UEFA CL Qualifiers, Play-Off first leg, 21-22 August 2018

21 August 2018

Some quick planning was required for the clubs involved in the 2018-19 Champions League qualifiers, setting up trips to new destinations right after they knew that they had won their clashes in the 3rd round.

Red Star Belgrade vs. FC Salzburg

After many unsuccessful attempts at qualifying for the Champions League, the Salzburg team try it once again, this time against the Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade:

PE930 ACH xxxx-1220 SZG E170 (20/08/18, ferry flt)

PE630 SZG 1305-1440 BEG E170 (20/08/18)

PE631 BEG xxxx-1435 SZG E170 (22/08/18)

PE933 SZG 1520-xxxx ACH E170 (22/08/18, ferry flt)

BATE Borisov vs. PSV Eindhoven

MLT666 EIN 1300-xxxx MSQ B735 (20/08/18)

SL Benfica vs. PAOK Saloniki

The Greek cup winners have hired a Portuguese A319 to carry them to ... Portugal. Albeit with a Greek flight number:

AZI120 SKG 1900-2015 LIS A319 CS-TFU (19/08/18)

22 August 2018

Ajax Amsterdam vs. Dynamo Kiev

These teams have gained their chance for a place in the Champions League proper through their league positions and will now face off for the actual spot in the group stage. The losing team will take part in the Europa League group stage:

7W7771 KBP xxxx-1200 AMS A321 UR-WRI (21/08/18)

7W7772 AMS 1310-xxxx KBP A321 UR-WRI (23/08/18)

BSC Young Boys vs. Dinamo Zagreb

Swiss Champions after more than 30 years, YB are taking another attempt at qualifying for the Champions League. They have done so several times as runners-up in recent years, but have never been successful at it. The club has a long legacy though, with a European Cup semifinal in the 1950s possibly being the biggest performance of a Swiss club in this competition ever:

LO7643 ZAG 0950-1130 BRN E170 (21/08/18)

MOL Vidi vs. AEK Athens

AEE4050 ATH 1100-xxxx BUD A320 (21/08/18)

UEFA CL Qualifiers, R3 return leg, 14 August 2018

14 August 2018

With the UEFA Supercup being played on 15 August 2018, all Champions League qualifiers this week are being played on Tuesday, 14 August 2018:

Spartak Moscow vs. PAOK Saloniki

AZI120 SKG 1125-1430 VKO B463 SX-DIZ (13/08/18)

AZI121 VKO 0200-0505 SKG B463 SX-DIZ (15/08/18)

Shkendija vs. FC Salzburg

TDR9036 ZAG xxxx-1215 ZSG F100 (13/08/18, ferry flt)

TDR306 SZG 1300-1445 SKP F100 (13/08/18)

TDR307 SKP 1100-1250 SZG F100 (15/08/18)

Spartak Trnava vs. Red Star Belgrade

JU3620 BEG 1100-1205 BTS B733 (13/08/18)

BATE Borisov vs. Qarabag Agdam

AHY5237 GYD 2000-2230 MSQ (12/08/18)

Dinamo Zagreb vs. FC Astana

GZP147 ??? xxxx-0930 TSE B737 RA-73004 (12/08/18, ferry flt)

GZP147 TSE 1100-1240 ZAG B737 RA-73004 (12/08/18)

Malmö FF vs. MOL Vidi

AEH981 MMX 1100-xxxx BUD E145 (13/08/18)

AEH982 BUD xxxx-0130(+1) MMX E145 (14/08/18)

Fenerbahce vs. SL Benfica

GNJ57 BHX 1430-xxxx LIS B752 SX-RFA (12/08/18, ferry flt)
GNJ57 LIS 2015-xxxx(+1) IST B752 SX-RFA (12/08/18)

AEK Athens vs. Celtic Glasgow

BRO37A GLA 1515-2115 ATH B733 G-TGPG (12/08/18)

UEFA CL Qualifiers, R3 first leg, 7-8 August 2018

7 August 2018

Malmö FF vs. MOL Vidi

The Swedish champions have beaten their Romanian counterparts CFR Cluj and earned themselves a third-round tie against the champions from Hungary, MOL Vidi, formerly known as Videoton Balaton:

