THE 2025-26 UEFA EUROPEAN SEASON KICKS OFF ON TNT SPORTS
The first of 529 UEFA European fixtures broadcast live and exclusively on TNT Sports kick off this week with the first match week from the 2025-26 UEFA European Champions League.
The Road to Budapest starts with last year’s semi-finalists Arsenal travelling to Bilbao to play Athletic Club (Tuesday). Bayern Munich take on Chelsea with Liverpool hosting Atletico de Madrid on Wednesday and an action-packed Matchday 1 reaches a mouth-watering climax on Thursday with Newcastle entertaining Barcelona and Napoli making the trip to the Etihad Stadium to play 2023 UEFA Champions League winners Manchester City.
Presenting teams for Match day 1 of the UEFA Champions League:
Athletic Club vs Arsenal, Tuesday, KO 17:45, TNT Sports 1 and discovery+
- Presenter: Laura Woods
- Pundit: Martin Keown
- Pundit: Steve McManaman
- Commentator: Darren Fletcher
- Co-commentator: Ally McCoist
- Reporter: Danny Jamieson
Liverpool vs Atletico de Madrid, Wednesday, KO 20:00, TNT Sports 1 and discovery+
- Presenter: Laura Woods
- Pundit: Steve McManaman
- Pundit: Michael Owen
- Commentator: Darren Fletcher
- Co-commentator: Ally McCoist
- Reporter: Jules Breach
Bayern Munich vs Chelsea, Wednesday, KO 20:00, TNT Sports 2 and discovery+
- Presenter: Reshmin Chowdhury
- Pundit: Joe Cole
- Pundit: Owen Hargreaves
- Commentator: Adam Summerton
- Co-commentator: Glenn Hoddle
- Reporter: Becky Ives
- Guest reporter: Rafa Honigstein
Manchester City vs Napoli, Thursday, KO 20:00, TNT Sports 2 and discovery+
- Presenter: Reshmin Chowdhury
- Pundit: Joe Hart
- Pundit: Joleon Lescott
- Commentator: Sam Matterface
- Co-commentator: Lucy Ward
- Reporter: Olivia Buzaglo
- Guest reporter: James Horncastle
Newcastle United vs Barcelona, Thursday, KO 20:00, TNT Sports 1 and discovery+
- Presenter: Laura Woods
- Pundit: Shay Given
- Pundit: Joe Cole
- Commentator: Darren Fletcher
- Co-commentator: Ally McCoist
- Reporter: Emma Dodds
Matchday 1 of the 2025-26 UEFA Europa League kicks off on 24-25 September with the UEFA Conference League starting on 2 October – with every match broadcast live and exclusively on TNT Sports and its streaming platform discovery+.
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