Table of Contents
UEFA.com gives Fantasy Football managers a helping hand by predicting line-ups for this week’s opening games in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
We’ve also got the details of which players are suspended and who are injury doubts ahead of Matchday 1.
Tuesday 14 September
Barcelona vs Bayern
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Araújo, Piqué, Lenglet; Roberto, De Jong, Busquets, Pedri, Alba; Depay; L De Jong
Out: Ansu (fitness), Braithwaite (knee), Dembélé (hamstring), Agüero (calf)
Doubtful: Dest (ankle)
Bayern: Neuer; Pavard, Upamecano, Hernández, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Sané, Müller, Musiala; Lewandowski
Out: Tolisso (calf)
Doubtful: Gnabry (back), Coman (calf)
Dynamo Kyiv vs Benfica
Dynamo Kyiv: Boyko; Kędziora, Zabarnyi, Syrota, Mykolenko; Sydorchuk, Shaparenko; Tsygankov, Garmash, De Pena; Shkurin
Out: Besedin (knee), Kulach (unspecified)
Doubtful: Bushchan (back), Ramirez (illness), Buyalskiy (abductor)
Benfica: Vlachodimos; Otamendi, Vertonghen, Morato; Diogo Gonçalves, Weigl, João Mário, Taarabt; Grimaldo; Rafa, Yaremchuk
Out: Verissimo (suspended), André Almeida (muscular)
Doubtful: none
Young Boys vs Manchester United
Young Boys: Von Ballmoos; Hefti, Lauper, Camara, Garcia; Fassnacht, Aebischer, Martins, Moumi Ngamaleu; Elia, Siebatcheu
Out: Lustenberger (Achilles), Nsame (Achilles), Maier (thigh), Monteiro (knee)
Doubtful: Zesiger (knee), Lefort (match fitness)
Manchester United: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Maguire, Shaw; Fred, Pogba; Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Sancho; Cristiano Ronaldo
Out: Rashford (shoulder), Telles (ankle), Diallo (thigh), McTominay (groin), Cavani (knock)
Villarreal vs Atalanta
Villarreal: Rulli; Foyth, Albiol, Pau Torres, Alberto Moreno; Trigueros, Capoue, Parejo, Gerard Moreno, Dia, Yeremi Pino
Out: Chukwueze (hamstring)
Doubtful: none
Atalanta: Musso; Tolói, Demiral, Djimsiti; Mæhle, Freuler, De Roon, Gosens; Pessina; Malinovskyi, Zapata
Out: Hateboer (foot), Muriel (thigh)
Doubtful: none
Sevilla vs Salzburg
Sevilla: Bounou, Navas, Koundé, Diego Carlos, Acuña; Fernando, Jordán, Rakitić; Suso, En-Nesyri, Óscar
Out: none
Doubtful: Óliver Torres (fitness), Ocampos (fitness)
Salzburg: Köhn; Kristensen, Solet, Wöber, Ulmer; Camara; Aaronson, Sučić, Seiwald; Šeško, Adeyemi
Out: none
Doubtful: Junuzović (heel)
LOSC vs Wolfsburg
LOSC: Grbić; Zeki Çelik, Fonte, Botman, Reinildo; Yusuf Yazıcı, André, Xeka, Gomes; David, Burak Yılmaz
Out: Bamba (thigh), Renato Sanches (knee), Weah (thigh)
Doubtful: none
Wolfsburg: Casteels; Mbabu, Lacroix, Brooks, Roussillon; Guilavogui, Arnold; Philipp, Steffen; Weghorst, Nmecha
Out: Bialek (knee), Otávio (ankle), Schlager (knee), William (knee)
Doubtful: none
Chelsea vs Zenit
Chelsea: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Rüdiger; James, Kovačić, Jorginho, Alonso; Havertz, Lukaku, Mount
Out: Pulišić (ankle)
Doubtful: Kanté (ankle)
Zenit: Kritsyuk; Kuzyaev, Chistiakov, Rakits’kyy, Douglas Santos, Krugovoi; Malcom, Claudinho, Wendel; Erokhin, Azmoun
Out: Barrios (unavailable), Lovren (unavailable), Karavaev (foot), Ozdoev (knee)
Doubtful: none
Malmö vs Juventus
Malmö: Diawara; Beijmo, Ahmedhodžić, Brorsson, Olsson; Birmančević, Rakip, Christiansen, Rieks; Berget, Čolak
Out: Toivonen (knee)
Doubtful: Dahlin (calf), Peña (calf), Moisander (calf), Lewicki (knee) Innocent (unspecified)
Juventus: Szczęsny; Danilo, Bonucci, Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Cuadrado, Bentancur, Locatelli, Rabiot; Morata, Dybala