ATV501G BUD 1000-1200 MMX F100 (06/08/18)

Benfica Lisbon vs. Fenerbahçe Istanbul

On the league path, there are some ties, that could just as well be encounters during the Champions League group stage, so some serious contenders will be eliminated fairly early. Fenerbahce are looking to improve from their shambolic performance in Europe last season and are traveling far west to Lisbon, where they face a Benfica team that has recently been shaken up quite badly:

TK3507 IST 0900-1155 LIS B738 (06/08/18)

TK3508 LIS 1300-1930 IST B738 (06/08/18, ferry flt)

TK3508 LIS 1000-1630 IST B738 (08/08/18)

Red Star Belgrade vs. Spartak Trnava

The Slovak champions from Trnava once again make use of the regional airfield at Piestany, flying from there to Belgrade with Sprint Air from Poland and one of their ATR-72s:

SRN275 PZY xxxx-1135 BEG AT72 (06/08/18)

Qarabag Agdam vs. BATE Borisov

The Belarussian champions have qualified for this round against the Finnish champions HJK Helsinki and are now headed further south-east to face the rising Azeri outfit of FK Qarabag Agdam:

BRU8931 MSQ 0900-1325 GYD CRJ1 EW-100PJ (06/08/18)
BRU8932 GYD 0100-0320 MSQ CRJ1 EW-100PJ (08/08/18)

Slavia Prague vs. Dynamo Kiev

This clash in the league path of the Champions League sees Dynamo Kiev traveling west in another attempt to qualify for the main competition:

7W7771 KBP 0810-xxxx PRG A321 (06/08/18)

FC Astana vs. Dinamo Zagreb

The Croatian champions traveled to Kazakhstan on Sunday already, using Azerbaijan Airlines for their long trip to the East:

AHY5234 ZAG 1200-2200 TSE A319 4K-8888 (05/08/18)
AHY5235 TSE 2355-0240(+1) ZAG A319 4K-8888 (07/08/18)

8 August 2018

PAOK Saloniki vs. Spartak Moscow

SVR3227 SVO 1240-xxxx SKG A319 (07/08/18)
SVR3234 SKG xxxx-0335 SVO A320 (09/08/18)

FC Salzburg vs. Shkendija

OK6805 SKP 1825-2115 SZG AT72 (06/08/18)
OK6805 SZG 2155-xxxx PRG AT72 (06/08/18, ferry flt)
OK6804 PRG xxxx-2115 SZG AT72 (08/08/18, ferry flt)
OK6804 SZG 2155-0040(+1) SKP AT72 (08/08/18)

Celtic Glasgow vs. AEK Athens

AEE4050 ATH 0930-xxxx GLA A320 (07/08/18)

UEFA CL Qualifiers, R2 first leg, 24-25 July 2018

24 July 2018

PAOK Saloniki vs. FC Basel

Despite a fair show in the Round of 16 in last season's edition of the Champions League, FC Basel had to settle for second place in the Swiss Championship for the first time since 2009. This led to an entry in the second round of the Champions League qualifiers and a trip to Greece:

PAV5083 TXL xxxx-1820 BSL CRJ2 D-AGRA (22/07/18, ferry flt)
2L1306 BRN xxxx-0820 BSL F100 (23/07/18, ferry flt)
2L6306 BSL 0905-xxxx SKG F100 (23/07/18)
2L1307 SKG xxxx-xxxx BRN F100 (23/07/18, ferry flt)

PAV5090 BSL 0930-xxxx SKG CRJ2 D-AGRA (23/07/18)

ST1081 SKG xxxx-1740 BSL B734 (25/07/18)

ST109 BSL 1825-xxxx ERF B734 (25/07/18)

CFR Cluj vs. Malmö FF

TF8690 MMX 1100-xxxx CLJ RJ85 (23/07/18)

TF8690 CLJ xxxx-0025(+1) MMX RJ85 (24/07/18)

Shkendija vs. Sheriff Tiraspol

SVB322 KIV xxxx-1230 SKP E145 (23/07/18)

SVB323 SKP 0030-xxxx KIV E145 (25/07/18)

