As the Champions League Matchday 2 approaches, fans are eager to know who’s likely to start and which players are unavailable or doubtful for the upcoming matches. UEFA.com provides insights into the expected line-ups and team news.
Union Berlin vs Braga
Union Berlin: Rønnow; Diogo Leite, Doekhi, Juranović; Gosens, Král, Tousart, Trimmel; Fofana, Behrens, Becker
Unavailable: Dehl (Achilles), Knoche (knee), Khedira (calf)
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
Braga: Matheus; Borja, José Fonte, Niakaté, Saatçı; Al Musrati, Zalazar; Bruma, Djaló, Ricardo Horta; Banza
Unavailable: Víctor Gómez (thigh)
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
Salzburg vs Real Sociedad
Salzburg: Schlager; Dedić, Solet, Pavlović, Terzić; Capaldo, Gourna-Douath, Kjærgaard; Gloukh; Šimić, Konaté
Unavailable: Fernando (adductor), Okoh (thigh), Omoregie (back), Wallner (ankle), Koita (adductor)
Doubtful: Bidstrup (leg)
Booked players miss the next match: None
Real Sociedad: Remiro; Traoré, Zubeldia, Le Normand, Aihen Muñoz; Brais Méndez, Zubimendi, Merino; Cho, Carlos Fernández, Oyarzabal
Unavailable: Tierney (muscular), Merquelanz (knee), Odriozola (muscular)
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
Man United vs Galatasaray
Man United: Onana; Dalot, Varane, Lindelöf, Reguilón; Casemiro, Amrabat; Mount, Fernandes, Rashford; Højlund
Unavailable: Shaw (muscular), Martínez (foot), Wan-Bissaka (hamstring), Malacia (knee), Mainoo (ankle), Amad (knee)
Doubtful: Antony (match fitness)
Booked players miss the next match: None
Galatasaray: Muslera; Boey, Davinson Sánchez, Bardakcı, Angeliño; Torreira, Demirbay; Zaha, Mertens, Aktürkoğlu; Icardi
Unavailable: Ziyech (unspecified), Karataş (knee)
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
Copenhagen vs Bayern
Copenhagen: Grabara; Ankersen, Vavro, Lund, Meling; Claesson, Falk, Gonçalves; Elyounoussi, Larsson, Achouri
Unavailable: Jelert (suspended), Khocholava (knee), Cornelius (unspecified), Clem (illness), E. Højlund (unavailable)
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
Bayern: Ulreich; Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Sané, Musiala, Coman; Kane
Unavailable: Gnabry (broken arm), Neuer (broken leg)
Doubtful: De Ligt (knee)
Booked players miss the next match: None
Lens vs Arsenal
Lens: Samba; Gradit, Danso, Medina; Aguilar, Abdul Samed, Mendy, Machado; Sotoca, Fulgini; Wahi
Unavailable: None
Doubtful: Haïdara (thigh), Costa (shoulder)
Booked players miss the next match: None
Arsenal: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Ødegaard, Rice, Havertz; Trossard, Nketiah, Jesus
Unavailable: Partey (groin), Timber (knee), Elneny (knee)
Doubtful: Martinelli (hamstring)
Booked players miss the next match: None
PSV vs Sevilla
PSV: Benítez; Teze, Bella-Kotchap, Boscagli, Van Aanholt; Tilman, Saibari, Veerman; Bakayoko, De Jong, Lang
Unavailable: Obispo (knee), Mauro Júnior (knee)
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
Sevilla: Dmitrović; Navas, Badé, Ramos, Acuña; Jordán, Fernando, Rakitić; Suso, En-Nesyri, Ocampos
Unavailable: Lamela (thigh), Nianzou (muscular)
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
Napoli vs Real Madrid
Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Østigård, Natan, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zieliński; Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia
Unavailable: Gollini (hand), Juan Jesus (thigh), Rrahmani (thigh)
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
Real Madrid: Arrizabalaga; Carvajal, Rüdiger, Nacho, Camavinga; Modrić, Tchouameni, Valverde; Bellingham; Joselu, Vinícius Júnior
Unavailable: Courtois (knee), Éder Militão (knee), Arda Güler (hamstring), Alaba (adductor)
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
Inter vs Benfica
Inter: Sommer; Darmian, Acerbi, Bastoni; Dumfries, Barella, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Mkhitaryan, Dimarco; Lautaro Martínez, Thuram
Unavailable: Arnautović (thigh), Frattesi (thigh)
Doubtful: Cuadrado (tendinitis)
Booked players miss the next match: None
Benfica: Trubin; Bah, Otamendi, Morato, Ausrnes; João Neves, Kökçü; Di María, Rafa, João Mário; Musa
Unavailable: António Silva (suspended)
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
Atlético vs Feyenoord
