Insight into the Champions League Qualifiers R1 travel - 9-10 July 2019

9 July 2019

Qualifying proper for the 2019-2020 UEFA Champions League will get underway on Tuesday, with some teams having to travel a long way for their first round ties:

Süduva Mariampole vs. Red Star Belgrade

EUP421 BEG 1000-xxxx KUN E145 F-HBPE (08/07/19)

JU9060 BEG 1025-xxxx KUN (08/07/19)

Ararat-Armenia vs. AIK Stockholm

MLT723 ARN 1100-xxxx EVN B735 (08/07/19)

FC Astana vs. CFR Cluj

AXY0717 OTP 1445-2230 TSE B735 9H-YES (07/07/19)

Sarajevo vs. Celtic Glasgow

ENZ593 GLA xxxx-1905 SJJ BA46 (08/07/19)

ENZ594 SJJ 0000-xxxx GLA BA46 (10/07/19)

10 July 2019

Ferencvaros Budapest vs. Ludogorets Razgrad

BUC1945 VAR 1100-xxxx BUD (09/07/19)

BUC1946 BUD xxxx-0255 VAR (11/07/19)

Slovan Bratislava vs. Sutjeska Niksic

YM2252 TIV xxxx-1340 BTS E190 (09/07/19)

Valur vs. NK Maribor

KLJ1125 MBX 1000-xxxx KEF B735 (09/07/19)

KLJ1126 KEF xxxx-1720 MBX B735 (11/07/19)

UEFA CL, GS MD5, 21-22 November 2017

21 November 2017

Group E

Sevilla CF vs. Liverpool FC

The Reds will look to do better on the road, having given away a 2-2 draw earlier on this season in what is a revenge for the 2016 Europa League final, though the times for the team flight look a bit awkward:

AWC7821 LPL 1230-1625 SVQ B752 G-POWH (20/11/17)
BMS5579 LPL xxxx-1040 SVQ B738 (21/11/17)

AWC7822 SVQ 0045-xxxx LPL B752 G-POWH (22/11/17)
BMS5580 SVQ 0130-xxxx LPL (22/11/17)
CLJ906 SVQ 1330-xxxx LPL (22/11/17)

Spartak Moscow vs. NK Maribor

The Slovenian champions from Maribor are basically out already, having managed a sole draw along with some fairly heavy defeats:

JP943 MBX 0830-1335 SVO A319 (20/11/17)
JP945 SVO 0030-0130 MBX A319 (22/11/17)

Group F

Manchester City vs. Feyenoord Rotterdam

Feyenoord have been fairly disappointing in their first Champions League campaign in a few years. They have no points on their account and come up against a Manchester City team that is flying high and already qualified for the knock-out stages:

ST4849 RTM 1120-1145 MAN A321 HB-JOI (20/11/17)
ST2829 RTM 1320-1345 MAN A319 LZ-AOA (20/11/17)

SSC Napoli vs. Shakhtar Donezk

The pitmen will arrive from their exile in Kiev using a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800:

PS3291 KBP 0810-1125 NAP B738 (20/11/17)

Group G

Besiktas Istanbul vs. FC Porto

Already on Sunday, FC Porto is traveling to Istanbul for the game at Besiktas which is Porto's last chance to give themselves a shot at the top spot in the group:

HFM521P CAI xxxx-1520 OPO A343 9H-JAI (17/11/17, ferry flt)
HFM671 OPO 1400-xxxx IST A343 9H-JAI (19/11/17)
HFM621 IST xxxx-0250 OPO A343 9H-JAI (22/11/17)
HFM622P OPO 0450-xxxx MAD A343 9H-JAI (22/11/17, ferry flt)

AS Monaco vs. RB Leipzig

LG7735 LEJ xxxx-1215 NCE B738 (20/11/17)

ST2424 ERF xxxx-1130 NCE B737 (21/11/17)

ST2425 NCE 0200-xxxx ERF B737 (22/11/17)

LG7736 NCE 1230-xxxx LEJ B738 (22/11/17)

Group H

APOEL Nicosia vs. Real Madrid

IB2806 MAD 0900-xxxx LCA A346 (20/11/17)

IB2807 LCA xxxx-0520 MAD A346 (22/11/17)

Borussia Dortmund vs. Tottenham Hotspur

ENZ844 STN xxxx-1415 DTM RJ85 G-JOTR (20/11/17)
ENZ868P DTM 1500-xxxx MAN RJ85 G-JOTR (20/11/17, ferry flt)
ENZ842 STN xxxx-1700 DTM BA46 (20/11/17)
ST1010 STN xxxx-1110 FMO (21/11/17)
ENZ845 FMO 2345-xxxx(+1) STN (21/11/17)
ENZ843 FMO 0045-xxxx STN (22/11/17)
ST1011 FMO 0055-xxxx STN (22/11/17)

22 November 2017

Group A

FC Basel vs. Manchester United

ENZ868 MAN xxxx-1515 BSL RJ85 (21/11/17)
ENZ868F BSL 1615-xxxx FMO RJ85 (21/11/17, ferry flt)
ZT8291 MAN xxxx-1720 BSL B752 (21/11/17)
LS6423 MAN xxxx-1035 BSL B752 (22/11/17)
ENZ869F STN xxxx-2140 BSL RJ85 (22/11/17, ferry flt)
ENT869 BSL 2345-xxxx MAN RJ85 (22/11/17)
ZT8292 BSL 2345-xxxx MAN B752 (22/11/17)

