A reliable Champions League live stream is essential for the 2023/24 season, especially now we're into the group stages of Europe's elite competition and each side is now dreaming of lifting one of the most illustrious honours in world football.
FREE Champions League live streams
Tuesday 16 April, 8pm BST Barcelona vs PSG free live stream – RTE Player
Wednesday 17 April, 8pm BST Bayern Munich vs Arsenal free live stream – Servus
The second legs of the Champions League quarter-finals means the competition has truly kicked into gear, with all eight sides looking to overcome their opponents to reach the semi-finals and have a shot at reaching the final at Wembley on June 1.
On Tuesday night, Barcelona host PSG in a finely-poised match, with the hosts 3-2 up from the first leg, while Atletico Madrid travel to Borussia Dortmund with a one-goal advantage. The winners of each tie will face each other in the semi-final, with an all-Spanish tie currently set up - though that could obviously be set to change.
On the other side of the draw, Manchester City and Arsenal will be looking to advance to the final four - though they'll both need to overcome tricky games against Real Madrid and Bayern Munich to have a shot at doing so. Both ties are currently level after the first legs, with City at home in the second while Arsenal are away.
TNT Sports currently holds the exclusive broadcasting rights of the Champions League in the UK, though there are alternative options elsewhere in Europe to watch matches for free.
How to watch Champions League live streams of every game
Every Champions League game is streamed online in the UK, with TNT Sports holding the exclusive broadcasting rights for the competition. Each group stage and knockout match are shown on their platform, though the Champions League final has been available for free on the TNT Sports (BT Sport) YouTube channel in the past.
CBS Sports Network broadcast the games in the USA through Paramount+, and at a cheaper price than TNT Sports, too.
There are free options to live stream the Champions League elsewhere in Europe, though, with Irish channel RTE showcasing one game each week for free.
How to watch Champions League live stream for free
Each week, Irish broadcaster RTE selects one game to show to viewers. The free-to-air channel has picked Barcelona vs PSG to broadcast, which is available on RTE Player and RTE 2.
Austrian broadcaster ServusTV carries select Champions League football matches with commentary in German, too, and is also free. For the second leg, Bayern Munich vs Arsenal has been selected.
Use a VPN to watch the Champions League from outside your country
If you’re out of the country for some Champions League fixtures, then annoyingly your domestic on-demand services won’t work – the broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!). You'll be blocked from watching it, which is not ideal if you’ve paid up for a subscription and still want to catch the action without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
But assistance is on hand. To get around that, all you have to do is get a Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs. A VPN creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and won't automatically block the service you've paid for. All the info going between is entirely encrypted – and that's a result.
There are plenty of good-value options out there, including:
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Ryan is a staff writer for FourFourTwo, joining the team full-time in October 2022. He first joined Future in December 2020, working across FourFourTwo, Golf Monthly, Rugby World and Advnture's websites, before eventually earning himself a position with FourFourTwo permanently. After graduating from Cardiff University with a degree in Journalism and Communications, Ryan earned a NCTJ qualification to further develop as a writer while a Trainee News Writer at Future.
