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title: 'THE 2025-26 UEFA EUROPEAN SEASON KICKS OFF ON TNT SPORTS'
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published: '2025-09-15T09:06:07+00:00'
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description: "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.\_\r\nThe 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."
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# THE 2025-26 UEFA EUROPEAN SEASON KICKS OFF ON TNT SPORTS

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**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+.

**HOW TO WATCH TNT SPORTS**

TNT Sports is available across all major TV platforms including EE TV, Sky and Virgin Media. discovery+ is the streaming destination for TNT Sports in the UK, presenting many of the world’s most celebrated sports events live together with an extensive selection of original documentaries.