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UEFA Champions League Matchday 1: Predicted Line-ups, Injuries, and Suspensions

We break down the expected line-ups for the opening fixtures of the UEFA Champions League group stage. This includes players likely to start, those sidelined by injury or suspension, and some doubts ahead of the matches.

Tuesday, 8 September

  • Club Brugge - Possible line-up: Sommer; Sabbe, Mechele, Han-beom Lee, Seys; Potts, Vanaken; Carlos Forbs, Vetlesen, Diakhon; Tresoldi
  • Unavailable: Ordóñez (foot)
  • Doubtful: None
  • Aston Villa - Possible line-up: Suzuki; Cash, Lindelöf, Pau Torres, Maatsen; Kamara, João Gomes; McGinn, Buendía, Hemmings; Jackson
  • Unavailable: Goretzka (knee), Manzambi (knee)
  • Doubtful: None
  • AEK Athens - Possible line-up: Strakosha; Rota, Moukoudi, Relvas, Pilios; Majer, Marin, Vitális, Gaćinović; Varga, Jović
  • Unavailable: None
  • Doubtful: None
  • LASK - Possible line-up: Jungwirth; Mbuyamba, Tornich, Andrade; Jørgensen, Ljubičić, Bogarde, Horvath, Bello; Usor, Lang
  • Unavailable: Adeniran (face)
  • Doubtful: Kalajdžić (fitness)
  • Real Madrid - Possible line-up: Courtois; Konaté, Rüdiger, Huijsen; Dumfries, Valverde, Bellingham, Brahim Díaz, Cucurella; Vinícius Júnior, Mbappé
  • Unavailable: Raúl Asencio (tibia), Camavinga (suspended), Endrick (muscular), Arda Güler (suspended), Éder Militão (thigh), Thiago Pitarch (ankle), Rodrygo (knee), Bernardo Silva (suspended)
  • Doubtful: Tchouaméni (muscular)
  • Inter - Possible line-up: Martínez; Bisseck, Akanji, Bastoni; Diouf, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Barella, Zieliński, Dimarco; Martínez, Esposito
  • Unavailable: None
  • Doubtful: Dimarco (knee)
  • Borussia Dortmund - Possible line-up: Kobel; Gadou, Anton, Svensson; Ryerson, Veerman, Bellingham, Beier; Karetsas, Nwaneri; Guirassy
  • Unavailable: Bensebaini (suspended), Schlotterbeck (suspended), Mane (thigh)
  • Doubtful: None
  • Villarreal - Possible line-up: Gulácsi; Mouriño, Logan Costa, Renato Veiga, Carlos Romero; Pépé, Santi Comesaña, Gueye, Buchanan; Gerard Moreno, Mikautadze
  • Unavailable: None
  • Doubtful: Foyth (Achilles)
  • Porto - Possible line-up: Diogo Costa; Alberto Costa, Kiwior, Nehuén Pérez, Francisco Moura; Hwang, Rosário, Gabriel Veiga; William Gomes, Giménez, Pepê
  • Unavailable: Bednarek (suspended), Froholdt (concussion), Pietuszewski (muscular), Samu (knee), Sanusi (muscular)
  • Doubtful: None
  • Manchester City - Possible line-up: Donnarumma; Khusanov, Rúben Dias, Guéhi, Gvardiol; Anderson, Fernández; Semenyo, Cherki, Ndiaye; Haaland
  • Unavailable: Doku (calf), O'Reilly (back)
  • Doubtful: None
  • Lille - Possible line-up: Berke Özer; Tiago Santos, Ngoy, Alexsandro, Perraud; André, Bentaleb; Mbappé, Haraldsson, Sahraoui; Giroud
  • Unavailable: Nianzou (muscle)
  • Doubtful: None
  • Real Betis - Possible line-up: Vallés; Bellerín, Bartra, Natan, Fran García; Marc Roca, Bernal; Antony, Isco, Fornals; Parrott
  • Unavailable: None
  • Doubtful: Diego Conde (shoulder), Abde Ezzalzouli (illness), Diego Llorente (face), Lo Celso (knock), Aitor Ruibal (knee)

