UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League Group Stage Action Gets Underway on Sept. 16
Los Angeles – The highly anticipated UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League group stages begin next week with nearly 20 games over three days on the FOX Sports family of networks. Coverage also includes the premiere of FOX Sports’ MULTIMATCH 90, a live whip-around show which brings viewers every goal and big play in near-real time.
The UEFA Champions League takes center stage with Match Day 1 on FOX Sports 1 as Arsenal takes on Borussia Dortmund at 2:00 PM ET on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Match Day 1 action continues on Wednesday, Sept. 17 (2:00 PM ET) in another England vs. Germany competition when European powerhouses Manchester City, reigning Barclays Premier League champion, faces Bundesliga victor Bayern Munich live from the Allianz Arena. Powerhouses Liverpool and Chelsea are also featured on FOX Sports 2 on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
The UEFA Europa League returns with group stage play on Thursday, Sept 18. FOX Sports 1 features a Match Day 1 doubleheader when Tottenham Hotspur and FK Partizan clash at 12:30 PM ET, followed by Tim Howard’s Everton battling VfL Wolfsburg at 3:00 PM ET. CONCACAF Champions League Match Day 4 includes three MLS clubs, as DC United, Portland Timbers and New York Red Bulls are all on FOX Sports networks. See below for the complete schedule.
Rob Stone hosts pregame, halftime and postgame UEFA Champions League coverage from Los Angeles with analysts Eric Wynalda, Warren Barton and Brian McBride. All matches are available for live and on-demand streaming on FOX Soccer 2Go; FOX Sports GO, the app that provides live video of FOX Sports content at home or on the go, live streams all games on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2.
MULTIMATCH 90 airs during UEFA Champions League group stage play and brings viewers every goal and big play in near-real time from up to eight matches being contested simultaneously. The program debuts Tuesday, Sept. 16 and returns Wednesday, Sept. 17 (2:30 PM ET) on FOX Soccer Plus and online at FOX Soccer 2Go. The FOX Soccer 2Go website and app, available via Apple and Android devices, offers users a free seven-day trial that coincides with the first set of matches on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 16 and 17.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH DAY 1
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Tues., Sept. 16 (ET) |
Match |
Network |
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2:00 PM |
UEFA Champions League Pregame |
FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2, FOX Sports Regional Networks, FOX Soccer Plus |
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2:30 PM |
Borussia Dortmund vs Arsenal |
FOX Sports 1 |
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2:30 PM |
Liverpool vs Ludogorets |
FOX Sports 2 |
|
2:30 PM |
Real Madrid vs FC Basel |
FOX Sports Net |
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2:45 PM |
Olympiacos vs Atlético Madrid |
DirecTV |
|
2:45 PM |
Juventus vs Malmö FF |
DirecTV |
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2:45 PM |
AS Monaco vs Bayer Leverkusen |
DirecTV |
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2:45 PM |
Benfica vs Zenit |
DirecTV |
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2:45 PM |
Galatasaray vs Anderlecht |
DirecTV |
|
Wed., Sept. 17 |
Match |
Network |
|
2:00 PM |
UEFA Champions League Pregame |
FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2, FOX Sports Regional Networks, FOX Soccer Plus |
|
2:30 PM |
Bayern München vs Manchester City FC |
FOX Sports 1 |
|
2:30 PM |
Chelsea vs FC Schalke |
FOX Sports 2 |
|
2:30 PM |
Barcelona vs APOEL FC |
FOX Sports Net |
|
2:45 PM |
AS Roma vs CSKA Moskva |
DirecTV |
|
2:45 PM |
AFC Ajax vs Paris Saint-Germain |
DirecTV |
|
2:45 PM |
NK Maribor vs Sporting Clube de Portugal |
DirecTV |
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2:45 PM |
FC Porto vs FC BATE Borisov |
DirecTV |
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2:45 PM |
Athletic Bilbao vs FC Shakhtar Donetsk |
DirecTV |
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE MATCH DAY 1
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Thurs., Sept. 18 |
Match |
Network |
|
12:30 PM |
UEFA Europa League Pregame |
FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2, FOX Sports Regional Networks, FOX Soccer Plus |
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1:00 PM |
FK Partizan vs Tottenham Hotspur |
FOX Sports 1 |
|
1:00 PM |
FC Salzburg vs Celtic FC |
FOX Sports 2 |
|
1:00 PM |
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk vs Inter Milan |
FOX Soccer Plus |
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3:05 PM |
Everton vs VfL Wolfsburg |
FOX Sports 1 |
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3:05 PM |
Napoli vs Sparta Praha |
FOX Sports 2 |
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3:05 PM |
Sevilla vs Feyenoord |
FOX Soccer Plus |
|
1:00 PM |
Mönchengladbach vs Villarreal CF |
DirecTV |
|
1:00 PM |
Apollon Limassol FC vs FC Zürich |
DirecTV |
|
1:00 PM |
Club Brugge vs Torino |
DirecTV |
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1:00 PM |
F.C. København vs HJK Helsinki |
DirecTV |
|
1:00 PM |
Besiktas vs Asteras Tripolis FC |
DirecTV |
|
1:00 PM |
Dinamo vs FC Astra |
DirecTV |
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1:00 PM |
PSV Eindhovenvs Estoril Praia |
DirecTV |
|
1:00 PM |
Panathinaikos vs Dinamo-Moscow |
DirecTV |
|
12:00 PM |
Qarabag FK vs AS Saint-Étienne |
DirecTV |
|
3:05 PM |
Standard de Liège vs HNK Rijeka |
DirecTV |
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3:05 PM |
Lille vs FC Krasnodar |
DirecTV |
|
3:05 PM |
BSC Young Boys vs Bratislava |
DirecTV |
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3:05 PM |
Steaua Bucuresti vs Aalborg BK |
DirecTV |
|
3:05 PM |
Rio Ave FC vs FC Dynamo Kyiv |
DirecTV |
|
3:05 PM |
PAOK FC vs FC Dinamo Minsk |
DirecTV |
|
3:05 PM |
Fiorentina vs EA Guingamp |
DirecTV |
|
3:05 PM |
Metalist Kharkiv vs Trabzonspor |
DirecTV |
|
3:05 PM |
Legia Warszawa vs KSC Lokeren OV |
DirecTV |
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH DAY 4
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Tues., Sept. 16 |
Match |
Network |
|
8:00 PM |
Waterhouse FC vs DC United |
FOX Soccer Plus |
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10:00 PM |
Portland Timbers vs Club Deportivo Olimpia |
FOX Sports 1 |
|
Wed., Sept. 17 |
Match |
Network |
|
8:00 PM |
Montreal Impact vs New York Red Bulls |
FOX Sports 2 |
|
Thurs., Sept. 18 |
Match |
Network |
|
8:00 PM |
Sporting Kansas City vs Deportivo Saprissa |
FOX Sports 1 |
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