UEFA Champions League Group Stage MD5 - 28 November 2023

Matchday 5 of the UEFA Champions League group stage will surely see more teams qualifying for the knock-out stage next year. With Leipzig playing away at Manchester City and Newcastle United traveling to Paris, there are also some interesting match-ups that should see some traveling supporters as well as just the team flights.

Feyenoord Rotterdam vs. Atlético Madrid

There is all to play for in this pool, with Atlético leading the group ahead of Lazio and Feyenoord. A win in Rotterdam should mean that Atlético will make it to the round of 16. Depending on the result in the other match, they might even make sure to win the group. As usual, they will travel from Madrid with Privilege Style.

PVG1903 MAD 1030-1310 RTM A321 EC-NLJ (27/11/23)
PVG2003 RTM xxxx-1145 MAD A321 (29/11/23)

FC Barcelona vs. FC Porto

Porto and Barça are leading this pool with nine points apiece. Whoever wins this match should top the group at the end of the group stage. For this short trip across the Iberian peninsula, Porto will make use of HiFly.

HFM611 OPO 1600-1840 BCN A343 9H-SOL (27/11/23)

HFM632 BCN 0200-xxxx OPO (29/11/23)

Paris St-Germain vs. Newcastle United

Having beaten PSG heavily at home, NUFC will look to take the same show on the road. The Parc des Princes will await them, with its usual feisty atmosphere. Some Newcastle supporters will travel to Paris however, using a Jet2 Boeing 737-800 from Newcastle to Paris-CDG. A team flight will probably be announced closer to the actual fixture.

ZT491 NCL 1030-1250 CDG A321 G-POWN (27/11/23)

BRO872A NCL 1330-1555 CDG B733 G-SWRD (27/11/23)

AF1159 NCL 0840-1125 CDG A321 F-GTAZ (28/11/23, extra flt)

LS6612 NCL 0920-1135 CDG B738 G-DRTF (28/11/23)

LS6613 CDG 1330-1345 NCL B738 (29/11/23)

Manchester City vs. RB Leipzig

Both teams have already qualified for the knockout stage and Manchester City could ensure the group win already with just one point. A load of German supporters will travel on match day with Enter Air, using two Boeing 737-800s.

PVG3191 LEJ 1630-1740 MAN A321 EC-OCT (27/11/23)

ENT577 LEJ 1000-1045 MAN B738 SP-ENQ (28/11/23)

ENT575 LEJ 1005-1115 MAN B738 SP-ESI (28/11/23)

ENT576 MAN 0330-0625 LEJ B738 SP-ESI (29/11/23)

ENT578 MAN 0330-0625 LEJ B738 SP-ENQ (29/11/23)

PVG3192 MAN 0900-xxxx LEJ A321 EC-OCT (29/11/23)

BSC Young Boys vs. Red Star Belgrade

Red Star managed no goals at home and will hope to score some away in Berne. For both teams, the Europa League spot in the group is still up for grabs. They have no more higher ambitions however. Red Star will travel to Basel and proceed to Berne by ground transport.

JU9020 BEG 1000-1235 BSL A320 YU-APS (27/11/23)

JU9021 BSL 1320-xxxx BEG A320 YU-APS (27/11/23, ferry flt)

JU9022 BEG xxxx-1145 BSL A320 (29/11/23, ferry flt)

JU9023 BSL 1230-xxxx BEG A320 (29/11/23)

Air Serbia Airbus A320 seen at Zurich in 2014

AC Milan vs. Borussia Dortmund

As usual since a number of years, Borussia Dortmund will travel with Eurowings. One of the two aircraft to be in action for them will be D-AEWM in the special design for the club.

EW1909 DTM 1115-1255 MXP A320 D-AEWM (28/11/23)

EW5201 DTM 1200-1340 MXP A320 D-AEWW (28/11/23)

EW5201 MXP 1130-1310 DTM A320 (30/11/23)

EW1909 MXP 1130-1310 DTM A320 D-AEWM (30/11/23)

Lazio Rome vs. Celtic Glasgow

Rome is a popular destination for any sports team in winter. Therefore it is probably no surprise that a number of spectators will travel with Jet2 from Glasgow to Rome and back.

