How to watch Champions League Gameweek 8: Free Streams & TV Channels

• Date: Wednesday January 27 | 8pm GMT / 3pm ET
• Free Streams: Virgin Media Player / RTE
• Game of the Week: PSG vs Newcastle
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Champions League 2025/26 live streams have had more riding on them this week, with Matchday 8 delivering the final fixtures of the league phase. That's 18 matches, all kicking off at the same time, to decide the 24 teams that will stay alive.

The top eight go directly through to the knockout phase, while the next 16 teams will have to make do with the playoff round – teams ranked 9 to 16 will be seeded in the playoffs and therefore be at home in the second legs, while teams 17 to 24 will be home first and away second.

PSG vs Newcastle is huge. The winner is almost guaranteed to advance straight the last 16, while the loser will drop into the playoff round. A draw? Well, that depends on the other results among the six other teams that also have 13 points.

Among them are Barcelona and Sporting CP, who have the same conundrum. Chelsea, also on 13 points occupying the 8th and final spot to go directly to the knockouts, but they face a tricky trip to a febrile Napoli, who realistically must win to stand any chance of making the playoff round.

Arsenal and Bayern Munich are both assured a top eight berth, the former put their 100% record up against Kairat, while the latter travel to PSV. Fresh from a 6-1 demolition of Monaco last week, Real Madrid travel to Benfica with a point likely to be enough to go straight to the knockouts, but the Eagles boss Jose Mourinho would love nothing more than an upset win to derails his former charges' safe passage.

Liverpool host Qarabag with a point likely enough for Arne Slot's Reds. Tottenham face already eliminated Eintracht Frankfurt, with Thomas Frank desperately needing another Champions League victory after beating Borussia Dortmund last week to lift the gloom in North London.

Dortmund vs Inter is an effective shootout to see who can secure a seeded spot in the playoff round.

You won't want to miss a second of the action as the league phase reaches its conclusion – it's going to absolute chaos.

Here's where to watch Champions League 2025/26 live streams online from anywhere.

How to watch Champions League 2025/26 for free

Virgin Media Play and RTE will be streaming UCL action for free to Irish residents. The final week sees two games across their platforms.

Free streaming will also be available in Pakistan via Tapmad, in Belgium through RTL Play and VTM Go and in Luxembourg via RTL2.

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How to watch Champions League live streams in the US

Paramount+ is the go to for US soccer fans wanting to watch the 2025/26 Champions League.

Paramount+. plans start at $8.99 per month and go up to $13.99 per month. You will also be able to watch the EFL Championship, Europa League and Conference League on the platform.

Outside of the US? Use a VPN to watch Paramount Plus from abroad while you're away from home.

How to watch Champions League live streams in the UK

In the UK, TNT Sports and Amazon Prime are the go to streaming services with TNT showing 187 of the 204 games.

Add TNT Sports to your usual TV package or fork out £30.99 per month for a Discovery Plus plan that includes TNT Sports.

Amazon Prime costs £8.99 per month or £95 per year, but new customers can get a 30-day free trial before committing. Students or people aged 18‑22 pay £4.49/month or £47.49/year.

Traveling away from the UK right now? Use a VPN to watch Discovery+ or Amazon Prime from abroad while you're away from home.

Official Champions League broadcasters by region

Africa

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The Champions League 2025/26 broadcast rights for Africa are largely split between beIN Sports and SuperSport.

Residents of the following African countries can watch Champions League 2025/26 live streams with a beIN Sports subscription:

Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Republic of the Sudan, Republic of South Sudan, Somalia and Tunisia.

Satellite TV provider SuperSport has the Champions League 2025/26 TV rights across these regions in Africa:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, St Helena and Ascension, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

• South Africa

SuperSport will host the Champions League 2025/26 on its satellite channels.

Americas

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• Canada

DAZN has the rights to broadcast the Champions League 2025/26,. You can also watch the Europa League and EFL Championship soccer, the Bundesliga, Nations League, rugby and tennis.

• Latin America

The broadcast rights to the Champions League 2025/26 in Latin America are exclusive to Disney+.

Get a subscription and if you live in one of the following countries, you won't miss a second of the action.

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Europe

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The Champions League 2025/26 season will be shown by various broadcasters and streaming services throughout Europe.

• Austria

Sky Sport in Austria will show the Champions League 2025/26.

• Belgium

Play Sports will be showing all the action from the Champions League 2025/26.

• Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedona and Serbia

Fans in the following countries can watch the Champions League 2025/26 on Arena Sport:

Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.

