Champions League schedule: sixth round matches: schedule and where to watch them on TV

Sixth day of the Champions League with five Italian teams on the pitch: the hunt for the eighth-finals and the playoffs is on. Bologna in the most complicated situation

di MANUEL MINGUZZI
9 December 2024
Gian Piero Gasperini

Gian Piero Gasperini

Rome, 9 December 2024 – Twelve teams in five points. The Champions League 2024/2025 is more competitive than ever, both for qualification to the round of XNUMX and for access to the playoffs. The new formula has reshuffled the cards with big teams taking risks and others flying, or teams against the odds in the running to qualify. In all of this, the Italian teams are competing well, with Inter e Atalanta fully in the running for the eighth finals and also Milan e Juventus still with a chance of making it, while it is on the brink of elimination Bologna who has only one point and is coming off four consecutive knockouts.

The situation

Only one team with full points is the Liverpool of Slot who leads with 15 points, two more of Inter of Inzaghi – all victories except the draw in Manchester – then they chase at 12 Dortmund e Barcelona, well positioned for the eighth-finals, while at 11, in fifth position, there is a solitary Atalanta. Behind comes the large group of those who hope and dream of the eighth finals. At 10 points there are Leverkusen, Arsenal, Monaco, Aston Villa, Sporting Lisbon, Brest and Lille, but some of them will have to settle for the playoffs and goal difference will make the difference. Juve e Milan? A little late, but still in the game. Motta's black and whites are down with 8 points and are coming off two draws in a row following the home defeat against Stuttgart, while the Rossoneri of Fonseca they are on the rise in Europe with three consecutive successes and the very precious one of Madrid. Some big names, however, have fallen into disgrace and risk a sensational elimination. Manchester City is seventeenth on a par with Juve with 8 points and will go down to Turin, while on the razor's edge is Real Madrid, now twenty-fourth with 6 points and 2 ahead of the elimination zone occupied by psg coming off three defeats in the last four.

The important matches

Starting from the Parisians there will be a delicate match in Austria against Salzburg which is at 3 and still has some hope of the playoffs. Also watch out for the Real, who visits an Atalanta in great shape, and needs a result to get out of trouble. Big match also for Inter who visits the German champions Leverkusen. On Wednesday, an absolute big match at the Stadium between Motta and Guardiola Juve e City, but also Dortmund - Barcelona will have the attention of European fans. A high-level match also in London between Arsenal e Monaco. Finally, the other two Italians. A challenge with a historic flavour for the Milan which faces the Stella red at San Siro, while the Bologna will have a fascinating trip to Lisbon with the Benfica. There is no other result than victory to hope for. It would take a miracle.

Tuesday 10 December

Dinamo Zagreb-Celtic 18.45 Sky Sport 254.

Girona-Liverpool 18.45pm Sky Sport Calcio, 202, Sky Sport 253.

Leipzig-Aston Villa 21.00pm Sky Sport 255

Leverkusen-Inter 21.00pm Sky Sport 1, 201, Sky Sport 252

Atalanta-Real Madrid 21.00pm Sky Sport Arena, 204, Sky Sport 253

Bruges-Sporting Lisbon 21.00pm Sky Sport 257

Shakhtar-Bayern Munich 21.00pm Sky Sport Football, 202, Sky Sport 254

Salzburg-Psg 21.00pm Sky Sport 256

Brest-PSV 21.00pm Sky Sport 258

Wednesday, December 11

Atletico Madrid-Slovan Bratislava 18.45pm Sky Sport Football, 202, Sky Sport 253

Lille-Sturm Graz 18.45pm Sky Sport 254

Dortmund-Barcelona 21.00pm Sky Sport Calcio, 202, Sky Sport 254

Juventus-Manchester City 21.00pm Amazon Prime

Benfica-Bologna 21.00pm Sky Sport Arena, 204, Sky Sport 253

Arsenal-Monaco 21.00pm Sky Sport 255

Milan-Red Star 21.00pm Sky Sport 1, 201, Sky Sport 252

Feyenoord-Sparta Prague 21.00pm Sky Sport 357

Stuttgart-Young Boys at 21.00 pm Sky Sport 256

Live streaming on Amazon Prime for Juve-City and on Sky Go or Now Tv for the others.

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