2021 UEFA Europa League Final - Villarreal vs. Manchester United

26 May 2021

Villarreal CF vs. Manchester United (in Gdansk)

As the season in most European leagues has come to a close, the European cup finals are yet to be played. Gdansk was planned to host the Europa League final in 2020, but as we all know, this could not happen. Instead, the city in Northwestern Poland is now hosting this year's final, contested between Villarreal and Manchester United.

In the semifinals, Manchester United had beaten AS Roma in two spectacular games with an aggregate score of 8 goals to 5. Villarreal are playing in their first ever European final after beating Arsenal 2-1 at home and holding out for a goalless draw away in London.

SU7400 SVO 1300-1500 MAN A333 VP-BDE (24/05/21)

SU7402 MAN 1800-2125 GDN A333 VP-BDE (24/05/21)

ENT588 VLC 0930-1300 GDN B738 (25/05/21)

UX951 CDT xxxx-1320 GDN (25/05/21)

UX812 VLC 1030-1350 GDN B789 (25/05/21)

IB2882 VLC 1030-1410 GDN A321 (25/05/21)

IBS9995 VLC 1100-1430 GDN A320 (25/05/21)

LS6180 STN xxxx-0930 GDN

LS6204 MAN xxxx-0930 GDN

LS6216 MAN xxxx-0945 GDN

LS6192 MAN xxxx-1000 GDN

IBS9991 VLC 0700-1030 GDN A320

UX548 VLC 0700-1030 GDN B788

UX636 VLC 0720-1050 GDN B738

UX724 CDT xxxx-1100 GDN

ZT9981 MAN xxxx-1130 GDN A321

EVE637 VLC 0830-1200 GDN A333

Air Europa Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner EC-MMY seen at Madrid in March 2020

SU7403 GDN 0215-0340 MAN A333 VP-BDE (27/05/21)

SU7401 MAN 0440-1040 SVO A333 VP-BDE (27/05/21)

UX637 GDN xxxx-0510 VLC

ENT559 GDN xxxx-0525 VLC B738

UX725 GDN xxxx-0530 VLC B738

IBS9996 GDN xxxx-0530 VLC A320

UX813 GDN xxxx-0550 VLC B789

UX549 GDN xxxx-0550 VLC B788

IB2883 GDN xxxx-0630 VLC A321

IB9992 GDN xxxx-0630 VLC A320

EVE638 GDN xxxx-0645 VLC A333

UEFA EL, R16 first leg, 7 March 2019

7 March 2019

Dinamo Zagreb vs. SL Benfica

TP9088 LIS 0930-1330 ZAG A332 CS-TOQ (06/03/19)
TP9089 ZAG 1505-1730 LIS A332 CS-TOQ (08/03/19)

Sevilla CF vs. Slavia Prague

QS4302 PRG 1115-1445 SVQ B738 OK-TSF (05/03/19)
QS4303 SVQ 1055-xxxx PRG B738 OK-TSF (08/03/19)

Stade Rennais vs. Arsenal

ZT611 LTN 1515-1715 RNS B752 G-ZAPX (06/03/19)
ENZ337 LTN 0815-1015 RNS BA46 G-SMLA (07/03/19)
VJT*** LTN xxxx-xxxx RNS CL35 9H-VCO (07/03/19)

ENZ338 RNS 2300-xxxx LTN BA46 G-SMLA (07/03/19)

Zenit St. Petersburg vs. CF Villarreal

AXY0720 LED 0130-xxxx CDT A343 9H-BIG (08/03/19)

Chelsea vs. Dynamo Kiev

7W7771 KBP 1000-1130 LGW A320 UR-WRM (06/03/19)
7W7772 LGW xxxx-0700 KBP A320 UR-WRM (08/03/19)

SSC Napoli vs. FC Salzburg

ENT526 NAP xxxx-1230 SZG B738 (08/03/19)
ENT558 NAP xxxx-1230 SZG B738 (08/03/19)

CF Valencia vs. FK Krasnodar

SVR3366 VLC 1200-xxxx KRR A320 (08/03/19)

UEFA EL, R32 first leg, 13-15 February 2018

13 February 2018

Red Star Belgrade vs. CSKA Moscow

The Russian champions were relegated from the Champions League as they found themselves in 3rd position behind Manchester United and FC Basel. They are traveling to the first leg in Belgrade straight from their training camp in Spain:

ANE2149 ALC 1100-1340 BEG CRJX (12/02/18)

ANE2150 BEG 2200-0050(+1) ALC CRJX (13/02/18)

15 February 2018

Östersund vs. Arsenal

One of the surprise packages of the current Europa League season, Östersund have drawn a big opponent in Arsenal, a club surely looking to save yet another season that did not quite pan out as planned so far:

AWC854P OPO 1625-xxxx LTN B752 G-ZAPX (13/02/18, ferry flt)

