Find out where, when and how to watch the giants of European soccer with our Champions League TV schedule.
In the United States, CBS Sports have the exclusive English-language rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup for the remainder of the 2019/20 season through until the end of the 2023/24 season. In total, it’ll be more than four full seasons of coverage.
Spanish-language rights have been acquired by Univision Deportes (TUDN), which will run until the end of the 2023/24 season.
For the Champions League, every single game will be streamed exclusively through the streaming service CBS All Access, which offers a 7-day free trial and is $6/month after that. Read our CBS All Access FAQ for more info. Very few games will air on TV via CBS and/or CBS Sports Network.
An alternative is to consider watching Champions League games on Univision where many of the games will be shown on television in Spanish, which are streamed via fuboTV.
Under normal circumstances, preliminary rounds begin in July while playoff rounds of the tournament are in August. The group stages of the competition are played from September through December. Round of 16 games are played during February-March, quarter-finals in April, semi-finals in late April and May, while the final is at the end of May.
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Champions League TV schedule
All times Eastern.
— Last updated: September 23, 2020
Thursday, September 24
UEFA Super Cup (winner of Sevilla vs. Bayern Munich), 3pm, CBS Sports Network, Univision, TUDN, CBS All Access and fuboTV (free trial)
Tuesday, September 29
Dynamo Kiev vs. Gent (Champions League Qualifying Round), 3pm, CBS All Access (free trial)
Ferencváros vs. Molde (Champions League Qualifying Round), 3pm, CBS All Access (free trial)
Omonoia vs. Olympiacos (Champions League Qualifying Round), 3pm, CBS All Access (free trial)
Wednesday, September 30
PAOK vs. Krasnodar (Champions League Qualifying Round), 3pm, CBS All Access (free trial)
RB Salzburg vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv (Champions League Qualifying Round), 3pm, CBS All Access (free trial)
Midtjylland vs. Slavia Prague (Champions League Qualifying Round), 3pm, CBS All Access (free trial)
October 1
UEFA Champions League draw
Tuesday, October 20
UEFA Champions League Group Stage begins (games TBD), time TBD, CBS All Access (free trial)
Wednesday, October 21
UEFA Champions League Group Stage continues (games TBD), time TBD, CBS All Access (free trial)
Tuesday, October 27
UEFA Champions League Group Stage continues (games TBD), time TBD, CBS All Access (free trial)
Wednesday, October 28
UEFA Champions League Group Stage continues (games TBD), time TBD, CBS All Access (free trial)
Tuesday, November 3
UEFA Champions League Group Stage continues (games TBD), time TBD, CBS All Access (free trial)
Wednesday, November 4
UEFA Champions League Group Stage continues (games TBD), time TBD, CBS All Access (free trial)
Tuesday, November 24
UEFA Champions League Group Stage continues (games TBD), time TBD, CBS All Access (free trial)
Wednesday, November 25
UEFA Champions League Group Stage continues (games TBD), time TBD, CBS All Access (free trial)
Tuesday, December 1
UEFA Champions League Group Stage continues (games TBD), time TBD, CBS All Access (free trial)
Wednesday, December 2
UEFA Champions League Group Stage continues (games TBD), time TBD, CBS All Access (free trial)
Tuesday, December 8
UEFA Champions League Group Stage continues (games TBD), time TBD, CBS All Access (free trial)
Wednesday, December 9
UEFA Champions League Group Stage continues (games TBD), time TBD, CBS All Access (free trial)
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You’ve got some repeated fixtures in there!
Each pairing of teams plays two matches (with the results combined for a final score).
Hello again. Where did you find the information of this schedule? On the fox sports website it only shows tv listings of matches on the 1st match day
The FOX Sports team doesn’t update their website that often with TV listings. We have contacts inside the industry that provide us with TV and streaming listings.
Ok
How many people have watched the UCL 2018 final kiev Real Madrid VS Liverpool in the USA??
3 million+: http://worldsoccertalk.com/2018/06/04/real-madrid-liverpool-champions-league-final-climbs-3-million-viewers/
Didnt you just show legia warsaw on fox sports 1? Why are the channels changed?
The TV schedules are always subject to change, but you can still watch the game on FOX Soccer 2GO or Sling TV with a free 7-day trial.
Everything was a lot better when FS1 was showing the games!
I mean FOX SPORTS! TNT sucks
Okay
Gaffer can you please explain which Sling package and where/how to catch the Lilywhites as they go where no Irish team has tread before?
It would be Sling Orange. Then you can use your Sling Orange login info to access ESPN3.COM to watch the game.
We shouldn’t have to do any of this! FOX SPORTS was better and could show multiple games on the same day.
