Hi! Cue the Champions League anthem, since the organization degree is in any case upon us. I’m Pardeep Cattry, and right here’s a primer at the festival as play games starts the following day.

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Monday, Sept. 18
🌍 AFC Champions League: Al-Hilal vs. Navbahor, 2 p.m. ➡️ CBS Sports activities Golazo Community
🇦🇷 Primera Section: Lanus vs. Sarmiento, 7 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+

Tuesday, Sept. 19
🇪🇺 Champions League: AC Milan vs. Newcastle United, 12:45 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+
🌍 AFC Champions League: Persepolis vs. Al-Nassr, 2 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+
🇪🇺 Champions League: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Borussia Dortmund, 3 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+

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⚽  The Ahead Layout

🏆 The Championnnnnnns returns with a bang

This season’s organization degree will start with a bang as AC Milan tackle Newcastle within the first matchup within the organization of loss of life, which additionally options Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund. Even though the French champions are anticipated to clinch manage spot within the organization, Jonathan Johnson writes that each fit in Staff F comes with its personal demanding situations in our group-by-group preview.

• Johnson: “The French champions should win the group based on their squad which has undergone a major overhaul and looks far more balanced overall, but the Italian side and the Premier League outfit are tricky opponents. Saudi-backed Newcastle, in particular, is a narrative-rich game for the Qatari-owned club which ups the stakes significantly ahead of those two games. Dortmund, however, are not in the best of form so far this season and could really struggle in what looks to be a very difficult group for them.”

Milan may well be the favorites to snag moment playground, however a win over Newcastle is most likely an important to safeguard passageway to the spherical of 16. The crew will wish to rebound temporarily from their 5-1 loss to Inter Milan over the weekend, which noticed American Christian Pulsiic sluggish his roll upcoming a powerful begin to the season. Charlie Davies penniless i’m sick the less-than-ideal appearing on Morning Footy upcoming Inter effectively “neutralized” him.

• Davies: “It wasn’t a good performance. He was subbed off in the 56th minute and that was due DiMarco and Bastoni, how they were just able to neutralize Christian, not give him space, not give him time, not allow him to get into those 1v1 situations, force him inside where they had more numbers, more help and he just found it really difficult to get on the ball and to take on players, to connect passes. They were super physical with him and because of that, he just never got into a rhythm.”

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🚨 Ten Hag in the hot seat ahead of Bayern-Man U

Another hotly anticipated fixture on matchday one is Bayern Munich’s faceoff with Manchester United, who are in a notable slump after an imperfect start to the Premier League season. The team is in the bottom half of the table with only two wins out of five, and Saturday’s 3-1 loss to Brighton and Hove Albion means manager Erik ten Hag is under pressure to perform in his first Champions League match with the team. Nico Cantor noted on Morning Footy that there are a handful of factors that upload to the stress at Impaired Trafford, together with the optimism United had upcoming ten Hag’s noteceable first season in price.

• Cantor: “This is the most pressure he’s felt ever since he’s been at Manchester United, easily. He got a lot of things right from the get go. He made a lot of important decisions, but now when he’s been given a good transfer window, he’s got the people he really wanted. There’s not only the things off the field with other players, with Antony taking a leave but also the way he’s treated the Jadon Sancho situation … [He’s] too blunt for Manchester United and I think there is a lack of understanding culturally the way that he says things and the way that they’re taken.”

Up in opposition to a Bayern crew that’s unbeaten to start out the Bundesliga season and refreshed with the addition of Harry Kane, who has 4 objectives in 4 league video games, ten Hag and corporate are indubitably the underdogs on the Allianz Area on Wednesday. Kane said to CBS Sports activities the day past about his and the crew’s aspirations this season, and their seeing are very a lot at the prize.

• Kane: “Whether it’s scoring more goals or getting more assists, defensively being better. Of course I want to score as many goals as I can and get as many assists as I can and ultimately I want to win as many team trophies as I can. … We have to start well. You always want to start your group well and get off to a good start and that sets up the rest of the competition.”

🔗  Lead Tales

👀 Right here’s an inventory of 5 gamers to look at all through this season’s Champions League from James Benge, which incorporates Pulisic, Actual Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, and Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka.

🔙 It was once a combined weekend for the edges competing within the Champions League, with Manchester Town excelling due to Jeremy Doku and PSG falling to Great, even though there’s refuse reason why to collision the panic button but in Paris.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Effects additionally numerous for a couple of English groups who received’t compete in Europe this season. Tottenham picked up some other win and are basking within the glimmer of Ange Postecoglou’s sense of optimism, presen Chelsea’s tough begin to hour below Mauricio Pochettino took some other collision with a 0-0 draw at Bournemouth.

⚖️ Juventus aren’t getting ready for the Champions League both, however they’re getting ready for court docket. Cristiano Ronaldo will reportedly sue his ex-club for $20 million over unpaid wages.

🇪🇸 39 gamers reaffirmed their refusal to play for Spain’s women’s national team past due ultimate day, in spite of the leaving of Luis Rubiales as federation president. Lately 15 Ladies’s Global gamers have been referred to as into camp for the nationwide crew in spite of the protest.

🍕 Inter Miami misplaced 5-2 at Atlanta United on Saturday upcoming Lionel Messi didn’t build the commute, bringing up fatigue. He did, even though, motive a stir along with his Friday night dinner.

🎉 The Kansas Town Flow’s Lo’eau LaBonta forbidden by means of Attacking 3rd to speak her aspect’s NWSL playoff hopes, her condition because the celebration queen, and her teammate Debinha.

💰 Attacking 3rd recapped a notable Barclays WSL transfer window, together with Manchester United’s last-gasp move for Phallon Tullis-Joyce from the OL Reign.

💰  The Again Layout

💵 Best possible bets

• UEFA Champions League: AC Milan vs. Newcastle United, Tuesday, 12:45 p.m.
  💰 THE PICK: Underneath 2.5 objectives scored (+105) — One of the crucial first fits of the Champions League organization degree may well be probably the most aggressive matchups of matchday one, with Milan boasting the tiny edge over Newcastle because the oddsmakers’ favorites to win. The scoreline is usually a slender one because of this, and can refuse dubiousness be decisive within the organization of loss of life.

UEFA Champions League: match winner
💰 THE PICK: Bayern Munich to win the Champions League (+550) — The percentages is also in Manchester Town’s partial to raise the Champions League for a moment presen operating, however they don’t seem to be the one superculb with a anticipation. Bayern have the second-highest odds to tug house the trophy then spring, and will have to no longer be counted out but.