UEFA CL, GS MD6, 12 December 2018

12 December 2018

Group E

Ajax Amsterdam vs. FC Bayern München

The German giants will arrive in Amsterdam not using the Airbus A340-600 any more, but one of Lufthansa's brand new Airbus A350-900s:

LH2570 MUC xxxx-1210 AMS A359 (11/12/18)

© Airbus

LH2571 AMS 1230-xxxx MUC A359 (13/12/18)

Group F

Manchester City vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

EW5202 FKB 1330-1415 MAN A320 (11/12/18)
EW5202 MAN 1000-1245 FKB A320 (13/12/18)

Group G

Real Madrid vs. CSKA Moscow

The long journey from Moscow to Spain means that CSKA will arrive in Madrid a couple of days before the game, once again using Aeroflot and one of their Airbus A320s for the trip:

SU7002 SVO xxxx-1320 MAD A320 (10/12/18)

SU7003 MAD 2300-xxxx SVO A320 (12/12/18)

Viktoria Plzen vs. AS Roma

AZ8950 FCO 1500-1650 PRG A320 (11/12/18)

Group H

BSC Young Boys vs. Juventus

The Swiss champions may be eliminated already, but they will look to gain at least one more point against a Juve that is still looking to win the group as it might want to avoid some bigger calibers in the knockout stages:

ST1080 TRN 1600-1720 BRN A319 (11/12/18)
ST1081 BRN 1030-1135 TRN A319 (13/12/18)

CF Valencia vs. Manchester United

SU7400 SVO xxxx-1230 MAN A333 VQ-BNS (11/12/18, ferry flt)
SU7404 MAN 1500-1840 VLC A333 VQ-BNS (11/12/18)

LS6766 MAN xxxx-1045 VLC B738

LS6683 MAN xxxx-1100 VLC B738

LS6684 VLC 0000-xxxx MAN B738 (13/12/18)

LS6767 VLC 0015-xxxx MAN B738 (13/12/18)

GNJ74 VLC 0030-xxxx MAN B734 SX-ATF (13/12/18)

UEFA CL, GS MD5, 27 November 2018

27 November 2018

Group E

AEK Athens vs. Ajax Amsterdam

OR7395 AMS 1000-xxxx ATH B738 OO-JAV (26/11/18)

OR7396 ATH xxxx-1735 AMS B738 OO-JAD (28/11/18)

FC Bayern München vs. SL Benfica

HFM612 LIS 0950-1340 MUC A340 (26/11/18)

HFM631 MUC 1450-1650 LIS A340 (28/11/18)

Group F

Olympique Lyonnais vs. Manchester City

ZT1601 MAN 1500-1755 LYS B752 (26/11/18)

MT9064 MAN xxxx-1020 LYS

LS6669 MAN xxxx-1030 LYS

BY8024 MAN xxxx-1105 LYS

BY8025 LYS 0010-xxxx MAN (28/11/18)

LS6670 LYS 0055-xxxx MAN (28/11/18)

MT9065 LYS 0055-xxxx MAN (28/11/18)

ZT1605 LYS 1500-xxxx MAN B752 (28/11/18)

Group G

CSKA Moscow vs. Viktoria Plzen

OK7110 PRG 1010-1255 SVO A319 (26/11/18)

AS Roma vs. Real Madrid

IB2806 MAD 1030-1255 FCO A333 (26/11/18)
IB2807 FCO xxxx-0320 MAD A333 (28/11/18)

Group H

Manchester United vs. BSC Young Boys

2L8442 BRN xxxx-1230 MAN F100 HB-JVE (26/11/18)
TDR526 BRN xxxx-1305 MAN F100 (26/11/18)
2L8452 BRN 1130-1225 MAN F100 HB-JVE (27/11/18)
ST1018 ZRH 1400-1505 MAN A319 D-ASTL (27/11/18)
ST1019 MAN xxxx-xxxx BRN A319 D-ASTL (28/11/18, diverted to BSL)
2L8443 MAN xxxx-xxxx BRN F100 (28/11/18)
2L8453 MAN xxxx-xxxx BRN F100 (28/11/18)
TDR527 MAN xxxx-xxxx BRN F100 (28/11/18)

