UEFA Europa League is back - LASK at Manchester United

Yes, the UEFA Europa League is finally back from 5 August, with the Round of 16 getting completed in empty home grounds across Europe. Two ties will be settled in one match after the first legs got called off in March, while six other will continue where the teams left off after the first legs.

5 August 2020

Manchester United vs. LASK Linz

The 2017 champions set a good foundation away in Austria already, beating the Austrian outfit 5-0. They will host LASK at an empty Old Trafford for a return leg that really seems academical in nature. 90 minutes' football have to be played first though and it will be a chance for LASK to shine in an unfamiliar surrounding. LAS will travel to Manchester with Maleth-Aero, most probably their Boeing 737-500 9H-MAC, which sees pretty regular use for sports charters.

MLT552F STN xxxx-1200 LNZ B735 (04/08/20, ferry flt)

MLT552 LNZ 1300-1430 MAN B735 (04/08/20)

MLT553 MAN 1230-1715 LNZ B735 (06/08/20)

MLT553F LNZ 1800-xxxx STN B735 (06/08/20, ferry flt)

9H-MAC, Maleth-Aero, Boeing 737-500
arriving at Basel-Mulhouse with part of the Manchester United entourage in 2018

Inter Milan vs. Getafe (in Gelsenkirchen)

Called off in March, this fixture will be played in one game on a neutral ground, at FC Schalke 04's ground in Gelsenkirchen. Inter has secured second spot in Italy meanwhile, while Getafe has missed out on qualifying for European competition again, finishing on 8th spot in La Liga. Getafe will arrive in Cologne with Privilege Style and one of their two B757s, while Inter will get a lift from Alitalia, flying from Malpensa to Düsseldorf on an A319.

PVG7995 MAD xxxx-1155 CGN B752 (04/08/20)

AZ9018 MXP 1030-1200 DUS A319 (04/08/20)

FC Kopenhagen vs. Istanbul Basaksehir

The newly crowned champions of Turkey will try to defend a slender lead away from home. FCK were on a roll however before the competition got interrupted in March, beating Celtic Glasgow in the first K.O. round.

TK3233 IST 1200-1410 CPH B738 (04/08/20)

TK3234 CPH 1515-1925 IST B738 (04/08/20, ferry flt)

TK3233 IST 0845-1055 CPH B738 (06/08/20, ferry flt)

TK3234 CPH 1200-1610 IST B738 (06/08/20)

Shakhtar Donezk vs. VfL Wolfsburg (in Kyiv)

Shakhtar will host the "Wolves" in Kyiv for a return leg where the latter will not have much to lose. The Ukrainian side won the first leg 2-1 away from home, so the Germans will have half a mountain to climb in their away game.

WL610 BWE xxxx-1525 IEV E190 (04/08/20)

UEFA EL, GS MD5, 29 November 2018

29 November 2018

Vorskla Poltava vs. Arsenal (in Kiev)

GNJ57 LTN 1445-1945 KBP B752 SX-RFA (28/11/18)

FC Astana vs. Dynamo Kiev

7W7771 KBP 1630-0210(+1) TSE A321 UR-WRI (27/11/18)

RSC Anderlecht vs. Spartak Trnava

SSG006 BRU xxxx-1640 BTS F100 (30/11/18)

Spartak Moscow vs. SK Rapid Wien

SVR3131 SVO xxxx-0010(+1) BTS A320 (29/11/18)

ED7011 SVO xxxx-0110(+1) BTS B738 (29/11/18)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs. Ludogorets Razgrad

BUC1945 VAR 1000-1145 CGN A320 LZ-LAE (28/11/18)

BUC1945 CGN xxxx-0345 VAR A320 LZ-LAE (30/11/18)

Rosenborg BK vs. Celtic Glasgow

LS6671 GLA 1500-1800 TRD B738 G-JZBI (28/11/18)

LS6691 GLA 0715-1000 TRD B738 G-GDFS (29/11/18)

