How to watch the 2024 UEFA Champions League season

The UEFA Champions League returns this week with several changes to its schedule, including the addition of 36 teams (instead of the 32 in the past) and the elimination of the group stage in favor of the new league system. In the league system, sometimes called the Swiss system, the 36 participating teams will be divided into four groups of nine and play two teams from each group. At the end of the eight matches, the top eight teams will advance to the round of 16, while the ninth- to 24th-placed teams will advance to a playoff round. Reigning champions Real Madrid will play their first game of the season on Tuesday against Stuttgart, just one of many matches that will kick off the new UEFA Champions League season.

The UEFA Champions League season kicks off on September 17 and runs through May 2025. This season, Paramount+ and CBS Sports Networks will have exclusive streaming rights and you’ll be able to watch all of this week’s matches on Paramount+. Here’s the full schedule for all of this week’s UEFA Champions League matches and how to watch them.

How to watch the 2024 UEFA Champions League season:

Dates: September 2024 to May 2025

Channel: Some games this season will air on CBS or CBS Sports Network

Transmission: Paramount+

What channel is the UEFA Champions League broadcast on?

Most UEFA Champions League matches will be streamed on Paramount+. Some matches may also be broadcast on CBS or CBS Sports Network, although the full season broadcast schedule has not yet been released.

How to watch UEFA Champions League matches:

In the US, all UEFA Champions League matches are available to stream on Paramount+. Matches broadcast on CBS can be watched on platforms such as Fubo TV, DirecTV, and YouTube TV.

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Full UEFA Champions League 2024 Week 1 schedule:

All times are Eastern Time

Tuesday, September 17th

• Young Boys of Bern vs. Aston Villa: 12:45 p.m. (Paramount+)

• Juventus vs PSV: 12:45 p.m. (Paramount+)

• Milan vs Liverpool: 3:00 p.m. (Paramount+)

• Bayern vs. Dinamo Zagreb: 3:00 p.m. (Paramount+)

• Real Madrid vs. VfB Stuttgart: 3:00 p.m. (Paramount+)

• Sporting Lisbon vs. Lille: 3:00 p.m. (Paramount+)

Wednesday, September 18th

• Bologna vs Shakhtar Donetsk: 12:45 (Paramount+)

• Sparta Prague vs. RB Salzburg: 12:45 p.m. (Paramount+)

• Manchester City vs. Inter: 3:00 p.m. (Paramount+)

• PSG vs Girona: 3:00 p.m. (Paramount+)

• Club Brugge vs. Borussia Dortmund: 3:00 p.m. (Paramount+)

• Celtic vs. Slovan Bratislava: 3:00 p.m. (Paramount+)

Thursday, September 19

• Feyenoord vs. Bayer Leverkusen: 12:45 p.m. (Paramount+)

• Red Star Belgrade vs. Benfica: 12:45 (Paramount+)

• Atalanta vs. Arsenal: 3:00 p.m. (Paramount+)

• Monaco vs. Barcelona: 3:00 p.m. (Paramount+)

• Atlético de Madrid vs. RB Leipzig: 3:00 p.m. (Paramount+)

• Brest vs. SK Sturm Graz: 3:00 p.m. (Paramount+)

How to watch all of this season’s UEFA Champions League matches:

In the US, UEFA Champions League matches will stream exclusively on Paramount+, CBS Sports Network or CBS, but during the first week of the league, all matches will stream exclusively on Paramount+.