Out: Arthur (leg), Chiesa (thigh), Bernardeschi (knee)
Doubtful: none
Fantasy Football: all the details
Wednesday 15 September
Manchester City vs Leipzig
Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Rúben Dias, Cancelo; Gündoğan, Rodri, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Torres, Grealish
Out: Steffen (illness)
Doubtful: none
Leipzig: Gulácsi; Klostermann, Orbán, Simakan, Angeliño; Laimer, Haidara; Szoboszlai, Olmo, Nkunku; André Silva
Out: Halstenberg (ankle), Saracchi (knee)
Doubtful: none
Club Brugge vs Paris
Club Brugge: Mignolet; Mata, Mechele, Nsoki, Sobol; Vanaken, Rits, Vormer; Lang, Sowah, De Ketelaere
Out: Balanta (hip)
Doubtful: Izquierdo (knee), Wesley (knee)
Paris: Navas; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Kimpembé, Diallo; Herrera, Danilo Pereira, Wijnaldum; Messi, Mbappé, Neymar
Out: Di María (suspended), Gueye (suspended), Kurzawa (adductor), Verratti (knee), Ramos (calf)
Doubtful: Dagba (ankle)
Atlético de Madrid vs Porto
Atlético de Madrid: Oblak; Llorente, Felipe, Giménez, Hermoso, Carrasco; Koke, De Paul, Lemar; Suárez, Griezmann
Out: Savić (suspended)
Doubtful: none
Porto: Diogo Costa; João Mário, Pepe, Marcano, Manafá; Corona, Uribe, Sérgio Oliveira, Otávio; Diaz, Taremi
Out: Marchesín (knee)
Doubtful: none
Liverpool vs AC Milan
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Matip, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Thiago; Salah, Jota, Mané
Out: Elliott (ankle), Firmino (thigh), N Williams (ankle)
Doubtful: Minamino (thigh)
AC Milan: Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Kjær, Hernández; Bennacer, Kessié; Saelemaekers, Díaz, Rebić; Ibrahimović
Out: Krunić (calf)
Doubtful: Bakayoko (muscle)
Beşiktaş vs Dortmund
Beşiktaş: Ersin Destanoğlu; Rosier, Montero, Welinton, N’Sakala; Souza, Hutchinson, Pjanić, Ghezzal, Larin; Batshuayi
Out: Vida (heel)
Doubtful: Cengiz Umut Meraş (unspecified), Alex Teixeira (muscle)
Dortmund: Kobel; Meunier, Akanji, Hummels, Guerreiro; Witsel; Dahoud, Bellingham; Reus; Haaland, Malen
Out: Can (thigh), Coulibaly (knee), Hazard (ankle), Morey (knee), Schmelzer (knee), Schulz (thigh), Tigges (thigh), Zagadou (knee)
Doubtful: Reyna (thigh)
Sporting CP vs Ajax
Sporting CP: Adán; Esgaio, Neto, Feddal; Porro, Palhinha, Matheus Nunes, Vinagre; Jovane, Paulinho, Nuno Santos
Out: Coates (suspended), Pote (knee)
Doubtful: Gonçalo Inácio (muscular)
Ajax: Pasveer; Mazraoui, Timber, Blind, Tagliafico; Gravenberch, Klaassen, Álvarez; Berghuis, Haller, Tadić
Out: Kudus (ankle), Klaiber (knee)
Doubtful: Klaassen (groin), Stekelenburg (groin)
Sheriff vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Sheriff: Athanasiadis; Fernando Costanza, Arboleda, Dulanto, Cristiano; Addo, Thill; Traore, Kolovos, Castañeda; Yansane
Out: Belousov (knee)
Doubtful: Julien (hip), Kyabou (fitness)
Shakhtar Donetsk: Pyatov; Dodô, Vitão, Marlon, Matviyenko; Maycon, Alan Patrick; Tetê, Pedrinho, Fernando; Traoré
Out: Trubin (knee), Júnior Moraes (knee)
Doubtful: none
Inter vs Real Madrid
Inter: Handanovič; Škriniar, De Vrij, Bastoni; Darmian, Barella, Brozović, Çalhanoğlu, Perišić; Džeko, Lautaro
Out: Sensi (knee)
Doubtful: Bastoni (thigh)
Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Militão, Alaba, Gutiérrez; Valverde, Casemiro, Modrić; Hazard, Benzema, Vinicíus
Out: Kroos (groin), Ceballos (ankle), Marcelo (rested), Mendy (fitness), Bale (muscle strain)
Doubtful: none
Download the Champions League app
