Three African stars to look out for in the Champions League tonight
The UEFA Champions League gets underway again tonight and we’re looking forward to a big impact from African players on the biggest stage.
READ: Tonight’s UEFA Champions League fixtures and kickoff times
Three African stars to watch in the Champions League tonight
It’s been a mixed start for Senegalkese star Kalidou Koulibaly in a Chelsea shirt but the Senegalese central defender will be hoping to impress on his Champions League debut for the Blues against Dinamo Zagreb in the early kickoff.
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With Franck Kessie having left for Barcelona, AC Milan’s Algerian midfield schemer Ismaël Bennacer has a lot more responsibility this season. He’s already an African champion from 2019 and should go from strength to strength for the Rossoneri. The ex-Arsenal man is a complete midfielder with plenty of experience, but he’s still only 24.
In a tasty looking fixture when Sevilla hosts Man City, Moroccan striker Youssef En-Nesyri will hope to cause a few problems for Pep Guardiola’s much-fancied visitors tonight.
Sevilla has started the LaLiga season in disastrous fashion, winning none of their first four fixtures. A man of En-Nesyri‘s calibre could put that right.
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Tonight’s UEFA Champions League fixtures
All kickoff times are 21:00 (CAT) unless stated otherwise stated.
- Dinamo Zagreb vs Chelsea (18:45 CAT)
- Borussia Dortmund vs FC Copenhagen (18:45 CAT)
- RB Salzburg vs Milan
- Celtic vs Real Madrid
- RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk
- Sevilla vs Man City
- Benfica vs Maccabi Haifa
- PSG vs Juventus
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