

ST1020 MUC 0855-1220 SVQ B737

4 April 2018

FC Barcelona vs. AS Roma

Lionel Messi and his FC Barcelona are still on track to win La Liga and the Champions League, so AS Roma should not be too much of a stumbling block for them. Still, the Roma fans seem to be willing to see this game and will travel out in good numbers, though Vueling is on the act again, seemingly flooding the football market:

AZ8950 FCO xxxx-1235 BCN A320 (03/04/18)

VY4203 FCO xxxx-1015 BCN

BPA8820 FCO xxxx-1035 BCN

VY4213 FCO xxxx-1110 BCN

UEFA CL, R16 return leg, 13-14 March 2018

13 March 2018

Manchester United vs. Sevilla CF

Sevilla has made it a habit to travel with one of the biggest planes that can regularly be found on football charter duty. While many Spanish football clubs tend to use the Boeing 757s of Privilege Style, Sevilla keeps chartering the company's sole Boeing 777, EC-MIA:

PVG1890 SVQ 1000-1000 MAN B772 (12/03/18)

ENT587 SVQ 0800-xxxx MAN B738

ENT588 MAN xxxx-0630 SVQ B738 (14/03/18)

PVG2005 MAN 1200-1400 SVQ B772 (14/03/18)

AS Roma vs. Shakhtar Donezk

PS3603 KBP xxxx-1100 FCO B738 (12/03/18)

14 March 2018

FC Barcelona vs. Chelsea

Just as Sevilla use PVG, Chelsea very often uses Titan Airways for their European travels and the round of 16 in this year's Champions League is no exception. They travel to Barcelona with the aim of building on their performance in the first leg at Stamford Bridge, where they drew 1-1:

AWC8561 LGW xxxx-1735 BCN B752 (13/03/18)

TCX9368 LGW xxxx-1045 BCN (14/03/18)

TCX9369 BCN 0055-xxxx LGW (15/03/18)

AWC8562 BCN 0055-xxxx LGW (15/03/18)

Besiktas JK vs. FC Bayern München

The German champions have won their first leg against Besiktas 5-0 and are still traveling to Istanbul with a sizeable delegation as it seems. The dedicated Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 D-AIHZ will probably see one of its last trips with the Bayern logos on the fuselage:

LH2570 MUC 1000-1440 IST A346 (13/03/18)