How to Watch 2026-27 UEFA Champions League Games in the US: TV Channels, Streaming & Schedule

The UEFA Champions League is home to the biggest clubs, stars and matches in world soccer. Every season, Europe’s top teams battle through league play and knockout rounds for a chance to lift one of the most prestigious trophies in sports: the European Cup.

Whether you’re following the League Phase, knockout rounds or the UEFA Champions League Final, here’s everything you need to know about how to watch Champions League matches live in the United States.

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Where to Watch UEFA Champions League in the US in 2026

Fans in the United States can watch UEFA Champions League matches across CBS platforms and Paramount+ throughout the season.

UEFA Champions League TV Channels & Streaming

• CBS – Select marquee matches and the Champions League Final
• CBS Sports Network – Additional tournament coverage and studio analysis
• Univision – Spanish-language coverage
• Paramount+ – Live streaming for every Champions League match

Paramount+ carries every Champions League fixture live, making it the primary streaming home for the tournament in the U.S.

UEFA Champions League Schedule

The UEFA Champions League season runs from the fall through late spring, culminating in the Champions League Final in June.

2026-27 UEFA Champions League Key Dates

How Does the UEFA Champions League Format Work?

The UEFA Champions League features leading European clubs competing through qualifying, a league phase and knockout rounds.

League Phase

The league phase contains 36 clubs in one overall table. Each club plays eight different opponents —four at home and four away.

Teams earn:

• Win: 3 points
• Draw: 1 point
• Loss: 0 points

After eight matches:

• Teams ranked 1–8 advance directly to the Round of 16.
• Teams ranked 9–24 enter the knockout phase play-offs.
• Teams ranked 25–36 are eliminated.

Knockout Phase

The knockout phase play-offs, Round of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals are played as two-leg aggregate ties, with each club normally playing once at home and once away.

The club scoring more goals across the two matches advances. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, two 15-minute periods of extra time are played, followed by a penalty shootout if the score remains level. The away-goals rule does not apply.

The competition concludes with a single final at a pre-selected venue.

Full 2026-27 UEFA Champions League Schedule

Here’s the full tournament schedule. All games kickoff at 3 p.m. ET unless otherwise noted below.

Matchday 1

Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026

AEK Athens vs LASK Linz — 12:45pm ET
Club Brugge vs Aston Villa — 12:45pm ET
Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal
Porto vs Manchester City
Lille vs Real Betis
Real Madrid vs Inter Milan

Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026

Barcelona vs Feyenoord — 12:45pm ET
Stuttgart vs Viking — 12:45pm ET
Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid
Paris Saint-Germain vs Slovan Bratislava
Sporting Lisbon vs Galatasaray
Napoli vs Arsenal

Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026

Fenerbahçe vs Roma — 12:45pm ET
PSV Eindhoven vs Shakhtar Donetsk — 12:45pm ET
Como vs RB Leipzig
Bayern Munich vs Bodo/Glimt
Manchester United vs Sabah
Slavia Prague vs Lens

Matchday 2

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026

Lens vs Sporting Lisbon — 12:45pm ET
Sabah vs Slavia Prague — 12:45pm ET
Arsenal vs Lille
Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United
Inter Milan vs Club Brugge
Galatasaray vs Barcelona
RB Leipzig vs PSV Eindhoven
Viking vs Bayern Munich
Villarreal vs Napoli

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026

Feyenoord vs Como — 12:45pm ET
LASK Linz vs Liverpool — 12:45pm ET
Roma vs Real Madrid
Aston Villa vs Fenerbahçe
Shakhtar Donetsk vs AEK Athens
Bodo/Glimt vs Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City vs Paris Saint-Germain
Real Betis vs Porto
Slovan Bratislava vs Stuttgart

Matchday 3

Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026

Fenerbahçe vs Slavia Prague — 12:45pm ET
Sabah vs Borussia Dortmund — 12:45pm ET
Roma vs Slovan Bratislava
Porto vs PSV Eindhoven
Liverpool vs Villarreal
Manchester City vs AEK Athens
Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona
Napoli vs Bodo/Glimt
Stuttgart vs Atletico Madrid

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026

Como vs Manchester United — 12:45pm ET
Lille vs Galatasaray — 12:45pm ET
Aston Villa vs Viking
Club Brugge vs Lens
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal
Inter Milan vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig
Real Betis vs Feyenoord
Sporting Lisbon vs LASK Linz

