The European soccer season kicks into full gear this week with the beginning of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League group stage.
With every team starting off on equal footing, hopes are high across the board ahead of an unprecedented sprint through the group stage ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
However, some teams are far better built to handle the grind of top-level continental football, and the likes of Manchester City, Real Madrid, PSG, Bayern Munich and Liverpool will again be among the favourites to advance to the knockout phase.
With the summer transfer window having just shut for the major European leagues, eyes are now on the big acquisitions to see if they'll live up to their respective price tags and lead their teams to domestic and continental glory. Hot starts to the domestic campaign by Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski, who joined City and Barcelona, respectively, are expected to continue in Europe as their new clubs aim for prolonged runs through the tournament.
Can Haaland and Lewandowski translate their early success to the Champions League stage? Will there be an upset or two on the first matchday of the group stage?
Here's the full schedule for Matchday 1 of the Champions League season, plus how to watch every game live.
Champions League Matchday 1: Schedule, fixtures
| Date | Time (ET) | Fixture | Stream |
| Sept. 6 | 12:45 p.m. | Dinamo Zagreb vs. Chelsea | DAZN |
| Sept. 6 | 12:45 p.m. | Dortmund vs. Copenhagen | DAZN |
| Sept. 6 | 3:00 p.m. | Benfica vs. Maccabi Haifa | DAZN |
| Sept. 6 | 3:00 p.m. | Sevilla vs. Manchester City | DAZN |
| Sept. 6 | 3:00 p.m. | RB Salzburg vs. Milan | DAZN |
| Sept. 6 | 3:00 p.m. | Celtic vs. Real Madrid | DAZN |
| Sept. 6 | 3:00 p.m. | RB Leipzig vs. Shakhtar Donetsk | DAZN |
| Sept. 6 | 3:00 p.m. | PSG vs. Juventus | DAZN |
| Sept. 7 | 12:45 p.m. | Ajax vs. Rangers | DAZN |
| Sept. 7 | 12:45 p.m. | Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Sporting | DAZN |
| Sept. 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Inter vs. Bayern | DAZN |
| Sept. 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Barcelona vs. Viktoria Plzen | DAZN |
| Sept. 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Napoli vs. Liverpool | DAZN |
| Sept. 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Atletico Madrid vs. Porto | DAZN |
| Sept. 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Tottenham vs. Marseille | DAZN |
| Sept. 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Club Brugge vs. Leverkusen | DAZN |
How to watch Champions League in Canada: TV and live stream
Champions League matches stream exclusively live and on-demand on DAZN in Canada.
DAZN, the first global pure sport live and on-demand streaming service, has the streaming rights for the Champions League in Canada for the 2022-23 season.
DAZN is available on web browsers at DAZN.com and also has apps available for many TV and streaming devices, including:
- iPhone, iPad
- Android phones and tablets
- Amazon Fire Tablet
- Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
- Apple TV
- Android TV
- Google Chromecast
- LG, Panasonic, Sony and Samsung smart TVs
- Playstation 4 and 5
- Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S
A subscription to DAZN is $24.99 CAD a month or $199.99 CAD a year and includes access to all of DAZN's live and on-demand programming, including Europa League, Europa Conference League, Carabao Cup, DFB Pokal, EFL Championship, the NFL, boxing and more.