Champions League on TV: matches, dates and times of the penultimate day

Italians chasing the eighth-finals: a golden opportunity for Atalanta, Inter in Prague, Milan and Juve still in the running. Last home game for Bologna

di MANUEL MINGUZZI
20 January 2025
Vincenzo Italiano and Simone Inzaghi

Vincenzo Italiano and Simone Inzaghi

Milan, 20 January 2025 – Last two days of Champions League and decisive rounds for the playoff fight for direct access to the round of 16 (first eight places). Very fluid situation, Liverpool aside from six wins out of six he is clearly in the lead, and also the Barcelona has one foot and a half in the eighth finals with second place at 15 points, because behind there is a crush with six teams at 13 points, Inter included, one point ahead of another large group at 12 points with the Milan, then at 11 there are also Juve e Atalanta fully in the running for the first eight places. For the Bergamo and Bianconeri it is also a round that is affordable on paper, with Sturm arriving at the Gewiss and Bruges hosting Motta's team, as well as Milan, who can get three important points at the Meazza with Girona. Inter, on the other hand, visits Sparta Prague, who at 4 points has residual chances of entering the 24. For the Bologna, instead, only glory remains. With two points in the standings, and six points behind the last play-off spot, the rossoblù's chances of qualifying are minimal but the home match with the Dortmund It represents an opportunity for redemption to take an important scalp.

The games

The day's schedule begins, as always, at 18.45pm on Tuesday, with Atalanta which will open the round by hosting the Austrians of Sturm, twenty-eighth in the standings with one win and five losses. Gasp can get three fundamental points for the eighth-finals. It will be a Tuesday with three Italians given that the Juve plays in Bruges at 21pm, another great opportunity, at the same time as Bologna - DortmundAmong the top matches we can mention Monaco vs Aston Villa at 18.45, Atletico Madrid vs Leverkusen at 21 e Benfica - Barcelona always at 21pm. Wednesday will be the turn of the two Milanese teams, the Milan at the Meazza with Girona at 21pm at the same time as Sparta Prague-InterThe big match on Wednesday is undoubtedly Psg - Manchester City, but also Real Madrid-Salzburg, with the Merengues at 9 points and also at risk for the first twenty-four places, represents a match to follow.

TV schedules

Tuesday 21 January

Atalanta-Sturm Graz 18.45pm Sky Sport 1, 201, Sky Sport 252

Monaco-Aston Villa 18.45 Sky Sport Calcio, 202, Sky Sport 254

Slovan Bratislava-Stuttgart at 21.00 pm Sky Sport 258

Club Bruges-Juventus 21.00pm Sky Sport 1, 201, Sky Sport 252

Atletico Madrid-Leverkusen 21.00pm Sky Sport 256

Benfica-Barcelona 21.00pm Sky Sport 255

Liverpool-Lille 21.00pm Sky Sport Calcio, 202, Sky Sport 254.

Bologna-Borussia Dortmund at 21.00pm Sky Sport Arena 204, Sky Sport 253.

Red Star-Psv 21.00pm Sky Sport 257

Wednesday 22 January

Leipzig-Sporting Lisbon 18.45 Sky Sport 254

Shakhtar-Brest 18.45 Sky Sport Calcio, 202, Sky Sport 253

Real Madrid-Salzburg 21.00pm Sky Sport 254

Psg-Manchester City 21.00pm Sky Sport Calcio, 202, Sky Sport 253

Sparta Prague-Inter 21.00pm Sky Sport 1, 201, Sky Sport 252

Arsenal-Dinamo Zagreb 21.00pm Sky Sport 255

Celtic-Young Boys at 21.00pm Sky Sport 257

Feyenoord-Bayern Munich 21.00pm Sky Sport 256

Milan-Girona 21.00pm Amazon Prime

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