Barcelona will begin their European journey against the reigning champions of the Belgian league.
The first day of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League begins today with some fascinating matches. FC Barcelona dreams of advancing to the last 16 in an affordable group, and will host Antwerp in Belgium, where the star showdown will be a head-to-head clash with Paris Saint-Germain. Manchester City begin their title defense at home against Red Star Belgrade.
The current league champions, the Barça club, are in high spirits following their latest result, which sees them remain in second place in the Spanish Championship, two points behind Real Madrid. However, the Barça club’s group stage exits in the past two seasons have been a huge blow and the Catalans are hoping to save this season.
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The most interesting matchup on the first day will be between PSG and Borussia Dortmund at the Parc des Princes in Paris.
PSG, led by Spanish coach Luis Enrique, suffered their first defeat of the season 3-2 against Nice on Friday, the French champions’ worst start to the season since Qatari ownership took over in the 2011-2012 season. , resulting in only 8 points. Points added from his first 15 games played in Ligue 1.
Dortmund also did not have a dream start to the season. On Saturday, they added half a point (8) with a 4-2 win over Freiburg, their second win in four games.
Paris Saint-Germain are looking to get off to a good start in the Champions League.
City start defending.
Without a doubt, the other big draw of the first day will be Group G. It is a group of current champions of the competition. City of Manchester. When Josep Guardiola’s side, already crowned champions, return to the Champions League, they will face lower-level rivals such as Red Star of Serbia at home. The first match was supposed to be a celebration for the “nation” along with the fans.
Norwegian Erling Haaland was the top scorer in the last Champions League with 12 goals and was one of the great driving forces behind the Citizens’ first title in Europe’s top club competition, and was named the tournament’s best player. was selected. tournament.
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Manchester City’s Norwegian striker Erling Haaland is 23 years old and has scored 35 goals in just 30 games in the UEFA Champions League.
Source: Diario.Elmundo
