UEFA CL, GS MD5, 28 November 2018

28 November 2018

Group A

Atlético Madrid vs. AS Monaco

Atlético host a Monaco team in deep trouble at the Wanda Metropolitano. The French club has clearly lost it and is just battling away to maybe save its face into the Europa League round of 32:

ENT501 NCE 1000-1050 MAD B738 (27/11/18)

ENT502 MAD 0100-0215 NCE B738 (29/11/18)

Group B

PSV Eindhoven vs. FC Barcelona

Already qualified for the Champions League knock-out stage once more, Barcelona might even rest some key players for the trip to the Netherlands. PSV on the other hand has just the Europa League round of 32 to play for:

UX937 BCN 1000-xxxx EIN B738 (27/11/18)

ENT566 BCN 0815-xxxx LGG B738 (28/11/18)

UX938 LGG xxxx-0325 BCN B738 (29/11/18)

ENT567 LGG xxxx-0340 BCN B738 (29/11/18)

Group C

Paris St-Germain vs. Liverpool FC

A bit surprisingly, Group C has proven to be really competitive, not least because of PSG and Liverpool tripping up when they were not expected to do so. Liverpool will now surely have to look to beat PSG for a second time, though this time at the Parc des Princes:

ZT1602 LPL 1420-1640 CDG B752 (27/11/18)

BY8150 MAN 0740-1020 CDG B738 (28/11/18)

ZT1604 CDG 2355-0015(+1) LPL B752 (28/11/18)

BY8151 CDG 0125-0145 MAN B738 (29/11/18)

Group D

Lokomotiv Moscow vs. Galatasaray Istanbul

An away draw may be enough for Galatasaray to clinch the Europa League in 2019, but if they get more, they may still dream of beating Schalke 04 to a round of 16 spot in the Champions League:

TK3344 IST 1130-1355 VKO A333 (27/11/18)

TK3345 VKO 0115-0340 IST A333 (29/11/18)

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 MD3, 24 October 2018

Group A

Club Brugge vs. AS Monaco

XK830 NCE 0930-xxxx OST A320 (23/10/18)

XK831 OST xxxx-0140 NCE A320 (25/10/18)

Group B

FC Barcelona vs. Internazionale

AZ9018 MXP xxxx-1645 BCN A321 (23/10/18)

AZ9019 BCN 0015-xxxx MXP A321 (25/10/18)

Group C

Paris St-Germain vs. SSC Napoli

AZ9016 NAP 1005-1220 CDG A321 (23/10/18)

VBB3203 NAP 0945-1200 CDG B733 (24/10/18)

AZ9017 CDG 1100-1315 NAP A321 (25/10/18)

VBB3204 CDG 1405-1620 NAP B733 (25/10/18)

Group D

Lokomotiv Moscow vs. FC Porto

HFM001P BYJ 1730-1815 OPO A343 (21/10/18, ferry flt)

HFM612 OPO 1400-xxxx SVO A343 (22/10/18)

HFM641 SVO xxxx-0715 OPO A343 (25/10/18)

HFM002P OPO 0845-0930 BYJ A343 (25/10/18, ferry flt)

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 MD1, 19 September 2018

Group E

Ajax Amsterdam vs. AEK Athens

The Greek champions find themselves in a rather tricky pool, together with Ajax, Bayern and Benfica. Supposedly, qualifying for the Europa League knock-out stage would be their target from this group. Their first away trip takes them to Amsterdam, where they will face Ajax:

AEE4050 ATH xxxx-1300 AMS A320 (18/09/18)

AEE4051 AMS 1245-xxxx ATH A320 (20/09/18)

SL Benfica vs. FC Bayern München

Despite a new transport sponsor, it is still Lufthansa that flies FC Bayern to the away games in Europe, and in some style, still using a big widebody like an Airbus A340-600 from Munich to the first away stop in Lisbon:

LH2570 MUC 0950-1200 LIS A346 (18/09/18)
LH2571 LIS 1700-2055 MUC A346 (20/09/18)

Group F

Manchester City vs. Olympique Lyonnais

The former French serial champions have made it into the big competition once again and will play against one of the financial heavyweights in Manchester City, which is relying on lots of money from the Arabian peninsula. Some fans of OL will travel to the City of Manchester stadium with Privilege Style:

AF4002 LYS 1100-1155 MAN A320 (18/09/18)
PVG7335 LYS 1100-1155 MAN B752 (19/09/18)

PVG7336 MAN 2355-0355(+1) LYS B752 (19/09/18)
AF4003 MAN 1115-1515 LYS A320 (20/09/18)

Group G

Real Madrid vs. AS Roma

Having won the competition three times in a row in recent seasons, Real are in for something new this season, with a new manager and obviously without their star player, Cristiano Ronaldo, who has left the club. AS Roma will travel across the Mediterranean with Alitalia.