LS103 GLA 0745-1155 FCO B738 G-JZHW (27/11/23, extra flt)

LS6639 GLA 0930-xxxx FCO B738 G-GDFZ (27/11/23)

LS6647 GLA 1300-1700 FCO B738 G-JZHE (27/11/23)

HT2184 GLA 1400-1745 FCO B734 9H-ZAZ (27/11/23)

LS6624 GLA 0630-1035 FCO B738 G-JZHF (28/11/23)

HT2285 FCO 2330-0155(+1) GLA B734 9H-ZAZ (28/11/23)

LS6625 FCO 0030-0245 GLA B738 G-JZHF (29/11/23)

LS6648 FCO 1300-xxxx GLA B738 (29/11/23)

LS6640 FCO 1400-xxxx GLA B738 (29/11/23)

Shakhtar Donezk vs. Royal Antwerp (in Hamburg)

The Ukrainian club has been forced into exile in Germany. This is why the trip for Royal Antwerp leads to Hamburg instead of the East. Shakhtar for their part arrived with their purposefully painted Boeing 737-700 UR-SQE from Rzeszow in Poland.

U52153 RZE 1800-1955 HAM B737 UR-SQE (26/11/23)

TB965F BRU 1055-1145 ANR B738 OO-TUV (27/11/23, ferry flt)

TB9655 ANR 1230-1400 HAM B738 OO-TUV (27/11/23)

TB9656 HAM 1130-1305 ANR B738 (29/11/23)

The knockouts in sight - UEFA Champions League 9 December 2020

FC Bayern München vs. Lokomotiv Moscow

Bayern are already through to the Round of 16 and Lokomotiv is already out. Yet this game still has to be played and may be an opportunity for Bayern's second string to show off before the international season heads for the christmas break:

SU7187 VKO 1700-1835 MUC A320 (07/12/20)

SU7186 MUC 1335-1710 VKO A320 (10/12/20)

FC Salzburg vs. Atlético Madrid

The fact that Atlético conceded a late goal against Bayern in the previous game means that Salzburg is still in the running for a spot in next year's knockout stage. A place in the Europa League awaits in case that they will not win the game against the Colchoneros however:

UX1903 MAD xxxx-1335 SZG B738 (08/12/20)

UX2003 SZG 1100-xxxx MAD B738 (10/12/20)

Internazionale vs. Shakhtar Donezk

Group B is the tightest of affairs in this season's Champions League so far, with all four teams in the running for the spots in the Champions League round of 16 or the Europa League round of 32. Inter will have to make sure that they win against Shakhtar Donezk though, as this is the only way for them to make sure that they still have any hope of going anywhere internationally in spring. Shakhtar will arrive from Kyiv with SkyUp Airlines.

PQ2505 KBP xxxx-1135 MXP B737 (08/12/20)

PQ2506 MXP 0105-xxxx KBP B737 (10/12/20)

Real Madrid vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach

The Germans are traveling to Madrid, looking to book a place in the round of 16, while Real is looking to make up for not just one, but two defeats at the hands of Shakhtar Donzek in previous rounds. For Mönchengladbach, a point is enough to go through, while in case of a draw, Real would have to hope for an Inter win over Shakhtar. Borussia Mönchengladbach will travel to Madrid with TUI:

TUI8958 DUS 1400-1640 MAD B738 (08/12/20)

TUI8959 MAD 1110-1340 DUS B738 (10/12/20)

Olympiacos Piraeus vs. FC Porto

BRO20 OPO 1445-xxxx ATH B733 G-SWRD (08/12/20)

BRO21 ATH xxxx-0430 OPO B733 G-SWRD (10/12/20)

BRO21 OPO 0530-xxxx STN B733 G-SWRD (10/12/20, ferry flt)

Manchester City vs. Olympique Marseille

(info courtesy AlphaFive on Facebook)

City are already through and OM only have a place in the Europa League to play for, in a distance duel with Olympiacos who are level on points. OM finally scored their first two goals this week and will hope to find some more success against Pep Guardiola's side in Manchester:

VOE9282 MRS xxxx-1630 MAN A319 EC-MTF (08/12/20)

VOE9283 MAN 2345-xxxx(+1) MRS A319 EC-MTF (09/12/20)

Ajax FC vs. Atalanta Bergamo

Atalanta brought themselves back into contention with an away win at Liverpool, but a disappointing draw at home against Midtjylland could yet prove to be too much to overcome in this group. Atalanta will travel as usual, on an Enter Air Boeing 737-800:

ENT531 BGY 1000-1130 AMS B738 (08/12/20)

ENT532 AMS 2230-2359 BGY B738 (09/12/20)

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)