Espn3 is streaming most if not all of the matches this week. How is it that both Espn and Fox have streaming rights to the Champions League matches? I am happy that a service I already pay for with Xfinity-Espn3- is streaming so many matches!
All of the ESPN3 UCL broadcasts are in Spanish.
They’ve moved several of the games to ESPN3 in English-language now too.
Outrageous! the way Italian teams especially Juventus are treated
So the UEFA Champions League won’t be on the FOX network?
After the end of the 2017/18 season, correct.
Sorry for my ignorance but will the 2017 UEFA CL Final be on FOX (free-to-air television)?
Yes it will be
Unfortunately no! Which sucks!
I think your days for knockout rounds are off by one day each. All matches should be on Tue/Wed instead of Mon/Tue as shown.
Are the CONCACAF Champions League matches going to be televised this spring in English?
Hopefully yes, but no decision has been made yet regarding who will acquire the English-language rights.
Expect CONCACAF Champions League matches with English-language commentary to be made available on YouTube, with “World Feed” commentary by a single announcer calling the matches from a sound booth at Vista Worldlink in Dania Beach, Florida.
The voice of USL Match of the Week (2nd division U.S. club soccer) on ESPNU and ESPN3.com, Mike Watts, should be on the call for many CONCACAF Champions League matches as most USL telecasts on ESPN3.com originate from the same sound booth at Vista Worldlink.
Spanish-language coverage of CONCACAF Champions League will be on Univision Deportes Network, with some overflow matches on Galavision if necessary. Authenticated (password-protected for pay TV subscriber of Univision Deportes Network) access via streaming should be available on UnivisionDeportes.com and the Univision Deportes App.
Now that Go90’s gone, any news on CONCACAF Champions League rights?
No news on English-language rights, but the CONCACAF Champions League in Spanish will be available via Univision Deportes http://worldsoccertalk.com/where-to-find-soccer-on-us-tv-and-streaming/
Hi Chris,
I was going to switch over to Dish and use the offer on this page, but the code doesn’t work. Plus Bein & FoxSports + are not part of the 190 channels package.
Has this offer expired?
Thanks
Sorry Brian, the offer has expired. They’ve shifted their plans around. For soccer fans, the best one appears to be the America’s Top 250 which is $89.99/month. The offer on the page has been updated above to reflect the update by DISH.
WE SHOULDNT HAVE RO DO THIS AT ALL! Fox Sports was amazing with the games! Everything was free and simple and perfect! I hate that FOX lost the rights. I never missed a champions league game with them. This is just outrageous
the listing above says the final will be on FOX. That means the free-to-air FOX?
Yes, the final is over the air on Fox.
Espn3 is streaming most if not all of the matches this week. How is it that both Espn and Fox have streaming rights to the Champions League matches? I am happy that a service I already pay for with Xfinity-Espn3- is streaming so many matches!
FOX has the rights this season (their final season) but they sublicense some of the games to ESPN Deportes and ESPN3. For the 2018/19 season, all games will be on Turner Sports and Bleacher Report.
My local channel MSG broadcasts a UCL game a day that is not on FS1 or FS2. Will they keep doing that come 2018-19?
Unless they make a deal with Turner no, they had a deal with Fox to rebroadcast a game.
The only way to watch the UEFA champions league and UEFA Europa league is turner sports / bleacher report live staring August 2018- June 2021.(TBS, TNT, TRUTV)
Unfortunately the answer is no unless Turner does a deal with them, which is unlikely. Sorry!
Do you know if the UCL Final will be simulcast on FS1 or will it just be live on FOX?
It’ll be live on FOX and FOX Deportes. No simulcast on FS1.
I just learned that Kate Abdo is to anchor Turners coverage of the Champions League starting next season . What are these people out of their mind . She is the absolute wrong person . Kate Riley would be the better choice
Always thought she was a little weak when presenting La Liga on Sky… not a lot of in depth knowledge.. but I’m assuming that’s not why they are hiring here. Would have preferred a good group of pundits… but I hear they hired a basketball player… so no hope here. As long as they use the world feed for commentary they can have a monkey presenting and I won’t care.
Cantona—-
Me to . Well said Cantona
Learned that FOX lost US telecast rights for UEAF Champions League as well as Europa Cup for 2018-19 season. Do you know who gained these rights. I suspect it’s ESPN.
Cliff, here you go: http://worldsoccertalk.com/2017/08/18/turner-sports-champions-league-faq-big-changes-us-soccer-fans/
Gabriel JULY 5, 2018
Are we able to watch every single match of champions league on Turner sports which is TBS, TNT and Trutv. also what is bleacher sports and how it’s works. It’s on dish service or streaming online. If so what is the prices.?
