ANKARA
UEFA Champions League group stage will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday with Week 2 matches.
In Group A, Turkish champions Galatasaray will face French champions Paris Saint-Germain at Istanbul’s Turk Telekom Stadium on Tuesday.
The match will kick off at 10 p.m. local time (1900GMT).
In the other match of Group A, Real Madrid will take on Club Brugge at home.
Real Madrid drew goalless with Atletico Madrid on weekend, while Club Brugge dominated Mechelen with 5-0 score.
In Group F, Spanish giants Barcelona and Serie A leaders Inter will meet in a hotly-anticipated clash at the Nou Camp on Wednesday.
Both clubs lifted the Champions League title in the past.
Inter have made a great start to this season, winning their first six league games in Italy’s Serie A.
Barcelona also won their last two matches in La Liga, the last win against Getafe came with 2-0 scoreline in absence of superstar Lionel Messi.
In Group B, last year’s runners-up Tottenham Hotspur will host German powerhouse Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
In Group D, Juventus will take on Bayer Leverkusen at home, while Atletico Madrid will look for their first win in Russia against Lokomotiv Moscow.
Week 2 fixtures of the Champions League as follows:
Tuesday:
Group A:
Real Madrid (Spain) – Club Brugge (Belgium) at 1655GMT
Galatasaray (Turkey) – PSG (France) at 1900GMT
Group B:
Tottenham (England) – Bayern Munich (Germany) at 1900GMT
Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) – Olympiakos (Greece) at 1900GMT
Group C:
Atalanta (Italy) – Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) at 1655GMT
Manchester City (England) – Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) at 1900GMT
Group D:
Juventus (Italy) – Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) at 1900GMT
Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia) – Atletico Madrid (Spain) at 1900GMT
Wednesday:
Group E:
Genk (Belgium) – Napoli (Italy) at 1655GMT
Liverpool (England) – Salzburg (Austria) at 1900GMT
Group F:
Slavia Prag (Czechia) – Borussia Dortmund (Germany) at 1655GMT
Barcelona (Spain) – Inter (Italy) at 1900GMT
Group G:
Red Bull Leipzig (Germany) – Olympique Lyon (France) at 1900GMT
Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia) – Benfica (Portugal) at 1900GMT
Group H:
Lille (France) – Chelsea (England) at 1900GMT
Valencia (Spain) – Ajax (Netherlands) at 1900GMT
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