The Uefa Champions League trophy, the prize all 32 teams will be vying for. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
The Uefa Champions League trophy, the prize all 32 teams will be vying for. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP

2015/16 Uefa Champions League group stage: Schedule, venues and kick-off times (UAE)



The full schedule and kick-off times for every Uefa Champions League group match. All times UAE.

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MATCHDAY 1

All kick-off times 10.45pm unless noted

September 15

Paris Saint-Germain v Malmo, Parc des Princes

Real Madrid v Shakhtar Donetsk, Santiago Bernabeu

Wolfsburg v CSKA Moscow, Vfl Wolfsburg Arena

PSV Eindhoven v Manchester United, Philips Stadion

Galatasaray v Atletico Madrid, Turk Telekom Arena

Benfica v Astana, Estadio da Luz

Manchester City v Juventus, Etihad Stadium

Sevilla v Borussia Monchengladbach, Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium

September 16

Bayer Leverkusen v Bate Borisov, BayArena

Roma v Barcelona, Stadio Olimpico

Dinamo Zagreb v Arsenal, Stadion Maksimir

Olympiakos v Bayern Munich, Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis

Dynamo Kiev v Porto, NSK Olimpiyskyi

Chelsea v Maccabi Tel Aviv, Stamford Bridge

Valencia v Zenit St Petersburg, Estadi de Mestalla

Gent v Lyon, Arteveldestadion

MATCHDAY 2

All kick-off times 10.45pm unless noted

September 29

Barcelona v Bayer Leverkusen, Camp Nou

Bate Borisov v Roma, Borisov-Arena

Bayern Munich v Dinamo Zagreb, Allianz Arena

Arsenal v Olympiakos, Emirates Stadium

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Dynamo Kiev, Itztadio Sammy Ofer

Porto v Chelsea, Estadio do Dragao

Lyon v Valencia, Stade de Gerland

Zenit St Petersburg v Gent, Stadion Petrovskiy

September 30

Astana v Galatasaray, Astana Arena (8pm)

Atletico Madrid v Benfica, Estadio Vicente Calderon

Borussia Monchengladbach v Manchester City, Borussia-Park

Juventus v Sevilla, Juventus Stadium

Shakhtar Donetsk v Paris Saint-Germain, Arena Lviv

Malmo v Real Madrid, Malmo New Stadium

Manchester United v Wolfsburg, Old Trafford

CSKA Moscow v PSV Eindhoven, Arena Khmiki

MATCHDAY 3

All kick-off times 10.45pm unless noted

October 20

Bate Borisov v Barcelona, Borisov-Arena

Bayer Leverkusen v Roma, BayArena

Arsenal v Bayern Munich, Emirates Stadium

Dinamo Zagreb v Olympiakos, Stadion Maksimir

Porto v Maccabi Tel Aviv, Estadio do Dragao

Dynamo Kiev v Chelsea, NSK Olimpiyskyi

Zenit St Petersburg v Lyon, Stadion Petrovskiy

Valencia v Gent, Estadi de Mestalla

October 21

Malmo v Shakhtar Donetsk, Malmo New Stadium

Paris Saint Germain v Real Madrid, Parc des Princes

CSKA Moscow v Manchester United, Arena Khimki

Wolfsburg v PSV Eindhoven, VflWolfsburg Arena

Atletico Madrid v Astana, Estadio Vicente Calderon

Galatasaray v Benfica, Turk Telekom Arena

Juventus v Borussia Monchengladbach, Juventus Stadium

Manchester City v Sevilla, Etihad Stadium

MATCHDAY 4

All kick-off times 10.45pm unless noted

November 3

Astana v Atletico Madrid, Astana Arena (6pm)

Benfica v Galatasaray, Estadio da Luz

Borussia Monchengladbach v Juventus, Borussia-Park

Sevilla v Manchester City, Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium

Shakhtar Donetsk v Malmo, Arena Lviv

Real Madrid v Paris Saint-Germain, Santiago Bernabeu

Manchester United v CSKA Moscow, Old Trafford

PSV Eindhoven v Wolfsburg, Philips Stadion

November 4

Barcelona v Bate Borisov, Camp Nou

Roma v Bayer Leverkusen, Stadio Olimpico

Bayern Munich v Arsenal, Allianz Arena

Olympiakos v Dinamo Zagreb, Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Prto, Itztadion Sammy Ofer

Chelsea v Dynamo Kiev, Stamford Bridge

Lyon v Zenit St Petersburg, Stade de Gerland

Gent v Valencia, Arteveldestadion

MATCHDAY 5

All kick-off times 10.45pm unless noted

November 24

Bate Borisov v Bayer Leverkusen, Borisov-Arena (8pm)

Zenit St Petersburg v Valencia, Stadion Petrovskiy (8pm)