Juventus Turin vs. CF Valencia

YW2001 VLC 1300-xxxx TRN CRJX (26/11/18)
YW5001 VLC 1300-xxxx TRN CRJ2 (26/11/18)

UEFA CL, GS MD3, 23 October 2018

Group E

AEK Athens vs. FC Bayern München

Despite wearing Qatar Airways sponsorship badges on their shirts these days, Bayern are still traveling with Lufthansa on their European journeys, using one of the company's Airbus A340-600s for the trip to Greece once more:

LH2570 MUC 1030-1350 ATH A346 (22/10/18)
LH2571 ATH 1205-1335 MUC A346 (24/10/18)

Ajax Amsterdam vs. SL Benfica

Privilege Style has a habit of carrying teams from Spain all across the continent, but their Portuguese neighbors are no strangers either to the use of the elegantly painted Boeing 757s:

PVG7995 LIS xxxx-1325 AMS B752 EC-HDS (22/10/18)
PVG7996 AMS 1200-xxxx LIS B752 EC-HDS (24/10/18)

Group F

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. Olympique Lyonnais

Arrival airports seem to change in rotation for the visitors of the German club based right next to the A6 motorway in Sinsheim. This time Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden is the port of choice for Olympique Lyonnais, but who could have ruled out a trip within France for them, to either Strasbourg or Colmar-Houssen?

FPO807 LYS 1000-xxxx FKB B737 (22/10/18)
FPO808 FKB xxxx-1405 LYS B737 (24/10/18)

Shakhtar Donezk vs. Manchester City (in Kharkiv)

ZT581 MAN 1500-2100 HRK B752 G-ZAPX (21/10/18)
TCX9062 MAN 0555-1155 HRK A321 (23/10/18)

Group G

AS Roma vs. CSKA Moscow

The Russian army club has a sponsorship with Aeroflot that even includes a plane in the club's colours, so Aeroflot is the logic choice for CSKA's trip to the Italian capital, where they will face AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico:

SU7004 SVO 1000-1255 FCO A320 (21/10/18)
SU7005 FCO 0130-0600 SVO A320 (24/10/18)

Real Madrid vs. Viktoria Plzen

No great surprises when it comes to the amount of seats on offer for this away trip. Real Madrid may still be the biggest attraction in Champions League football, even if Cristiano Ronaldo has now left the club and moved to Turin. No less than three aircraft will carry Czech players, staff and supporters to Madrid:

OK6106 PRG xxxx-1225 MAD A319 (22/10/18)
QS4570 PRG xxxx-1355 MAD B738 (22/10/18)
QS4540 PRG xxxx-1100 MAD B738 (23/10/18)
QS4571 MAD 0145-xxxx PRG B738 (24/10/18)
QS4541 MAD 0155-xxxx PRG B738 (24/10/18)
OK6107 MAD 1100-xxxx PRG A319 (24/10/18)

Group H

Manchester United vs. Juventus Turin

It is yet another return to an old club for CR7, with Manchester United of course being the club where he first became really famous. His trip was far from certain though, after he conceded a red card in the first Champions League fixture against Valencia early this season.

AZ**** TRN xxxx-1750 MAN A321 (22/10/18)
AZ**** MAN 1100-xxxx TRN A321 (24/10/18)

BSC Young Boys vs. Valencia CF

Bern is always a tricky journey to plan, with the airport notorious for being pested by fog and because of very restrictive night flying regulations. Valencia is thus flying to nearby (100km) Basel, where aircraft movements are not quite as heavily restricted:

YW5011 VLC 1130-1330 BSL CRJX (22/10/18)
YW2001 VLC 1300-1500 BSL CRJ2 (22/10/18)
YW2002 BSL xxxx-0145 VLC CRJ (24/10/18)
YW5012 BSL xxxx-0155 VLC CRJ (24/10/18)

UEFA CL, GS MD2, 2 October 2018

Group E

FC Bayern München vs. Ajax Amsterdam

OR7311 AMS 1200-xxxx MUC B738 PH-TFD (01/10/18)

