The league phase of the UEFA Champions League gets underway today.

Axar.az reports that six matches will be played on the opening day.

UEFA Champions League

League phase

Matchday 1

September 8

20:45. AEK (Greece) – LASK (Austria)

20:45. Club Brugge (Belgium) – Aston Villa (England)

23:00. Borussia Dortmund (Germany) – Villarreal (Spain)

23:00. Porto (Portugal) – Manchester City (England)

23:00. Lille (France) – Real Betis (Spain)

23:00. Real Madrid (Spain) – Inter Milan (Italy)

The other Matchday 1 fixtures will be played on September 9-10. Azerbaijan’s Sabah will travel to England to face Manchester United on September 10.