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