These teams will make the Champions League play-off - or not

No acitivity on here does not mean that teams would not be flying around for their Champions League qualifiers at the moment. It rather means that your author is short on time to compile the information. After all, the occasional look onto the flight radar reveals all sorts of activity, particularly if like me, you live in the heart of Europe, where all the airways cross. So here we go with the return legs of the Third Round of this season's Champions League:

13 August 2019

LASK Linz vs. FC Basel 1893

Basel spent 90 minutes chasing the game against the Austrian vice-champions from Linz last week, with the end result being a 1-2 home loss. Two away goals are required now to still make it to the play-off, though the Europa League will wait as a parachute option for the losing team. Helvetic Airways appears to be the carrier of choice at the moment, with Basel having travelled to Eindhoven already with the same carrier a few weeks ago:

2L1336 ZRH 0830-0900 BSL E190 HB-JVT (12/08/19, ferry flt)

2L8336 BSL 1015-1115 LNZ E190 HB-JVT (12/08/19)

2L1337 LNZ 1200-1300 ZRH E190 HB-JVT (12/08/19, ferry flt)

2L1338 ZRH 1155-1300 LNZ E190 HB-JVT (14/08/19, ferry flt)

2L8339 LNZ 1400-1520 BSL E190 HB-JVT (14/08/19)

2L1339 BSL 1620-1700 ZRH E190 HB-JVT (14/08/19, ferry flt)

Dynamo Kyiv vs. FC Brugge

In another clash on the League Route, FC Brugge is taking a slender lead from a 1-0 home victory over Dynamo Kyiv over the Ukraine. The club opted for Brussels Airlines for this journey and ended up on board the Airbus A319 in Star Alliance colours:

SN9933 BRU 0800-0845 OST A319 OO-SSC (12/08/19, ferry flt)

SN1037 OST 1000-1330 KBP A319 OO-SSC (12/08/19)

SN9934 KBP 1445-1650 BRU A319 OO-SSC (12/08/19, ferry flt)

FC Porto vs. FK Krasnodar

The Russian outfit are the clear outsiders in the duel against the great FC Porto. Porto has won the first leg away from home 1-0 and will look to book a spot in the play-off tonight. Krasnodar on the other hand has booked flights with Rossiya, which seems to use Airbus A319 VQ-BCP for pretty much every sports task on hand:

FV4307 LED 0800-1030 KRR A319 VQ-BCP (12/08/19, ferry flt)

FV4308 KRR 1315-1700 OPO A319 VQ-BCP (12/08/19)

FC Kopenhagen vs. Red Star Belgrade

The winners of this clash will face the Swiss champions BSC Young Boys in the playoff round next week. The first match was played at Belgrade's fearsome Marakana ground and ended 1-1, leaving the champions of Denmark in a slightly better position.

KRP4041 ARW 0900-0845 BEG F100 YR-FKB (12/08/19, ferry flt)

KRP3041 BEG 1000-1215 CPH F100 YR-FKB (12/08/19)

JU9060 BEG 1315-1530 CPH B733 YU-AND (12/08/19)

JU9061 CPH 1630-xxxx KUN B733 YU-AND (12/08/19, ferry flt)

UEFA CL, QF return leg, 16-17 April 2019

16 April 2019

FC Barcelona vs. Manchester United

It seems a while that the Red Devils have played an international tie of such magnitude, the last one most probably being the 2017 Europa League Final in Stockholm, where they beat Ajax Amsterdam for the title. No surprise that many aircraft will be required to get all the spectators down to Barcelona:

LS6868 MAN 0905-1240 BCN B738 (15/04/19)
SU7402 MAN 1030-1355 BCN A333 VQ-BNS (15/04/19)

MT9298 MAN xxxx-1055 BCN A321 (16/04/19)

MT9186 MAN xxxx-1055 BCN A332 (16/04/19)

LS6836 MAN xxxx-1110 BCN B752 (16/04/19)

MT9074 MAN xxxx-1125 BCN A332 (16/04/19)

LS6859 MAN xxxx-1140 BCN B738 (16/04/19)

MLT603 BCN 0015-xxxx MAN B735 (17/04/19)
LS6837 BCN 0030-xxxx MAN B752 (17/04/19)

LS6869 BCN 0045-xxxx MAN B738 (17/04/19)

LS6860 BCN 0055-xxxx MAN B738 (17/04/19)

MT9187 BCN 0110-xxxx MAN A332 (17/04/19)

MT9299 BCN 0120-xxxx MAN A321 (17/04/19)

MT9075 BCN 0125-xxxx MAN A332 (17/04/19)

