Man United to Leipzig, Dortmund to Russia - UEFA Champions League 8 December 2020

Stade Rennais vs. Sevilla CF

The French hosts may be out of the Champions League already, but they get one more game against the Europa League title holders, who for once will not get the chance to defend their title. Sevilla will arrive in Rennes with Privilege Style, as usual:

PVG1890 SVQ 1100-xxxx RNS B752 (07/12/20)

Chelsea FC vs. FK Krasnodar

Thanks to a 4-0 win away in Seville, Chelsea are through to the round of 16. Krasnodar on the other hand have made it to the Europa League round of 32, as they can not be moved away from the 3rd place in this group any more. In what could very well be a first landing, they will arrive at Farnborough of all places, with Ural Airlines, on an A320:

SVR3337 KRR 1130-1315 FAB A320 (07/12/20)

SS Lazio Roma vs. Club Brugge

Brugge still have a chance to make it into the round of 16. To do so, they would have to beat Lazio in Rome however, which is not an easy prospect. Brugge will travel to Italy with Brussels Airlines:

SN1155 OST xxxx-1210 FCO A319 (07/12/20)

FK Zenit St. Petersburg vs. Borussia Dortmund

Already qualified for the next round, Borussia Dortmund travel to Zenit who are already out of the competition. They will do so with Eurowings and most probably their "own" branded A320 D-AIZR. The return flight will be to Paderborn, to allow a swift return from Russia, despite the night flight restrictions at Dortmund.

EW1909 DTM 1430-1905 LED A320 D-AIZR (07/12/20)

EW1909 LED 0130-0215 PAD A320 D-AIZR (09/12/20)

FC Barcelona vs. Juventus Turin

Juve will once again face Barcelona, in a matchup that has been a final before, in 2015 for example. Both sides are already through to the round of 16 and all there is to play for is the group win. Barça has the advantage there, having beaten Juve 2-0 away in Turin in October. Juve will travel with Alitalia as usual:

AZ9014 TRN 1630-1810 BCN A319 (07/12/20)

AZ9015 BCN 0100-0235 TRN A319 (09/12/20)

Dynamo Kyiv vs. Ferencvaros Budapest

Ferencvaros will travel to Kyiv with Wizz Air, but unlike most other teams who arrive at Borispol airport, they will arrive at Zhuliany airport, where Wizz Air also send its regular flights to Kyiv.

WZZ9003 BUD 1015-1300 IEV A321 (07/12/20)

Paris St-Germain vs. Istanbul Basaksehir

The Turkish champions Basaksehir are already out, while PSG is looking to seal a spot in the round of 16. A draw may already be enough for PSG, but to make sure, they would probably want to win against a side that has "only" beaten Manchester United so far, but lost out against Leipzig very late in the previous game. Basaksehir will travel to Paris with Turkish Airlines.

TK3233 IST 1155-1335 CDG B738 (07/12/20)

TK3234 CDG 1200-1725 IST B738 (09/12/20)

RB Leipzig vs. Manchester United

Most of the time, Manchester United is traveling with thought-to-be VIP-type planes, so them using Air Horizont to Leipzig may come as a small surprise:

HAT2026 MAN 1500-1755 LEJ B734 (07/12/20)

HAT2027 LEJ 0055-0150 MAN B734 (09/12/20)

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)

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)