OR7315 AMS 1010-xxxx MUC B738 PH-TFD (02/10/18)

OR7316 MUC xxxx-1145 AMS B738 OO-TUP (03/10/18)

OR7312 MUC xxxx-1635 AMS B738 PH-TFD (03/10/18)

AEK Athens vs. SL Benfica

5K972 LIS 1615-xxxx ATH A345 CS-TFX (30/09/18)

Group F

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. Manchester City

ZT1561 MAN 1500-1740 FRA B752 (01/10/18)

ZT1562 FRA 1505-1550 MAN B752 (03/10/18)

Group G

CSKA Moscow vs. Real Madrid

IB2806 MAD 1650-2125 SVO A346 EC-JNQ (30/09/18)

AS Roma vs. Viktoria Plzen

OK6104 PRG 1100-1250 FCO A319 (01/10/18)

Group H

Manchester United vs. CF Valencia

EVE6351 VLC 1200-1345 MAN A320 (01/10/18)

YW5001 VLC 1230-1410 MAN CRJ2 (01/10/18)

YW5002 MAN xxxx-0410 VLC CRJ2 (03/10/18)

Juventus Turin vs. BSC Young Boys

ST1200 BRN 1230-1330 TRN A319 (01/10/18)

UEFA CL, GS MD6, 5-6 December 2017

5 December 2017

Group A

Manchester United vs. CSKA Moscow

SU7098 SVO 1000-1100 MAN A320 VP-BWD (03/12/17)
SU7099 MAN xxxx-xxxx SVO A320 (06/12/17)

SL Benfica vs. FC Basel

HV091 AMS xxxx-0915 BSL B738 (04/12/17, ferry flt)
HV7837 BSL 1000-xxxx LIS B738 (04/12/17)
HV7838 LIS xxxx-1800 BSL B738 (06/12/17)
HV094 BSL 1840-xxxx AMS B738 (06/12/17, ferry flt)

Group B

Bayern München vs. Paris St-Germain

EC8015 ORY 1745-1915 MUC B752 (04/12/17)
MYX8575 CDG 0900-1030 MUC A320
EC8016 MUC 0400-0530 ORY B752 (06/12/17)
MYX8576 MUC 1100-1230 CDG A320 (06/12/17)

Group C

Chelsea vs. Atlético Madrid

UX1903 MAD 1150-xxxx LGW (04/12/17)
UX2003 LGW xxxx-0255 MAD (06/12/17)

Group D

FC Barcelona vs. Sporting Lisbon

MMZ609 LIS xxxx-1745 MAD B763 (04/12/17)
MMZ609 MAD 1345-xxxx LIS B763 (06/12/17)

6 December 2017

Group E

NK Maribor vs. Sevilla CF

PVG1905 SVQ 0900-1150 MBX B772 (05/12/17)
PVG2005 MBX 1000-1310 SVQ B772 (07/12/17)

Group F

Feyenoord Rotterdam vs. SSC Napoli

AP**** NAP xxxx-xxxx RTM B738 (05/12/17)

Group G

FC Porto vs. AS Monaco

ST4848 NCE xxxx-1010 OPO A319 (05/12/17)
KRP2807 NCE xxxx-1130 OPO F100
KRP2808 OPO 2355-xxxx(+1) NCE F100
ST4849 OPO 1010-xxxx NCE A319 (07/12/17)

Group H

Real Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund

EW1909 DTM xxxx-1250 MAD A320 D-AIZR (05/12/17)
ST2424 DTM xxxx-1305 MAD (05/12/17)
EW1909 MAD 1130-xxxx DTM A320 D-AIZR (07/12/17)
ST2425 MAD 1150-xxxx DTM (07/12/17)

UEFA CL, GS MD4, 31 October - 1 November 2017

31 October 2017

Group A

Manchester United vs. SL Benfica

Benfica is having a campaign to forget so far, with home losses against CSKA and Manchester United as well as an absolute hammering in a lacklustre display away at FC Basel. They will be looking to improve at Old Trafford and they will travel there on a EuroAtlantic Boeing 767-300/ER (as reported by AlphaFive from Manchester):