Thanks
What about univision deportees coverage?
Univision Deportes will broadcast the Champions League, but no details yet regarding the specifics. When we find out, we’ll update this page.
Those are great “free” news
Univisión and UDN will air the UEFA super cup.
B/R Live is the Bleacher Report streaming service at live.bleacherreport.com No pricing details have been announced yet. More details about B/R Live can be found here: http://worldsoccertalk.com/2018/03/27/faq-bleacher-report-live-new-home-uefa-champions-league-online-usa/
Turner Sports haven’t announced their TV plans yet. We’ll update the page when the details are announced.
So B/R Live currently says that Alashkert vs. Celtic is not available in my zip code and for my TV provider (with no options for streaming services like Sling or does it say anything about it being shown on B/R Live, except ). But helpfully they also say the service is free through June (It is July 6th). I suppose there is a reason why they are still in beta. Hope they get serious when the qualifying rounds come along.
Hi Tony, did you sign up for a free B/R Live account? When I go to the Alashkert-Celtic page on B/R Live, it shows a ‘Free’ video icon (it’s being streamed for free through B/R Live).
I download the app, there are some matches on B/R with free icon on top of video. I tried to click it . It tooks me to option ( Way to catch ) . We need to have tv provider in order to watch these games. Some people don’t have tv provider including me, So I don’t know why it’s say free video. Looks we will lose privilage to watch UCL especially the qualifications starting next month. Hopefully will have an idea about there plan within couple of weeks.
Thanks
Well, I did sign up and I get both the ‘free’ video icon and at the same time it says “We’re Sorry. No options appear to be available based on your zip code and tv provider.” But if I go to my local team’s (Rapids) B/R Live page, it provides accurate information (including bars where I can go see it, which is cool).
At any rate, they don’t seem to offer on demand yet, so matches played during working hours are useless to me.
any word on the UEFA Nations Cup matches??? Looking forward to this is Sept.
I believe ESPN has the rights to Nations League. Hopefully they won’t relegate it to their buggy ESPN+ platform.
Ok, what’s the website.it might I have the wrong one. Is it live bleacher report.com ?
Yes. https://live.bleacherreport.com/
I just gave up from this B/R Live website.same thing
Watched the Free games on B/R Live without any problem . No commentary except the Celtic game
Valur Reykjavik vs. Rosenborg BK wasn’t available in B/R Live, and except the Celtic game, there was no commentary in the other matches, probably because the Celtic game was directly streamed from the Celtic TV who have their own commentators.
Will Univision transmit the 2018 UEFA Super Cup?
If so, in what channel, Univision, UniMás, Galavisión or Univision Deportes Network?
Yes, it’ll be on Univision but no announcement about which channel yet.
I just saw on UDN while watching VER-UNAM, 2018 UEFA Super Cup on Univision and Univision Deportes Network.
When turner sports is gonna show a promo commercial on TV.
This is so confusing . So for the Champions League, ALL the games will be shown on Univision has 4 channels they can broadcast from Univision, Galavision, Unimas & Univision Deportes.
Are all 4 of these channels available in the US through cable or satellite?
Is possible?
I have DirectTV now (basic package), when I log in on UnivisionNOW I see all 4 channels
I’m in Los Angeles. I get Univision (channel 34) and Unimas (channel 46) from over the air antenna. Univision Deportes and Galavision are cable channels.
This is retarded and an epic fail. Nobody is going to pay $79.99 to watch the champion live on stream and hope the connection is good to go on a smart phone or a 13inch iPad Pro when Costco is selling on average 65 inch tvs… you can’t garentee to call friends over to watch together if the bleacher report app won’t connect with the smart tv. Freaking technology should make things easier not harder … epic fail by TNT b/r live and champions league in the states .. forced to learn Spanish now
Champions in the states now = retarded … won’t even have reruns at nights like FS1 and fs2 use to have for most of us that work for a living … and now we neede to learn to speak Spanish more than ever …. looks like English language is begging replaced with Spanish which is fine because more action when a goal is scored on Spanish speaking channel ( (gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool !!!!!!!!!!!) Instead of just goal!!!!
Just FYI, spoke to B/R and they are applying a patch that will hide the scores for games that are available for replay. Similar to what ESPN+ does.
I subscribe to Sling Orange and was getting Bein and UDN for $5 per month by adding on the Spanish package. That was really a sweet deal. It seems Sling (and Dish) will now lose UDN for sure. What are the options to get UDN without cable? I need the games on demand to watch in the evening. Thank you.
