How to watch Champions League 2025/26: live stream options, TV channels, free games

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Declan Rice of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Quarter Final First Leg match between Arsenal FC and Real Madrid C.F. at Emirates Stadium on April 08, 2025 in London, England.
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Watch Champions League 2025/26 live streams as Paris Saint-Germain attempt to successfully defend the title they won courtesy of a 5-0 thumping of Inter Milan in last season’s final.

The revamped Champions League proved to be a huge success last season, with the initial league format throwing up a host of entertaining games. The knockout stage was equally enthralling, with the pick of the games being Inter Milan’s thrilling 4-3 victory over Barcelona in their semi-final second leg.

This year, the competition takes on the same format and it is reigning Premier League champions Liverpool who are seen as the favorites. The Reds have spent heavily in the summer and boast a potent attack that now includes Florian Wirtz, Mo Salah and Alexander Isak.

Other potential contenders include reigning champions PSG, La Liga winners Barcelona, last year’s semi-finalists Arsenal and perennial winners Real Madrid. The 15-time European champions have a new manager in Xabi Alonso and will be determined to reclaim the crown they last held in 2024.

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 first week sees 14 key match-ups across their channels with coverage split between RTE 2 (2 Games), Virgin Media 2 (6 games) and Virgin Media More (6 games)

Free streaming will also be available in Turkey via TRT Spor, and in Belgium through RTL Play and VTM Go.

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

Free on RTE Player or Virgin Media Play this week:

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Match

Date

Kick-Off (BST/ET)

Free Channel

Athletic Bilbao vs Arsenal

Tuesday, September 16

5:45pm/12:45pm

Virgin Media Play

Real Madrid vs Marseille

Tuesday, September 16

8pm/3pm

Virgin Media Play

Slavia Prague v Bodø/Glimt

Wednesday, September 17

5:45pm/12:45pm

Virgin Media Play

Liverpool v Atlético Madrid

Wednesday, September 17

8pm/3pm

RTE 2

Bayern Munich v Chelsea

Wednesday, September 17

8pm/3pm

Virgin Media Play

FC Copenhagen v Bayer Leverkusen

Thursday, September 18

5:45pm/12:45pm

Virgin Media Play

Manchester City v Napoli

Thursday, September 18

8pm/3pm

Virgin Media Play

Newcastle United v Barcelona

Thursday, September 18

8pm/3pm

RTE 2

Watch Champions League from anywhere in the world

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

You can still watch the 2025-26 Champions League live thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software allows your devices to appear to be back in your home country, regardless of where in the world you are, making it ideal for viewers away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN. It's the best on the market:

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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 $7.99 per month and go up to $12.99 per month, but you can get a 7-day free trial right now. 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

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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Adrian Back

Adrian is a freelance journalist and copywriter based in the UK. He’s written about sport for a vast range of publications including World Soccer Magazine, Newsweek, Yahoo, FourFourTwo and Red Bull. Although he has covered everything from the NBA Finals and French Open, to the London Olympics and Formula 1 in Abu Dhabi, his great passion remains football – a sport he could write and talk about all day long.

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