FC Salzburg vs. Leipzig

ST1061 SZG 2145-xxxx LEJ A321 (29/11/18)

Girondins de Bordeaux vs. Slavia Prague

QS4568 PRG 1625-1830 B738 OK-TVO (27/11/18)

QS4569 BOD 1100-xxxx B738 OK-TVO (30/11/18)

Zenit St. Petersburg vs. FC Copenhagen

DX6401 CPH xxxx-1150 LED A320 (28/11/18)

DX6402 LED 0125-xxxx CPH A320 (30/11/18)

FK Qarabag Agadm vs. Sporting CP

IB2818 LIS 1430-0105(+1) GYD A332 EC-MLP (27/11/18)

UEFA EL Qualifiers, Play-Off first leg, 23 August 2018

23 August 2018

LY-KLJ, KlasJet, Boeing 737-500

© Anna Zvereva

FC Basel vs. Apollon Limassol

The team from Cyprus is taking a rather unusual way to get from Paphos to Basel, flying with Astra Airlines' BAe 146-300 SX-DIZ, which has to take an intermediate stop on the way from PFO to BSL, stopping in Thessaloniki. Also, the return flight at 6h in the morning is something very unusually seen in the professional football circuit:

AZI130 PFO 1645-xxxx SKG xxxx-2110 BSL B463 SX-DIZ (21/08/18)

AZI131 BSL 2145-xxxx(+1) SKG B463 SX-DIZ (21/08/18, ferry flt)

AZI130 SKG xxxx-0515 BSL B463 SX-DIZ (24/08/18, ferry flt)

AZI131 BSL 0600-xxxx SKG xxxx-xxxx PFO B463 SX-DIZ (24/08/18)

Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Burnley FC

KLJ1123 MAN 1000-xxxx ATH B735 LY-KLJ (22/08/18)

APOEL Nicosia vs. FC Astana

RG235 TSE 1100-1400 LCA A319 A6-RRJ (21/08/18)

Rosenborg Trondheim vs. Shkendija

JP3925 SKP 1400-1740 TRD (21/08/18)

Torpedo Kutaisi vs. Ludogorets Razgrad

BUC1945 VAR 1000-xxxx TBS MD82? (22/08/18)

Sarpsborg vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv

AXY2106 TLV 1400-xxxx OSL B735 9H-YES (21/08/18)

AXY2412 OSL xxxx-0735 TLV B735 9H-YES (24/08/18)

Atalanta Bergamo vs. FC Kopenhagen

JTG825 CPH 1030-xxxx PMF B737 (22/08/18)

Partizan Belgrade vs. Besiktas JK

TK3503 SAW xxxx-1445 BEG B738 (22/08/18)

UEFA EL Qualifiers, R3 first leg, 7-9 August 2018

9 August 2018

Vitesse Arnhem vs. FC Basel

Former Swiss champions Basel had a difficult start to the season and are already out of contention for the Champions League. They are now looking to save their season in the Europa League:

PEV950 ACH 0830-0915 BSL E170 (08/08/18)

PEV650 BSL 1000-xxxx NRN E170 (08/08/18)

PEV651 NRN xxxx-1320 BSL E170 (10/08/18)
PEV953 BSL 1400-xxxx ACH E170 (10/08/18)

© People's / Tino Dietsche

Zorya Lugansk vs. SC Braga

The Portuguese team from the northern city of Braga travels from Porto as usual, this time towards Zaporozhye, where the Lugansk team has set up its temporary base during the still ongoing troubles between Ukraine and Russia:

KLJ1081 LED xxxx-1955 OPO B735 LY-KLJ (06/08/18, ferry flt)

KLJ1097 OPO 1430-xxxx OZH B735 LY-KLJ (07/08/18)

KLJ1099 OZH xxxx-2020 OPO B735 LY-KLJ (10/08/18)