Your best bet is to get fuboTV which includes all of the beIN and Univision channels as well as NBC and FOX and more.
More info at http://worldsoccertalk.com/watch-soccer-via-fubotv/
Does FUBOtv have an app that works on smart tv?
Not on Smart TVs, but they have apps on:
Android smartphones
Android tablets
iPhone
iPad
Apple TV (4th & 5th Generations)
Amazon Fire TV (Beta)
Roku
Chromecast
Android TV
Quick poll on which one is dumber:
1. UCL feeds on Fox Match Pass (and some ESPN3 games) last year that didn’t display score or game clock. You don’t know the score or time left unless someone scores.
2. B/R Live menu that forces you to see the score of the match before you watch it.
It just seems the whole user experience was designed at these companies by someone who never watched a single UCL game as a fan living in the US.
Kiev vs. Ajax at 3pm on 8/28 and PAOK vs. Benfica at 3pm on 8/29 are both being shown on TNT. Along with their (terrible) pre and post match shows.
Where can I sign up for TNT.S B/R monthly plan ?
Where can I sign up for TNT.S B/R Champion’s League Games?
You’re showing Inter Milan vs. Spurs (and other matches) on Sep 18 is available on Sling Orange. What channel is it on? I know it’s also available on Galavision, but Sling no longer carries it. Thanks.
You’re correct. Galavision is no longer available on Sling TV. I’ll update the TV schedule accordingly.
Which service carries a complete complement of all EPL, UCL and EUROPA LEAGUE matches?
The one that has access to the most of the games is fuboTV:
EPL – All games except the ones on NBC Sports Gold
UCL – All the games on TNT, Univision, Univision Deportes Network, UniMas and Galavision as well as all of the games not on TV via authenticating with the Univision Deportes app
UEL: Same as above (note that only the final is on TNT)
Why couldn’t they have put 2nd and 3rd games on TBS and TruTV like they do NCAA March Madness?
It is a nightmare now to try and watch champions league. All these different networks and must pay extra. What a pain. Great way to screw up football viewing.
Are the games on Wednesday February 20th not on TV?
One of them will be on TNT, but we’re not sure yet as of writing.
All of these games needs to go back to FOX! They need to get the rights back!
Chris,
Can you watch champions league replays, via the univision now supscribtion service?
Subscribers can instantly watch programs from the past 3 days (72 hours) of the live stream using the program guide, and can watch hundreds of primetime and library shows on demand. Not all Univision and UniMás programming is available through the Univision NOW service.
Hi. “Using the program guide”?
I have signed in to univision now and searching for UEFA, Juventus, Ajax, Barcelona all come back with nothing. The main screen has a “What’s on Now” and a “Catch up on [Univision][[Unimas]” etc. but there is no sign of sports/deportes. Has anyone (including CH) actually successfully watched a match within 72 hours? Please let me know how to find as I’d like to see some of the Ajax match that I couldn’t watch live yesterday and don’t have B/R.
Univision Now only features programming from UniMas and Univision, which are both free-to-air. Univision Deportes Network is a cable/satellite network and is completely different. Same with Galavision, which is owned by Univision Deportes.
Ajax-Juve was on Galavision. If you don’t have Galavision on your cable or satellite, you can watch it through fuboTV.
You can authenticate your subscription and get Univision Deportes on the app tho, right? I think it’s Galavision that for some reason doesn’t recognize authentication.
Correct. But you should be able to authenticate to watch Galavision through the Univision Deportes Network website at https://www.univision.com/deportes
I have 1 of 2 Univision channels. I also have Galavision and Univision Deportes Network. UniMas and the other Univision is not free to air on my cable, it’s in the Spanish package which is strange, the others ( Galavision & UDN) are not. I went to the UDN/Univision sign in page and COMCAST/Xfinity is not available. There are 15 providers and Comcast is not one of them. Do you know why? Thanks.
PLEASE broadcast Barcelona vs Manchester United on April 16th, and Manchester City vs Spurs on April 17th. Thank you so much and keep up the excellent work!
Will the City v Spurs game be switched again to TNT?
Most probably but we won’t know for sure until next week.
Ajax vs Juventus and Manchester City vs Tottenham next week please!
The final of the champions League won’t be on UniMás it’s going to be on Univision
It appears that the Univision games not televised on a linear channel will this year require a subscriber login. Last year, the non-televised games were available without any authentication.
How can we have access to tudnxtra ?
