Kyiv at Juventus, Barcelona off to Budapest - UEFA Champions League 2 December 2020

Borussia Dortmund vs. SS Lazio Rome

It will be a first Champions League appearance for Tayaran Jet's newly designed Lazio Roma logojet, LZ-TYR, taking the team to Dortmund on the day before the game. Both teams can clinch a berth for the round of 16, depending on the other game in the group. A win for either side will mean that they are qualified for the knockout stage.

TJB201 FCO xxxx-1730 DTM B733 LZ-TYR (01/12/20)

Juventus Turin vs. Dynamo Kyiv

Dynamo have slightly more to play for than Juve, with the hosts already through to the round of 16. The Ukrainians however are still playing for a spot in the Europa League in spring. They will hope to maybe gather a point to gain a slight advantage over Ferencvaros.

7W7771 KBP 1600-1815 TRN A321 (30/11/20)

Ferencvaros Budapest vs. FC Barcelona

The final European away trip for this year takes Barcelona to Hungary, where they will face the Hungarian champions Ferencvaros. After flying out to the Ukraine with Privilege Style last week, it will be Air Europa in action again for this trip.

UX938 BCN 1530-xxxx BUD B738 (01/12/20)

Manchester United vs. Paris St-Germain

The big-spending French outfit managed to win a key game against Leipzig last week. Yet they still need further results to make sure they are the ones to make it into the knockout stage. PSG are very likely to use Air X' Boeing 737-500 9H-YES for their trip to Manchester, after this airframe was spotted arriving at Paris LBG on Monday afternoon:

AXY1** LBG xxxx-xxxx MAN B735 9H-YES (01/12/20)

Istanbul Basaksehir vs. RB Leipzig

Arguably the two youngest clubs in the competition meet in Istanbul. RBL will travel there with Turkish Airlines, on a Boeing 737-800.

TK3301 LEJ 0930-xxxx IST B738 (01/12/20)

FK Krasnodar vs. Stade Rennais

AXY10* RNS xxxx-xxxx KRR B735 9H-AHA (01/12/20)

Danes in Italy, Ajax to Liverpool - UEFA Champions League 1 December 2020

Lokomotiv Moscow vs. FC Salzburg

It may come as a slight surprise that Lokomotiv has managed two draws against Atlético in the past two games, which puts them into a favourable position against Salzburg. The Austrians ideally need a win in Moscow to remain in the race for a spot in spring's Europa League knock-out stages or even a spot in the Champions League round of 16. The latter though would require a win over Atlético in the last round, as well as Bayern losing in Madrid. Salzburg will travel to Moscow with Air X:

AXY2906 STN xxxx-1845 SZG B735 (29/11/20, ferry flt)

AXY3002 SZG 1030-xxxx SVO B735 (30/11/20)

AXY206 SVO xxxx-1355 SZG B735 (02/12/20)

AXY203 SZG 1455-xxxx KRR B735 (02/12/20, ferry flt)

Atlético Madrid vs. FC Bayern München

Bayern are already through and will win this group, with 12 points from four games. Atléti meanwhile have to look into their back mirror, because two draws agains Lokomotiv Moscow could spell late trouble for them. Points against the already qualified Bayern would ease Atléti's nerves a little. The German visitors will come to town with Lufthansa, on an Airbus A350:

LH2570 MUC 1530-1810 MAD A359 (30/11/20)

LH2571 MAD 1020-1300 MUC A359 (30/11/20)

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Internazionale

14 goals in four matches, including two big wins over Shakhtar Donetsk mean that Mönchengladbach are sitting on top of this group. A win against Inter would seal their deal for a round of 16 spot and depending on the result of Real Madrid away in Ukraine, even a draw may be enough to qualify already with a game to spare. Inter will arrive at Düsseldorf with Alitalia, while the return flight will depart from Cologne, where there are no night flying restrictions.

