Tournament favorites Manchester City will be hoping for a routine victory as they travel to Slovakia to take on outsiders Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League.
Despite wide expectations that Pep Guardiola's men will repeat their 2023 triumph in this season's tournament, City come into this fixture some way off their expected form, with just one win in their last four games. Their 1-1 draw in the English Premier League against Newcastle at the weekend suggesting that the season-long loss of midfielder Rodri to a knee injury is already being felt.
City today come up against arguably the weakest of the 36 teams competing in the new-look single league phase of this competition, with the Slovakian champions soundly beaten 5-1 away to Celtic in Gameweek 1.
Slovan Bratislava take on Manchester City on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at the Tehelné pole stadium, with kickoff set for 9 p.m. CEST local time in Slovakia, making it an 8 p.m. BST start in the UK, 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT kickoff in the US and Canada, and a 5 a.m. AEST start in Australia on Wednesday morning.
Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the match as it happens, wherever you are in the world.
Croatian defender Joško Gvardiol was on target for Man City in their 1-1 draw with Newcastle at the weekend.
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Livestream
Slovan
Bratislava
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City
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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.
How to watch every UEFA Champions League 2024/25 game online from anywhere using a VPN
If If you find yourself unable to view UCL 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.
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Slovan
Bratislava
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City
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Along with the shake up of the Champions League format, the new season brings with it some changes with how to watch UCL games in the UK.
TNT Sports will continue to broadcast the majority of Champions League games, however Amazon Prime Video now have first pick for games on a Tuesday, with one per match week being shown exclusively live on the platform.
This match is set to be shown live on TNT Sports 1.
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Canada
If
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UCL
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live
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Canada,
you'll
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subscribe
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DAZN
Canada.
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Livestream the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 game 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.