MMZ621 LIS 0935-1215 MAN B763 (30/10/17)
EI2216 DUB 1450-1555 MAN A320 EI-DEP
EI2217 MAN 2330-0015(+1) DUB A320 EI-DEP 
MMZ**** MAN 2345-xxxx(+1) LIS B763

FC Basel vs. CSKA Moscow

The Russian runners-up have some ground to make up after a disappointing home loss. Basel in the meantime could already secure their progress into the knock-out stages of either the Champions or the Europa League, depending on how the other match in the group goes. CSKA Moscow normally travel with their special painted Aeroflot Airbus A320 VP-BWD, but for now things look differently:

SU7098 SVO 0940-1110 BSL A320 VQ-BIU (30/10/17)

SU7099 BSL 1255-xxxx SVO A320 VQ-BIU (30/10/17, ferry flt)

SU7098 SVO xxxx-0840 BSL A320 VP-BME (01/11/17)

SU7099 BSL 0940-xxxx SVO A320 VP-BME (01/11/17)

Group B

Celtic Glasgow vs. FC Bayern München

Glasgow appears to be a destination the Bayern fans have a lot of appetite for. While on the pitch things should work fairly smoothly for the German champions, their plan to travel with no less than seven aircraft is rather surprising for an outfit that tends to move through competitions with high self-assurance. Team and staff travel with Lufthansa as usual while for the numerous supporters there are flights planned with Condor, Enter Air and Germania:

LH2572 MUC 0800-0925 GLA A320 (30/10/17)
LH2570 MUC 1200-1325 GLA A321 (30/10/17)
LH2520 MUC 1515-1640 GLA A20N (30/10/17)
LH2521 GLA 1820-2135 MUC A320 (30/10/17, ferry flt)
DE9132 MUC 0900-1030 GLA B753
ENT516 MUC 0900-1030 GLA B738
ENT585 MUC 0900-1030 GLA B738
ST2424 MUC 0930-1100 GLA
DE9133 GLA 0145-0505 MUC B753 (01/11/17)
LH2571 GLA 1400-1715 MUC A321 (01/11/17)

Group C

Atlético Madrid vs. FK Qarabag Agdam

The goalless draw away in Baku would have left Atléti frustrated though for the Azeri debutants this was a performance to build on, particularly having played part of the game with ten men only. Qarabag will be traveling with no less than one of Azerbaijan Airlines' two Airbus A340-500s, just as Atléti did when they visited the Azeri capital:

AHY5003 GYD 1500-1900 MAD A345 (29/10/17)
AHY5004 MAD 0040-0910 GYD A345 4K-AZ85 (01/11/17)

AS Roma vs. Chelsea

ZT780Y STN 1145-1200 LGW B752 G-POWH (30/10/17, ferry flt)
ZT7801 LGW 1430-1745 FCO B752 G-POWH (30/10/17)
ZT780W FCO 1850-xxxx MAN B752 G-POWH (30/10/17, ferry flt)

Group D

Olympiacos Piraeus vs. FC Barcelona

In torrid times for Catalunya, FC Barcelona is looking to travel to Greece using foreign means. Portuguese ACMI specialist HiFly is their choice for the game, most likely providing them with an A340-300, though their A340-500 CS-TFX looks a good chance too, having returned to its home base in Beja after flying for Avianca for a few days:

HFY912 BCN 0930-xxxx ATH A343 (30/10/17)
ENT547 BCN 0800-1200 ATH B738 SP-ENU

HFY921 ATH 0115-0315 BCN A343 (01/11/17)

Sporting Lisbon vs. Juventus Turin

AP5561 TRN 1500-1700 LIS B738 (30/10/17)
AP5562 LIS 1050-xxxx TRN B738 (01/11/17)

1 November 2017

Group E

Liverpool FC vs. NK Maribor

The Slovenian participants travel to Merseyside looking to stage an unlikely comeback after a 7-0 home defeat against Liverpool. Traveling seems to have been fairly complicated though. The Adria Airways A319 S5-AAR, initially due to carry the team to Liverpool returned to Ljubljana to subsequently do a regular flight to Frankfurt. Airbus A320 of BH Air was summoned to take over and took the team to Liverpool with a delay of more than seven hours on the night before the game:

JP943 MBX 1000-1115 LPL A319 A320 LZ-BHJ (31/10/17)
ENT568P AJA 2230-2345 MBX B738 SP-ENR (31/10/17, ferry flt)
ENT595 MBX 0800-0915 LPL B738 SP-ENR
JP945 LPL 2355-0305(+1) MBX (01/11/17)
ENT596 LPL 0015-0320 MBX B738 (02/11/17)

Sevilla CF vs. Spartak Moscow

Having traveled with Aeroflot before, Rossiya appears to be the airline of choice for the Russian champions Spartak this time. The game at Pizjuan should be no walk in the park for them, for the Sevilla side will be fired up after losing so badly in Moscow:

SDM5783 SVO 1435-1755 SVQ A319 (31/10/17)

SDM5782 SVQ 1200-1915 SVO A319 (02/11/17)

Group F

SSC Napoli vs. Manchester City

AWC780W FCO 1850-xxxx MAN B752 G-POWH (30/10/17, ferry flt)
AWC**** MAN xxxx-xxxx NAP B752 G-POWH (31/10/17)
BY8168 MAN 0700-xxxx NAP
LS6435 MAN 0730-xxxx NAP

Group G

FC Porto vs. RB Leipzig

The debutants from Germany scored their first win of the campaign last time out when they faced Porto at home. The Estadio do Dragao will provide them with another challenge however, facing a Porto side that will be determined not to let the own home supporters down. The support for Leipzig should be fairly vocal too though, with some supporters traveling to Portugal with a TUI B737-800:

LG7731 LEJ xxxx-1315 OPO B738 (31/10/17)

LG7732P OPO 1330-xxxx FAO B738 (31/10/17, ferry flt)

TUI8902 LEJ xxxx-1110 OPO B738 (01/11/17)

TUI8903 OPO 0150-xxxx LEJ B738 (02/11/17)

LG7731P LUX xxxx-1115 OPO B738 (02/11/17, ferry flt)

LG7732 OPO 1315-xxxx LEJ B738 (02/11/17)

Group H

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Real Madrid

IB2800 MAD 1100-1230 LTN A321 (31/10/17)
UX951 MAD 0730-0850 LGW B738

IB2801 LTN xxxx-0255 MAD A321 (02/10/17)

Borussia Dortmund vs. APOEL Nicosia

CO7744 LCA xxxx-1305 DTM A319 5B-DCU (31/10/17)
AEE4910 LCA xxxx-1310 DTM A320 SX-DGR (31/10/17)

UEFA CL, GS MD1, 12-13 September 2017

Champions League - Group Stage Matchday 1

12 September 2017

Group A

Manchester United vs. FC Basel

JTG9857 CPH 0745-0930 BSL B737 OY-JTT (11/09/17, ferry flt)

JTG857 BSL 1030-1115 MAN B737 OY-JTT (11/09/17)

JTG9858 MAN 1200-1440 CPH B737 OY-JTT (11/09/17, ferry flt)

GM322 ZRH xxxx-1400 BSL A319 (ferry flt)

GM3232 BSL 1445-1535 MAN A319

GM3233 MAN 0220-0605 BSL A319 (13/09/17)

GM323 BSL 0650-xxxx ZRH A319 (13/09/17, ferry flt)

JTG9857 BLL 1255-1330 MAN B737 OY-JTR (13/09/17, ferry flt)

JTG858 MAN 1430-1710 BSL B737 OY-JTR (13/09/17)

JTG9858 BSL 1800-1945 BLL B737 OY-JTR (13/09/17, ferry flt)

SL Benfica vs. CSKA Moscow

SU2796 SVO 0910-1255 LIS A320 VP-BZP (10/09/17)
SU2797 LIS xxxx-xxxx SVO A320 VP-BZP (10/09/17)
SU2796 SVO 1855-xxxx LIS A320 (12/09/17, ferry flt)
SU2797 LIS xxxx-0715 SVO A320 (13/09/17)

