The group stage of the UEFA Champions League 2021-22 campaign kicks off on Tuesday as Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United travel to Switzerland to face Young Boys in Group F while Sevilla host Austrian football club RB Salzburg in Group G.

Defending champions Chelsea will begin their UCL campaign against Russian side Zenit in Group H at the Stamford Bridge in the early hours of Wednesday.

The biggest clash of the opening matchday will witness FC Barcelona lock horns with German champions Bayern Munich in Group E at Camp Nou. This will be Blaugrana’s first meeting with Bayern since their humiliating 2-8 defeat in last year’s quarter-finals.

In other matches on Wednesday, Juventus will take on Malmo in their Group H clash at  Eleda Stadion in Sweden while Spanish side Villareal will host Italian club Atalanta in Group F.

Elsewhere, seven-time champions AC Milan will be in action against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool at the Anfield. 

Since moving from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain, Lionel Messi is expected to feature alongside Neymar and Kylian Mbappe for the first time against Club Brugge in Group A in the wee hours of Thursday.

Meanwhile, thirteen-time winners Real Madrid will start their UCL 2021-22 campaign against Italian champions Inter Milan at San Siro.

UEFA Champions League 2021-22 Matchday 1 fixtures and live India match times

All timings are in Indian Standard Time (IST)

Day and Date

Match

Group

Time

Tuesday, September 14

Sevilla vs RB Salzburg

G

10:15 PM

Tuesday, September 14

Young Boys vs Manchester United

F

10:15 PM

Wednesday, September 15

Lille vs Wolfsburg

G

12:30 AM

Wednesday, September 15

Villareal vs Atalanta

F

12:30 AM

Wednesday, September 15

Chelsea vs Zenit

H

12:30 AM

Wednesday, September 15

Malmo vs Juventus

H

12:30 AM

Wednesday, September 15

Barcelona vs Bayern

E

12:30 AM

Wednesday, September 15

Dynamo Kyiv vs Benfica

E

12:30 AM

Wednesday, September 15

Besiktas vs Dortmund

C

10:15 PM

Wednesday, September 15

Sheriff vs Shakhtar Donetsk

D

10:15 PM

Thursday, September 16

Inter Milan vs Real Madrid

D

12:30 AM

Thursday, September 16

Atletico Madrid vs Porto

B

12:30 AM

Thursday, September 16

Club Brugge vs PSG

A

12:30 AM

Thursday, September 16

Liverpool vs Milan

B

12:30 AM

Thursday, September 16

Manchester City vs RB Leipzig

A

12:30 AM

Thursday, September 16

Sporting vs Ajax

C

12:30 AM

Where to watch UEFA Champions League 2021-22 Matchday 1 live in India?

UEFA Champions League 2021-22 Matchday 1 will be telecast live on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3 and their corresponding HD TV channels in India.

Live streaming of UCL 2021-22 in India will be available on SonyLIV and JioTV.

SportsAdda will bring you UEFA Champions League 2021-22 Matchday 1 live scores.

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