Wednesday, 9 September

  • Barcelona - Possible line-up: Joan García; Koundé, Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, Espart; Rodri, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Fermín López, Gordon; Raphinha
  • Unavailable: De Jong (knee), Eric García (suspended)
  • Doubtful: None
  • Feyenoord - Possible line-up: Ernst; Read, St. Juste, Watanabe, Mármol; Vanhoutte, Zechiel, Targhalline; Diarra, Ferri, Valente
  • Unavailable: Bos (knee), Moder (knee), Nieuwkoop (muscular), Smal (ankle)
  • Doubtful: Hadj Moussa (unspecified)
  • Stuttgart - Possible line-up: Bredlow; Vagnoman, Jeltsch, Chabot, Mittelstädt; Prömel, Stiller; Leweling, Undav, Führich; Pejčinović
  • Unavailable: Jaquez (fitness), Nartey (suspended), Seimen (thigh), Tiago Tomás (muscular)
  • Doubtful: Assignon (fitness)
  • Viking - Possible line-up: Østbø; Heggheim, Daland, Stensness, Haugen; Moi, Bell, Askildsen; Kvia-Egeskog, Christiansen, Tripić
  • Unavailable: Berisha (muscular), Baertelsen (foot), Bjørshol (knee)
  • Doubtful: Falchener (thigh), Haugen (unspecified), Roseth (ankle)
  • Paris Saint-Germain - Possible line-up: Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; João Neves, Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz; Doué, Dembélé, Kvaratskhelia
  • Unavailable: None
  • Doubtful: None
  • Slovan Bratislava - Possible line-up: Takáč; Blackman, Bajrić, Marković, Sandro Cruz; Martínez, Pokorný, Ibrahim; Barseghyan, Šporar, Camara
  • Unavailable: None
  • Doubtful: None
  • Liverpool - Possible line-up: Alisson Becker; Araújo, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch; Gakpo, Wirtz, Barcola; Isak
  • Unavailable: Bradley (knee), Ekitiké (Achilles), J.Gomez (muscular), Leoni (knee)
  • Doubtful: None
  • Atlético de Madrid - Possible line-up: Oblak; Llorente, Marc Pubill, Hancko, Grimaldo; Simeone, Barrios, Hjulmand, Lookman; Alvarez, Álex Baena
  • Unavailable: Arnau Ortiz (suspended)
  • Doubtful: Sørloth (muscular)
  • Sporting CP - Possible line-up: Rui Silva; Fresneda, Gonçalo Inácio, Debast, Araújo; Doumbia, Sergi Altimira; Catamo, Zalazar, Flávio Gonçalves; Suárez
  • Unavailable: Nuno Santos (muscular), João Simões (foot)
  • Doubtful: Ba (knock)
  • Galatasaray - Possible line-up: Uğurcan Çakır; Sallai, Sánchez, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Jakobs; Gabriel Sara, Torreira; Yunus Akgün, Batrakov, Sané; Barış Alper Yılmaz
  • Unavailable: Günay Güvenç (muscular), Lemina (adductor), Osimhen (adductor), Singo (thigh)
  • Doubtful: None
  • Napoli - Possible line-up: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Rafa Marín, Spinazzola; Anguissa, Lobotka, De Bruyne; Neres, Højlund, Alisson Santos
  • Unavailable: McTominay (heart)
  • Doubtful: None
  • Arsenal - Possible line-up: Raya; White, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori; Bruno Guimarães, Rice; Saka, Ødegaard, Tzolis; Havertz
  • Unavailable: Saliba (back)
  • Doubtful: Mosquera (unspecified), Timber (groin)

