Champions League on TV — Tonight's UK Broadcaster Guide

The Champions League section of Yallashoot tracks every UEFA Champions League fixture and tells you which UK broadcaster carries it. Since 2024-25, the competition has run a new eight-match league phase before knockouts, giving British viewers many more nights of high-stakes European football.

The UK rights holder

TNT Sports (on Discovery+)

TNT Sports holds the exclusive UK and Ireland rights to the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Conference League. Every match — from the league phase through to the final — is available either on the TNT Sports linear channels (TNT Sports 1, 2, 3, 4) or via the Discovery+ streaming service.

To watch:

• Discovery+ subscription — the most flexible route, available on phones, tablets, computers and smart TVs. The “Premium” tier bundles the TNT Sports channels.
• Sky / Virgin Media TV — TNT Sports is available as an add-on to Sky and Virgin Media subscriptions.
• Amazon Prime Video / EE — selected TNT bundle access.

Free-to-air on TNT Sports YouTube

Each season, TNT Sports streams a small selection of matches free on its YouTube channel, including one final. Subscribe to the TNT Sports YouTube channel in advance to be notified when free matches go live.

The league-phase format (from 2024-25)

UEFA rebuilt the Champions League in 2024. Now each club plays eight league-phase matches (four at home, four away) against eight different opponents. After those rounds:

• The top 8 qualify directly for the round of 16.
• Teams placed 9th to 24th enter a two-leg play-off for the remaining round-of-16 spots.
• Teams placed 25th to 36th are eliminated from the competition altogether.

This makes every league-phase match meaningful and guarantees that every top club faces several heavyweight opponents in the autumn months.

UK kick-off times and how to follow

Most matches kick off at 20:00 UK time, with some earlier games at 17:45 UK time. Knockout-round fixtures generally start at 20:00. The final each season is a Saturday evening on TNT Sports.

For the full UK TV guide, see our TV guide for the UK sub-page.

Clubs to follow

• Real Madrid — the most successful club in tournament history, defending the trophy.
• Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool — the three English contenders most often deep in the bracket.
• Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, PSG — traditional European powers.
• Barcelona — generation built around Lamine Yamal and Pedri.
• Newcastle, Aston Villa — the recent English entrants gaining experience.

MENA diaspora viewing

For UK-based viewers from the Arab world who follow Achraf Hakimi (PSG), Brahim Díaz (Real Madrid), or Mohammed Kudus (West Ham, Europa League), TNT Sports remains the licensed route. See also our MENA football in the UK guide for AFCON and Saudi Pro League coverage.

How we cover the Champions League

We list every fixture from UEFA’s official source (uefa.com) and tell you the UK broadcaster from TNT Sports’ published programme guide. We do not host any feed and do not point readers to any unlicensed source. For UCL coverage in other markets, see our cohort partner footybite.video Champions League guide, totalsportek.video Champions League guide, or sportshub.video US/UCL guide.

Note: kick-off times are subject to last-minute schedule changes by UEFA. Always confirm the listing with TNT Sports’ published EPG shortly before kick-off.

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