Champions League highlights on BBC: What time is highlights show?
Your guide to Champions League highlights on BBC in 2025/26.
Europe's best footballers will strut their stuff on free-to-air TV again in 2025/26 as the BBC will show highlights of the Champions League again this season.
It was all change for the continent's premier club competition last term – with a new format and UK broadcast deal that saw TNT Sports/discovery+ relinquish one game per week to Amazon Prime Video.
Perhaps the best part of the new arrangement is that the BBC can broadcast a highlights show on every Champions League matchweek throughout the season.
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That will be known as Match of the Day: Champions League and will be fronted by one of the three new MOTD hosts, Kelly Cates, Gabby Logan, and Mark Chapman.
The English clubs are likely to take centre stage and there are plenty of them this term – with Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Chelsea, Newcastle, and Tottenham all qualifying.
RadioTimes.com brings you a guide to Champions League coverage on BBC in 2025/26.
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What time are Champions League highlights on BBC?
The brand new Match of the Day Champions League highlights show will air on Wednesday night of every Champions League matchweek.
The broadcast time and other details are yet to be confirmed but last season, the formal highlights show was regularly aired on BBC One, while match-by-match highlights were published on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website from 10am each Wednesday.
Champions League TV rights 2025/26
TNT Sports and Amazon Prime Video share the live broadcasting rights for the Champions League in 2025/26.
If you already have BT Broadband, you can add TNT Sports to your existing contract from just £18 per month. You can add the ‘Big Sport’ package for £40 per month which includes all TNT Sports and 11 Sky Sports channels via a NOW pass.
You can also access TNT Sports via discovery+ and stream directly to your smart TV.
You can watch the match on TNT Sports via discovery+ Premium monthly pass without signing up to a contract.
Regular subscribers can also stream matches on a variety of devices including laptops, smartphones and tablets via the discovery+ app.
Amazon Prime Video will broadcast one highlight match per round of Champions League fixtures this season.
Amazon's football coverage is available to stream on the Amazon Prime Video website and app – all you need is an account.
New customers can sign up for a free Amazon Prime 30-day free trial – which usually costs £8.99 per month – and you can watch all of the football shown on the platform.
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