The UEFA Champions League is the most watched club football competition in the world — and while some matches are available for free, comprehensive coverage requires access to paid channels. This guide covers every free-to-air option available in the UK and beyond, and explains how IPTV gives you every match — including those behind paywalls — at one affordable monthly price.
Free Champions League Options in the UK
A limited number of Champions League matches are available free-to-air in the UK. Here is what you can access without a subscription:
- Amazon Prime Video — holds rights to selected Champions League group stage matches in the UK, included with Prime membership (~£8.99/month or free with Prime trial)
- YouTube — UEFA's official Champions League YouTube channel streams selected matches free live
- TNT Sports and Discovery+ — some group stage fixtures are shown on free-to-air linear channel
- BT Sport's free viewing windows — occasional open access to selected matches via social media
- ITV and ITV4 — has historically shown selected Champions League fixtures free-to-air
- Limitation: free-to-air options cover a small fraction of the 125+ games per season
CBS Sports Golazo Network (USA)
In the United States, CBS Sports Golazo Network streams selected Champions League matches completely free via the CBS Sports app and website — no subscription required. For US viewers and those with access to US IP addresses or IPTV, this is a genuinely free route to Champions League football:
- CBS Sports Golazo Network: free streaming of selected UEFA Champions League matches
- Available via CBS Sports app on Firestick, Roku, Apple TV, iOS, and Android
- No subscription, no login required for free content
- Limitation: Paramount+ (paid) holds US rights to the majority of Champions League games
- CBS free matches: typically one or two per matchday — not comprehensive
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See plansThe Real Cost of Full Champions League Coverage
For complete Champions League coverage — every group stage match, every knockout round, every final — the UK paid options are:
- TNT Sports via discovery+: from £30.99/month for access to all TNT Sports Champions League coverage
- Amazon Prime: included with Prime subscription, limited matches only
- Sky Sports: does not carry Champions League in the UK (TNT Sports holds UK rights)
- BT Sport Box Office: occasional Champions League final at extra PPV cost
- Total for comprehensive UK coverage: £30.99+/month just for Champions League
- Smooth Stream IPTV: from £14.99/month — TNT Sports, beIN Sports, DAZN, CBS Sports, and 20+ international Champions League feeds all included
IPTV: Every Champions League Match for Less
Smooth Stream's Champions League coverage extends far beyond the UK's TNT Sports broadcast. On any given matchday, subscribers have access to:
- TNT Sports 1–4 — UK broadcast feed with UK commentary
- beIN Sports Arabic and English — Middle East Champions League feed
- Canal+ France — French broadcast of Champions League matches
- Sky Sport Germany — German commentary Champions League coverage
- DAZN International feeds — Champions League across multiple European markets
- CBS Sports Golazo feed — US free-to-air matches via IPTV channel
- Mediaset/DAZN Italy — Italian Champions League broadcast
- Multiple backup feeds — if one stream has issues, alternatives are instantly available
- All simultaneously on matchday — watch any game, any broadcast feed, in any language
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From the qualifying rounds in July through to the final in late May, every Champions League fixture is accessible via Smooth Stream. Start your free 24-hour trial via WhatsApp and be set up before the next matchday.