Champions league fixtures - 18th September, 2012

Tuesday, 18 September 2012    The first day of the Champions League starts today with four of the eight groups in action.    AC Milan v Anderlecht,  19:45   Anderlecht travels to the San Siro for their first group match against AC Milan who have had two straight defeats at the San Siro since the beginning of the Serie A season.  The Belgium team are returning to the Champions League after being out for five years. Ac Milan is without Pato and Robinho who are out due to injuries, the Belgium team on the other hand have no injury worries.   Borussia Dortmund v Ajax,  19:45   The Bundesliga Champions play host to Ajax on day 1 of the Champions league group stages. Dortmund despite their success in the Bundesliga, had a disappointing outing last year with a run of 1 win and 1 draw.   Dinamo Zagreb v FC Porto,  19:45   Malaga v Zenit St Petersburg,  19:45   Montpellier v Arsenal,  19:45    Olympiakos v Schalke 04,  19:45   PSG v Dynamo Kiev, , 19:45     Real Madrid v Man City,  19:45    This is arguably the star match of the day as the Premier league champions face the La liga Champions. Both coaches have had different things to say to each other in the build up to this game. Manchester City has had a good run so far in the Premier League but Jose Mourinho's Merengues have had a very disappointing start to the season despite winning the Spanish Cup.