The Champions League is back from the winter break. On Wednesday, FC Bayern is the only remaining German team to face FC Salzburg. With this overview, you won’t miss a beat.
Fans of the European football cup have to be prepared for a high bill in the new football year. Three subscriptions are required to have free choice in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League, which start with the group stage this week.
What is there from the Champions League on free TV?
ZDF is allowed to show moving pictures of the premier class again. Until 2018, the broadcaster had shown one game per matchday for six years, now the second is allowed to broadcast the finals live and also highlights. According to ZDF, long summaries of the games of the German teams will be shown on a total of 14 match days under the name “Sportstudio UEFA Champions League”. The program also includes “excerpts and highlights from the other games on Tuesday and Wednesday”.
Where are the live games happening?
Sky no longer has the Champions League in its program, DAZN and Amazon have offered UEFA more money. This means that two subscriptions are still necessary in order not to miss anything, but they are cheaper compared to previous years. DAZN shows almost all games, the paid streaming service has purchased a package with a total of 121 live games and is also allowed to show conferences. The encounters between Inter Milan and Liverpool and Salzburg and Bayern will also be shown on the streaming service on Wednesday.
Internet retailer Amazon, which is making its Champions League debut after a short Bundesliga interlude, is new to the premier class. Amazon customers can watch the top game on Tuesday via the Prime Video offer. All other games are broadcast on DAZN.
Who moderates and comments?
DAZN hired Laura Wontorra from RTL as a moderator and added former Sky employees Michael Born and Holger Pfandt to the existing commentator team. Amazon mainly works with Sky staff: Jonas Friedrich is the commentator on Prime Video, Sebastian Hellmann moderates.
DAZN and Amazon have spared no expense or effort to hire prominent experts. The sports streaming service has extended the contract with ex-national player Sandro Wagner. Amazon has reactivated Matthias Sammer, who last worked on TV during Eurosport’s Bundesliga guest appearance. The team of experts also includes TV newcomer Mario Gomez.
What can fans see in pubs?
Fans should find out more in their local pubs beforehand, because restaurateurs need two contracts in the new season. Sky doesn’t own any rights but offers 16 live games in its deals with sports bars following a deal with Amazon. Pubs that also want to show their customers the other games need another contract with DAZN. According to the streaming service, it has not extended the expired cooperation agreement with Sky.
Who shows the Europa League matches?
RTL is the television home of the Europa League and the new Conference League with rights to 282 games. The games of the two competitions run on RTL, on the niche channel Nitro and on the in-house streaming service RTL+. On Thursday evening at 6:45 p.m. BVB meets Glasgow Rangers in the intermediate round. RB Leipzig meets San Sebastian later in the evening. Both teams were unable to assert themselves in their respective Champions League groups, but they now have a chance of winning a European Cup title. Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt have already qualified for the round of 16 as group winners. Experts include Karl-Heinz Riedle and Lukas Podolski, moderators are Laura Papendick and Anna Kraft.
What do the subscriptions cost?
DAZN significantly increased the price in February, to the annoyance of many sports fans. The streaming service costs EUR 29.99 per month. To see the premier class on Amazon Prime Video, you have to pay 7.99 euros per month. RTL + charges 4.99 euros per month for its offer. For a season pass, the fan at RTL + currently only has to transfer 9.98 euros. You can follow the entire KO round of the Europa and Conference League for four months. This offer is still available until February 28, 2022.
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Source: Stern
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