Cristiano Ronaldo makes his UEFA Champions League debut for Manchester United, as they face BSC Young Boys at Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, Switzerland on Tuesday, September 13 (9/14/2021).
Man. United vs. BSC Young Boys is one of 16 matches scheduled for Round 1 of the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League Group Stage on Tuesday and Wednesday (9/14-9/15). In the United States, all 16 matches will be available to stream live, in English, on Paramount Plus. Spanish-language broadcasts are also available on cable TV channels like TUDN and Galavision, which can be streamed live on fuboTV. (Full schedule below)
Cristiano Ronaldo will make his UEFA Champions League debut for Manchester United, after returning to the team last week, and making his Premier League debut in a 4-1 win over Newcastle (in which he scored twice). Last year, Ronaldo played for Juventus in the Champions League, where they finished with a 5-0-1 record.
BSC Young Boys, a Swiss soccer club, arrived at the Group Stage by virtue of a strong qualifying stage performance. Manchester United automatically qualified. Young Boys did not make the Group Stage last season, and the team is currently 4th with a 2-2-1 record in the Swiss Super League.
What is the UEFA Champions League TV schedule for Round 1?
All times ET.
Tuesday, Sept. 14
- Sevilla vs. RB Salzburg, 12:45 p.m. on Galavision. Stream on Paramount Plus, fuboTV.
- Young Boys vs. Manchester United, 12:45 p.m. on TUDN. Stream on Paramount Plus, fuboTV.
- Lille vs. Wolfsburg, 3:00 p.m. on TUDNxtra 4. Stream on Paramount Plus, fuboTV.
- Villarreal vs. Atalanta, 3:00 p.m. on TUDNxtra 2. Stream on Paramount Plus, fuboTV.
- Chelsea vs. Zenit, 3:00 p.m. on Galavision. Stream on Paramount Plus, fuboTV.
- Malmo vs. Juventus, 3:00 p.m. on TUDNxtra 1. Stream on Paramount Plus, fuboTV.
- Barcelona vs. Bayern, 3:00 p.m. on TUDN. Stream on Paramount Plus, fuboTV.
- Dynamo Kyiv vs. Benfica, 3:00 p.m. on TUDNxtra 3. Stream on Paramount Plus, fuboTV.
Wednesday, Sept. 15
- Besiktas vs. Dortmund, 12:45 p.m. on TUDN. Stream on Paramount Plus, fuboTV.
- Sheriff vs. Shakhtar Donetsk, 12:45 p.m. on Galavision. Stream on Paramount Plus, fuboTV.
- Inter Milan vs. Real Madrid, 3:00 p.m. on Galavision. Stream on Paramount Plus, fuboTV.
- Atletico Madrid vs. Porto, 3:00 p.m. on TUDNxtra 1.Stream on Paramount Plus, fuboTV.
- Club Brugge vs. PSG, 3:00 p.m. on Univision. Stream on Paramount Plus, fuboTV.
- Liverpool vs. Milan, 3:00 p.m. on TUDNxtra 2. Stream on Paramount Plus, fuboTV.
- Manchester City vs. RB Leipzig, 3:00 p.m. on TUDNxtra 3. Stream on Paramount Plus, fuboTV.
- Sporting CP vs. Ajax, 3:00 p.m. on TUDNxtra 4. Stream on Paramount Plus, fuboTV.
Where can I live stream the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League for FREE?
The UEFA Champions League is available to stream live on Paramount Plus, which includes a 7-day free trial for new subscribers.
Matches on TUDN and Galavision can also be streamed on fuboTV, which includes a 7-day free trial.
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Story by The Associated Press
BERLIN (AP) — The Champions League group stage starts Tuesday with a match between traditional heavyweights Barcelona and Bayern Munich, but big-spending upstarts elsewhere are the title favorites this season after a summer of eye-catching transfers.
Paris Saint-Germain bolstered its ranks with the arrivals of superstar Lionel Messi from Barcelona, former Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos, Italy’s European Championship-winning goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, Netherlands midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, and wing backs Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes — the latter arguably the most exciting player in Portugal last season.
PSG, which has been backed by Qatar Sports Investment since 2011, reached the Champions League semifinals last season and the final the year before that, but has never won the title.
Perhaps it’s no coincidence that the club’s spectacular recruitment campaign comes with a view to winning Europe’s premier club competition before Qatar hosts the World Cup next year.
PSG begins its bid Wednesday in Group A at Club Brugge, where Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé could play together for the first time, a fearsome attacking lineup for the Belgian champion to contend with. Messi warmed up for the game with a hat trick for Argentina in World Cup qualifying.
PSG rejected an offer of about $188 million from Real Madrid for Mbappé, despite knowing he can leave without a transfer fee when his contract expires next year.
SPLASHING THE CASH
Premier League clubs have been displaying a similar tendency toward recruitment. Last season’s Champions League finalists Chelsea and Manchester City spent club-record fees on marquee signings.
Attacking midfielder Jack Grealish joined City for $139 million, a record fee for a British player, and striker Romelu Lukaku moved back to Chelsea from Inter Milan for $135 million.
That strengthened already-deep squads at both clubs that helped them reach the final in Porto in May.
City hosts German club Leipzig in Group A on Wednesday, a day after Chelsea welcomes Zenit St. Petersburg in Group H for its first game as defending champion.
Manchester United trumped its domestic rivals by signing England forward Jadon Sancho, France defender Raphael Varane and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus for a combined cost in transfer fees of more than $150 million.
Ronaldo’s first Champions League game for United since losing the 2009 final to Barcelona is at Swiss champion Young Boys on Tuesday in Group F.
The big spenders have been bucking the recent trend across Europe, where the coronavirus pandemic has had an adverse effect on most clubs, including Juventus, which is struggling without Ronaldo before its visit to Malmö on Tuesday in Group H.
NEW ERA AT BARCELONA
Six-time champion Bayern has a new coach, Julian Nagelsmann, but had a very quiet offseason, giving young home-nurtured players such as Jamal Musiala and Josip Stanišić a chance to establish themselves in the team.
Barcelona endured a difficult summer, with the pandemic and years of big spending playing a role in the exits of Messi and Antoine Griezmann. Ansu Fati inherited Messi’s No. 10 jersey, and Barça supporters are also hoping another 18-year-old, Pedri, can help usher in a new successful era after his brilliant performances for Spain at the European Championship.
The Group E match at Camp Nou comes after Bayern trounced Barcelona 8-2 in their last meeting in the 2020 quarterfinals.
TOUGH TEST FOR MADRID
Inter Milan hosts 13-time champion Real Madrid in another intriguing opening-round game on Wednesday in Group D. Although Mbappé did not move to Spain, Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has succeeded in reviving an attack that had shown signs of stagnation in the final months of Zinedine Zidane’s tenure. Vinícius Júnior has found his scoring touch to add to the speed that creates more space for Karim Benzema.
Another big match sees six-time champion Liverpool host seven-time champion AC Milan on Wednesday in Group B. Liverpool, which last won the competition in 2019, can call upon defensive stalwart Virgil van Dijk again after a serious knee injury.
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