Atlético: Oblak; Lino, Hermoso, Giménez, Savić, Molina; Saúl, Koke, Llorente; Griezmann, Morata
Unavailable: Memphis (muscular), Pablo Barrios (muscular), Lemar (Achilles), Söyüncü (hip), Renildo (knee)
Doubtful: Grbić (Ilness)
Booked players miss the next match: None
Feyenoord: Wellenreuther; Geertruida, Trauner, Hancko, Hartman; Wieffer, Stengs, Timber; Minteh, Ueda, Paixão
Unavailable: Giménez (suspended), Bijlow (wrist), Ivanušec (ankle)
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
Antwerp vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Antwerp: Butez; Bataille, Alderweireld, Coulibaly, Wijndal; Vermeeren, Keita; Muja, Ekkelenkamp, Balikwisha; Janssen
Unavailable: De Wolf (finger), Engels (Achilles), Corbanie (unspecified), De Laet (knee), Ondrejka (foot)
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
Shakhtar Donetsk: Riznyk; Gocholeishvili, Miroshi, Matviyenko, Azarov; Bondarenko, Stepanenko, Sudakov; Zubkov, Sikan, Kashchuk
Unavailable: Bondar (collarbone), Lemkin (thigh)
Doubtful: Matviyenko (Achilles)
Booked players miss the next match: None
Celtic vs Lazio
Celtic: Hart; A Johnston, Phillips, Scales, Taylor; O’Riley, McGregor, Turnbull; Hatate; Furuhashi, Maeda
Unavailable: Lagerbielke (suspended), Holm (suspended), Abada (thigh), Carter-Vickers (hamstring), Nawrocki (hamstring), Welsh (ankle)
Doubtful: Taylor (calf)
Booked players miss the next match: None
Lazio: Provedel; Marušić, Casale, Romagnoli, Pellegrini; Kamada, Cataldi, Luis Alberto; Felipe Anderson, Immobile, Zaccagni
Unavailable: None
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
Dortmund vs Milan
Dortmund: Kobel; Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini; Özcan, Nmecha; Brandt, Reus, Malen; Füllkrug
Unavailable: Sabitzer (thigh)
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
Milan: Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw, Tomori, Theo Hernández; Musah, Adli, Reijnders; Leão, Giroud, Pulišić
Unavailable: Kalulu (thigh), Krunić (thigh), Loftus-Cheek (abdominal)
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
Newcastle vs Paris
Newcastle: Pope; Trippier, Lascelles, Schär, Burn; Longstaff, Bruno Guimarães, Tonali; Almirón, Isak, Gordon
Unavailable: Willock (Achilles), Barnes (toe), Botman (knee)
Doubtful: Wilson (hamstring), Joelinton (hamstring)
Booked players miss the next match: None
Paris: Donnarumma; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Škriniar, Hernández; Vitinha, Ugarte, Zaïre-Emery; Dembélé, Kolo Muani, Mbappé
Unavailable: Asensio (foot), Kimpembe (Achilles), Lee (unavailable), Nuno Mendes (hamstring)
Doubtful: Navas (back)
Booked players miss the next match: None
Leipzig vs Man City
Leipzig: Blaswich; Henrichs, Simakan, Lukeba, Raum; Simons, Kampl, Schlager, Forsberg; Openda, Poulsen
Unavailable: Olmo (knee), Orbán (knee)
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
Man City: Ederson; Walker, Akanji, Rúben Dias, Gvardiol; Rodri, Kovačić; Foden, Álvarez, Grealish; Haaland
Unavailable: De Bruyne (hamstring), Stones (muscular)
Doubtful: Bernardo Silva (unknown)
Booked players miss the next match: None
Crvena zvezda vs Young Boys
Crvena zvezda: Glazer; Mijailović, Dijiga, Dragović, Bukari; Hwang, Stamenic; Kraso, Ivanić, Mitrović; Ndiaye
Unavailable: Katai (back), Falco (unspecified)
Doubtful: Rodić (unspecified), Mijailović (unspecified)
Booked players miss the next match: None
Young Boys: Racioppi; Janko, Camara, Amenda, Garcia; Niasse, Lauper, Males; Ugrinic; Itten, Elia
Unavailable: Benito (muscular), Imeri (cruciate ligament)
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
Porto vs Barcelona
Porto: Diogo Costa; João Mário, Fábio Cardoso, David Carmo, Wendell; Varela, Eustáquio; Galeno, Iván Jaime, Pepê; Taremi
Unavailable: Marcano (knee), Zaidu (thigh), Evanilson (knee)
Doubtful: Pepe (calf)
Booked players miss the next match: None
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; João Cancelo, Ronald Araújo, Koundé, Balde; Gavi, Oriol Romeu, Gündoğan; Ferran Torres, Lewandowski, João Félix
Unavailable: De Jong (ankle), Raphinha (thigh), Pedri (match fitness)
Doubtful: None
Booked players miss the next match: None
These line-ups and team updates provide a glimpse of what to expect in the upcoming Champions League matches.
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