Blog 16: UEFA Champions League 2020-21- MATCHDAY 1

The UEFA Champions League is back today with some exciting fixtures. Here at SportsWithJai07, we will look at Top 5 fixtures of every matchday and predict the scores and the winners.

Zenit vs Club Brugge

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• This is the first European encounter between Zenit and Club Brugge since 1987/88 UEFA Cup. Both the teams won their game at home with Club Brugge winning 5-2 on aggregate.
• Zenit has won all four previous Champions League matches against Belgian opponents at home.
• Club Brugge have not faced Russian opponents since 2002/03 when they failed to register a win against Lokomotiv Moscow.
• Zenit has won six of their last seven home UEFA Champions League group stage matches and both the teams are yet to progress beyond the group stage.

     SportsWithJai07 Prediction- Zenit 2-1 Club Brugge

Dynamo Kyiv vs Juventus

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• Juventus are unbeaten in their four Champions League matches against Kyiv, winning 3 and a Draw, since 2002/03 where they win both the matches.
• Dynamo Kyiv is playing in the Champions League for the first time since 2016/17 season although they won their last encounter with the final score 6-0.
• Juventus have lost only four of their last 33 UEFA Champions League matches.
• Kyiv have played 110 games in this competition with 102 games coming in the group stage.

     SportsWithJai07 Prediction- Kyiv 0-3 Juventus

Lazio vs Dortmund

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• Lazio and Dortmund have met only twice previously with Dortmund eliminating Lazio in the quarter-final of 1994/95 season.
• Borussia Dortmund lost each of their last three away games in this competition in Italy. Their last win was against AC Milan in 2003.
• Lazio is making their first appearance in the UEFA Champions League since 2007/08 season when they were eliminated at the group stage.

     SportsWithJai07 Prediction- Lazio 2-2 Dortmund

Chelsea vs Sevilla

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• This will be the first-ever European encounter between Chelsea and Sevilla.
• Chelsea has won just one of their last nine Champions League matches against Spanish opponents, with a win at Atletico Madrid in 2017.
• Chelsea has lost its two games but the Blues have never lost three games consecutively in major European competitions.
• Sevilla has won just one of their seven away major European matches.

     SportsWithJai07 Prediction- Chelsea 3-2 Sevilla

Barcelona vs Ferencvaros

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• This will be the first-ever European encounter between these two teams.
• Barcelona has won all four of their previous European matches against Hungarian opponents.
• Ferencvaros faced Spanish opponents last season in the Europa League, drawing both the group stage matches against Espanyol.
• Barcelona is unbeaten in their last 31 home UEFA Champions League group stage matches whereas Ferencvaros haven't featured in this competition since 1995/96 season.

     SportsWithJai07 Prediction- Barcelona 3-1 Ferencvaros