Red Star Belgrade vs. Süduva Marijampole

IGA742 KUN xxxx-1350 BEG SF34 (23/07/18)

Legia Warsaw vs. Spartak Trnava

BPS1132 PZY xxxx-1130 WAW E120 (23/07/18)

FC Astana vs. FC Midtjylland

DX6221 BLL 0800-1730 TSE A320 OY-JRZ (23/07/18)
DX6222 TSE 1015-xxxx BLL A320 OY-JRZ (25/07/18)

25 July 2018

Ludogorets Razgrad vs. Vidi

SVB318 BUD xxxx-1200 VAR E145 (24/07/18)

SVB319 VAR 0100-xxxx BUD E145 (26/07/18)

Ajax Amsterdam vs. SK Sturm Graz

ST103 XFW 1000-1130 GRZ A319 D-ASTZ (24/07/18, ferry flt)
ST1031 GRZ 1225-1415 RTM A319 D-ASTZ (24/07/18)
ST104 RTM 1500-1600 XFW A319 D-ASTZ (24/07/18, ferry flt)

Celtic Glasgow vs. Rosenborg BK

WF7546 TRD 1200-xxxx GLA DH8D (24/07/18)

WF7547 GLA xxxx-1625 TRD DH8D (26/07/18)

UEFA CL Qualifiers R1 first leg, 10-11 July 2018

10 July 2018

Shkendija vs. New Saints FC

The New Saints FC has advised fans to travel with Wizzair, so it can be assumed that there will be not additional charter flight for this purpose and that the team will also much rather travel with the mentioned scheduled flights:

WZZ7910 LTN 1450-1900 OHD A320 (08/07/18)

WZZ770 SKP 0605-0825 LTN A320 (11/07/18)

Cork City FC vs. Legia Warsaw

Legia has been a regular visitor to the Champions League group stages in recent years and starts this new campaign with an away trip to Ireland, facing the Irish champions Cork City FC at Turners Cross in Cork:

TUI784P FKB 0725-0900 WAW F100 YR-FZA (09/07/18, ferry flt)

KRP2903 WAW 1000-1230 ORK F100 (09/07/18)
KRP2904 ORK 1020-1410 WAW F100 (11/07/18)

Alashkert vs. Celtic Glasgow

The champions of Scotland have once again the task to keep up their reputation throughout the Champions League qualification stage from a very early point and once again, their first journey takes them far away from home, all the way to Armenia, where they face Alashkert:

JMK407 GLA xxxx-xxxx EVN B752 9H-AVM (08/07/18)

Drita vs. Malmö FF

For the first time, a team from Kosovo has managed to win a game in Champions League or Europa League qualifiers and now Drita are welcoming some tough opposition - no less than the Swedish champions Malmö FF are coming to Kosovo:

TF8690 MMX 1400-1645 PRN RJ85 SE-DJO (09/07/18)
TF8691 PRN xxxx-0505 MMX RJ1H (11/07/18)

F91 Dudelange vs. MOL Vidi

The club formerly known as Videoton Balaton is now playing as MOL Vidi and is facing the champions of Luxembourg in the first leg away from home:

KT996 BUD xxxx-1155 LUX E145 (09/07/18)

11 July 2018

Süduva Mariampole vs. APOEL Nicosia

Former quarterfinalist APOEL has to start the campaign early and has a fairly easy draw, playing against the champions of Lithuania. As is quite often the case with APOEL, the team travels to Lithuania two days ahead of the game:

CO7210 LCA 1400-xxxx KUN A320 (09/07/18)

Olimpija Ljubljana vs. FK Qarabag Agdam

AHY5201 GYD 2015-2300 LJU E190 (11/07/18, ferry flt)
AHY5202 LJU 0030-0650 GYD E190 (12/07/18)

Spartaks Jurmala vs. Red Star Belgrade

JU3678 BEG 1000-xxxx RIX B733 (09/07/18)
PEA421 BEG 1000-xxxx RIX E145 F-HBPE (09/07/18)

PEA421 RIX xxxx-0050(+1) BEG E145 F-HBPE (11/07/18)
JU3679 RIX xxxx-0055(+1) BEG B733 (11/07/18)