AWC*** LTN xxxx-xxxx OSD B752 G-ZAPX (14/02/18)
AWC855P OSD xxxx-2230 OPO B752 G-ZAPX (14/02/18, ferry flt)
ABR492 LTN xxxx-1030 OSD B733 (15/02/18)
ABR493 OSD 2245-xxxx LTN B733 (15/02/18)

Real Sociedad San Sebastian vs. FC Salzburg

The Austrian champions Salzburg have found an interesting way to arrive in the Basque country, flying to Biarritz, while their supporters are planned to arrive directly in Spain, though in Bilbao, a few kilometres away from the Estadio Anoeta in San Sebastian:

AXE334P MXP xxxx-1150 SZG B738 (14/02/18, ferry flt)

AXE3340 SZG 1250-1510 BIQ B738 (14/02/18)

ENT589 LBA xxxx-0900 SZG B738 (ferry flt)

ENT589 SZG 1000-1215 BIO B738

ENT590 BIO 1100-1315 SZG B738 (16/02/18)

ENT590P SZG 1355-xxxx BRS B738 (16/02/18, ferry flt)

AXE3341 BIQ 1100-1300 SZG B738 (16/02/18)

AXE335P SZG 1340-xxxx VIE B738 (16/02/18, ferry flt)

Spartak Moscow vs. Athletic Bilbao

Spartak, fresh from a 3rd-place group stage finish in the Champions League, face the other Basque powerhouse in Athletic Bilbao and obviously the Spanish team is traveling with Privilege Style:

PVG1898 BIO 1200-xxxx SVO B752 (13/02/18)

PVG1998 SVO xxxx-1235 BIO B752 (16/02/18)

Olympique Marseille vs. SC Braga

The outfit from northern Portugal is playing yet another enterprising Europa League season and has been rewarded for good performances with a tie against Olympique Marseille. They will get there with the Swiss branch of Germania:

GSW322 ZRH xxxx-0930 OPO A319 (14/02/18, ferry flt)

GSW3232 OPO 1030-xxxx MRS A319 (14/02/18)

GSW3333 MRS xxxx-0015 OPO A319 (16/02/18)

GSW323 OPO 0250-0600 ZRH A319 (16/02/18, ferry flt)

FC Copenhagen vs. Atletico Madrid

Another tie to be served with a Privilege Style aircraft is the game at Parken between the Danish champions and Atlético Madrid. Both teams have come down from the Champions League, albeit Copenhagen lost in the playoff stage where as Atlético finished third in their pool:

PVG1903 MAD 1030-xxxx CPH B763 EC-LZO (14/02/18)

PVG2003 CPH xxxx-0350 MAD B763 EC-LZO (16/02/18)

Celtic Glasgow vs. Zenit St. Petersburg

Another one of the clubs traveling from their winter camp to their first away game is Zenit St. Petersburg, traveling all the way from Antalya to Glasgow for the first leg at Celtic Park. The flight is most likely to be operated by A319 VQ-BAS in the blue and white Zenit design:

FV4101 LED 0510-0930 AYT A319 (14/02/18, ferry flt)

FV4102 AYT 1030-1240 GLA A319 (14/02/18)

FV4102 GLA 1100-1840 AYT A319 (16/02/18)

FV4103 AYT 1940-0005(+1) LED A319 (16/02/18, ferry flt)

OGC Nice vs. Lokomotiv Moscow

Lok Moscow is traveling from one nice coast to another, from Malaga to Nice, using their sponsor Gazprom's aircraft, most likely one of the couple of Boeing 737s:

GZP149 AGP 1030-xxxx NCE B737 (14/02/18)

AEK Athens vs. Dynamo Kiev

Following the model of the Russian clubs, Dynamo Kiev does not bother returning home into the cold before facing AEK. Greek carrier Aegean Airlines will pick up the team in Malaga:

AEE4051 AGP 1500-xxxx ATH A320 (13/02/18)

Olympique Lyonnais vs. CF Villarreal

The "Yellow Submarine" club from Villarreal travels to Lyon directly from Castéllon de Plana, using a Privilege Style callsign, though it yet has to be confirmed that they will actually use a PVG aircraft:

PVG7991 CDT xxxx-1250 LYS (14/02/18)

FC Astana vs. Sporting Lisbon

5K622 LIS 2130-xxxx(+1) TSE A343 (13/02/18)

SSC Napoli vs. RB Leipzig

ST2828 LEJ 1300-xxxx NAP B737 (14/02/18)

Borussia Dortmund vs. Atalanta Bergamo

ENT591 BGY xxxx-1020 CGN B738
AP5635 BGY 0900-1040 CGN B734
AP5003 BGY 0915-1055 CGN B738
AP5961 BGY 0930-1110 CGN B734
AVW7551 BGY xxxx-1120 CGN A320
HAT4897 BGY xxxx-1125 CGN B734
CND7412 BGY xxxx-1130 CGN B738
IG2060 BGY 1100-1240 CGN B738