Juventus Turin vs. Ajax Amsterdam

Ajax is traveling to the Italian giants in the hope that the 1-1 draw in the first leg is still a base to work from. They will have their work cut out against Cristiano Ronaldo and his colleagues in Turin though:

OR7695 AMS 1130-xxxx TRN B763 OO-JNL (15/04/19)
HV8691 AMS 0800-xxxx TRN B738 PH-HSJ (16/04/19)
HV8965 AMS 0830-xxxx TRN B738 PH-HSA (16/04/19)
TB9220 AMS 0915-xxxx TRN B738 OO-JAH (16/04/19)
HV8693 AMS 1315-xxxx TRN B738 (16/04/19)
HV8697 AMS 1330-xxxx TRN B738 (16/04/19)

17 April 2019

FC Porto vs. Liverpool FC

AWC2711 LPL 1530-1755 OPO B752 (16/04/19)

AWC711P OPO 1925-xxxx LTN B752 (16/04/19, ferry flt)

LS6855 LPL 0800-xxxx OPO B738 (17/04/19)

ENT525 LPL 0900-xxxx OPO B738 (17/04/19)

CLF437 LTN xxxx-1420 OPO E55P G-DCMT (17/04/19)

LS6867 OPO xxxx-0130(+1) LPL B738 (17/04/19)

ENT526 OPO xxxx-0515 LPL B738 (18/04/19)

CLF437 OPO 1000-xxxx LTN E55P G-DCMT (18/04/19)

AWC713P NAP xxxx-2150 OPO B752 (17/04/19, ferry flt)

AWC2712 OPO 1230-1455 LPL B752 G-POWH (18/04/19)

Manchester City vs. Tottenham Hotspur FC

It was a great duel between the two English sides - and as is quite often the case, Spurs covered the relatively short distance between London and Manchester by plane, using a JOTA Aviation BAe 146 for the trip from Stansted to Manchester and back:

ENZ371 STN 1430-1530 MAN BA46 G-SMLA (16/04/19)
ENZ372 MAN 0045-0145 STN BA46 G-SMLA (18/04/19)

UEFA CL, QF 1st leg, 9-10 April 2019

9 April 2019

Liverpool FC vs. FC Porto

Jurgen Klopp's side went as far as the final last season and is giving it another good go this time. They have eliminated the big FC Bayern München and are now looking to take a Portuguese scalp in FC Porto:

HFY671P BYJ xxxx-1615 OPO A343 (07/04/19, ferry flt)

HFY611 OPO 1055-1315 LPL A343 (08/04/19)

PVG525P LIS xxxx-0725 OPO A320 CS-TRO (09/04/19, ferry flt)

PVG5225 OPO 0835-1050 LPL A320 CS-TRO (09/04/19)

PVG5226 LPL 0030-0705 OPO A320 CS-TRO (10/04/19)

PVG526P OPO 0840-xxxx MAD A320 CS-TRO (10/04/19, ferry flt)

HFY631 LPL xxxx-1420 OPO A343 (10/04/19)

HFY632P OPO 1550-xxxx BYJ A343 (10/04/19, ferry flt)

10 April 2019

Manchester United vs. FC Barcelona

IB2840 MAD 0700-0800 BCN A333 EC-LUB (09/04/19, ferry flt)
IB2842 BCN 1000-1135 MAN A333 EC-LUB (09/04/19)
IB28** MAN 1425-xxxx MAD A333 (09/04/19, ferry flt)

ENT543 BCN 0830-xxxx MAN B738 (10/04/19)
TUI8946 BCN 0800-0930 MAN A321 CS-TKU (10/04/19)
TUI8956 BCN 0915-1045 MAN B738 D-ATUO (10/04/19)

IB28** MAD xxxx-2200 MAN A346 (10/04/19, ferry flt)
IB2843 MAN 2345-xxxx (+1) BCN A346 (10/04/19)

ENT544 MAN xxxx-0250(+1) BCN B738 (10/04/19)
TUI8947 MAN xxxx-0315(+1) BCN A321 (10/04/19)

Ajax Amsterdam vs. Juventus Turin

HV7978 TRN 1620-1805 AMS B738 PH-HXL (09/04/19)

HV7977 AMS 1055-xxxx TRN B738 PH-HXL (11/04/19)

UEFA CL, R16 return leg, 5-6 March 2019

5 March 2019

Real Madrid vs. Ajax Amsterdam

Sergio Ramos will not be there for the return leg after his yellow card saga, but if reputation is only a guide to go with, nothing should go wrong for the defending champions here.

