It’s been a rough start for Liverpool in the Premier League. Maybe the Reds can make up for it in UEFA Champions League. Their next opponent though, is the La Liga giants of La Liga giants: Ronaldo and Los Blancos.
ESPN coverage of the UEFA Champions League continues this week, highlighted by ESPN Deportes’ live presentation of Liverpool FC vs. Real Madrid FC, two of Europe’s historically marquee soccer clubs, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 2:30 p.m. Real Madrid, led by the reigning FIFA World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo, won the Champions League trophy for a record 10th time last season (2013-2014). Liverpool, with five Champions League trophies, is one of England’s most successful clubs.
ESPN3 will exclusively carry eight matches live including APOEL FC vs. Paris St. Germain, led by forward Zlatan Ibrahimovi? on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 2:30 p.m
The highly competitive group stages resume with Barcelona, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Liverpool all featured. MULTIMATCH 90, the live UEFA Champions League whip-around show, continues on FOX Soccer 2Go and FOX Soccer Plus with a free preview. Here’s the television schedule:
Tues., Oct. 21 |
Match |
Network |
11:30 AM |
UEFA Champions League Pregame |
FOX Sports 1 |
12:00 PM |
CSKA Moskva vs Manchester City |
FOX Sports 1 |
2:00 PM |
UEFA Champions League Pregame |
FS1, FS2, FSN, Plus |
2:30 PM |
Barcelona vs Ajax |
FOX Sports 1 |
2:30 PM |
Chelsea vs NK Maribor |
FOX Sports 2 |
2:30 PM |
Roma vs FC Bayern München |
FOX Sports Net |
2:30 PM |
MULTIMATCH90 |
FOX Soccer Plus |
2:45 PM |
APOEL FC vs Paris Saint-Germain |
DirecTV |
2:45 PM |
Schalke vs Sporting Lisbon |
DirecTV |
2:45 PM |
BATE Borisov vs Shakhtar Donetsk |
DirecTV |
2:45 PM |
FC Porto vs Athletic Bilbao |
DirecTV |
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