Travel to Germany to Watch the Champions League

The 2010-11 UEFA Champions League is here, and three German sides have made the cut. On the rise in Europe, the German league has quality from top of bottom, and three of their best will compete for the most prized trophy in club football, in three different German cities. If you’re a football fan, and you’ve ever wanted to travel to Germany, now is the perfect time. After you’ve read about each location and picked which one (or ones) you want to visit, use the form below to search travel sites all over the web for the best possible price:

Also, don’t forget to get your Champions League tickets early – they can sell out fast!

Munich

The most successful club in German football history, Bayern Munich have been champions of Europe four times, and reached the final last season. They will be hungry to do one better, and make it five titles, but first they’ll have to get past teams from Italy, Switzerland and Romania in Champions League Group E. Their matches in Munich:

15 September 2010: Bayern Munich vs. AS Roma (Italy)
19 October 2010: Bayern Munich vs. CFR Cluj (Romania)
8 December 2010: Bayern Munich vs. Basel (Switzerland)

Gelsenkirchen

This western German city is best known in football circles as home to Schalke 04, one of Germany’s top clubs. Schalke have been champions of Germany 7 times, but haven’t lifted the league trophy in over 50 years. They’ll be looking to get back to the glory days as they take on teams from France, Portugal and Israel in Group B. Their home matches:

29 September 2010: Schalke vs. Benfica (Portugal)
20 October 2010: Schalke vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel)
24 November 2010: Schalke vs. Lyon (France)

Bremen

Bremen may be only the tenth-largest city in Germany, but its history and architecture make it a fantastic tourist destination. It is also the home of Werder Bremen, four time champions of German football. They will be looking to progress from Group A but face still opposition from defending European champions Inter Milan as well as a rising Tottenham side. Their fixtures in Bremen:

14 September 2010: Werder Bremen vs. Tottenham (England)
2 November 2010: Werder Bremen vs. Twente (Netherlands)
7 December 2010: Werder Bremen vs. Inter Milan (Italy)