I think that you get the games via tudn.com or the tudn app as long as you have a tudn subscription. From the apple app store page:
*TUDNxtra*
– Viewers from participating cable providers, with the flagship TUDN network can access and watch additional LIVE games with TUDNxtra. With the TUDNxtra channels, TUDN is delivering every single game of UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA European Qualifiers, as well as Liga MX and Copa MX in both Spanish and English.
It also looks like TUDN will have a whip-around show (like Fox used to have). My Spanish isn’t very good (I’m working on that) but I should be able to enjoy their version regardless.
To be honest, I consumed most of my UCL last year via the univision networks anyway.
FUBOtv now has 11 TUDNxtra channels and ZONAFUTBOL TUDN channel. I have fubo basic with “sports plus”. All the Champions League and Europe League matches are listed in fubo’s listings.
Thank you for the update on upcoming matches and for the info on channel changes. How about for the UEFA Women’s? Which network/s are picking up their matches? I only saw one match last October for the Qualifying Rounds, and only one Channel/Network aired it, then nothing for all the rest of the other teams match / rounds…
Please also give more information if you have on where to watch in US other Women’s European, Asian, Canadian leagues. We do get some of the South American leagues here too occasionally.
Select games from smaller continental European clubs are shown via mycujoo. But it appears that the other games are available on a club-by-club basis. Unfortunately, the vast majority of them are not available to viewers in the United States. Select PSG games in the competition are available via beIN SPORTS.
We also have a Women’s Soccer TV schedule page at https://worldsoccertalk.com/womens-soccer-tv-schedule/ that has more listings.
Hey if I wanted to watch Dortmund vs PSG later that night on BR Live, can I without knowing the score beforehand?
B/R Live has a no spoiler feature that you can activate, so you won’t find out the score.
Watch the video to see a demo of how it works – https://worldsoccertalk.com/2019/11/25/br-live-demo-closer-look-sports-streaming-service-video/
Refusing to televise the first Barcelona – Napoli Champions League playoff game AT ALL deprives English- speaking American audiences is outrageous and evidences bias against La Liga & Serie A teams. So we think your coverage is s***, and as usual, betrays a pro-British EPL bias!
Turner opted out of UCL, and may not cover games in August.
(Not April)
Well that is shocking! Would make sense for CBS to start their coverage early, but given they basically brand new in covering this type of event, would also make sense for UCL to give it to someone more established in soccer for the resumption of the tournament and give CBS lead time for next year (make it a 4 year deal instead of 3?).
ESPN makes sense, as does Fox. As a beIN fan would also be funny if they got it and everyone complains about not getting that channel….could put pressure on Comcast and Direct TV.
I agree with everything you typed. One other option that no one has mention is TUDN since they already have the Spanish and they broadcast LigaMX matches in English also.
Is TUDN going to add more channels?
Univision should’ve the August 8 game on big UNIVISION?
TNT network should have never gotten the Champions League TV contract as they are not a good sports covering network and do not have good qualified people to manage it.
UEFA is stupidly at fault with dealing with TNT and they should have selected a much better TV network for the US coverage, like Fox, who has dedicated sports channels to please all soccer fans in the USA, like FS1 and FS2 and their main Fox channel to broadcast the final to a very large and nationwide TV market, also for free without greedy subscription demands
Now all US soccer fans are being deprived in watching these upcoming playoff matches due to stupidity of greedy UEFA.
We also cannot watch any games in English without paying, I hate listening to Univision as they only broadcast in Spanish, which is a pain to my ears.
A big shame on UEFA.
A big shame on TNT. They should have never attempted in winning this contract a they are simply incapable in handling it and doing a good job.
In the end we US soccer fans are suffering from UEFA’s horrible stupidity.
I guess you are happy that CBS has it now?
No, I am not happy as CBS will start their coverage next year in 2021.
This year’s coverage and the playoffs in Portugal will not be covered by any English TV network. It is also disheartening on why TNT stopped covering this year, they should have at least broadcasted all the games starting August 7th between Real Madrid at Manchester City, and continue coverage till the final in Lisbon on August 23.
A big shame on TNT.
Yes CBS All Access will have the remaining matches this year. You seem to be mad over something that doesn’t matter anymore.
CBS All Access is $5.99 a month for streaming services.
They offer a 7-day free trial
Maybe it is worth trying it.
My anger and disappointment is at TNT for just cancelling their coverage before this season was completed. They should have at least completed this whole season. I will not miss their poor coverage anyway.
I am also very angry and disappointed at stupid and greedy UEFA for not acting in a proper way to service English speaking soccer fans in the US. Their poor decisions are most unbecoming and very poor business (I am trying to be polite here). A big shame on UEFA.