Lyon v Gent, Stade de Gerland

Barcelona v Roma, Camp Nou

Arsenal v Dinamo Zagreb, Emirates Stadium

Bayern Munich v Olympiakos, Allianz Arena

Porto v Dynamo Kiev, Estadio do Dragao

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Chelsea, Itztadion Sammy Ofer

November 25

Astana v Benfica, Astana Arena, (6pm)

CSKA Moscow v Wolfsburg, Arena Khimki (8pm)

Manchester United v PSV Eindhoven, Old Trafford

Atletico Madrid v Galatasaray, Estadio Vicente Calderon

Malmo v Paris Saint-Germain, Malmo New Stadium

Shakhtar Donetsk v Real Madrid, Arena Lviv

Juventus v Manchester City, Juventus Stadium

Borussia Monchengladbach v Sevilla, Borussia-Park

MATCHDAY 6

All kick-off times 10.45pm unless noted

December 8

Paris Saint-Germain v Shakhtar Donetsk, Parc des Princes

Real Madrid v Malmo, Santiago Bernabeu

Wolfsburg v Manchester United, Vlf Wolfsburg Arena

PSV Eindhoven v CSKA Moscow, Philips Stadion

Galatasaray v Astana, Turk Telecom Arena

Benfica v Atletico Madrid, Estadio da Luz

Manchester City v Borussia Monchengladbach, Etihad Stadium

Sevilla v Juventus, Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan

December 9

Bayer Leverkusen v Barcelona, BayArena

Roma v Bate Borisov, Stadio Olimpico

Dinamo Zagreb v Bayern Munich, Stadion Maksimir

Olympiakos v Arsenal, Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis

Dynamo Kiev v Maccabi Tel Aviv, NSK Olimpiyskyi

Chelsea v Porto, Stamford Bridge

Valencia v Lyon, Estadi de Mestalla

Gent v Zenit St Petersburg, Arteveldestadion

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Best Men's Club of the Year: Chelsea

Best Women's Club of the Year: Barcelona

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Best Goalkeeper of the Year: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG/Italy)

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Best National Team of the Year: Italy 

Best Agent of the Year: Federico Pastorello

Best Sporting Director of the Year: Txiki Begiristain (Manchester City)

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How The Debt Panel's advice helped readers in 2019

December 11: 'My husband died, so what happens to the Dh240,000 he owes in the UAE?'

JL, a housewife from India, wrote to us about her husband, who died earlier this month. He left behind an outstanding loan of Dh240,000 and she was hoping to pay it off with an insurance policy he had taken out. She also wanted to recover some of her husband’s end-of-service liabilities to help support her and her son.

“I have no words to thank you for helping me out,” she wrote to The Debt Panel after receiving the panellists' comments. “The advice has given me an idea of the present status of the loan and how to take it up further. I will draft a letter and send it to the email ID on the bank’s website along with the death certificate. I hope and pray to find a way out of this.”

November 26:  ‘I owe Dh100,000 because my employer has not paid me for a year’

SL, a financial services employee from India, left the UAE in June after quitting his job because his employer had not paid him since November 2018. He owes Dh103,800 on four debts and was told by the panellists he may be able to use the insolvency law to solve his issue. 

SL thanked the panellists for their efforts. "Indeed, I have some clarity on the consequence of the case and the next steps to take regarding my situation," he says. "Hopefully, I will be able to provide a positive testimony soon."

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MS, an energy sector employee from South Africa, left the UAE in August after losing his Dh12,000 job. He was struggling to meet the repayments while securing a new position in the UAE and feared he would be detained if he returned. He has now secured a new job and will return to the Emirates this month.

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Yemen's Bahais and the charges they often face

The Baha'i faith was made known in Yemen in the 19th century, first introduced by an Iranian man named Ali Muhammad Al Shirazi, considered the Herald of the Baha'i faith in 1844.

The Baha'i faith has had a growing number of followers in recent years despite persecution in Yemen and Iran. 

Today, some 2,000 Baha'is reside in Yemen, according to Insaf. 

"The 24 defendants represented by the House of Justice, which has intelligence outfits from the uS and the UK working to carry out an espionage scheme in Yemen under the guise of religion.. aimed to impant and found the Bahai sect on Yemeni soil by bringing foreign Bahais from abroad and homing them in Yemen," the charge sheet said. 

Baha'Ullah, the founder of the Bahai faith, was exiled by the Ottoman Empire in 1868 from Iran to what is now Israel. Now, the Bahai faith's highest governing body, known as the Universal House of Justice, is based in the Israeli city of Haifa, which the Bahais turn towards during prayer. 

The Houthis cite this as collective "evidence" of Bahai "links" to Israel - which the Houthis consider their enemy. 

 


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