The Champions League and Europa League tournaments are now getting to the business end and here’s all the latest info fans should know.
There’s been plenty of footballing drama already this season, but things are about to get ticked up a notch.
With a few international breaks now behind us and Europe’s major leagues in full swing, here’s where things start to get tricky, tense and stressful for the clubs that earned qualification for the continent’s biggest annual club tournaments.
Plenty of English outfits managed to lock down direct entry to both the Europa and Champions League Rounds of 16, but before we get there, there’s a round of knockout Europa playoffs too.
Manchester City, looking to defend their maiden Champions League crown, have hit a couple of recent domestic hurdles and have drawn one of this season’s Champions League’s most engaging stories at the Round of 16 too, meeting FC Copenhagen.
So for those figuring which football is streaming where, here’s what you’re looking for.
How to watch the 2023-24 Champions League
In Australia, streaming platform Stan Sport has broadcasting rights, like last season.
Unlike other inferior streaming platforms (we won’t name names), you can pause and rewind live games on Stan Sport; functionality means that if you decide to watch the action on delay the next morning, you don’t have to wait for the full event to finish and then re-uploaded. It sounds simple, but it’s not universal across sport streaming platforms, unbelievably.
Stan Sport is Stan’s add-on package, costing an additional $15 a month. The platform also has all the major rugby (including the Rugby World Cup), tennis and various other events.
How to watch the 2023-24 Europa League
Quite like the Champions League, every EL game – and also the Europa Conference League matches – are also available on Stan Sport down under.
Champions League Semi Finals draw
We’re at the pointy end of UEFA’s premier cup competition, with the semi finals pitting some European heavyweights against each other.
Borussia Dortmund v PSG
1st leg: 2 May 2024, 5:00 am AEST, Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
2nd leg: 8 May 2024, 5:00 am AEST, Parc des Princes, Paris
Real Madrid v Bayern Munich
1st leg: 1 May 2024, 5:00 am AEST, Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid
2nd leg: 9 May 2024, 5:00 am AEST, Parc des Princes, Paris
Champions League quarter finals results
Atletico Madrid v Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund progress to the semi finals, 5-4 on aggregate
PSG v Barcelona
PSG progress to the semi finals, 6-4 on aggregate
Arsenal v Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich progress to the semi finals, 3-2 on aggregate
Real Madrid v Manchester City
Real Madrid progress to the semi finals, 4-4 on aggregate, 4-3 on penalties
Europa League Semi Finals draw
AS Roma v Bayer Leverkusen
1st leg: 3 May 2024, 5:00 am AEST, Stadio Olimpico, Rome
2nd Leg: 10 May 2024 5:00 am AEST, BayArena, Leverkusen
Atalanta v Marseille
1st leg: 3 May 2024, 5:00 am AEST, Orange Velodrome, Marseille
2nd leg: 10 May 2024, 5:00 am AEST, Gewiss Stadium, Bergamo
Europa League quarter finals results
Atalanta v Liverpool
Atalanta progress to the semi finals, 3-1 on aggregate
AC Milan v Roma
Roma progress to the semi finals, 3-1 on aggregate
Marseille v Benfica
Marseille progress to the semi finals, 2-2 on aggregate. 4-2 on penalties
West Ham v Bayer Leverkusen
Leverkusen progress to the semi finals, 3-1 on aggregate
Champions League final details
Wembley Stadium, London, 2024
Date: Saturday, June 1
It’ll be a record eighth time that Wembley has hosted the UCL Final — the last time was back in 2013.
Europa League final details
Dublin Arena, Ireland, 2024
While the date is still yet to be determined, the deciding fixture is happening over in Dublin, Ireland this season. It’ll be the second time this venue will determine who claims one of Europe’s top prizes.
Recapping: UCL group stage draw
GROUP A: Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Copenhagen, Galatasaray
GROUP B: Sevilla, Arsenal, PSV, Lens
GROUP C: Napoli, Real Madrid, Braga, Union Berlin
GROUP D: Benfica, Inter Milan, Salzburg, Real Sociedad
GROUP E: Feyenoord, Atlético de Madrid, Lazio, Celtic
GROUP F: PSG, Dortmund, AC Milan, Newcastle United
GROUP G: Manchester City, Leipzig, Crvena zvezda, Young Boys
GROUP H: Barcelona, FC Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, Antwerp
Recapping the Europa League draw
GROUP A: West Ham, Olympiacos, Freiburg, TSC Bačka Topola
GROUP B: Ajax, Marseille, Brighton, AEK Athens
GROUP C: Rangers, Real Betis, Sparta Praha, Aris Limassol
GROUP D: Atalanta, Sporting CP, Sturm Graz, Raków Częstochowa
GROUP E: Liverpool, LASK, Union SG, Toulouse
GROUP F: Villarreal, Rennes, Maccabi Haifa, Panathinaikos
GROUP G: Roma, Slavia Praha, Sheriff, Servette
GROUP H: Leverkusen, Qarabağ, Molde, Häcken
Champions League games
Find UEFA’s full rundown of games here.
Europa League games
All the dates can be found here.
