Champions Leauge
Salzburg will start the group stage of the Champions League on Tuesday, September 6 (9 p.m.) with the home game against AC Milan. The seven-time title holder is also the opponent on November 2 (9:00 p.m.) in the Group E final in Milan. This emerges from the game plan published by the European Football Association (UEFA) on Saturday. On September 8th, Sturm Graz open against Midtjylland and Austria Wien against Hapoel Beer-Scheva, also at home.
After the Milan opener, Salzburg will visit Chelsea on September 14 (9 p.m.), before the doubles against Dinamo Zagreb on October 5 (6.45 p.m./home) and October 11 (9 p.m./away). The last home game against Chelsea on October 25th will take place at 6.45 p.m.
The six-day group stage round ends ahead of the World Cup in Qatar (November 20-December 18) on November 1st and 2nd. In the new year, the round of 16 games will follow in February and March, and the quarter-finals in April. After the semi-finals until mid-May, the final will take place in Istanbul on June 10th.
Kick-off for Sturm and Austria in front of a home crowd
UEFA also published the fixture lists for the Europa and Conference Leagues on Saturday. Sturm Graz starts in the EL on September 8th (9 p.m.) at home against Midtjylland in group F. This is followed by games at Feyenoord (September 15th/6.45 p.m.), against Lazio (October 6th/6.45 p.m./home game and August 13th). October/9 p.m./away), at home against Feyenoord (27 October/9 p.m.) and finally away at Midtjylland (3 November/6.45 p.m.).
Wiener Austria opens Group C of the Conference League on September 8 (6.45 p.m.) at home against Hapoel Beer-Scheva, after which they go to Lech Posen on September 15 (9 p.m.) before the first half of the season on October 6 (9 p.m.). ) closes with the Villarreal guest appearance. Then there is the Villarreal home game (October 13th/6.45 p.m.) as well as the games against Poznań (October 27th/6.45 p.m./home game) and at Beer-Scheva (November 3rd/9 p.m.).