OR7305 AMS 1100-1255 MAD B738 PH-TFD (04/03/19)

OR7311 AMS 1300-1630 MAD B738 OO-JAF (04/03/19)

Borussia Dortmund vs. Tottenham Hotspurs

BRO37A STN xxxx-1535 DTM B733 G-SWRD (04/03/19)
LS6824 STN xxxx-1100 FMO B738 (05/03/19)
LS6825 FMO 0130-xxxx STN B738 (06/03/19)
BRO37A FMO 0300-xxxx STN B733 (06/03/19)

6 March 2019

Paris St-Germain vs. Manchester United

One Maleth-Aero Boeing 737-500 seems very little for a Man United away trip, so make sure you keep your eyes open for more:

GNJ57 MAN 1030- 1245 CDG B752 SX-RFA (05/03/19)

MLT982 MAN 1045-1300 CDG B735 9H-MAC (05/03/19)

MLT983 CDG 2355-0025(+1) MAN B735 9H-MAC (06/03/19)

EDIT: GainJet Boeing 757-200 on the schedule too now!

FC Porto vs. AS Roma

BV8236 FCO xxxx-1120 OPO B738 (05/03/19)

AZ8950 FCO xxxx-1705 OPO A321 (05/03/19)

AZ9921 OPO 1755-xxxx FCO A321 (05/03/19, ferry flt)

VY4702 FCO xxxx-1030 OPO A320 (06/03/19)

AZ9920 FCO xxxx-0925 OPO A321 (07/03/19, ferry flt)

AZ8951 OPO 1015-xxxx FCO A321 (07/03/19)

VY4703 OPO 1415-xxxx FCO A320 (07/03/19)

BV8237 OPO 1630-xxxx FCO B738 (07/03/19)

UEFA CL, R16 first leg, 12-13 February 2019

12 February 2019

AS Roma vs. FC Porto

The Portuguese club travels to what was last years conquerors of no more than the might FC Barcelona. Porto prevailed from a group that contained Schalke 04 from Germany, Galatasaray from Turkey and Lokomotiv Moscow, the Russian champions. Hosts Roma finished in second position behind Real Madrid, which is no shame and beat Viktoria Plzen and CSKA to qualify for the round of 16.

HFY210P BYJ xxxx-1655 OPO A343 (10/02/19, ferry flt)

HFY211 OPO 0945-xxxx FCO A343 (11/02/19)

TP9460 LIS xxxx-0710 OPO A320 (12/02/19, ferry flt)

TP9040 OPO 0755-xxxx FCO A320 (12/02/19)

TP9041 FCO xxxx-0340 OPO A320 (13/02/19)

TP9461 OPO 0555-xxxx LIS A320 (13/02/19, ferry flt)

HFY232 FCO xxxx-1415 OPO A343 (13/02/19)

HFY233P OPO 1545-xxxx BYJ A343 (13/02/19, ferry flt)

Manchester United vs. Paris St-Germain

After the well-publicised departure of one José Mourinho, Man United has found some form again. Caretaker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is still undefeated and will surely be looking to defeat PSG too. ManU found themselves in a pool with Juventus, Valencia and Swiss champions Young Boys, where they finished second behind Juve. On the other hand, PSG finished on top of a tight group against Liverpool, Napoli and Red Star Belgrade.

ZT2351 CDG 1100-1130 MAN A321 (11/02/19)

ENT555H CDG 0900-0930 MAN B738 (12/02/19)

ENT567 CDG 1000-1030 MAN B738 (12/02/19)

ZT2352 MAN 0005-0245 CDG A321 (13/02/19)

ENT556H MAN 0255-0535 CDG B738 (13/02/19)

ENT568 MAN 0305-0545 CDG B738 (13/02/19)

13 February 2019

Ajax Amsterdam vs. Real Madrid

Hosts Ajax finished in second position behind the German serial champions, but they gave the Germans some tough tasks that both finished in draws. Other teams in Ajax' group were Benfica and AEK Athens. Real won the group agains AS Roma, Viktoria Plzen and CSKA Moscow, despite losing two matches.

