Paramount+ has been the US home of UEFA Champions League since 2021. The streamer carries every match of the new league-phase format — 36 teams, eight matches per side in the opening round, knockouts from there. The Tuesday and Wednesday matchdays are the bulk of the slate. Paramount+ runs every match live in English, with the Mexican-Spanish commentary feed available for selected fixtures via the alternate audio toggle.
CBS still gets the final. That’s the one match each year that breaks out of the streamer and onto linear network television. The reasoning is simple — UEFA wants the broadest possible reach for the marquee event, and US over-the-air still has more than 80 million homes Paramount+ can’t touch. The semifinal second legs occasionally pop onto CBS Sports Network depending on the matchup.
What’s on Paramount+
Every UEFA club competition. Champions League. Europa League. Conference League. UEFA Super Cup (the season opener). The Saturday/Sunday Serie A slate is on Paramount+ as a package add. So is Concacaf Champions League and selected Concacaf Gold Cup matches. The Italian football package has been a sleeper good-value addition for Serie A fans, especially with Inter and Milan both deep in European football.
The studio show is “Champions League Today” with Kate Abdo, Thierry Henry, Micah Richards, and Jamie Carragher. That punditry team has become the strongest argument for Paramount+ over its rivals. Henry’s tactical breakdowns and Carragher’s Liverpool-fan agitation have built the show a cult following separate from the matches themselves.
Multi-game watch is supported on Tuesday and Wednesday nightcaps. The Red Zone-style multi-game window for Champions League matchnights is called “Match Multiplexer” — you can watch four matches on a single screen with the audio rotating between them based on goalmouth incidents. It launched for the 2024-25 season and has been a quiet hit.
Pricing and tiers
Paramount+ Essential: $7.99 a month, ads in the live stream during halftime. Paramount+ with Showtime: $12.99 a month, no ads on the live stream, full Showtime catalog included. Both tiers carry every Champions League match. The $5 jump for ad-free Champions League is worth it if you watch more than four matchnights a season.
CBS broadcasts the final for free over the air. CBS All Access subscribers got the final included as part of the package back when CBS All Access was the brand name; now it’s just CBS the network. Streaming the final on Paramount+ is the same broadcast feed.
What’s missing
Premier League is Peacock. La Liga is ESPN+. Bundesliga is ESPN+. Eredivisie is ESPN+. The MLS Season Pass is Apple TV+. Liga MX is mostly TUDN. Argentine Primera is fuboTV.
For a comprehensive European football diet stateside you’re looking at Paramount+ plus ESPN+ plus Peacock plus possibly Apple TV+ for MLS. Combined, that’s roughly $30-35 a month.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch Champions League in the US? Paramount+ for every match live. CBS for the final. There’s no other legal route in the US — not ESPN+, not Peacock, not Apple TV+.
Does Paramount+ carry the new league phase format? Yes. Every match of all 36 teams’ eight league-phase fixtures, plus the round of 16 through final. The format change didn’t affect US rights — Paramount+ keeps everything.
Is the final free to watch? On CBS over the air, yes. Paramount+ also streams it live. The Mexican-Spanish feed runs on UniMás (Univision’s secondary channel) free over the air.
Are the studio shows worth it? The Kate Abdo / Thierry Henry / Micah Richards / Jamie Carragher panel has built a serious following. If you’re picking between Paramount+ and a streaming alternative purely on punditry, the show carries weight.
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