Where to watch the Champions League 2026/27: TV channels and streams by country

Where you watch the Champions League depends on your country, because UEFA sells the rights market by market. For the 2026/27 season, the main homes are Paramount+ in the United States (TUDN in Spanish), TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video in the UK, DAZN in Canada, DAZN and Amazon Prime Video in Germany, Ziggo Sport in the Netherlands and Stan Sport in Australia. The full country list follows below.

This guide covers the official broadcasters for the current season, how coverage is split between services in the biggest markets, the 2026/27 calendar through the final in Madrid, and what you can watch for free.

Where to watch the Champions League in the US, UK and Canada

The Champions League is on Paramount+ in the United States, on TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video in the UK, and on DAZN in Canada. These are the official partners UEFA lists for 2026/27.

• United States: Paramount+ is the English-language streaming home and carries the full slate of matches. TUDN has Spanish-language coverage, and UEFA also lists DAZN as a US partner.
• United Kingdom: TNT Sports shows most matches. Amazon Prime Video has one Tuesday match per matchweek, which is included in a standard Prime membership. TNT Sports is sold as an add-on through Sky, Virgin Media or EE TV, or as part of an HBO Max plan that includes it. The BBC holds highlights rights only.
• Republic of Ireland: RTÉ and Virgin Media show matches free-to-air (streams on RTÉ Player and Virgin Media Play), alongside Premier Sports.
• Canada: DAZN streams every match, and OneSoccer is also an official partner.

If you already pay for Prime in the UK, check what your plan includes before buying anything else: our overview of Amazon Prime monthly and annual plans explains the options. Prices change often, so confirm the current price on the provider's own sign-up page.

Champions League TV channels by country in Europe

Each European country has its own Champions League broadcaster, and in several markets coverage is split between a pay-TV channel and a streaming service. The table lists the partners UEFA publishes for 2026/27 in the largest markets.

For every other country, UEFA keeps a complete list of Champions League broadcast partners that it updates during the season.

Where to watch the Champions League in the rest of the world

Outside Europe and North America, the Champions League is mostly on regional sports networks such as beIN, ESPN, SuperSport and Sony. These are the official 2026/27 partners in the biggest markets:

• Australia: Stan Sport
• New Zealand: DAZN
• Mexico: Max and FOX
• Brazil: TNT Sports and SBT
• Argentina: FOX Sports Argentina and ESPN
• Rest of South America and Central America: ESPN
• India and the Indian subcontinent: Sony
• Middle East and North Africa: beIN
• South Africa, Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport (Canal+ and New World TV also hold rights in parts of the region)
• Japan: WOWOW live, with highlights on Lemino and U-NEXT
• South Korea: SPO TV
• Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and more): beIN

Rights are tied to where you are, not where you bought the subscription. If you travel, check the provider's terms for using your plan abroad: within the EU, portability rules generally let residents use their home subscription temporarily in another member state, while outside the EU it depends on the service.

Can you watch the Champions League for free?

Yes, in some countries the Champions League is on free-to-air TV, but most live matches sit behind a paid subscription. Free options listed for 2026/27 include:

• Ireland: RTÉ and Virgin Media show live matches, with streams on RTÉ Player and Virgin Media Play.
• Belgium: RTL Play carries free coverage.
• Türkiye: public broadcaster TRT, with free streaming on its Tabii platform.
• UK: BBC highlights programmes, with streaming on BBC iPlayer (highlights only, not live matches).
• Germany and Austria: ZDF, ORF and Servus TV hold highlights rights.

UEFA also publishes previews, interviews, highlights and documentaries on UEFA.com, UEFA.tv and the official Champions League app at no cost. Be careful with sites that promise free live streams of every match: they are not licensed, and many push malware, fake "player updates" and scam ads. Sticking to the official partners above is the safe option.

Champions League 2026/27 schedule and key dates

The 2026/27 Champions League runs from September 2026 to the final on Saturday, 5 June 2027 at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid. The league phase has 36 clubs, each playing eight matches (four at home and four away). The top eight go straight to the round of 16, clubs ranked 9th to 24th play a two-legged knockout play-off, and the rest are eliminated.

The remaining league phase matchdays are 24/25 November 2026, 8/9 December 2026, 19/20 January 2027 and 27 January 2027. That adds up to 189 matches over the season: 144 in the league phase, 16 play-off matches, 16 in the round of 16, 8 quarter-final matches, 4 semi-final matches and the final. UEFA's official dates and draws page has fixtures and kick-off times as they are confirmed.

How to pick the right Champions League streaming service

Start with the official partner for your country, then pick the plan that matches how many matches you actually watch. A quick checklist:

1. Find your country in the lists above or on UEFA's partner page.
2. Check whether coverage is split. In the UK, Germany and Italy, Amazon Prime Video carries a share of the matches, so a single service will not show everything.
3. Compare monthly and annual billing on the provider's own site. Monthly plans make sense if you only follow the knockout rounds from February to June.
4. Check device support: the main services have apps for smart TVs, streaming sticks, game consoles, phones and browsers.
5. Look for bundles you may already pay for, such as a TV package or a phone contract that includes a sports streaming service.

If you watch on a TV, a wired connection or a strong 5 GHz Wi-Fi signal helps avoid buffering during live matches, because live sports streams cannot buffer far ahead the way on-demand video does.

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