Champions League games will kick off at different times this season 7.45 kick-offs have been something of a tradition in the Champions League over the last couple of decades As of this season, however, they're a thing of the past. Advertisement UEFA have implemented two different start times for games in the 2018/19 competition, making it easier for football fans to watch more televised matches than ever before. Instead of every game being played simultaneously, this season's group stages will see two matches a day start at 5:55pm UK time; the rest beginning at 8pm. Tottenham's game with Inter Milan in the San Siro on Tuesday will be one of the first two early kick-offs to be played in this season's Champions League, taking place at the same time as PSV Eindhoven's trip to Barcelona. The remaining six fixtures to be played that night - including Liverpool vs Paris Saint-Germain - all begin at 8pm. The new kick-off times will remain in place for the next three seasons, with UEFA set to review the system at the end of the 2020-21 season. While it will allow European-based fans to watch more televised games, it's also hoped the new schedule will boost viewing figures from further afield. A kick-off of close to 6pm UK time will be at the more favourable time of 12:55am for supporters in Australia and some parts of Asia. Advertisement Although a move to earlier kick-offs may well increase global viewing figures on television, it's unlikely to prove popular with match-going supporters.<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Get the FREE Mirror Football newsletter by email with the day's key headlines and transfer news Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice The battles lines have been drawn and Europe's elite know exactly what is expected of them. Thursday's group stage draw for this season's Champions League has ensured a number of mouthwatering matches - particularly those involving England's best and brightest. Manchester City have arguably the easiest of rides of the quartet, being pitched against Lyon, Shakhtar Donetsk and Hoffenheim. Tottenham can look forward to encounters with Barcelona and Inter Milan, Manchester United will vie with Valencia and Juventus, while Liverpool will meet Napoli and Paris Saint-Germain. UEFA have scrapped 7:45 kick-off times this season, meaning matches will now kick off at either 5:55PM (four per week), or 8PM - similar to how the Europa League functions. Here is the full schedule and all the kick-off times for this season's competition... (Image: AFP) Matchday 1: 18-19 September September 18 Club Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund (8PM) AS Monaco vs Atletico Madrid (8PM) Barcelona vs PSV Eindhoven (5.55PM) Inter Milan vs Tottenham Hotspur (5.55PM) Liverpool vs Paris Saint-Germain (8PM) Red Star Belgrade vs Napoli (8PM) Galatasaray vs Lokomotiv Moscow (8PM) Schalke vs Porto (8PM) September 19 Ajax vs AEK Athens (5:55PM) Benfica vs Bayern Munich (8PM) Shakhtar Donetsk vs Hoffenheim (5:55PM) Manchester City vs Lyon (8PM) Real Madrid vs AS Roma (8PM) Viktoria Plzen vs CSKA Moscow (8PM) Young Boys vs Manchester United (8PM) Valencia vs Juventus (8PM) (Image: Getty) Matchday 2: 2-3 October October 2 Bayern Munich vs Ajax (8PM) AEK Athens vs Benfica (8PM) Hoffenheim vs Manchester City (5:55PM) Lyon vs Shakhtar Donetsk (8PM) CSKA Moscow vs Real Madrid (8PM) AS Roma vs Viktoria Plzen (8PM) Juventus vs Young Boys (5:55PM) Manchester United vs Valencia (8PM) October 3 Atletico Madrid vs Club Brugge (8PM) Borussia Dortmund vs AS Monaco (8PM) Tottenham Hotspur vs Barcelona (8PM) PSV Eindhoven vs Inter Milan (8PM) Paris Saint-Germain vs Red Star Belgrade (5.55PM) Napoli vs Liverpool (8pm) Lokomotiv Moscow vs Schalke (5.55PM) Porto vs Galatasaray (8PM) (Image: Getty Images Europe) Matchday 3: 23-24 October October 23 AEK Athens vs Bayern Munich (5:55PM) Ajax vs Benfica (8PM) Hoffenheim vs Lyon (8PM) Shakhtar Donetsk vs Manchester City (8PM) AS Roma vs CSKA Moscow (8PM) Real Madrid vs Viktoria Plzen (8PM) Young Boys vs Valencia (5:55PM) Manchester United vs Juventus (8PM) October 24 Club Brugge vs AS Monaco (5.55PM) Borussia Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid (8PM) PSV Eindhoven vs Tottenham Hotspur (5.55PM) Barcelona vs Inter Milan (8PM) Paris Saint-Germain vs Napoli (8PM) Liverpool vs Red Star Belgrade (8PM) Lokomotiv Moscow vs Porto (8PM) Galatasaray vs