The 2012-13 UEFA Champions League season kicks off this week
with Real Madrid versus Manchester City the pick of the bunch in Tuesday’s
opening fixtures.
The Premier League and La Liga reigning champions clash at
the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid in what promises to be mouthwatering
clash between two modern football heavyweights who have never played against
each other before.
Madrid go into the match under a poor run of form in the
domestic league which has seen them collect only four points in four matches
and trailing archrivals Barcelona by 8 points.
Jose Mourinho has a fully fit squad to chose from and will
be relying on star man Cristiano Ronaldo to sparkle in spite of his reported
unhappiness. Jose Mourinho’s team are seasoned participants in Europe’s
premier club competition unlike their Eitihad opponents who will be making only
their second appearance in the competition after crushing out in the group
stages the previous season.
But Manchester City are yet to lose a game this season and
will be happy to welcome back Sergio Aguero from injury. City have the squad to
take them all the way and in Roberto Mancini, they have a manager who has
tasted success at the big stage. Another fixture in Group D will see Bundesliga
Champions Borussia Dortmund host their Dutch counterparts Ajax at
Signal-Iduna-Park in Dortmund.
In Group A,
big-spending Paris St Germain will host Ukraine outfit Dynamo Kyiv as Porto
travel to Stadion Maksimir in Croatia to meet Dinamo Zagreb. Ligue 1 Champions
Montpellier will be hoping to put a stop to Arsenal’s impressive start to the
season in a Group B encounter which will also see Olympiakos clash with German
side Schalke.
Spanish side Malaga
are currently sitting second in La Liga, two points behind Barcelona, and will
make their champions league debut at home against Russian side Zenit Saint
Petersburg who will be keen to unleash €40 million signing Hulk.
Six-time winners AC Milan will begin their campaign at the
San Siro when they welcome Anderlecht.
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