KLJ1100 OPO 1435-xxxx VNO B735 LY-KLJ (13/08/18, ferry flt)

Istanbul Basaksehir vs. Burnley FC

Off the back of an inspiring season, Burnley have earned themselves international football. The task away in Turkey may not sound too fancy, but should surely be doable:

GNJ57 MAN 1000-xxxx SAW B752 SX-RFA (08/08/18)

Cork City FC vs. Rosenborg BK

MLT653 STN 0755-1100 TRD B735 9H-MAC (08/08/18, ferry flt)
MLT653 TRD 1200-1400 ORK B735 9H-MAC (08/08/18)

Glasgow Rangers vs. NK Maribor

VBB3143 MBX 1000-xxxx GLA MD82 (08/08/18)
VBB3144 GLA xxxx-0330(+1) MBX MD82 (09/08/18)

Dinamo Minsk vs. Zenit St. Petersburg

FV4101 LED xxxx-1335 MSQ A319 (08/08/18)

Apollon Limassol vs. Dinamo Brest

BRU8941 MSQ 1035-xxxx BQT xxxx-xxxx LCA (08/08/18)

CSKA Sofia vs. FC Kopenhagen

PAV5122 CPH xxxx-1225 SOF CRJ2 (08/08/18)

UEFA EL, R32 return leg, 21-22 February 2018

21 February 2018

CSKA Moscow vs. Red Star Belgrade

JU3650 BEG 0900-1330 SVO A320 (20/02/18)

JU3651 SVO 1430-xxxx BEG A320 (20/02/18, ferry flt)

22 February 2018

Villarreal CF vs. Olympique Lyonnais

5O817 LYS 1000-xxxx CDT B737 (21/02/18)

KT858 LYS 0730-xxxx CDT E145

5O818 CDT xxxx-0030(+1) LYS B737

KT859 CDT xxxx-1125(+1) LYS E145

FC Salzburg vs. Real Sociedad San Sebastian

PVG6991 BIO 1000-1350 SZG B763 (21/02/18)

PVG695P SZG 0600-xxxx SAW B763 (22/02/18, ferry flt)

PVG696P HAJ xxxx-1530 SZG B763 (22/02/18, ferry flt)

PVG6992 SZG 1030-1220 BIO B752 (23/02/18)

Atlético Madrid vs. FC Kopenhagen

PVG7332 CPH xxxx-1200 MAD B752 (21/02/18)

FLI7450 CPH xxxx-0955 MAD A319 (22/02/18)

FLI7451 MAD 2300-xxxx CPH A319 (22/02/18)

PVG7331 MAD 2335-xxxx CPH B752 (22/02/18)

SC Braga vs. Olympique Marseille

SVB854 MRS xxxx-1100 OPO E145 (21/02/18)

SVB855 OPO 1100-xxxx MRS E145 (23/02/18)

Lokomotiv Moscow vs. OGC Nice

5O825 NCE 0700-1235 SVO B737 (22/02/18)

5O826 SVO 0135-xxxx NCE B737 (23/02/18)

Arsenal vs. Östersunds FK

TF8621 OSD 1000-xxxx LTN RJ1H (21/02/18)

FR182 OSD 1100-xxxx STN B738 (21/02/18)

P73211 OSD 0910-xxxx LTN A320 (22/02/18)

P73212 LTN xxxx-0600 OSD A320 (23/02/18)

TF8622 LTN xxxx-1545 OSD RJ1H (23/02/18)

FR183 STN xxxx-1630 OSD B738 (23/02/18)

Atalanta Bergamo vs. Borussia Dortmund (in Reggio Emilia)

EW1909 DTM 1200-xxxx PMF A320 D-AIZR (21/02/18)

Viktoria Pilsen vs. Partizan Belgrade

JU3612 BEG 0900-xxxx PRG A319 (21/02/18)

Dynamo Kiev vs. AEK Athens

AEE4030 ATH xxxx-1230 KBP A320 (21/02/18)