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The league phase comes to an end with PSG vs Newcastle, Dortmund vs Inter and Napoli vs Chelsea the highlights

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Champions League 2025/26 live streams have had more riding on them this week, with Matchday 8 delivering the final fixtures of the league phase. That's 18 matches, all kicking off at the same time, to decide the 24 teams that will stay alive.

The top eight go directly through to the knockout phase, while the next 16 teams will have to make do with the playoff round – teams ranked 9 to 16 will be seeded in the playoffs and therefore be at home in the second legs, while teams 17 to 24 will be home first and away second.

PSG vs Newcastle is huge. The winner is almost guaranteed to advance straight the last 16, while the loser will drop into the playoff round. A draw? Well, that depends on the other results among the six other teams that also have 13 points.

Among them are Barcelona and Sporting CP, who have the same conundrum. Chelsea, also on 13 points occupying the 8th and final spot to go directly to the knockouts, but they face a tricky trip to a febrile Napoli, who realistically must win to stand any chance of making the playoff round.

Arsenal and Bayern Munich are both assured a top eight berth, the former put their 100% record up against Kairat, while the latter travel to PSV. Fresh from a 6-1 demolition of Monaco last week, Real Madrid travel to Benfica with a point likely to be enough to go straight to the knockouts, but the Eagles boss Jose Mourinho would love nothing more than an upset win to derails his former charges' safe passage.

Liverpool host Qarabag with a point likely enough for Arne Slot's Reds. Tottenham face already eliminated Eintracht Frankfurt, with Thomas Frank desperately needing another Champions League victory after beating Borussia Dortmund last week to lift the gloom in North London.

Dortmund vs Inter is an effective shootout to see who can secure a seeded spot in the playoff round.

You won't want to miss a second of the action as the league phase reaches its conclusion – it's going to absolute chaos.

Here's where to watch Champions League 2025/26 live streams online from anywhere.

How to watch Champions League 2025/26 for free

Virgin Media Play and RTE will be streaming UCL action for free to Irish residents. The final week sees two games across their platforms.

Free streaming will also be available in Pakistan via Tapmad, in Belgium through RTL Play and VTM Go and in Luxembourg via RTL2.

Outside your usual country at the moment? Make sure to use NordVPN to unlock your free streams.

Free on Matchday 8:

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Match

Date

Kick-Off (GMT/ET)

Free Channel

Napoli vs Chelsea

Wednesday, January 27

8pm/3pm

Virgin Media Play

PSG vs Newcastle

Wednesday, January 27

8pm/3pm

Virgin Media Play

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Spurs

Wednesday, January 27

8pm/3pm

Tapmad

Atletico Madrid vs Bodo/Glimt

Wednesday, January 27

8pm/3pm

Tapmad

PSV vs Bayern Munich

Wednesday, January 27

8pm/3pm

CBS Sports Golazo

Athletic Bilbao vs Sporting CP

Wednesday, January 27

8pm/3pm

Tapmad

Ajax vs Olympiacos

Wednesday, January 27

8pm/3pm

Tapmad

Union Saint-Gilloise vs Atalanta

Wednesday, January 27

8pm/3pm

RTL

Liverpool vs Qarabag

Wednesday, January 27

8pm/3pm

RTE Player

Benfica vs Real Madrid

Wednesday, January 27

8pm/3pm

TV8

Club Brugge vs Marseille

Wednesday, January 27

8pm/3pm

RTL

Monaco vs Juventus

Wednesday, January 27

8pm/3pm

Tapmad

Watch Champions League from anywhere in the world

Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching Champions League on your usual subscription?

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How to watch Champions League live streams in the US

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Paramount+ is the go to for US soccer fans wanting to watch the 2025/26 Champions League.

Paramount+. plans start at $8.99 per month and go up to $13.99 per month. You will also be able to watch the EFL Championship, Europa League and Conference League on the platform.

Outside of the US? Use a VPN to watch Paramount Plus from abroad while you're away from home.

How to watch Champions League live streams in the UK

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In the UK, TNT Sports and Amazon Prime are the go to streaming services with TNT showing 187 of the 204 games.

Add TNT Sports to your usual TV package or fork out £30.99 per month for a Discovery Plus plan that includes TNT Sports.

Amazon Prime costs £8.99 per month or £95 per year, but new customers can get a 30-day free trial before committing. Students or people aged 18‑22 pay £4.49/month or £47.49/year.

Traveling away from the UK right now? Use a VPN to watch Discovery+ or Amazon Prime from abroad while you're away from home.

Official Champions League broadcasters by region

Africa

Americas

Europe

Asia

Oceania

Middle East

Champions League Gameweek 8 fixtures

Can I watch Champions League games on my mobile?

Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or via your phone's browser.

You can also stay up-to-date with all 2025/26 Champions League key moments on the official social media channels on X/Twitter (@ChampionsLeague), Instagram (@ChampionsLeague), TikTok (@ChampionsLeague) and UEFA's YouTube (@UEFA).

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Andy Murray
Andy Murray
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Andy Murray is an award-winning writer and columnist, voted the Consumer Journalist of the Year at the 2015 PPA New Talent Awards. A fluent Spanish speaker and former semi-professional footballer, he was senior staff writer of world-leading football magazine FourFourTwo from 2012 to 2019 and continues to write and edit for them, national newspapers, websites, the Olympic Games and Premier League clubs.

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