IB2802 MAD 1000-xxxx AMS A321 (12/02/19)

IB2803 AMS xxxx-0640 MAD A321 (14/02/19)

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Borussia Dortmund

The leaders of the German Bundesliga are traveling to London, where they will play against Tottenham Hotspur, who are a little bit behind in the Premier League, but not quite beaten just yet. They will of course fly there with their "own" Airbus A320:

EW1909 DTM 1220-1240 STN A320 D-AIZR (12/02/19)
SR8628 DTM1200-xxxx LON A320 (12/02/19)

UEFA CL, GS MD6, 11 December 2018

11 December 2018

Group A

Club Brugge vs. Atlético Madrid

There is only the group winner's spot at stake in this game, with Atlético already bound for the Round of 16 and Brugge to continue this season's European adventures in the Europa League Round of 32:

UX1903 MAD 1200-1400 OST B738 (10/12/18)

UX2003 OST 0115-0320 MAD B738 (12/12/18)

AS Monaco vs. Borussia Dortmund

The French team is not only struggling in the league this season, but also in the Champions League. Dortmund on the other hand has secured a spot in the knock-out stage already and will look to finish the group stage on a high, before going into the European winter break:

EW1909 DTM xxxx-1240 NCE A320 D-AIZR (10/12/18)
EW5205 DTM xxxx-1250 NCE A320 (10/12/18)
EW1909 NCE 1145-xxxx DTM A320 D-AIZR (12/12/18)
EW5205 NCE 1200-xxxx DTM A320 (12/12/18)

Group B

FC Barcelona vs. Tottenham Hotspur

Spurs travel to Barcelona in the knowledge that most probably they will have to win this last fixture to make the round of 16 in 2019. This task will be a difficult one though, with Barcelona unbeaten at home in European competitions for a number of years now:

ZT1611 STN xxxx-1605 BCN B752 (10/12/18)

LS6758 STN 0700-1010 BCN B738

LS6681 STN 0715-1025 BCN B738

LS6695 STN 0730-1040 BCN B738

LS6682 BCN 0030-xxxx STN B738 (12/12/18)

LS6759 BCN 0045-xxxx STN B738 (12/12/18)

ZT1612 BCN 0120-xxxx STN B752 (12/12/18)

LS6696 BCN 1330-xxxx STN B738 (12/12/18)

Internazionale vs. PSV Eindhoven

PSV is already eliminated, but will look to end this year's European campaign on a high, away at San Siro, which will probably a fairly difficult task.

AP5785 EIN 1030-xxxx MXP B738 (10/12/18)
TB9121 EIN 1030-xxxx MXP B738 (10/12/18)

Group C

Red Star Belgrade vs. Paris St-Germain

The French-Arabian giants from the edge of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris travel to Belgrade, where surely they will face a feisty atmosphere. PSG would be best off with a positive result, because otherwise they are dependent on the outcome of the parallel match between Napoli and Liverpool.

DJT510 ORY 1200-1410 BEG B752 (10/12/18)
ENT567 CDG 1200-1410 BEG B738 SP-ESD (11/12/18)
MYX8567 CDG 1245-1455 BEG A320 ES-SAO (11/12/18)
DJT511 BEG 0145-0355 CDG B752 (12/12/18)
ENT536 BEG 0320-0530 CDG B738 (12/12/18)
MYX8598 BEG 0330-0540 CDG A320 (12/12/18)
ENT568 BEG 0350-0600 CDG B738 (12/12/18)

The return flight of La Compagnie will go to Paris CDG, because during the night, flight operations at Orly in the South of Paris are suspended.

Liverpool FC vs. SSC Napoli

For this most eagerly anticipated encounter at Anfield Road, the Italian side will arrive with AlbaStar and one of their Boeing 737-800s. Mind you, it is Liverpool that absolutely needs a positive result here:

AP5697 NAP xxxx-1215 LPL B738 (10/12/18)
ED4430 NAP xxxx-1530 LPL B738 (11/12/18)
ED4431 LPL 0300-xxxx NAP B738 (12/12/18)

Group D

FC Schalke 04 vs. Lokomotiv Moscow

Despite the early kickoff at 18.55h, Lokomotiv will only leave from Münster-Osnabrück deep into the night time:

GZP153 VKO 1615-1730 DUS B737 RA-73004 (09/12/18)
GZP153 DUS 1800-1845 FMO B737 RA-73004 (09/12/18, ferry flt)
GZP154 FMO 0030-xxxx VKO B737 RA-73004 (12/12/18)

Galatasaray Istanbul vs. FC Porto

HFM001P BYJ 1615-1700 OPO A343 (08/12/18, ferry flt)

HFM672 OPO 1300-xxxx IST A343 (09/12/18)

HFM632 IST xxxx-0240 OPO A343 (12/12/18)

HFM002P OPO 0720-0800 BYJ A343 (12/12/18, ferry flt)