Barcelona v Juventus live stream: how to watch the Champions League wherever you are in the world
Watch a Barcelona v Juventus live stream, as two European giants battle for top spot in Group G
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Barcelona v Juventus live stream, BT Sport, Tuesday 8 December, 8pm GMT
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will go head-to-head in a club game for the first time since 2018 on Tuesday night.
Barcelona and Juventus are both already through to the Champions League knockout stage, but top spot in Group G is still up for grabs. The La Liga side hold a three-point advantage going into matchday six, and their 2-0 victory in Turin in October means even a one-goal defeat on Tuesday would see them advance to the round of 16 as group winners. Ronaldo missed that game after testing positive for coronavirus, but he is fit and firing again heading into Tuesday’s clash.
Barcelona have been perfect in the Champions League so far this season, and are the only team to have taken 15 points from a possible 15. However, things have not gone quite as smoothly for Ronald Koeman’s side in La Liga, with Barca succumbing to another defeat at the weekend. Cadiz were their victors this time, leaving the Catalan giants down in ninth place and 12 points adrift of top spot. Koeman will hope to ease the pressure on his shoulders with another European victory. You can get odds of 11/10 on that happening with Betfred.
Juventus lost their first meeting with Barcelona but have won all four of their other matches in Group G. They will need to score three goals at the Camp Nou to stand a chance of progressing to the last 16 in first place; while that is unlikely, it cannot be dismissed out of hand for a team with Ronaldo up front. The Portugal international is the Champions League’s all-time record scorer with 132 goals, with Messi in second spot on 118.
Ousmane Dembele picked up a hamstring injury in the loss to Cadiz and will play no part against Juve. Ansu Fati, Gerard Pique, Sergi Roberto and Samuel Umtiti will also miss out.
Merih Demiral, Giorgio Chiellini and Gianluigi Buffon are sidelined for Juventus, but Arthur could feature against his former club.
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Use a VPN to watch Juventus v Barcelona live stream from outside your country
We know, we know, this has crept up on you a bit. So what if you’ve organised a quick winter break and you’re out of the country for the first Champions League week of the season?
We can help. If you’re out of the country for this round of Champions League fixtures, then annoyingly your domestic on-demand services won’t work – the broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address, and you’ll be blocked from watching.
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.
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How to watch the Champions League live for UK subscribers
The only broadcaster with rights for the Champions League in the UK this is BT Sport, which will show every single game from the group stage, knockout rounds and final.
BT Sport is available is free for new BT broadband and TV customers, £6 a month for existing customers and from £25 a month for current Sky TV customers. Subscribers can use the BT Sport app or BTSport.com to watch on their mobile or PC streaming service.
How to watch the Champions League live for US subscribers
Champions League coverage is split between Turner Sports for English-language broadcast – with the majority of games shown for Bleacher Report Live subscribers – and Univision for Spanish broadcasts.
Sort yourself out with a subscription, grab a VPN deal from further up the page, and watch Champions League football wherever you are.
How to watch the Champions League live for Canadian subscribers
The streaming platform DAZN has exclusive rights to the Champions League in Canada (and also shows the Premier League, the Championship, Europa League, Serie A, the EFL Cup, MLS and the J-League). They’re offering a one-month free trial, followed by a rolling $20-a-month or annual subscription of $150.
DAZN supports iOS and Android phones and tablets, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Chromecast, Apple TV and a gaggle of Smart TVs.
To keep up-to-date with what’s going on in the football world, scroll back up the page and get yourself VPN.
How to watch the Champions League live for Australian subscribers
Good news for fans of the round ball game Down Under, as Optus – who also show every single game of the Premier League season – have exclusive rights on the Champions League. There are various deals available for existing customers to add football to their package, but you can now get Optus Sport for just $14.99 a month for non-subscribers.
It’s available via the Fetch TV box, your Xbox console, or from compatible streaming devices such as phones or tablets supporting iOS and Google Play, plus Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Chromecast.
Check out our VPN advice to watch the game when you’re away from Australia.
How to watch the Champions League live for New Zealand subscribers
Sky Sport 7 beIN Sports is the catchily-named channel all football lovers in New Zealand will need this season.
As well the Champions League, it also shows the Spanish, German, Italian, Scottish and French leagues, as well as the Championship, FA Cup, EFL Cup and Copa Libertadores. Oh, and major international tournaments like the World Cup and next year’s European Championships too.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are the favourites with most bookies to win their first ever Champions League title, with Barcelona generally considered the likeliest team to overcome them. Reigning champions Liverpool are third favourites, just ahead of the next cluster which includes Real Madrid, Juventus, PSG, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid and Tottenham.
Who are the favourites for Champions League top scorer?
You will be shocked to learn that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are considered the two strong favourites to end the season as Champions League top scorer, with Juve’s Portuguese forward just pipping the Barca attacker to top spot.
Behind them comes Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling, Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski and PSG’s Kylian Mbappe.
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