BBC confirms Champions League highlights and radio coverage details
The BBC will show Champions League highlights on iPlayer and BBC One and air selected radio commentary, with five British clubs in this season's competition.
The BBC has outlined how it will cover the Champions League this season, with highlights of every matchweek available from 22:00 BST on Wednesdays on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. A Wednesday edition of Match of the Day on BBC One at 22:40 will add highlights and expert analysis of the main stories and talking points, while clips will also be published on the BBC Sport site, app and social media.
Online and app users can follow live text coverage, and BBC Radio 5 Live will continue to provide live commentary on selected Champions League games, also available via BBC Sounds and smart speakers. The Football Daily and Euro Leagues podcasts will offer reaction and discussion of the competition's biggest issues throughout the campaign.
Five British clubs are involved this season: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United. The BBC notes that its highlights portfolio this season also includes the Premier League and FA Cup.
Live match rights in the UK are held by TNT Sport and Amazon Prime Video. Amazon has first pick of Tuesday fixtures, covering 17 matches in total, with the remaining games shown on TNT.
This week's schedule includes PSG against Barcelona, Manchester City against AEK Athens and Liverpool against Villarreal on Tuesday, plus Bayern Munich against Arsenal and Aston Villa against Viking on Wednesday. The Bayern-Arsenal match is the fixture listed for BBC Radio 5 Live commentary.
The coverage details set out what audiences can access and where, without indicating results or outcomes. They also clarify the split between the BBC's highlights, text and radio output and the live television rights held by other broadcasters.
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