The upcoming schedule is as follows:
7-8 August: Round of 16 second leg
August 7:
Manchester City vs Real Madrid
Juventus vs Lyon
August 8:
Bayern vs Chelsea
Barcelona vs Napoli
12-15 August: Quarter-finals (Lisbon)
18-19 August: Semi-finals (Lisbon)
23 August: Final (Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisbon)
I am not happy as I think both TNT and UEFA are equally guilty in not arranging English TV coverage for US fans. TNT should have at least covered till the end of this season….or….. for UEFA to give the remaining games coverage to CBS or another US network, like ESPN or Fox.
Their abysmal disregard to all US soccer fans is unpardonable.
Agree with everything above. If a super elite rich person hates soccer so much they want to destroy the game in USA, then the contract to TNT and not showing the games is how you do that. Amazing TNT really had no idea what they were getting into with this. UEFA just took the money and ran, and I’m sure there is even more money with breach of contract. Any clue who has taken the remainder of this years CL? CBS is next year but not Aug 2020 games.
Hi Bobby, the way I understand is that there will not be any free English telecast in the US for the remaining CL matches starting on August 7th between Real Madrid and Manchester City and ending with the final match on August 23rd.
Remember that all matches starting with the quarter-finals are all going to be held in Lisbon and are single elimination matches, no more home and away matches, so these games should be very exciting.
The only way to get these matches in English in the US will be available on CBS All Access and you have to pay for it, it is $5.99 a month for this streaming service. They offer a 7-day free trial. Maybe it is worth buying this just for a month. I recommend to connect your laptop to your TV to watch these matches on a big screen or if you have the CBS app on your TV or Roku you are set.
You can watch these matches for free on Univision if you have this channel available, but it is only in Spanish.
The only free way to watch these games in English is to find a free online streaming site, Google should come in handy in finding them.
Again, UEFA fumbled these arrangements very badly.
If we are lucky…..maybe a last second arrangement with a US TV network will be licensed and to be telecast in English …. but I am not holding my breath.
John and others, the page you’re commentating on has the TV schedule listed above the comments section, which includes matches that will be shown on US television (as well as legal streaming options).
Please try not to disseminate incorrect information.
More matches will be available on TV too just as soon as the decisions are made on which matches will be on English-language TV.
Thank you Christopher Harris for all your help and information.
This page must have been updated to include a lot of new and useful current information, which I had not seen before.
We soccer fans appreciate all your good efforts.
Stay well and wish you all the best.
Yes indeedy.
Just of curiosity which team do you support? Massive Barcelona supporter here, since childhood.
Today, July 25, 2020, I checked what I read the following on the top of this page here:
Manchester City vs. Real Madrid (Champions League Round of 16, second leg), 3pm, CBS Sports Network, UniMas, Hulu + Live TV, AT&T TV, CBS All Access and fuboTV (free trial)
I got excited when I read that this game is going to be televised by CBS Sports Network (as it says here) as I do have this channel on my Comcast cable TV package.
Unfortunately and sadly when I just checked CBS Sports Network programming schedule for August 7th they do not list this match at all, but list the “Tiki + Tierney Show” for the 3 PM ET start time.
It is possible that this schedule has not been updated yet ….. or ……this information here is not accurate.
If and when this information is ever updated and corrected please share it here.
Thank you.
Hi John, we’re the best source for accurate TV listings, but they do sometimes change day-by-day based on what the TV companies decide. But we’re the best place to go to first.
The programming guides on cable systems and even the TV company’s websites are not always updated in a timely manner.
For that specific match, it was CBS that told me the game would be on CBS Sports Network. Of course, they can always change their mind. But I’m confident that is still correct. We’ll find out for sure next week when they officially announce their TV schedule.
How about Barcelona vs Napoli on August 8th, Chris? What platforms will it be on?
Very much hoping it will be on free to air CBS as a massive Barcelona supporter.
Thank you again.
PGA Championship is scheduled for CBS over-the-air that day, so it looks likely that Barcelona-Napoli will be on CBS Sports Network. We’re still awaiting the final confirmation from CBS though.
Is this impact on the PGA Tour on May 2021 or conflict on CBS schedule sports on other properties on their program.
Hi Christopher Harris, thanks for your prompt reply and explanation.
You could be absolutely right as I too expect this scheduling information to be corrected and updated closer to game day.
Thanks a lot for all your help and information, we all soccer fans appreciate all that you do here.
Have a wonderful day and stay well and healthy, we need you.
The CBS Sports Network schedule is at this URL:
https://www.cbssportsnetwork.com/tv-schedule/
This network is available on my Comcast TV package and depending on your Comcast TV package it could be available for free, as it is for me.
