Champions League matches will return with the start of a new version of the continental tournament on Tuesday, when the first round of the group stage matches will take place.

Here are the dates of the matches of the first round of the group stage in Beirut time:

Tuesday:

Fifth group

Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) – Chelsea (England) – 19:45

Salzburg (Austria) – Milan (Italy) – 22:00

Sixth group

Leipzig (Germany) – Shakhtar Donetsk – 22:00

Celtic (Scotland) – Real Madrid (Spain) – 22:00

Seventh group

Borussia Dortmund (Germany) – Copenhagen (Denmark) – 19:45

Seville (Spain) – Manchester City (England) – 22:00

Eighth group

PSG (France) – Juventus (Italy) – time
22:00


Atalanta leads Serie A

As part of the week 5 activities of the Italian Serie A club, Atalanta regained their top spot in the standings by beating Monza 2-0 in the meeting that brought them together. This win is Atalanta’s fourth this season of 5 games and they lead with 13 points, while Monza suffered their fifth defeat in a row and soon found themselves in a precarious position.

Strange clauses in Lewandowski’s contract with Barcelona

A Spanish press report has revealed details of the contract of Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, who joined Barcelona this summer from Bayern Munich. Lewandowski’s contract with Barcelona contains a clause saying that if he plays less than 55% of the matches in his third season, Barcelona can terminate his contract. As for the salary of the Polish star, Lewandowski in his first season will receive 20 million euros, in the second season the salary will reach 26 million, and in the season 2024-2025 he will receive a total of 32 million euros, and in the season 2025-2026 Lewandowski will receive 26 million euros. Finally, Lewandowski can decide to retire at any time and break his contract with Barcelona. If he decides to play again and come out of retirement before 2026, he must return to Barcelona because he received a contract signed before that year, with a penalty clause of 500 million euros.

Pegula in the quarterfinals due to Kvitova

American Jessica Pegula reached the quarterfinals of the US Open by defeating 21st-placed Czech Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-2 in an hour and 13 minutes.

raw show

The Raw show took place today at dawn, Beirut time, with Edge’s decision to take revenge on Dominic Mysterio after he believed he was no longer a child. Time has passed for confrontation.

International and local miscellaneous:

The Italian press has reported that French midfielder Paul Pogba will undergo surgery in the coming days.
In the coming days, Pogba will undergo surgery on his right knee after failing in the treatment phase.

– The Algerian youth team reached the final of the Arab Under-17 Football Championship held at its own home after beating Saudi Arabia 5-4 on penalties after a negative draw at the original time of this confrontation.

– English press reports have revealed the estimated length of absence for Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson from the stadiums due to injury, as he will be out for several weeks.