AZ8950 FCO xxxx-1805 MAD A319 (18/09/18)

AZ8951 MAD 0030-xxxx FCO A319 (20/09/18)

Group H

BSC Young Boys vs. Manchester United

The fifth club to qualify for the Champions League from Switzerland, YB, is hosting Manchester United first up at the Stade de Suisse. Traveling to and from Berne can always be a slight challenge, with only a short runway and not much ramp space available. Also, night flying hours are severely restricted. Manchester United has chosen to stay in Bern over night after the match and they will use a rather small aircraft for the trip, in KlasJet's luxurious Boeing 737-500 LY-KLJ:

KLJxxxx ??? xxxx-0730 MAN B735 LY-KLJ (18/09/18, ferry flt)

KLJ1138 MAN 1000-1235 BRN B735 LY-KLJ (18/09/18)
MLT709F ??? xxxx-1100 MAN B735 9H-MAC (18/09/18, ferry flt)
MLT709 MAN 1230-1515 BSL B735 9H-MAC (18/09/18)

KLJxxxx BRN xxxx-1045 MAN B735 LY-KLJ (20/09/18)
MLT710 BSL xxxx-1220 MAN B735 9H-MAC (20/09/18)
MLT710F MAN 1305-xxxx ??? B735 9H-MAC (20/09/18, ferry flt)

Valencia CF vs. Juventus Turin

CR7 may have won the Champions League several times, with Manchester United and Real Madrid, but he is still looking for new challenges and has joined Juventus now. His first UCL trip on Juve duty will take him to Valencia with Alitalia:

AZ9014 TRN xxxx-1755 VLC A321 (18/09/18)

AZ9015 VLC 1100-xxxx TRN A321 (20/09/18)

UEFA CL, GS MD1, 18 September 2018

Group A

AS Monaco vs. Atlético Madrid

PVG1903 MAD 1125-xxxx NCE B752 (17/09/18)

PVG2003 NCE xxxx-0245 MAD B752 (19/09/18)

Club Brugge vs. Borussia Dortmund

EW1909 DTM 1130-xxxx OST A320 D-AIZR (17/09/18)
EW1909 OST xxxx-xxxx DTM A320 D-AIZR (19/09/18)

Group B

FC Barcelona vs. PSV Eindhoven

The Dutch champion has drawn a big lot, but maybe just one that might be too big. Barcelona are an absolute powerhouse and would not want to give away points too easily:

TB9121 EIN xxxx-1250 BCN B738 (17/09/18)

QS2178 EIN xxxx-1255 BCN B738 (17/09/18)

TB9353 BCN 0955-xxxx EIN B738 (19/09/18)

QS2179 BCN 1100-xxxx EIN B738 (19/09/18)

Inter Milan vs. Tottenham Hotspur

ZT1553 STN 1155-1455 MXP B752 (17/09/18)

Group C

Liverpool FC vs. Paris St-Germain

Last season's finalists have come up against something really big in Paris St-Germain. PSG will once again count as major contenders, mainly because of their insane Qatar firepower through the finances. Whether a team that is not really challenged in the domestic league can fire on all cylinders internationally remains to be seen:

ZI985 ORY 1130-1150 LPL A332 (17/09/18)
TX1518 ORY 1800-1820 LPL A333 (17/09/18)

SRN265 CDG 1045-1105 LPL AT72 (18/09/18)

ZI986 LPL 0010-0230 CDG A332 (19/09/18)

SRN266 LPL 1230-1450 CDG AT72 (19/09/18)

Red Star Belgrade vs. SSC Napoli

AZ9016 NAP xxxx-1225 BEG A319 (17/09/18)

Group D

Schalke 04 vs. FC Porto

HFM001P BYJ 1530-1615 OPO A343 (16/09/18, ferry flt)

HFM611 OPO 0930-xxxx DUS A343 (17/09/18)

HFM632 DUS xxxx-0700 OPO A343 (19/09/18)

HFM002P OPO 1000-1045 BYJ A343 (19/09/18, ferry flt)