The CBS Total Access, is here on the web:
https://www.cbs.com/all-access
It is not free and you must subscribe to this service at $5.99 a month, they do offer a 7-day free trial
The CBS Total Access app is not yet available on Comcast, although it should be available soon according to Comcast, I do see this app on my TV’s apps but it says that it is coming soon.
The advantage is you can watch this channel on your TV with this new coming app and without needing to stream it through your WiFi or Internet.
Roku does have CBS Total Access network available right now. They also do have CBS Sports Network.
Check with your TV provider.
Good luck all.
Chris do you think CBS is really only going to show the final on all access? That seems horribly inconsistent with their prior claims. (more CL matches on NETWORK TV than any prior provider). Or just haven’t updated anything but the first set of games and you just filled in all access as you know all access will carry all matches?
The “more CL games on network TV than any prior provider” is a interesting turn of phrase though. When Turner had the rights, none of the games were on over-the-air television. When FOX Sports had the rights, usually the final would be on the over-the-air FOX channel. So if CBS puts two games on over-the-air TV, the “more CL games on network TV than any prior provider” will be valid.
Hopefully they’ll show more than that. But, for the most part, the acquisition of the Champions League rights are a play to get people to subscribe to CBS All Access.
Chris – Please correct me if I’m wrong but Turner does not have any over the air channels. All of Turner’s networks/property is on cable, even TBS. They do have the CW network but that is a joint venture between CBS & Turner.
I hope they can air the CW network and paramount network since CBS buys Viacom on CBS-Viacom of merger channels otherwise CBS and CBS sports network haven’t announced their tv plans for next month.
I have a question about CBS All Access and Amazon Prime. I currently have CBS All Access through my Amazon Prime account. My question is will I able to watch the Champions League through my Prime account or will I have to pay for a separate subscription? If anyone can answer this question it is greatly appreciated. Thanks Chris
Hi Chris, if you’re paying for CBS All Access through Amazon Prime, then yes you’ll be able to watch the Champions League games.
If you pay….that is the key.
Amazon Prime does make CBS All Access available …. BUT … it is NOT FREE…..the user must purchase CBS All Access to be able to watch this channel.
So ….. if you have NOT purchased CBS All Access you CANNOT watch it.
Correct. I never said CBS All Access was free. It’s $6 per month.
You are right Christopher.
Amazon Prime does make available many shows and channels to Prime members, the sad fact is that many of these available offers are NOT free, the customer is forced to buy their selected packages at extra cost besides paying for Prime membership.
I made this fact very clear in my earlier post which was deleted from here, I assume because I was unkind to Jeff Bezos.
Which are the “only three of the 11 Champions League games will be televised by CBS”?
Thanks a bunch.
CBS Sports Network – the final, Barcelona-Napoli and Real Madrid-Man City.
Thank you.
I signed up for CBSAllAccess but it’s very confusing:
1. None of the games listed as available only on CBSAllAccess is showing up on the schedule. Hopefully this one will be fixed in time. Friday and Saturday games do show up on CBS Sports schedule.
2. A very frustrating situation happens if you cannot watch a game LIVE on CBSAllAccess e.g., because of a personal conflict or because you’re watching another game at the same time (there are 2 simultaneous games both on Friday and on Saturday). There is no DVR offered. Unlike ESPN+ (also without a DVR but the games are available on demand IMMEDIATELY after the game is over) CBSAllAccess offers shows ON DEMAND only on the following day.
I have noticed that ESPN+ does have a DVR function now–at least it did for the FA Cup final and for the Championship playoff games last week. A great relief to have that in place. I’m still desperately waiting for this from NBC (and now I guess CBS). It’s kind of stunning at this point in time for a service to not have it.
Comcast just updated their schedule listings today and they do show that CBS Sports Network is televising the Manchester City vs Real Madrid match on August 7th live at 3 PM ET, and on Saturday August 8th CBS Sports Network is televising the Barcelona vs Napoli match at 3 PM.
Chris:
The CBS All Access pages, as viewed through AppleTV+, are extremely confusing. The upcoming CL games for this coming weekend are displayed, but it’s not clear if all the matches have English commentary, e.g. The Bayern/Chelsea game next Saturday shows as being from Galavision. Will this particular game only be in Spanish on CBS All Access?
I haven’t used the CBS All Access app on Apple TV. But every single game will be streamed in English via CBS All Access.
Spanish-language broadcasts are on Univision/tUDN/Galavision.
Someone above said… “We also cannot watch any games in English without paying, I hate listening to Univision as they only broadcast in Spanish, which is a pain to my ears.”
