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Manchester United will kick off their Champions League test campaign at Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday 20 October after UEFA confirmed matches for the 2020/21 season.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team found itself drawn into the perceived ‘Group of Death’, with Group H also featuring Champions League runner-up Paris Saint-Germain and semi-finalist RB Leipzig, along with a long-distance trip to Istanbul Basaksehir.
With United’s summer spending among the most modest of Premier League rivals, with the addition of £ 40 million from Donny van de Been surprisingly the only newcomer so far in this window, simply exiting the group for the knockout stages. it will look like an achievement this season.
If United want to achieve that, they will have to settle for every opportunity that comes their way, as the caliber of the opponent in the group means that a double win over Basaksehir is a must. On top of that hefty six points, United will require at least one more win from their remaining four games if they are to have any chance of progression, with double figures normally enough to reserve a spot in the knockout stages.
Following their opening game against PSG, United will face RB Leipzig at Old Trafford a week later, before their November double header against Basaksehir, as they will meet for the first time in Turkey on November 4 before the match. back fifteen days later, on November 24.
United will conclude their campaign in early December when they will play the second leg against PSG on December 2 before meeting Leipzig in the final round of the group stage.
If all goes according to plan, United will look forward to meeting their round of 16 rivals when the draw takes place on December 14, although there is a lot of football to play between now and then to determine that.
Manchester United Champions League calendar
October 20: Paris Saint-Germain (A)
October 28: RB Leipzig (H)
November 4: Istanbul Basaksehir (A)
November 24: Istanbul Basaksehir (H)
December 2: Paris Saint-Germain (H)
December 8: RB Leipzig (A)
