Schedule. It is a big week for Ecuador’s players abroad. The FEF announced on X on Monday night that “ours will be in action in UEFA competitions” and posted graphics for eight Champions League and Europa League games. Three more South American semifinals involve Ecuadorians. Here is the full list from Tuesday to Thursday, with kickoff times in ET and the latest fitness news.
Champions League
- Tuesday, 12:45 PM: Sabah vs Borussia Dortmund. Justin Lerma was not in Dortmund’s squad on Saturday, and FotMob lists him with a muscle injury that should keep him out for about one to two weeks.
- Tuesday, 3:00 PM: PSG vs Barcelona. Willian Pacho is in Luis Enrique’s 23-man squad for the Parc des Princes, the club announced. He was an unused substitute in Saturday’s 3-1 win at Strasbourg.
- Wednesday, 3:00 PM: Club Brugge vs Lens. On paper, an Ecuadorian duel: Joel Ordóñez plays for Brugge and Jhoanner Chávez for Lens. Neither was in his club’s squad at the weekend. FotMob lists Ordóñez with a foot injury (day to day) and Chávez with a hamstring injury.
- Wednesday, 3:00 PM: Bayern Munich vs Arsenal. Piero Hincapié was back on the grass at Arsenal’s open training session on Tuesday morning, but only for individual work, Daily Cannon reported, and he is not expected to be ready for Munich. Mikel Arteta said last week that Hincapié “probably needs a week or two,” according to ESPN.
Europa League and Conference League
- Thursday, 12:45 PM: Lech Poznań vs Sunderland. Nilson Angulo and Juan Riquelme Angulo were both unused substitutes in Sunday’s 2-0 loss at Bournemouth.
- Thursday, 12:45 PM: Union Saint-Gilloise vs Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Kevin Rodríguez is listed by FotMob with a muscle injury, with a return expected in early November.
- Thursday, 12:45 PM: Juventus vs Rennes. Elías Legendre was not in Rennes’ squad for Sunday’s 4-3 loss at Paris FC.
- Thursday, 3:00 PM: Bournemouth vs Milan. Pervis Estupiñán played the last 15 minutes of Sunday’s 3-2 win over Atalanta, after which Rúben Amorim publicly backed him.
- Thursday, 3:00 PM: Olympiacos vs Sparta Prague. John Mercado comes in on the back of a 7.7 FotMob rating and a goal-line block in Sparta’s 0-0 at Baník Ostrava.
- Thursday, 3:00 PM: Midtjylland vs Sint-Truiden (Conference League). Denil Castillo went off after 27 minutes at Viborg on Monday, and coach Mike Tullberg said afterwards that it looked like a muscle-fibre injury, according to Bold.
South American semifinals
- Tuesday, 8:30 PM: Vasco da Gama vs Boca Juniors (Copa Sudamericana, second leg, Maracanã). Enner Valencia’s Boca trail 1-0 after losing the first leg at La Bombonera, according to ESPN.
- Wednesday, 6:00 PM: Montevideo City Torque vs Atlético Mineiro (Copa Sudamericana, second leg, Estadio Centenario). Atlético, with Ángelo Preciado, Alan Minda and Alan Franco, lead 3-0 from the first leg in Belo Horizonte. Minda played 62 minutes of Saturday’s 1-0 win over Coritiba.
- Thursday, 8:30 PM: Flamengo vs Estudiantes (Copa Libertadores, second leg, Maracanã). The first leg in La Plata ended 0-0. Gonzalo Plata arrives after heading in his 10th Flamengo goal in Sunday’s 3-0 win at Bahia, a game in which Anthony Valencia was an unused substitute.
The Sudamericana final is on Saturday, November 21 in Barranquilla, and the Libertadores final on Saturday, November 28 in Montevideo. Every game is on our Schedule page, and the Players Tracker updates twice a day.
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