Schalke (8PM) (Image: REUTERS) Matchday 4: 6-7 November November 6 AS Monaco vs Club Brugge (5:55PM) Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund (8PM) Tottenham Hotspur vs PSV Eindhoven (8PM) Inter Milan vs Barcelona (8PM) Red Star Belgrade vs Liverpool (5:55PM) Napoli vs Paris Saint-Germain (8PM) Porto vs Lokomotiv Moscow (8PM) Schalke vs Galatasaray (8PM) November 7 Bayern Munich vs AEK Athens (8PM) Benfica vs Ajax (8PM) Lyon vs Hoffenheim (8PM) Manchester City vs Shakhtar Donetsk (8PM) CSKA Moscow vs AS Roma (5:55PM) Viktoria Plzen vs Real Madrid (8PM) Valencia vs Young Boys (5:55PM) Juventus vs Manchester United (8PM) (Image: Getty Images) Matchday 5: 27-28 November November 27 AEK Athens vs Ajax (5:55PM) Bayern Munich vs Benfica (8PM) Hoffenheim vs Shakhtar Donetsk (8PM) Lyon vs Manchester City (8PM) CSKA Moscow vs Viktoria Plzen (5:55PM) AS Roma vs Real Madrid (8PM) Manchester United vs Young Boys (8PM) Juventus vs Valencia (8PM) November 28 Atletico Madrid vs AS Monaco (5:55PM) Borussia Dortmund vs Club Brugge (8PM) PSV Eindhoven vs Barcelona (8PM) Tottenham Hotspur vs Inter Milan (8PM) Paris Saint-Germain vs Liverpool (8PM) Napoli vs Red Star Belgrade (8PM) Lokomotiv Moscow vs Galatasaray (5:55PM) Porto vs Schalke (8PM) (Image: EMPICS Sport) Matchday 6: 11-12 December December 11 Club Brugge vs Atletico Madrid (8PM) AS Monaco vs Borussia Dortmund (8PM) Barcelona vs Tottenham Hotspur (8PM) Inter Milan vs PSV Eindhoven (8PM) Liverpool vs Napoli (8PM) Red Star Belgrade vs Paris Saint-Germain (8PM) Galatasaray vs Porto (5:55PM) Schalke vs Lokomotiv Moscow (5:55PM) December 12 Ajax vs Bayern Munich (8PM) Benfica vs AEK Athens (8PM) Shakhtar Donetsk vs Lyon (8PM) Manchester City vs Hoffenheim (8PM) Real Madrid vs CSKA Moscow (5:55PM) Viktoria Plzen vs AS Roma (5:55PM) Young Boys vs Juventus (8PM) Valencia vs Manchester United (8PM) Betting odds Manchester City 9/2 Juventus 13/2 Barcelona 13/2 Paris Saint Germain 7/1 Bayern Munich 8/1 Real Madrid 17/2 Liverpool 12/1 Atletico Madrid 12/1 Manchester Utd 20/1 Tottenham 25/1 Odds courtesy of Betfair<doc-sep>Starting this season, the Champions League will kick-off at two different times in the evening beginning in the group stage The 7:45pm Champions League kick-off time in the UK has become a bit of a tradition, but UEFA have implemented different start times for the European competition beginning this season. Starting with the current campaign, the 7:45pm kick-off is to be scrapped in favour of two kick-off times – one late and one early – to accommodate for a wider selection of Champions League games for fans to enjoy. So why are UEFA deciding to alter the match schedule, and why have they decided to go with two new times? Goal has all the information. What are the new Champions League kick-off times? A slew of changes to the Champions League will be taken into effect this current season, starting with two new kick-off times. Champions League matches currently kick off at 7:45pm (BST), with the exception of matches played in certain countries like Russia. UEFA, however, have announced that starting with this season, there will be two kick-off times to resemble the format currently being used by the Europa League. So instead of all games kicking off simultaneously at 7:45pm, there will be games starting at two different times – the first two games will start at 6pm with the rest of the fixtures kicking off at 8pm, so viewers have more of a choice between Champions League matches. Throughout the group stage of the competition, two matches per evening will be played in the early slot with the rest of the six games to be played at 8pm. These rules will be set in motion until the end of the 2020-21 season, after which UEFA will conduct a review of the regulations. Why are new kick-off times introduced? UEFA have introduced these new measures in order to boost international viewing figures for their matches, increasing revenue due to more games being broadcast on television. While this will evidently increase ratings for the competition worldwide, it will prove unpopular with European-based fans keen on getting home from work in time to watch the Champions League on television by the unruly hour of 6pm. Article continues below Viewers based in Australia and Asia will be able to catch their team play at the more favourable time of 1am when the matches kick off at 6pm as opposed to 3am for the later games. The varied kick-off times are also a positive following the exciting group stage fixtures already in store in the Champions League this season, with there being more than one 'Group of Death'. Two kick-off times means that more matches will be televised, though, as stated earlier, the 6pm kick-offs may become logistically difficult for European fans keen to arrive home on time.