The season 2024/25 will be a milestone for the UEFA Champions League as it is expanded and restructured.
Featuring 38 teams for the first time, the tournament will utilize a novel "league phase" that replaces what we typically see as group stages. The new format now has eight teams playing against random (unseeded) opponents, making the competition less predictable and more exciting than ever.
The new format promises to provide some enticing qualifiers and potential early battles between European giants. Changes like that will surely get the attention of fans around the globe, now including a rapidly growing audience in America. Football fans across the country are looking forward to major showdowns of the gridiron variety, and there will be more than a few ways to check out the action this weekend.
Champions League fixtures, schedule, TV channel
U.S. viewers can watch every Champions League match in English via Paramount+ from CBS Sports Most of those will be Paramount+ exclusives, with a few games televised by CBS Sports Network. And at times, (CBS Sports Golazo) as well, giving 24/7 soccer content. Spanish-language coverage will be provided by TUDN and UniMas, with live streaming available on Fubo (free trial for new users).
Match | Date & Time (ET) | TV channel & Streaming |
| Juventus vs. PSV | Tue, Sep. 16 12:45 p.m | Paramount+ |
| Young Boys vs. Aston Villa | Tue, Sep. 16 12:45 p.m. | Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo |
| Sporting CP vs. Lille | Tue, Sep. 16 3 p.m. | CBS Sports Network , Paramount+ |
| Bayern Munich vs. Dinamo Zagreb | Tue, Sep. 16 3 p.m. | Paramount+ |
| AC Milan vs. Liverpool | Tue, Sep. 16 3 p.m. | Paramount+ |
| Real Madrid vs. Stuttgart | Tue, Sep. 16 3 p.m. | TUDN, UniMas Paramount+, Fubo |
| Sparta Prague vs. RB Salzburg | Wed, Sep. 17 12:45 p.m. | Paramount+ |
| Bologna vs. Shakhtar Donetsk | Wed, Sep. 17 12:45 p.m. | TUDN, UniMas Paramount+, Fubo |
| Club Brugge vs. Borussia Dortmund | Wed, Sep. 17 3 p.m. | CBS Sports Network Paramount+ |
| Man City vs. Inter | Wed, Sep. 17 3 p.m. | Paramount+ |
| PSG vs. Girona | Wed, Sep. 17 3 p.m. | Paramount+ |
| Celtic vs. Slovan Bratislava | Wed, Sep. 17 3 p.m. | Paramount+ |
| Feyenoord vs. Bayer Leverkusen | Thu, Sep. 18 12:45 p.m. | Paramount+ |
| Red Star Belgrade vs. Benfica | Thu, Sep. 18 12:45 p.m. | Paramount+ |
| Atletico Madrid vs. RB Leipzig | Thu, Sep. 18 3 p.m. | CBS Sports Network , Paramount+ |
| Atalanta vs. Arsenal | Thu, Sep. 18 3 p.m. | Paramount+ |
| AS Monaco vs. Barcelona | Thu, Sep. 18 3 p.m. | Paramount+, Fubo |
| Brest vs. Sturm Graz | Thu, Sep. 18 3 p.m. | Paramount+ |
Can you get Paramount+ for free?
For those looking for free Paramount+ access, a seven-day trial will be offered for new followers at the beginning of the 2024–25 season. Those are normally only available by adding the $9.99-a-month Sports Plus with NFL RedZone to CBS All Access, but this trial gives you access to its comprehensive soccer portfolio of matches without a cent. And if you have a subscription to another service that includes Paramount+, such as YouTube TV or Showtime, that gives you access for no extra charge. Previous bundling relationships include an upgraded Paramount+ subscription at the Premier level in Fubo or Paramount+ being included as part of a Walmart Plus membership. The other person Showtime premium subscribers get as a benefit is Paramount+.
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