The high-profile Champions League match between Chelsea and Barcelona will be broadcast live exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in the UK, due to a shared rights agreement, with coverage starting at 6:55 pm GMT ahead of an 8 pm kick-off, according to a report from The Standard.
The heavyweight Champions League match between Chelsea and Barcelona at Stamford Bridge tonight will be shown exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in the UK, bypassing the usual broadcaster, TNT Sports, according to a report from The Standard.
The exclusion from TNT Sports is due to the “current shared broadcasting rights agreement” in the UK, which grants Amazon Prime Video the first pick to screen one live match on Tuesday nights up until the semi-finals.
Coverage for the match is scheduled to begin at 6:55 pm GMT, ahead of an 8 pm kick-off.
The report noted that both clubs head into the match following inconsistent Champions League results.
Chelsea, who recently won 2-0 over promoted Burnley in the Premier League, have seen their European campaign include a 1-0 home win over Jose Mourinho’s Benfica and a 5-1 thrashing of Ajax, but also a 3-1 loss to Bayern and a 2-2 draw with Qarabag in Baku.
Barcelona, sitting one point behind Real Madrid in LaLiga, have won three in a row since their latest Clasico loss.
Their recent European form includes a hard-fought 3-3 draw with Club Brugge in Belgium, demonstrating the high-stakes nature of this “heavyweight clash of European giants.”