<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Sign up to FREE email alerts from Football London - Spurs Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice The Champions League is back this week. And after a disappointing defeat to Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday lunchtime, Mauricio Pochettino will be hoping for a response from his Tottenham players. Spurs were handed a tough-looking draw as they were paired with La Liga champions Barcelona, Inter Milan and PSV Eindhoven in group B. The Lilywhites have travelled out to Italy for their first match of the campaign as they take on Inter at the San Siro on Tuesday night. But the famous Champions League music will be blaring out around the old stadium a bit earlier than normal. The new Champions League kick-off times Tottenham supporters who have not travelled out to the continent for the clash will have to leave work early tomorrow night to ensure they get home in time for kick-off because of changes to the rules of this year's competition, implemented by UEFA. Gone are the traditional 7.45pm kick-offs on a Tuesday and Wednesday night and they've been replaced by staggered kick-off times across both days. Why? Because UEFA hope the change will help boost international viewing figures resulting in increased revenue due to more games being broadcast on television. The new kick-off times in the UEFA Champions League are as follows: UEFA Champions League play-offs, group-stage games, round of 16 matches, quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final will kick off at 9pm CET (8pm UK). However, on every group-stage matchday, two of the Tuesday and two of the Wednesday matches will kick off at 6.55pm CET (5.55pm UK). All fixtures on the last matchday will be played simultaneously. Exceptions to this rule can be made by the UEFA administration. Everything you need to know about all the new Champions League rule changes is in the link below. 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Rejoice, football fans - the Champions League is back! The world's most prestigious club competition will kick-off its new campaign this week when the group stage begins on Tuesday evening. Liverpool and Tottenham will be in action against Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan respectively, while the two Manchester clubs start their continental seasons on Wednesday with City facing Lyon and United taking on Young Boys. But there has been a big change to the scheduling this year, with games kicking off at different times instead of the standard 7.45pm starts of previous years. Here's all you need to know... (Image: PA) What are the new kick-off times? UEFA announced that kick-off times will change this season to replicate those in the Europa League. In previous campaigns, games have started at 7.45pm, with the exception of a handful of fixtures played in certain countries such as Russia. But this season, matches will kick-off at 5.55pm and 8pm. This will allow viewers to easily watch more games, with two matches taking place in the early slot, and a further six at 8pm throughout the group stage. UEFA will review this at the end of the 2020-21 season. (Image: AFP/Getty) Why have the new kick-off times been introduced? Why, I hear you ask? Because money makes the world go round. UEFA hope the change will help boost international viewing figures resulting in increased revenue due to more games being broadcast on television. It should pay dividends on a global scale, but European fans will face a race to get home from work in time to tune in to the early games. (Image: SIPA USA) Which teams will be affected? A clutch of European giants will be affected by the early kick-offs in the first week of the group stage. On Tuesday, Barcelona face PSV Eindhoven at the Nou Camp with a 5.55pm kick-off, while Inter host Tottenham at the San Siro at the same time. Twenty-four hours later, Ajax face AEK Athens in the earlier slot, while Shakhtar Donetsk simultaneously take on Hoffenheim.