The 2024-25 edition of the Champions League is upon us, with more teams, more games and Real Madrid looking to defend its title.
UEFA has expanded the tournament with four additional teams with the tournament kicking off with a single 36-team league stage. This brings with it 64 more matches, with every club guaranteed to play at least eight matches.
Real Madrid comes into this season's tournament as defending champions following its victory over Borussia Dortmund at Wembley.
Despite that win and the addition of Kylian Mbappe to the Los Blancos line-up, it's 2023 winners Man City who are seen as this season's favorites. German giants Bayern Munich are also well backed to lift the trophy in May's final, which is being held at the Bundesliga's home stadium, Allianz Arena.
Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch every game live wherever you are in the world.
This year's Champions League final will be held in May at Allianz Arena, home of Bayern Munich.
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UEFA
Champions
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2024-25:
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This season's tournament kicked off with the first set of group stage matches on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Play runs until Matchday 8 on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The tournament's new knockout round play-offs follow on Tuesday, Feb 11, with the the round of 16 starting on Feb. 4. The final will take place at Allianz Arena in Munich on May 31, 2005.
How to watch every UEFA Champions League 2024-25 game online from anywhere using a VPN
If If you find yourself unable to view UEFA matches locally, you may need a different way to watch the games -- that's where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds on game day by encrypting your traffic, and it's also a great idea if you're traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network, and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins.
With a VPN, you're able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the game. Most VPNs, like our Editors' Choice, ExpressVPN, make it really easy to do this.
Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you're streaming. You should be sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even where VPNs are legal, the streaming service may terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions.
Livestream UEFA Champions League 2024-25 games in the US
American soccer fans can stream every fixture of this season's tournament via Paramount Plus, which has exclusive live English-language broadcast rights in the US for the UEFA Champions League.
Livestream UEFA Champions League 2024-25 games in the UK
Along with the shake up of the Champions League format, the new season brings with it some changes with how to watch games in the UK.
TNT Sports will continue to broadcast the majority of Champions League games, however Amazon Prime Video now has first pick for Tuesday games, with one match per week being shown live exclusively on the platform.
It's also worth noting that free-to-air BBC1 will also have a weekly highlights show similar in format to Match of the Day, which can be watched on BBC iPlayer.
Livestream UEFA Champions League 2024-25 games in Canada
If
you
want
to
stream
UCL
games
live
in
Canada,
you'll
need
to
subscribe
to
DAZN
Canada.
The
service
has
exclusive
broadcast
rights
to
the
Champions
League
this
season.
Livestream the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 games in Australia
Football fans Down Under can watch UCL matches on streaming service Stan Sport, which has exclusive rights to show the Champions League live in Australia this season.