Matchday 4

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sporting Lisbon — 12:45pm ET
Galatasaray vs Stuttgart — 12:45pm ET
Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich
Barcelona vs Aston Villa
Feyenoord vs Inter Milan
Bodo/Glimt vs Lille
LASK Linz vs Slovan Bratislava
Manchester United vs Roma
Villarreal vs Paris Saint-Germain

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026

AEK Athens vs Real Madrid — 12:45pm ET
Fenerbahçe vs Liverpool — 12:45pm ET
Borussia Dortmund vs Real Betis
Porto vs Napoli
PSV Eindhoven vs Club Brugge
RB Leipzig vs Manchester City
Lens vs Como
Slavia Prague vs Arsenal
Viking vs Sabah

Matchday 5

Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2026

Bodo/Glimt vs LASK Linz — 12:45pm ET
Galatasaray vs Aston Villa — 12:45pm ET
Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund
Como vs AEK Athens
Feyenoord vs Porto
Manchester City vs Napoli
RB Leipzig vs Lens
Real Madrid vs PSV Eindhoven
Slovan Bratislava vs Real Betis

Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2026

Sabah vs Barcelona — 12:45pm ET
Slavia Prague vs Villarreal — 12:45pm ET
Atletico Madrid vs Viking
Club Brugge vs Liverpool
Inter Milan vs Stuttgart
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Fenerbahçe
Lille vs Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain vs Roma
Sporting Lisbon vs Manchester United

Matchday 6

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2026

Viking vs Feyenoord — 12:45pm ET
Villarreal vs Sabah — 12:45pm ET
AEK Athens vs Galatasaray
Roma vs Sporting Lisbon
Aston Villa vs Paris Saint-Germain
Barcelona vs Manchester City
Bayern Munich vs Slavia Prague
Manchester United vs RB Leipzig
Napoli vs Club Brugge

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2026

Real Betis vs Como — 12:45pm ET
Slovan Bratislava vs Shakhtar Donetsk — 12:45pm ET
Arsenal vs Real Madrid
Borussia Dortmund vs Inter Milan
LASK Linz vs Fenerbahçe
Liverpool vs Porto
PSV Eindhoven vs Atletico Madrid
Lens vs Bodo/Glimt
Stuttgart vs Lille

Matchday 7

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2027

Bodo/Glimt vs Atletico Madrid — 12:45pm ET
Galatasaray vs Feyenoord — 12:45pm ET
AEK Athens vs Roma
Aston Villa vs Borussia Dortmund
Inter Milan vs Liverpool
Porto vs Slavia Prague
Lille vs Slovan Bratislava
Real Madrid vs LASK Linz
Stuttgart vs Club Brugge

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2027

Fenerbahçe vs Villarreal — 12:45pm ET
Sabah vs Napoli — 12:45pm ET
Como vs Paris Saint-Germain
Manchester United vs Bayern Munich
RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Lens vs Manchester City
Real Betis vs Arsenal
Sporting Lisbon vs Barcelona
Viking vs PSV Eindhoven

Matchday 8

Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2027

Arsenal vs Sabah
Roma vs Lille
Atletico Madrid vs Fenerbahçe
Borussia Dortmund vs AEK Athens
Club Brugge vs Bodo/Glimt
Bayern Munich vs Real Betis
Barcelona vs Como
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid
Feyenoord vs RB Leipzig
LASK Linz vs Porto
Liverpool vs Lens
Manchester City vs Sporting Lisbon
Paris Saint-Germain vs Galatasaray
PSV Eindhoven vs Stuttgart
Slavia Prague vs Aston Villa
Napoli vs Viking
Villarreal vs Manchester United
Slovan Bratislava vs Inter Milan

Top Teams in the UEFA Champions League

Every UEFA Champions League season features many of the world’s most successful soccer clubs, including:

• Real Madrid
• Arsenal
• Barcelona
• Bayern Munich
• Liverpool
• Manchester City
• Manchester United
• Paris Saint-Germain
• Atlético Madrid
• Borussia Dortmund
• Inter Milan

The Champions League regularly showcases many of the sport’s biggest stars and fiercest rivalries on the global stage.

Who Won the 2025-26 Champions League?

Paris Saint-Germaine won the 2025-26 Champions League over Inter Milan.

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