• Bulgaria

Voyo Sport has the rights to show Champions League 2025/26 live broadcasts.

• Cyprus

You can view the Champions League 2025/26 on Cytavision in Cyprus.

• Czechia

The Champions League 2025/26 will be shown on Nova Sport in Czechia.

• Denmark, Iceland and Sweden

Fans in the following countries can watch the Champions League 2025/26, on Viaplay:

Denmark and Sweden.

In Iceland, the majority of games are also on Viaplay.

• Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Fans in the following countries can watch the Champions League 2025/26 on Go3 Sport:

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

• Finland

There will be coverage of the Champions League 2025/26 in Finland on MTV Katsomo.

• France

There will be coverage of the Champions League 2025/26 in France on CANAL+.

• Germany

In Germany, the Champions League 2025/26 rights are shared between DAZN Germany and Amazon Prime (one fixture per matchday).

• Greece

Greeks should head to Cosmote Sport for the Champions League 2025/26.

• Hungary

RTL and Sport TV will share Champions League 2025/26 broadcast duties in Hungary.

• Ireland

RTE (free-to-air), Premier Sports, TNT Sports and Amazon Prime will share broadcast coverage of the Champions League 2025/26 in Ireland.

• Italy

Viewers in Italy can watch the Champions League 2025/26 on Sky Italia and a handful of matches on Amazon Prime

• Netherlands

Viewers in the Netherlands should tune into Ziggo Sport for the Champions League 2025/26.

• Norway

TV2 Play is the home of the Champions League 2025/26 in Norway.

• Portugal

DAZN and Sport TV have the rights to air the Champions League 2025/26 in Portugal.

• Poland

TVP has the rights to air the Champions League 2025/26 in Poland.

• Switzerland

Fans in Switzerland can watch the Champions League 2025/26 on SRG SSR and Blue Sport.

• Turkey

Tabii in Turkey will host coverage of the Champions League 2025/26.

• Ukraine

Megogo will show the Champions League 2025/26 in Ukraine.

Asia

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• China

In China, the Champions League 2025/26 will be shown by iQIYI.

• Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand

The following countries will be able to watch the Champions League 2025/26 on beIN Sports.

Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

• India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Sony LIV is the Champions League 2025/26 broadcaster for India plus Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

• Japan

Wowow will show the Champions League 2025/26 in Japan.

• Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

The Champions League 2025/26 rights for the following Central Asian countries are held by Q Sports:

Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

• Macau

iQiyi is what you need to watch the Champions League 2025/26 in Macau.

• Mongolia

Premier Sports will show the coverage of the Champions League 2025/26 in Mongolia.

• South Korea

Coverage of the Champions League 2025/26 in South Korea can be found at SPOTV.

Oceania

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• Australia

Stan Sport has the rights to the Champions League 2025/26 in Australia. Prices start from $20 per month (on top of a regular $12 Stan sub).

• New Zealand & Pacific Islands

DAZN is the Champions League 2025/26 TV rights holder in New Zealand and across the Pacific Islands, including: Cook Islands, Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

Middle East

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beIN Sports MENA is the Champions League 2025/26 broadcaster across the Middle East.

You can watch the Champions League 2024/25 live streams with a subscription to beIN Sports in the following Middle East countries:

Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

Champions League Gameweek 8 fixtures

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Ajax vs Olympiacos FC — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

Arsenal FC vs FC Kairat Almaty — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

AS Monaco vs Juventus — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

Athletic Club vs Sporting CP — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

Atlético Madrid vs Bodø/Glimt — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

Leverkusen vs Villarreal — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

Borussia Dortmund vs Internazionale — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

Club Brugge vs Marseille — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

Barcelona vs F.C. Copenhagen — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

Liverpool vs Qarabağ FK — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

Manchester City vs Galatasaray — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

Pafos FC vs Slavia Praha — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

Paris Saint-Germain vs Newcastle United — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

PSV Eindhoven vs Bayern Munich — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

Union Saint-Gilloise vs Atalanta BC — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

Benfica vs Real Madrid — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

Napoli vs Chelsea FC — 8:00 PM GMT / 3:00 PM ET

Can I watch Champions League games on my mobile?

Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or via your phone's browser.

You can also stay up-to-date with all 2025/26 Champions League key moments on the official social media channels on X/Twitter (@ChampionsLeague), Instagram (@ChampionsLeague), TikTok (@ChampionsLeague) and UEFA's YouTube (@UEFA).

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