AZ9018 MXP 1645-1825 DUS A319 (30/11/20)

AZ9019 CGN 0120-0305 MXP A319 (02/12/20)

Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Real Madrid

Real will be relieved after winning away against Inter in the previous round, but there is work to do yet. The team of Zinedine Zidane will travel to Ukraine with Iberia, though the exact type of aircraft is yet to be specified:

IB2800 MAD 0900-1405 KBP A359 (30/11/20)

IB2803 KBP xxxx-0305 MAD A359 (02/12/20)

FC Porto vs. Manchester City

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City is through to the round of 16 already. In a tight schedule it will be interesting to see whether City will pick a full squad for this away trip or whether they will leave the task to some keen reserve players. Guardiola's experience probably favours the first of those two options. City will travel to Porto with Titan Airways:

ZT7775 MAN 1500-1730 OPO A321 (30/11/20)

ZT7776 OPO 1500-1730 MAN A321 (02/12/20)

Olympique Marseille vs. Olympiacos Piraeus

The Greek visitors hold a slender advantage over Marseille, courtesy of a 1-0 win at home in October. Marseille for their part have not scored a single goal in this season's campaign and they are on a streak of 13 consecutive lost games in the Champions League. Ideally they would have to score at least two goals more than Olympiacos, who will arrive in Marseille with Aegean Airlines. But depending on how the last round will go, that may not even be enough to make it into the Europa League:

AEE4010 ATH xxxx-1210 MRS A320 (30/11/20)

AEE4011 MRS 1100-xxxx ATH A320 (02/12/20)

Liverpool FC vs. Ajax FC

A surprise loss at Anfield against Atalanta has thrown this group wide open. And with Liverpool's player availability at the moment, there seems to be no certainty at all for the match against Ajax. The Dutch team however have managed to beat Midtjylland 3-1 in the fourth round to remain in contention. They will travel to Liverpool with TUI:

OR7355 AMS 1400-1420 LPL B738 OO-JEF (30/11/20)

OR7356 LPL 1120-1350 AMS B738 OO-JEF (02/12/20)

Atlanta Bergamo vs. FC Midtjylland

The Danish champions are already out of the UEFA competitions and yet have two matches to play. Atalanta however have brought themselves seriously back into the running, with a good away win in Liverpool. Midtjylland are forced to travel from Billund instead of Karup again and will use The Great Dane Airlines to travel to Bergamo:

DW713 BLL xxxx-1150 BGY E195 OY-GDA (30/11/20)

DW714 BGY 1200-1400 BLL E195 OY-GDA (02/12/20)

Great Dane Airlines EMB-195 OY-GDA at Tenerife in December 2019

Real at San Siro and more - UEFA Champions League 25 November 2020

Titan Airways A321 at Tenerife Sur in December 2019

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Shakhtar Donezk

The German team had more than just a great game against an opponent that seemed badly hampered by many COVID-19 cases, as is the case with many Ukraine teams at the moment. 6-0 to Mönchengladbach was the scoreline in Kharkiv in October. It remains to be seen whether Shakhtar can turn the trend around in time. They will travel from Kyiv to Düsseldorf on a SkyUp Boeing 737-700, possibly the one in their own club colours.

PQ2503 KBP 0945-1125 DUS B737 (24/11/20)

Atlético Madrid vs. Lokomotiv Moscow

The "Rojiblancos" have not really taken off yet in this year's campaign and to draw the away game in Moscow was possibly not the best idea either. They will get the chance to make up for this slip-up when they play Lokomotiv at home, at the Wanda Metropolitano. Lok Moscow will arrive two days before the game on an Aeroflot Airbus A320:

SU7386 VKO 1600-1830 MAD B738 VP-BZB (23/11/20)

SU7387 MAD 1040-1710 VKO B738 (26/11/20)

Internazionale vs. Real Madrid

Real find themselves with the backs against the wall, after an uncharacteristic home loss against the badly COVID-19-struck Shakhtar Donezk. Traveling to the mighty San Siro will be a real test for a side that might even be without Sergio Ramos, who not only missed two penalties on national team duty, but also returned to the Real camp with an injury that he picked up in the epic 6-0 win over Germany. Real will travel to Italy with Iberia as usual:

IB2800 MAD xxxx-1240 MXP A320 (24/11/20)

IB2801 MXP 0030-xxxx MAD A320 (26/11/20)

Iberia oneworld Airbus A320 seen at Madrid in March 2020

Olympique Marseille vs. FC Porto

The home side has the distinction of not having scored a single goal so far in this edition of the Champions League. They will look to change this against a Porto side that could make a decisive step towards the round of 16. Porto will travel to the South of France with 2Excel Aviation:

BRO21P STN xxxx-1700 OPO B733 G-SWRD (23/11/20, ferry flt)

BRO21 OPO 1530-xxxx MRS B733 G-SWRD (24/11/20)

BRO21 MRS xxxx-0230 OPO B733 G-SWRD (26/11/20)

Liverpool FC vs. Atalanta Bergamo

Atalanta will travel to a Liverpool side that might soon have more points than players available, if Jürgen Klopp's statements in the media are anything to go by. Liverpool has won all three games so far and comes off a 3-0 win against Leicester City in the Premier League. Atalanta looks to be in a battle with Ajax over the second spot in this group.

