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Champions League 2022-23: Matchday 1 schedule, fixtures, how to watch in Canada

Rudi Schuller
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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. 612:45 p.m.Dinamo Zagreb vs. ChelseaDAZN
Sept. 612:45 p.m.Dortmund vs. CopenhagenDAZN
Sept. 63:00 p.m.Benfica vs. Maccabi HaifaDAZN
Sept. 63:00 p.m.Sevilla vs. Manchester CityDAZN
Sept. 63:00 p.m.RB Salzburg vs. MilanDAZN
Sept. 63:00 p.m.Celtic vs. Real MadridDAZN
Sept. 63:00 p.m.RB Leipzig vs. Shakhtar DonetskDAZN
Sept. 63:00 p.m.PSG vs. JuventusDAZN
Sept. 712:45 p.m.Ajax vs. RangersDAZN
Sept. 712:45 p.m.Eintracht Frankfurt vs. SportingDAZN
Sept. 73:00 p.m.Inter vs. BayernDAZN
Sept. 73:00 p.m.Barcelona vs. Viktoria PlzenDAZN
Sept. 73:00 p.m.Napoli vs. LiverpoolDAZN
Sept. 73:00 p.m.Atletico Madrid vs. PortoDAZN
Sept. 73:00 p.m.Tottenham vs. MarseilleDAZN
Sept. 73:00 p.m.Club Brugge vs. LeverkusenDAZN

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.

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