This year, the Champions League will feature an all-English final between Premier League teams Chelsea, looking for its second title in three visits, and Manchester City, making its first-ever appearance in the final.
Of particular interest to U.S. audiences: An American is guaranteed to win the Champions League trophy in either Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic (expected to be the first American to take the field in a Champions League final) and Man City’s Zack Steffen, who likely will start on the bench.
The 2020-21 Champions League final will conclude the tournament on Saturday in Estadio Dragao in Porto, Portugal; the final initially was slated for Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium, but UEFA organizers moved the match after the UK placed Turkey on its “red list” due to COVID-19. Essentially, Chelsea and Man City supporters would have faced travel restrictions had it remained in Istanbul.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2020-21 Champions League, including dates, times, TV channels and streaming options:
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How to watch Champions League games in USA
TV channels: CBS, CBS Sports Network Live stream: Paramount+, fuboTV (7-day free trial) Spanish language: TUDN, Galavision
The Champions League TV and streaming schedule is … convoluted.
Let’s start with the Round of 16: Only two matches from each of the first and second legs will be available to watch on cable (CBS Sports Network). Those games that appear on CBSSN can also be streamed on fuboTV, which is offering a seven-day free trial. For the second leg, Paramount+ (a rebrand of CBS All Access) will stream the Champions League matches.
All second leg matches are also available on Spanish language networks, TUDN and Galavision, which can also be streamed on fuboTV.
The Champions League quarterfinals can only be streamed on Paramount+. The semifinal matches will air on CBSSN and stream on Paramount+ and fuboTV.
The Champions League final will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+; fuboTV is also a streaming option for each of the semifinal and final matches.
Champions League TV schedule 2021
Here is the full Champions League results and schedule for 2021, starting with the Round of 16 and including start times and TV channels for games broadcast in the United States.
Champions League Round of 16 first leg results
Tuesday, Feb. 16
Wednesday, Feb. 17
Tuesday, Feb. 23
Wednesday, Feb. 24
Champions League Round of 16 second leg results
Bolded teams advance
Tuesday, March 9
Wednesday, March 10
Tuesday, March 16
Wednesday, March 17
Champions League quarterfinals first leg results
Tuesday, April 6
Wednesday, April 7
Champions League quarterfinals second leg results
Bolded teams advance
Tuesday, April 13
*PSG advances on away goals
Wednesday, April 14
Champions League semifinals first leg results
Tuesday, April 27
Wednesday, April 28
Champions League semifinals second leg results
Bolded teams advance
Tuesday, May 4
Wednesday, May 5
Champions League Final
The Champions League final will air simultaneously on CBS and Paramount+, though fuboTV is also an option.
Saturday, May 29
