To watch the UEFA Champions League for free in the UK in 2025, here are the best options:
- Some Champions League matches are available for free through Amazon Prime Video, which offers the biggest Tuesday match each week included with a Prime subscription (£8.99/month). Prime Video includes live commentary and expert punditry on these matches.
- The final of the Champions League is likely to be shown for free on Discovery+ in the UK, especially as the parent broadcaster TNT Sports has made past finals free to view this way.
- BBC also offers free highlights for Champions League matches, accessible via BBC iPlayer.
- Matches are mainly broadcast live on TNT Sports in the UK, which is a subscription service costing about £31/month when combined with Discovery+ content, but no full free access is offered here.
- For fully free live streams of some games, Irish broadcasters RTÉ Player and Virgin Media Play offer free coverage, but these services are geographically restricted to Ireland. UK viewers can access these free streams by using a VPN to connect via Ireland.
Summary:
- Free live match option in the UK: Amazon Prime Video (one top Tuesday match weekly).
- Probably free final on Discovery+.
- Free highlights on BBC iPlayer.
- Full extensive live coverage requires TNT Sports subscription.
- To watch Ireland's free live streams legally from the UK, use a reliable VPN set to Ireland.
This offers a legal way to catch some Champions League action for free in the UK, especially by leveraging Amazon Prime and possibly Discovery+ for the final, plus free highlights on BBC. For more extensive live coverage, subscriptions or VPN for Irish streams will be needed.
