Here are all the fixtures on Matchday 1 of UCL 2023-24 season

The UEFA Champions League, Europe’s most prestigious club football tournament, will begin today with plenty of exciting matches set to take place.

The 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage draw was held on August 31 with matches running from September 19 to December 13.

Manchester City are the defending champions after beating Inter Milan 1-0 in the final in June this year.

City are placed in Group G, meanwhile Spanish giants Real Madrid are in Group C.

Bayern Munich and Manchester United are in Group A, whereas Group F can be termed as the most exciting as it has teams like Paris Saint Germain, Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan and Newcastle United.

Here are all the fixtures on Matchday 1 (All times CET)

September 19

AC Milan vs Newcastle (18:45)

Young Boys vs Leipzig (18:45)

Feyenoord vs Celtic (21:00)

Lazio vs Atlético de Madrid (21:00)

Paris vs Dortmund (21:00)

Man City vs Crvena zvezda (21:00)

Barcelona vs Antwerp (21:00)

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Porto (21:00)

September 20

Galatasaray vs Copenhagen (18:45)

Real Madrid vs Union Berlin (18:45)

Bayern vs Man United (21:00)

Sevilla vs Lens (21:00)

Arsenal vs PSV Eindhoven (21:00)

Braga vs Napoli (21:00)

Benfica vs Salzburg (21:00)

Real Sociedad vs Inter (21:00)

Remaining group stage Matchdays

Matchday 2: 3–4 October 2023

Matchday 3: 24–25 October 2023

Matchday 4: 7–8 November 2023

Matchday 5: 28–29 November 2023

Matchday 6: 12–13 December 2023

Champions League draw dates

Round of 16: 18 December 2023

Quarter-finals & semi-finals: 15 March 2024

Knockout phase

Round of 16: 13/14/20/21 February & 5/6/12/13 March 2024

Quarter-finals: 9/10 & 16/17 April 2024

Semi-finals: 30 April/1 May & 7/8 May 2024

Final: 1 June 2024