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    Champions League: A look at Premier League teams’ opposition this week

    Europe’s premier club competition returns on Tuesday night.

    English clubs go back to European action this week with the start of the 2020-21 Champions League group phase.

    Chelsea host Sevilla and Manchester United take a trip to Paris St Germain on Tuesday, while Manchester City face Porto and Liverpool play away to Ajax the following night.

    Here, the PA news company takes a more detailed look at the opposition clubs.

    Coaches

    Thomas Tuchel directed Paris St Germain to their first Champions League final (Martin Rickett/PA)

    Sevilla: Former Spain and Real Madrid head coach Julen Lopetegui has supervised at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan since June 2019.

    PSG: German coach Thomas Tuchel has won succeeding Ligue 1 titles since changing Unai Emery at the Parc des Princes in 2018.

    Porto: The Dragons are handled by ex-Portugal winger Sergio Conceicao. The 45-year-old had 2 spells with the club as a player and returned as coach in June 2017.

    Ajax: 2 seasons ago, Erik 10 Hag led Ajax to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 1997, having actually prospered the sacked Marcel Keizer in December 2017.

    European pedigree

    Porto won the Champions League under Jose Mourinho (Martin Rickett/PA)

    Sevilla: The Spanish side have actually restricted Champions League pedigree however are the ruling Europa League holders, a competition they have won a record 6 times.

    PSG: Having formerly failed to exceed the quarter- finals, big- investing PSG reached last season’s final, losing 1-0 to Bayern Munich in August.

    Porto: Jose Mourinho directed the Portuguese side to a shock accomplishment in 2004. Monaco were beaten 3-0 by Mourinho’s men in the final in Gelsenkirchen.

    Ajax: The Amsterdam club are four-time winners of the competition, many recently in 1995 under Louis Van Gaal. They have also been runners-up two times.

    Form

    Kylian Mbappe scored two times as PSG beat Nimes 4-0 on Friday (John Walton/PA)


    Sevilla:
    Los Rojiblancos suffered a 1-0 defeat at Andalusian competitors Granada on Saturday, their first LaLiga loss from 4 fixtures this season.

    PSG: French champions PSG sit second in Ligue 1 on the back of 5 succeeding wins, consisting of scoring 10 goals in their past 2games The fine form followed successive beats.

    Porto: The 29-time and ruling Portuguese champions have actually gone 2 games without triumph. Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Sporting Lisbon followed a 3-2 home loss to Maritimo.

    Ajax: 10 Hag’s men have actually taken 12 points from a possible 15. They recuperated from a 1-0 loss to Groningen to whip Heerenveen 5-1 on Sunday.

    Previous conferences

    Marcus Rashford scored a controversial late penalty to settle Manchester United’s only previous conference with Paris St Germain (John Walton/PA)

    Sevilla: Tuesday’s Stamford Bridge clash will be Chelsea’s maiden match against the Spaniards.

    PSG: Marcus Rashford’s questionable late penalty sent out Manchester United through to the competition’s quarter- finals on away goals in 2019 on their only previous conference with PSG. The two-legged tie completed 3-3 on aggregate.

    Porto: City, under the management of Roberto Mancini, beat Porto 6-1 on aggregate during the last 32 of the 2011-12 EuropaLeague Sergio Aguero scored in each leg.

    Ajax: Liverpool were beaten 5-1 on their only previous journey to Ajax, part of a 7-3 aggregate loss in the second round of the 1966-67 European Cup.

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