Thursday, 10 September

  • PSV Eindhoven - Possible line-up: Kovář; Dest, Geertruida, Obispo, Kostić; Sano, Til, Fernandez; Perišić, Pepi, Van Bommel
  • Unavailable: Mauro Júnior (suspended), Man (fitness), Ouaissa (hamstring), Pléa (knock), Sildillia (fitness)
  • Doubtful: Lammers (fitness)
  • Shakhtar Donetsk - Possible line-up: Riznyk; Vinícius Tobias, Bondar, Matviyenko, Pedro Henrique; Nazaryna, Ocheretko, Marlon Gomes; Alisson Santana, Kauã Elias, Newertton
  • Unavailable: Fesiun (illness), Marlon Santos (muscular)
  • Doubtful: Pedrinho (thigh)
  • Fenerbahçe - Possible line-up: Ederson; Mert Müldür, Škriniar, Aké, Brown; İsmail Yüksek, Kanté; Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Greenwood, Oğuz Aydın; Muriqi
  • Unavailable: Guendouzi (suspended), Oosterwolde (hamstring)
  • Doubtful: Asensio (thigh strain)
  • Roma - Possible line-up: Svilar; Mancini, N'Dicka, Hermoso; Molina, Cristante, Koné, Wesley França; Dybala, Soulé, Malen
  • Unavailable: None
  • Doubtful: Pellegrini (hip/thigh)
  • Bayern München - Possible line-up: Neuer; Laimer, Upamecano, Tah, Davies; Kimmich, Pavlović; Olise, Musiala, Luis Díaz; Kane
  • Unavailable: None
  • Doubtful: Gnabry (muscular)
  • Bodø/Glimt - Possible line-up: Haikin; Sjøvold, Nielsen, Bjørtuft, Bjørkan; Auklend, Berg, Brunstad Fet; Blomberg, Helmersen, Hauge
  • Unavailable: Aleesami (leg), Evjen (knee), Mikkelsen (groin), Riisnæs (knee)
  • Doubtful: Hauge (unspecified), Gundersen (thigh)
  • Manchester United - Possible line-up: Lammens; Dalot, Yoro, Martínez, Mazraoui; Andrey Santos, Mainoo; Mbeumo, Bruno Fernandes, Dorgu; Šeško
  • Unavailable: Baleba (ankle), De Ligt (back), Diallo (ankle), Heaton (hamstring), Ugarte (knee)
  • Doubtful: Rashford (muscular)
  • Sabah - Possible line-up: Pokatilov; Solvet, Dashdamirov, Puchacz, Zedadka; Rakhmonaliev, Isaev, Lepinjica, Parris; Mickels, Simić
  • Unavailable: None
  • Doubtful: None
  • Slavia Praha - Possible line-up: Markovič; Vlček, Zima, Chaloupek; Isife, Nowak, Sadílek, Jurásek; Šturm, Ayaosi; Chorý
  • Unavailable: Holeš (knock), Moses (unspecified), Ouanda (knock), Provod (ankle), Suleiman (unspecified)
  • Doubtful: Zima (head)
  • Lens - Possible line-up: Risser; Antonio, Ganiou, Todibo; Skóraś, Haidara, Cuisance, Udol; Thauvin, Ivanović; Édouard
  • Unavailable: Baidoo (thigh), Titraoui (hamstring)
  • Doubtful: Abdulhamid (knock), Čelik (knee), Gradit (shin), Tobibo (fitness), Udol (thigh)
  • Como - Possible line-up: Butez; Yan Couto, Ramón, Chalobah, Valle; Perrone, Da Cunha; Diao, Paz, Baturina; Douvikas
  • Unavailable: None
  • Doubtful: None
  • Leipzig - Possible line-up: Vandevoordt; Baku, Orbán, Lukeba, Raum; El Aynaoui, Seiwald, Gruda; Bakayoko, Nkunku, Nusa
  • Unavailable: Baumgartner (hamstring), Reitz (hamstring), Rômulo (knee)
  • Doubtful: Gruda (ankle)

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