LS6424 BSL 0045-xxxx MAN B752 (23/11/17)

CSKA Moscow vs. Benfica Lisbon

HFM211 LIS xxxx-2235 SVO A343 (20/11/17)

Group B

Paris St-Germain vs. Celtic Glasgow

LS6437 GLA 1020-1250 CDG B738 (21/11/17)

LS6441 GLA 1410-1640 CDG B738 (21/11/17)
BY8442 GLA 0805-1035 CDG B738
BY8443 CDG 0055-0125 CDG B738 (23/11/17)

LS6442 CDG 2350-0020(+1) GLA B738

LS6438 CDG 1400-1430 GLA B738 (23/11/17)

RSC Anderlecht vs. FC Bayern München

LH2570 MUC 1100-1225 BRU A321 (21/11/17)

LH2571 BRU 1100-1215 MUC A321 (23/11/17)

Group C

Atlético Madrid vs. AS Roma

AZ8950 FCO 1100-1235 MAD (21/11/17)

AZ8951 MAD 0055-xxxx FCO (23/11/17)

Group D

Juventus Turin vs. FC Barcelona

UX937 BCN 1000-xxxx TRN (21/11/17)
LAV5697 BCN 0930-xxxx TRN 
LAV5698 TRN xxxx-0140 BCN (23/11/17)

UX938 TRN xxxx-0200 BCN (23/11/17)

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 MD2, 26-27 September 2017

26 September 2017

Group E

Spartak Moscow vs. Liverpool FC

ZT781Y STN 0730-0800 LPL B733 (25/09/17)
ZT7811 LPL 0930-xxxx SVO B733 (25/09/17)
CLJ872P BHX 0930-1000 LPL B733 (25/09/17)
CLJ872 LPL 1200-1645 SVO B733 (25/09/17)

CLJ873 SVO 2300-xxxx LPL B733 (26/09/17)
ZT7812 SVO 0140-xxxx LPL B733 (27/09/17)

Sevilla CF vs. NK Maribor

JP943 MBX xxxx-1255 SVQ A319 (25/09/17)

JP945 SVQ 0005-xxxx MBX A319 (27/09/17)

Group F

SSC Napoli vs. Feyenoord Rotterdam

HV8135 RTM 1015-xxxx NAP B738 (25/09/17)

Manchester City vs. Shakhtar Donezk

PS7779 KBP 1035-1120 MAN B733 (25/09/17)

PS**** MAN 1210-xxxx KBP B733 (25/09/17, ferry flt)

PS**** KBP xxxx-2225 MAN B733 (26/09/17, ferry flt)

PS**** MAN 2310-xxxx KBP B733 (26/09/17)

Group G

AS Monaco vs. FC Porto

HFY610P LIS xxxx-1810 OPO A343 (24/09/17, ferry flt)

HFY611 OPO 0930-1235 NCE A343 (25/09/17)

HFY621 NCE 0115-0235 OPO A343 (27/09/17)

HFY622P OPO 0405-xxxx LIS A343 (27/09/17, ferry flt)

Group H

Borussia Dortmund vs. Real Madrid

IB2806 MAD 1030-xxxx DTM A321 (25/09/17)

IB2809 DTM xxxx-0340 MAD A321 (27/09/17)

APOEL Nicosia vs. Tottenham Hotspur

AWC785P MAD 1915-0030(+1) LCA B752 G-POWH (26/09/17, ferry flt)
AWC78 LCA xxxx-xxxx LGW B752 G-POWH (27/09/17)

27 September 2017

Group A

CSKA Moscow vs. Manchester United

SU7092 SVO 1120-1300 MAN A333 (25/09/17, ferry flt)

SU7093 MAN 1430-2035 SVO A333 (25/09/17)

SU7092 SVO 0140-0350 MAN A333 (28/09/17)

SU7093 MAN 0520-xxxx SVO A333 (28/09/17)

FC Basel vs. SL Benfica

HFM621 LIS xxxx-1230 BSL A343 (26/09/17)

HFM631 BSL 1300-xxxx LIS A343 (28/09/17)

Group B

Paris St-Germain vs. Bayern München

LH2570 MUC 1100-1230 CDG A321 (26/09/17)

LH2571 CDG 1100-1230 MUC A321 (28/09/17)

RSC Anderlecht vs. Celtic Glasgow

ENZ038A GLA 1330-xxxx BRU RJ85 G-JOTR (26/09/17)
ENZ836 GLA 1400-xxxx BRU BA46 G-SMLA (26/09/17)

Group C

Atlético Madrid vs. Chelsea

AWC7851 LGW 1500-1745 MAD B752 G-POWH (26/09/17)

LS6443 STN xxxx-1215 MAD

AWC7851 MAD 0045-xxxx LGW (28/09/17)

LS6444 MAD 0045-xxxx STN (28/09/17)

FK Qarabag Agdam vs. AS Roma

AZ8950 FCO 0800-1425 GYD A320 (26/09/17)
AZ8951 GYD 1200-1455 FCO A320 (28/09/17)

Group D

Sporting Lisbon vs. FC Barcelona

UX938 BCN 1000-xxxx LIS B738 (26/09/17)

UX938 LIS xxxx-0220 BCN B738 (28/09/17)