Champions League 2021/22
Bayern against Kiev in live stream and TV: The Champions League on Wednesday
On the first day of the Champions League, FC Bayern and FC Barcelona, among others, will meet (symbol image)
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Football fans can look forward to a third European Cup competition this year, but they also have to take out three different subscriptions in order to be able to watch the games. With this overview you won’t miss a kick-off for the new season.
Fans of the European Football Cup have to be prepared for a high bill in the new season. In order to have free choice in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League, which start with the group stage this week, three subscriptions are necessary.
What is there of the Champions League on free TV?
The ZDF is allowed to show moving pictures from the premier class again. Up until 2018, the station had shown one game per game day for six years, now the second can 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 going?
Sky no longer has the Champions League in its program, DAZN and Amazon have offered UEFA more money. As a result, two subscriptions are still necessary in order not to miss anything, but it is 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.
Internet retailer Amazon is new to the premier class and is making its Champions League debut after a brief Bundesliga interlude. Amazon customers can watch the top game on Tuesday via the Prime Video offer. At the start of the group phase, FC Bayern Munich won a sovereign victory at FC Barcelona. Shows on September 28th Amazon Prime exclusively the game between Borussia Dortmund against Sporting Lisbon. Three weeks later, all BVB fans can look forward to one more time. Because the guest appearance at Ajax Amsterdam on October 19 will also be shown live by Amazon Prime. All other games run at DAZN.
Champions League: All games of the German teams at a glance
Deadline | game | kicking off | Sender |
15. September | Besiktas vs. Borussia Dortmund | 6.45 p.m. | DAZN |
Manchester City vs. RB Leipzig | 9 p.m. | DAZN | |
28. September | RB Leipzig vs. Club Bruges | 9 p.m. | DAZN conference live |
Borussia Dortmund vs. Sporting Lissabon | 9 p.m. | Amazon Prime Video | |
29. September | Bayern Munich vs. Dynamo Kiew | 9 p.m. | DAZN conference live |
VfL Wolfsburg vs. FC Sevilla | 9 p.m. | DAZN conference live | |
October 19th | Paris St. Germain vs. RB Leipzig | 9 p.m. | DAZN |
Ajax Amsterdam vs. Borussia Dortmund | 9 p.m. | Amazon Prime Video | |
the 20th of October | Benfica vs. Lisbon Bayern Munich | 9 p.m. | DAZN |
RB Salzburg vs. VfL Wolfsburg | 6.45 p.m. | DAZN | |
2. November | Bayern Munich vs. Benfica Lisbon | 9 p.m. | DAZN or Amazon Prime * |
VfL Wolfsburg vs. RB Salzburg | 6.45 p.m. | DAZN or Amazon Prime * | |
3. November | RB Leipzig vs. Paris St. Germain | 9 p.m. | DAZN |
Borussia Dortmund vs. Ajax Amsterdam | 9 p.m. | DAZN | |
23. November | Dynamo Kiew vs. Bayern Munich | 6.45 p.m. | DAZN or Amazon Prime * |
FC Sevilla vs. VfL Wolfsburg | 9 p.m. | DAZN or Amazon Prime * | |
24. November | Club Bruges vs. RB Leipzig | 9 p.m. | DAZN |
Sporting Lissabon vs. Borussia Dortmund | 9 p.m. | DAZN | |
December 7th | RB Leipzig vs. Manchester City | 6.45 p.m. | DAZN or Amazon Prime * |
Borussia Dortmund etc. Besiktas Istanbul | 9 p.m. | DAZN or Amazon Prime * | |
December 8th | Bayern Munich vs. FC Barcelona | 9 p.m. | DAZN |
VfL Wolfsburg vs. OSC Lille | 9 p.m. | DAZN |
* The Prime Live games have not yet been determined for game days 4, 5 and 6
Amazon Prime Video: BVB and FC Bayern live
Which experts are in use?
DAZN and Amazon did not save any costs or efforts to sign prominent experts. The sports streaming service has extended the contract with ex-national player Sandro Wagner and also hired Ralf Rangnick as an expert and co-commentator. The 63-year-old soccer teacher will have his own section (“Decoded”) and will be in action for the first time on the 2nd matchday in the game between Bayern Munich and Dynamo Kiev. Amazon has reactivated Matthias Sammer, who last worked on TV for Eurosport’s Bundesliga guest appearance. The team of experts also includes TV newcomer Mario Gomez.
Who will moderate and comment?
DAZN has recruited Laura Wontorra from RTL as a presenter and supplemented the existing team of commentators with former Sky employees Michael Born and Holger Pfandt, among others. Amazon works primarily with loan staff from Sky: Jonas Friedrich is the commentator on Prime Video, Sebastian Hellmann moderates.
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What can fans see in pubs?
Fans should inform themselves beforehand in their local bars, because restaurateurs need two contracts in the new season. Sky has no rights of its own, but after an agreement with Amazon offers 16 live games in its contracts with sports bars. Bars that want to show their customers the rest of the games need another contract with DAZN. According to its own information, the streaming service has not extended the expired cooperation agreement with Sky.
Who shows Europa and Conference League?
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 will be shown on RTL, on the niche channel Nitro and on the in-house streaming service TVNow, which will be called RTL + in the future. Eight top games will be shown there on different channels on every match day, four games at the early kick-off time at 6.45 p.m. and four games at 9 p.m. In any case, games with German participation should be among the eight games. Experts include Karl-Heinz Riedle and Lukas Podolski, moderators are Laura Papendick and Anna Kraft.
What do the subscriptions cost?
DAZN has increased the price for the new season. The streaming service costs 14.99 euros per month. To see the premier class on Amazon Prime Video, you have to pay 7.99 euros per month. TVNow charges 4.99 euros per month for its offer. For a season pass, the fan at TVNow has to transfer a total of 34.99 euros for ten months.
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