Champions League TV Guide — Every UK Broadcaster for UCL Tonight
This is the UK-only TV guide for the UEFA Champions League. Every fixture from the league phase through to the final, and the UK broadcaster you need to subscribe to or tune into for live coverage and highlights.
The single UK live-rights holder: TNT Sports
TNT Sports holds the exclusive UK live-rights to the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Conference League — all UEFA club competitions.
Live coverage runs across the linear channels TNT Sports 1, 2, 3 and 4, and streaming via Discovery+.
How to subscribe
| Route | What you get | Typical cost |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery+ Premium (direct) | All TNT Sports channels live + on-demand | Monthly subscription, see discovery+.com |
| Sky TV bundle | TNT Sports as add-on to Sky channels | Combined Sky/TNT package |
| Virgin Media TV | TNT Sports as add-on | Combined Virgin/TNT package |
| EE / BT broadband | TNT Sports bundled with broadband | Phone-line + TNT package |
Free-to-air on TNT Sports YouTube
TNT Sports streams a small selection of matches free each season on its YouTube channel — including, in most seasons, the Champions League final live. Subscribe to @tntsports on YouTube to be notified when free matches go live.
Highlights and free-to-air alternatives
BBC iPlayer
The BBC holds Champions League highlights rights for the UK, broadcast across:
- Match of the Day, Saturday nights on BBC One — Champions League highlights weeks where it overlaps the Premier League weekend
- BBC iPlayer — full match-day highlights packages available the morning after fixtures
This is the free-to-air route for catching up on Champions League.
Channel 4
Channel 4 carries selected highlights for the Champions League knockout rounds. Available free with C4 streaming via the All 4 / Channel 4 app.
Kick-off times in the UK
| Round | UK time | CET time |
|---|---|---|
| League phase | 17:45 or 20:00 | 18:45 or 21:00 |
| Round of 16 | 20:00 | 21:00 |
| Quarter-finals | 20:00 | 21:00 |
| Semi-finals | 20:00 | 21:00 |
| Final | 20:00 (Saturday) | 21:00 (Saturday) |
The 17:45 UK slot was introduced for the new league-phase format to spread fixtures across the evening. Most marquee league-phase matches kick off at 20:00 UK.
Where to find the up-to-date schedule
| Source | What it has |
|---|---|
| UEFA.com | Official fixture list, kick-off times, results |
| Discovery+ schedule | TNT Sports linear schedule per channel |
| TNT Sports website (sport.tnt.tv) | UK-specific broadcast schedule |
| Yallashoot widget above | Next 14 days, with UK time |
Subscribing wisely
If you’re unsure how much Champions League is in your viewing pattern, the Discovery+ Premium monthly subscription is the most flexible — you can cancel during the summer break (June, July) and resume in August when the qualifying rounds begin.
For Premier League + Champions League viewers, the combined Sky/TNT bundle through Sky TV is often the best value, since it picks up most Premier League fixtures plus all of TNT’s UEFA coverage.
How we build this guide
Our coverage is sourced from UEFA.com for fixtures, TNT Sports’ published programme guide for UK broadcaster information, and direct verification of the BBC and Channel 4 highlights rights. We do not host any feed and do not point readers to any unlicensed source.
Voyez aussi: Champions League fixtures, Live Football, Broadcasters.
Note: schedule details can shift due to fixture rearrangements (postponements, weather). Always confirm with TNT Sports’ published EPG within 24 hours of kick-off.