UEFA releases Champions League schedule for season 2019-20
Nyon: Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) on Friday announced the group stage fixtures for the upcoming 2019-20 season of the Champions League.
The season will commence from September 17 with Napoli playing against defending champions Liverpool and Salzburg taking on Genk.
The final of the league will be played at Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Turkey on May 30 next year.
Fixtures of the Champions League are as follow:
September 17
Group E: Napoli v Liverpool, Salzburg v Genk
Group F: Inter v Slavia Praha, Dortmund v Barcelona
Group G: Lyon v Zenit, Benfica v Leipzig
Group H: Chelsea v Valencia, Ajax v LOSC Lille
September 18
Group A: Club Brugge v Galatasaray, Paris v Real Madrid
Group B: Olympiacos v Tottenham, Bayern v Crvena Zvezda
Group C: Shakhtar v Manchester City, Dinamo Zagreb v Atalanta
Group D: Atletico v Juventus, Leverkusen v Lokomotiv Moskva
October 1
Group A: Real Madrid v Club Brugge, Galatasaray v Paris
Group B: Tottenham v Bayern, Crvena Zvezda v Olympiacos
Group C: Atalanta v Shakhtar, Manchester City v Dinamo Zagreb
Group D: Juventus v Leverkusen, Lokomotiv Moskva v Atletico
October 2
Group E: Genk v Napoli, Liverpool v Salzburg
Group F: Slavia Praha v Dortmund, Barcelona v Inter
Group G: Zenit v Benfica, Leipzig v Lyon
Group H: Valencia v Ajax, LOSC Lille v Chelsea
October 22
Group A: Club Brugge v Paris, Galatasaray v Real Madrid
Group B: Tottenham v Crvena Zvezda, Olympiacos v Bayern
Group C: Shakhtar v Dinamo Zagreb, Manchester City v Atalanta
Group D: Atletico v Leverkusen, Juventus v Lokomotiv Moskva
October 23
Group E: Salzburg v Napoli, Genk v Liverpool
Group F: Inter v Dortmund, Slavia Praha v Barcelona
Group G: Leipzig v Zenit, Benfica v Lyon
Group H: Ajax v Chelsea, LOSC Lille v Valencia
November 5
Group E: Liverpool v Genk, Napoli v Salzburg
Group F: Barcelona v Slavia Praha, Dortmund v Inter
Group G: Zenit v Leipzig, Lyon v Benfica
Group H: Chelsea v Ajax, Valencia v LOSC Lille
November 6
Group A: Paris v Club Brugge, Real Madrid v Galatasaray
Group B: Bayern v Olympiacos, Crvena Zvezda v Tottenham
Group C: Dinamo Zagreb v Shakhtar, Atalanta v Manchester City
Group D: Lokomotiv Moskva v Juventus, Leverkusen v Atletico
November 26
Group A: Galatasaray v Club Brugge, Real Madrid v Paris
Group B: Tottenham v Olympiacos, Crvena Zvezda v Bayern
Group C: Manchester City v Shakhtar, Atalanta v Dinamo Zagreb
Group D: Lokomotiv Moskva v Leverkusen, Juventus v Atletico
November 27
Group E: Liverpool v Napoli, Genk v Salzburg
Group F: Barcelona v Dortmund, Slavia Praha v Inter
Group G: Zenit v Lyon, Leipzig v Benfica
Group H: Valencia v Chelsea, LOSC Lille v Ajax
December 10
Group E: Napoli v Genk, Salzburg v Liverpool
Group F: Dortmund v Slavia Praha, Inter v Barcelona
Group G: Benfica v Zenit, Lyon v Leipzig
Group H: Chelsea v LOSC Lille, Ajax v Valencia
December 11
Group A: Paris v Galatasaray, Club Brugge v Real Madrid
Group B: Bayern v Tottenham, Olympiacos v Crvena Zvezda
Group C: Shakhtar v Atalanta, Dinamo Zagreb v Manchester City
Group D: Atletico v Lokomotiv Moskva, Leverkusen v Juventus
Round of 16
Draw: December 16
First legs: February 18/19 and 25/26
Second legs: March 10/11 and 17/18
Quarter-finals
Draw: March 20
First legs: April 7/8
Second legs: April 14/15
Semi-finals
Draw: March 20
First legs: April 28/29
Second legs: May 5/6
Earlier, UEFA announced the group stage draw for the league --
Group A: Paris, Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Galatasaray
Group B: Bayern Munchen, Tottenham Hotspur, Olympiacos, Crvena Zvezda
Group C: Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb, Atalanta
Group D: Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lokomotiv Moskva
Group E: Liverpool, Napoli, Salzburg, Genk
Group F: Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Slavia Praha
Group G: Zenit, Benfica, Lyon, Leipzig
Group H: Chelsea, Ajax, Valencia, LOSC Lille.