Group B

Celtic Glasgow vs. Paris St-Germain

EC8022 LBG 1045-1130 GLA B752 (11/09/17)
EC8023 GLA 0300-0530 CDG B752 (13/09/17)

FC Bayern München vs. RSC Anderlecht

SN1171 BRU 0930-1050 MUC A320 OO-SNQ (11/09/17)
SN9932 MUC 1205-1305 BRU A320 OO-SNQ (11/09/17, ferry flt)

Group C

AS Roma vs. Atlético Madrid

UX1903 MAD 1150-xxxx FCO B738 (11/09/17)
UX2003 FCO xxxx-0310 MAD B738 (13/09/17)

Chelsea vs. Qarabag Agdam

AHY5107 GYD 1900-xxxx STN A319 (10/09/17)

Group D

FC Barcelona vs. Juventus Turin

AZ9014 TRN 1600-1730 BCN A321 (11/09/17)
AZ9015 BCN 0120-xxxx TRN A321 (13/09/17)

Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Sporting Lisbon

HFY672 LIS 1500-2045 ATH A343 CS-TQZ (10/09/17)

13 September 2017

Group E

Liverpool FC vs. Sevilla CF

PVG1905 SVQ 0900-xxxx LPL B763 EC-LZO (12/09/17)

PVG2005 LPL xxxx-1345 SVQ B763 EC-LZO (14/09/17)

NK Maribor vs. Spartak Moscow

U63478 MOW xxxx-1735 MBX A320 (12/09/17)
U63480 MBX 0030-xxxx MOW A320 (14/09/17)

Group F

Feyenoord Rotterdam vs. Manchester City

AWC7911 MAN 1515-1715 RTM B752 G-POWH (12/09/17)
MSA8306 MAN xxxx-1000 RTM B734 OM-GTB
MSA**** RTM xxxx-xxxx LPL B734 EI-ELZ (14/09/17)
AWC7912 RTM 1430-1450 MAN B752 G-POWH (14/08/17)

Group G

FC Porto vs. Besiktas Istanbul

TK3353 SAW 1100-1410 OPO A332 (12/09/17)
TK3354 OPO 1540-xxxx IST A332 (12/09/17, ferry flt)
TK3353 IST 1900-2200 OPO A332 (13/09/17, ferry flt)
TK3354 OPO 2330-xxxx(+1) SAW A332 (13/09/17)

Group H

Real Madrid vs. APOEL Nicosia

FCB7742 LCA 0935-1315 MAD A320 (12/09/17)
BGH7001 LCA 1000-1400 MAD A320 (12/09/17)
BGH7002 MAD 1400-xxxx LCA A320 (14/09/17)
FCB7743 MAD 1400-xxxx LCA A320 (14/09/17)

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Borussia Dortmund

EW1909 DTM 1145-1155 STN A320 D-AIZR (12/09/17)
EW1909 STN 1245-1455 DTM A320 D-AIZR (14/09/17)

UEFA CL, play-off return leg, 22-23 August 2017

The ten remaining participants of the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League were decided over two days with five matches each night. It was another round that brought about some notable charter flying, with TSG Hoffenheim travelling to Liverpool accompanied by a lot of supporters and Celtic Glasgow going very far towards the East, playing away at Kazakhstan's champions FC Astana.

22 August 2017

Sevilla CF vs. Istanbul Basaksehir

Sevilla sat on what seemed a comfortable lead from the first leg, but Basaksehir came twice within on goal of reaching the Champions League for the first time in their young club history. A 2-2 draw meant Sevilla reached the group stage, while Basaksehir played on in the Europa League.

TK3381 IST xxxx-1330 SVQ B738 (21/08/17)

TK3382 SVQ 0100-xxxx IST B738 (23/08/17)

HNK Rijeka vs. Olympiacos

The hosts had only managed to turn around the first leg fixture in the second half and thanks to an injury time goal by Romao they took a 2-1 lead onto the road. In Rijeka's nice stadium setting, they made no mistake however. Former German international turned journeyman Marko Marin scored one more goal for Olympiacos who thus reached the group stage.

