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First round of this year's Uefa Champions League will open with several interesting encounters as Uefa Cup winners Sevilla are traveling to London and Barcelona hosts ambitious Lyon.
Arsenal vs Sevilla and Barcelona vs Lyon are both scheduled for Wednesday, but despite that fact there are no worries that football fans will be deprived of exciting matches on the first matchday on Tuesday. Last year's runners up Liverpool are traveling to 2004 Champions FC Porto without injured pair Xabi Alonso and John-Arne Riise, while Porto are still waiting for the green light for star midfielder Lucho Gonzalez.
Champions AC Milan are hosting Portuguese giants Benfica, while current Liga leaders Real Madrid are waiting for Werder Bremen. This summer's most expensive player Arjen Robben is expected to make his debut against the German club, which is desperate for a good result at Santiago Bernabeu following a dismal beginning of the season in Bundesliga.
Schalke will host ambitious Valencia, Rosenborg's return to the Champions League begins at Stamford Bridge, while we can also expect an exciting clash in Athens where Olympiacos will start their 2nd round bid against last year's revelation in Serie A Lazio.
Marseille vs Bešiktaš and Shakhtar Donetsk vs Glasgow Celtic complete the schedule for the first day.
- Champions League match-ups, Tuesday:
Liverpool at FC Porto
Werder Bremen at Real Madrid
Benfica at AC Milan
Valencia at Schalke 04
Besiktas at Marseille
Rosenborg at Chelsea
Lazio at Olympiakos
Celtic at Shaktar Donetsk
