- Selected quarter finals plus semi-final and final coverage to be shown live on BT Sport
- Studio coverage led by Clare Balding alongside former Lioness Karen Carney
BT Sport will broadcast knockout games from the 2019/20 UEFA Women’s Champions League, with extensive coverage from its studios anchored by Clare Balding.
BT Sport’s quarter finals coverage kicks off on 21st August with an enticing all-Spanish match between Atletico Madrid, who boast England’s Toni Duggan among their ranks, and last year’s European finalists, Barcelona, Duggan’s former club. The action continues the next day on BT Sport as Arsenal, who put thirteen goals past Slavia Prague over two legs in the Round of 16, play Paris Saint-Germain, while Bayern Munich face a tough test in the form of Lyon, who will be looking for their fifth straight European title.
The semi-finals will be played out on the 25th and 26th August, ahead of the final on Sunday 30th August, at the Anoeta Stadium. Coverage includes:
Quarter Final: Atletico Madrid v Barcelona
17:00, 21 August, BT Sport 3HD
Quarter Final: Lyon v Bayern Munich
19:00, 22 August, BT Sport 2HD
Quarter Final: Arsenal v Paris Saint-Germain
18:45, 22 August, BT Sport 1HD
Semi final coverage (tbc)
25 August, BT Sport 1HD
Final (tbc)
30 August, BT Sport 1HD
Presented by BT Sport’s lead women’s football presenter, Clare Balding, from its studios in London, coverage will feature expert comment from former England international Karen Carney and other invited guests, supported by BT Sport presence in Spain to feedback news and views from the match venues.
Commentary will come from BT Sport’s women’s football commentators Adam Summerton and Lucy Ward.
The addition of the UEFA Women’s Champions League adds to BT Sport’s European club football this month, with all 26 men’s UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League fixtures live in the UK from the 5th August until the 23rd August, including the finals available to viewers for free on the BT Sport app, btsport.com and the BT Sport YouTube channel.
BT Sport has been broadcasting women’s football since 2013 including coverage of the Lionesses, Barclays FA Women’s Super League, FA Women’s Continental League Cup and the Women’s FA Cup. It is soon launching a new series Ultimate Goal, which will capture the journey of 28 women who will compete for the chance to take part in a one-off match in front of scouts from women’s teams around the world. The coverage supports BT’s objective to inspire a new generation of girls and women to participate in football – an aim which is part of the 4-3-3 strategy at the heart of its long-term partnerships with the four UK “Home Nations” Football Associations.
Simon Green, Head of BT Sport, said: “Our August festival of European football has just got better with the addition of the UEFA Women’s Champions League to our exciting line-up of live sport. The addition of elite women’s club football supports BT’s commitment to inspire more women and girls to get involved in football both on and off the pitch.”
Fans can catch all the action exclusively live on BT Sport and sign up contract free with a BT Sport Monthly Pass for just £25 per month. For more info visit bt.com/sport.