AEE4010 ATH 1100-xxxx RJK A320 (21/08/17)

FC Astana vs. Celtic Glasgow

There could have been no doubts about the outcome of this tie. The first leg at Celtic Park had ended with a thumping 5-0 victory for Celtic who had already eliminated Linfield from Northern Ireland and Norwegian champions Rosenborg BK in previous rounds. Astana gave it a good whack, leading 4-1 at one point, but would still have required another three goals from there. The final result of 4-3 meant that Celtic went on to play in the Champions League. Aeronexus' Boeing 767-300/ER was their aircraft of choice for the long flight to Astana.

ARN01A GLA 1400-xxxx TSE B763 ZS-NEX (20/08/17)
ARN01A TSE 0200-0245 GLA B763 ZS-NEX (23/08/17)

OGC Nice vs. SSC Napoli

The Italians proved just one step too far for the Nice team coached by the Swiss Lucien Favre. Napoli had won the first leg at home 2-0 and went on to win in Nice by the same result.

TDR308 NAP 1700-1815 NCE F100 9A-BTD (21/08/17)

23 August 2017

Liverpool FC vs. TSG Hoffenheim

In their biggest match to that date, the upstarts of Hoffenheim faced Liverpool at Anfield Road, and seemingly played up the hill. Liverpool decided to not only defend the lead from the first leg, but to build on it. Within 20 minutes, Liverpool were three goals ahead and finally won the game 4-2, advancing to the Champions League group stage. It was the beginning of big things for Liverpool, who went to play in two successive finals of the competition. Hoffenheim played on in the Europa League, but finished last in their pool.

The game is remembered for a rare occurrence of a Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 that was called upon to take supporters across the channel, to Manchester in this case. There was a considerable number of other supporters flights too, with Eurowings' A320 and some corporate jets related to TSG Hoffenheim's owner.

LH342 FRA 1130-1215 MAN A333 (22/08/17)

LH343 MAN 1345-1625 FRA A333 (22/08/17, ferry flt)
MHV1899 MHG 1240-1340 LPL D328 D-CIRJ (22/08/17)
EW5218 FKB 1025-1130 MAN A320 (23/08/17)
SCR064 ??? xxxx-1145 LPL C525
D-CMHS ??? xxxx-1240 LPL C25B
D-IWPS ??? xxxx-1255 LPL C25A
MHV200 ??? xxxx-1430 LPL C25A D-IMHA

EW5219 MAN 0320-0615 FKB A320 (23/08/17)
MHV1899 LPL 0945-xxxx MHG D328 D-CIRJ (24/08/17)

LH342 FRA 0945-1030 MAN A333 (24/08/17, ferry flt)

LH343 MAN 1200-1440 FRA A333 (24/08/17)

A Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 arriving at Frankfurt in 2009. Only rarely have such aircraft been used for sports charter duties. 

FC Kobenhavn vs. FK Qarabag Agdam

The champions of Azerbaijan counted on Azerbaijan Airlines as usual for their trip to Copenhagen. At the Parken, they were determined to defend their 1-0 lead from the first leg at home and did well. Dino Ndlovu scored their very important away goal after a bit more than 60 minutes. They may have lost the game 2-1, but still qualified for the Champions League.

AHY5015 GYD 1730-2045 CPH A319 4K-8888 (21/08/17)

CSKA Moscow vs. BSC Young Boys

90 minutes were up in the first leg, when Young Boys' Kasim Nuhu turned a scoreless draw into a win for CSKA by virtue of scoring a slapstick own goal. The task proved too tough for the Swiss vice-champions once again, but at least the next season, they would finally make the cut.

2L6652 BRN xxxx-1740 SVO E190 (21/08/17)

2L1653 SVO 1915-xxxx BRN E190 (21/08/17, ferry flt)

FC Steaua Bucharest vs. Sporting CP

FCSB would have been hopeful after a first leg without any goals on either side. And at home they had a good start against Sporting, only to concede a first goal after 13 minutes. They managed to equalise the game soon after that, but in the second half, the floodgates opened seriously. Sporting won 5-1 and qualified for the Champions League.

PVG7991 LIS 1400-2130 OTP (21/08/17)