Doha: The 2018-19 season of the UEFA Champions League is set to kick off tomorrow and the fans can tune into action live and exclusive on beIN.
This year’s UEFA Champions League promises to be a memorable one, as 32 teams dream battle it out for a chance to take part in the final at the Wanda Metropolitano on June 1st 2019.
Defending champions Real Madrid are looking to add to their impressive record of 13 Champions League titles and will have a point to prove following the departure of their star man Cristiano Ronaldo, who left for Juventus this summer. Real Madrid will have to face CSKA Moscow, Roma and Viktoria Plzen in Group G of the group stages.
Last year’s runners up Liverpool paid the price of being seeded in the 3rd pot when they were handed a “group of death”.
Liverpool will face Napoli, Paris Saint Germain and Red Star Belgrade over two legs in Group C. Jurgen Klopp’s team have a tough task ahead of them if they are to replicate their run in 2016-2017 and will be hoping their star player Mohamed Salah is at his best. Italian champions Juventus are in Group H where they will face Young Boys, Valencia and Ronaldo’s former team Manchester United.
Lionel Messi’s Barcelona are in Group B find themselves in a tough group with games against Tottenham Hotspur, PSV Eindhoven and Inter Milan promising to keep fans at the edge of their seats.
English Premier League champions Manchester City are in Group F with Lyon, Shakhtar Donetsk and 1899 Hoffenheim. Bayern Munich find themselves in Group E along with Dutch giants Ajax, AEK Athens and Portuguese side Benfica.
The UEFA Champions League will be broadcast live and exclusive on beIN in English, Arabic and French. Fans can check out further information on beIN, on www.bein.net/en/tv-guide.