Well for those of us who are polyglots, who DO speak Spanish (as well as 3 other languages in my case) and who appreciate the excitement of the match announcers as opposed to boring British announcers “oh, well now, that’s a goal, now about that Carlsberg beer…” it’s not a problem…
That sounds like a YOU problem.
If you’re a fan of clubs from smaller or lower-ranked countries, does anyone know if the qualifying rounds of Champions League/Europa (2020/2021) will be aired on CBS All-Access? Or does coverage begin at the Playoffs? Group Stage on?
Thanks.
Group Stage onwards for CBS.
Here’s more info about the rights for the playoffs:
https://worldsoccertalk.com/2020/08/04/cbs-to-broadcast-champions-league-from-england/
If thats the case how do we watch the qualifying rounds if they are not on CBS All access.
We would have to wait and see who gets the rights, if it’s not CBS.
How much do those rights in the past cost. How in the world does acompany only get half a tournament. I guess this is the new streaming world we now live in.
Is it safe to assume that the announcement on 2020-21 qualifiers will come soon?
Yes but sometimes these deals come down to the very last minute before they’re finalized. It’s quite possible someone other than CBS could win the rights.
What other soccer tournaments of UEFA including the Euro cup. Is CBS interesting getting that or later?
Euro 2024 TV rights on CBS or ESPN or others?
Sadly my team, Real Madrid, lost today so I don’t have to subscribe to CBS All Access after all.
Real played very poorly today to have any chance to eliminate Manchester City.
Real’s Raphaël Varane had an awful game, maybe the worst of his life, to give up two precious goals to help MC send Real to the showers for the rest of this season.
The only consolation for Real fans is that at least we won the La Liga championship this season.
Now we have to wait till the next season starts.
It has been a very sad day for all Real Madrid fans.
Real Madrid lost and got eliminated because of their French Connection.
First Raphaël Varane had an abominably very poor game and secondly Zenedine Zidane managed probably his worst game of his coaching career.
He picked wrong players for this very important game and did not replace players till the game was almost over.. so all the subs did not have enough time to contribute.
Even though Zidane is highly regarded as a brilliant coach his stupid stubbornness is also his downfall.
Real Madrid is not that strong offensively and seldom score a lot of goals as they did when they had CR7, so Zidane started relying on his defense to win games, and almost always by just one goal difference, so they needed to shutdown MC which unfortunately Raphaël Varane messed up this whole plan. Another major and catastrophic Real failure is Zidane’s very poor decision not to play Gareth Bale and James Rodríguez, both are healthy and are superb offensive players and their scoring abilities were very sorely missed in this game.
I will not be sad if and when Zidane departs Real Madrid. His personal stubborn and poor decisions have hurt this team enormously, Had he planned smarter and more logically Real would have had a much better chance to win and advance to the quarter-finals.
Zidane’s mistakes were lethal and catastrophic.
The semis are as follows:
Tuesday 8/18: Leipzig vs PSG
Wednesday 8/19: Lyon vs Bayern Munich
My picks will be PSG vs Bayern Munich in the final on Sunday 8/23.
Champion: Bayern Munich.
You are welcome to use my tips and call your bookie and get rich.
Hi guys, anyone getting rich with my accurate picks?
So far till today I am right so far, correctly picked 2 out of 2. Third match is next Sunday.
PSG and Bayern won as I did pick em, so these 2 teams will meet on Sunday at the final.
I picked Bayern to be champions.
Hi all, how about hitting the Trifecta……getting all my picks correctly and perfectly 3 out of 3.
I hope some of you are richer now if you had listened to me and followed my 3 picks…..enjoy your winnings.
Good and enjoyable season, although Covid tried its best to ruin it for us.
I hope you enjoyed this UEFA Championship playoffs as much as I did.
See you soon here.
Chris do you have a source/link for Champions League qualifying playoff games (they start tomorrow). being on CBS All Access? When did CBS deign to having them on All Access?
Thank you kindly.
CBS sent out a press release late last week to announce the 6 games would be on CBS All Access.
So in other words they are all on CBS All Access. Thank you Chiris.
As of this writing I don’t see it on the Champ League show details. I have CBS All Access.
In the app, it says “Champions League” and has a “Watch now” button. That’ll take you into the match itself. I don’t see the individual games listed yet.
They are all on there if you access via laptop connected to TV via HDMI.
I didn’t see them on my Roku. Is there a way to access them there?
And are any of Thursday’s Europa League qualifiers being shown?
Yes, you can see the games on CBS All Access via Roku. Just select Champions League and ‘Watch now’ on the CBS All Access app.
Here’s the schedule of Europa League qualifying games:
https://worldsoccertalk.com/europa-league-tv-schedule/