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Below is the LIVE updates 2016/2017 UEFA Champions League group stages match day one preview
1′ Kick off of all games is 7.45 Nigerian time.
Below are some of the line ups;
Bayern Munich XI vs. Rostov: Neuer; Rafinha, Martinez, Hummels, Alaba; Kimmich, Thiago, Vidal; Muller, Costa, Lewandowski
Man City XI vs. Gladbach: Bravo; Zabaleta, Otamendi, Stones, Kolarov; Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Silva; Sterling, Navas, Aguero
Gladbach XI vs Man City: Sommer, Christensen, Strobel, Kramer, Dahoud, Raffael, Stindl, Wendt, Johnson, Hahn, Elvedi.
Arsenal XI vs. PSG: Ospina; Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal; Cazorla, Coquelin; Iwobi, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Sanchez
PSG XI vs Arsenal: Aréola, Aurier, Marquinhos, T Silva, Maxwell, Verratti, Krychowiak, Rabiot, Di Maria, Cavani, Matuidi
Barcelona XI vs. Celtic: Ter Stegen; Roberto, Pique, Umtiti, Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, Gomes; Messi, Neymar, Suarez
Celtic XI vs Barcelona: De Vries, Gamboa, Lustig, Toure, Sviatchenko, Tierney, Roberts, Brown, Bitton, Sinclair, Dembele
Basel XI vs Ludogarets: Vaclik; Traore, Balanta, Suchy, Lang; Zuffi, Xhaka, Steffen, Bjarnason, Delgado; Janko
Ludogorets XI vs Arsenal: Stoyanov; Natanael, Palomino, Moti, Minev; Abel, Dyakov, Misidjan, Marcelinho, Wanderson; Cafu
Dynamo Kyiv XI vs Napoli: Shovkovskiy, Antunes, Yarmolenko, Júnior Moraes, Tsygankov, Sydorchuk, Rybalka, Garmash, Vida, Makarenko, Khacheridi
Napoli XI vs Dynamo Kyiv: Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Mertens, Milik
Atlético XI vs PSV: Oblak, Juanfran, Godín, Giménez, Filipe Luís, Gabi, Koke, Saúl Ñíguez, Gaitán, Griezmann, Gameiro
Benfica XI vs Beskitas: Ederson, Nélson Semedo, Lisandro, Lindelöf, Grimaldo, Fejsa, André Horta, Cervi, Salvio, Pizzi, Gonçalo Guedes
Below is the preview2016/2017 UEFA Champions League group stages match day one preview
– Arsenal travel to Paris to face French champions PSG
– Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Man City play tonight
– Real Madrid are the reigning Champions League holders
The UEFA Champions League returns tonight with some of the biggest clubs facing each other on match day one of the 2016/2017 season.
Arsenal players in a training session
For starters, below are the matches that will be played today;
Basel vs Ludogorets Razgrad
Paris Saint Germain vs Arsenal
Benfica vs Besiktas
Dynamo Kyiv vs SSC Napoli
Barcelona vs Celtic
Manchester City vs Borussia Moenchengladbach
Bayern Munich vs FC Rostov
PSV Eindhoven vs Atletico Madrid
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The pick of the matches is obviously PSG vs Arsenal with that match in particular set to decide who tops group A.
PSG midfielder Marco Verratti has already said playing Arsenal will make things easy for his side given that they know how Wenger’s side play.
Another match to watch out for is PSV vs Atletico. The two teams played each other in the round of 16 last season with the Spanish side progressing on penalties last season.
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Gaston Pereiro (L) of PSV duels with Gabi (R) of Atletico Madrid during the UEFA Champions League match in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 24 February 2016.
Celtic have history against Barcelona and the Scots defeated the Catalans in 2012 in a famous 2 – 1 win at Parkhead.
Barcelona are scarred after losing their last game; a La Liga clash to newly promoted Alaves at Camp Nou…a shocker could be in the cards…maybe.
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Pep Guardiola’s third Champions League tie with City (the Citizens played in the play-offs) comes against opponents he knows well in Moenchengladbach. The German side are still reeling the loss of star midfielder Granit Xhaka to Arsenal.
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