ENT59KG OLB 1150-1230 BGY B738 SP-ESF (24/11/20, ferry flt)

ENT14ZY WAW 1400-1545 BGY B738 SP-ENO (24/11/20, ferry flt)

ENT531 BGY 1500-1550 LPL B738 SP-ENO (24/11/20)

ENT532 LPL 0930-xxxx BGY B738 SP-ENO (26/11/20)

It appears that the flight was initially meant to be done by SP-ESF that subsequently became unavailable. At short notice, SP-ENO was brought in from Warsaw, Enter Air's main base.

Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Manchester City

City are traveling out to Greece rather late, using a Titan Airways Airbus A321 to take them to Athens.

ZT7771 MAN 1500-2100 ATH A321 G-POWN (24/11/20)

ZT7772 ATH 0030-xxxx MAN A321 G-POWN (26/11/20)

Turks in Manchester, Sevilla off to the East - UEFA Champions League 24 November 2020

24 November 2020

Manchester United vs. Istanbul Basaksehir

For the first time ever, the lesser club from Istanbul, Basaksehir has made it to the Champions League. They have only three points in the bank so far, one could think. These came courtesy of a home win against none less than Manchester United however. Ole Gunnair Solskjaer's troops will be eager for revenge at Old Trafford. Basaksehir will arrive in Manchester with Turkish Airlines, using a Boeing 737-800 for their charter flight:

TK3233 IST 1200-1310 MAN B738 TC-JVE (23/11/20)

TK3234 MAN 1410-2110 IST B738 TC-JVE (23/11/20, ferry flt)

TK3233 IST 0950-1100 MAN B738 (25/11/20, ferry flt)

TK3234 MAN 1200-1900 IST B738 (25/11/20)

A Boeing 737-800 of Turkish Airlines, seen in Barcelona in June 2016

FK Krasnodar vs. Sevilla CF

Sevilla are heading to the East, looking to build on their strong position. They are currently in second place, on course for a spot in the Round of 16. To stay ahead of Krasnodar and Rennes behind them, even a draw would do just nicely. Sevilla will travel out to the early Tuesday fixture on Sunday afternoon already, using one of Privilege Style's Boeing 757-200s.

PVG1890 SVQ 1530-2245 KRR B752 (22/11/20)

Paris St-Germain vs. RB Leipzig

In the previous round, RB Leipzig came from behind and beat a very ill-disciplined PSG 2-1. The French hosts will look to bounce back from this disastrous effort out in Germany, while Leipzig could make big strides towards the round of 16 already. The visitors will arrive in Paris with Avanti Air:

ATV201H LEJ 1255-xxxx CDG F100 (23/11/20)

SS Lazio Roma vs. Zenit St. Petersburg

Lazio have had a good start to this European season, beating Borussia Dortmund and drawing the next two games against Brugge and Zenit. They will now need to win against a Zenit team that is desperate for points to at least be able to save themselves into the Europa League.

FV4101 LED xxxx-1300 FCO A319 (23/11/20)

Dynamo Kyiv vs. FC Barcelona

Barcelona are off to Kyiv to try and maintain their clean record in this season's Champions League so far. They have won all three games and if they win in Kyiv too, they will be qualified for the Round of 16 already. For once, Barcelona will travel with Privilege Style:

PVG7995 BCN 1500-1935 KBP B752 EC-HDS (23/11/20)

PVG7996 KBP xxxx-0430 BCN B752 EC-HDS (25/11/20)

Juventus vs. Ferencvaros Budapest

The Hungarian champions have only scored one point so far in the group stage. Their trip to Italy is not an easy one though, travelling to Juventus who are looking to make a big step forward towards the Round of 16. Ferencvaros will arrive in Torino with Wizz Air:

WZZ9001 BUD xxxx-1210 TRN A321 (23/11/20)

Rennes vs. Chelsea

BRO20P STN 1230 – 1300 FAB B733 GTCPG (23/11/20, ferry flt)

BRO20 FAB 1530 – 1615 RNS B733 GTCPG (23/11/20)