Fede Valverde ran riot in the first leg to put Real Madrid 3-0 up and on the brink of the Champions League quarter-finals. It is the 36th time they have gone into a second European match three or more goals ahead – on all 35 previous occasions they held on. Pep Guardiola, meanwhile, last overturned a first-leg deficit in the UCL knockouts more than a decade ago and endured five exits in such circumstances in the intervening years.
What was lost in Valverde’s magnificent hat-trick was that Alvaro Arbeloa fielded a weakened Real Madrid line-up. Kylian Mbappe was ruled out of the first leg but has returned to the fold in Manchester, albeit on the bench. It could and should have been 4-0 as Vinicius Junior missed a penalty in the second half.
Guardiola has a track record of over-complicating his tactics in the latter stages of the Champions League, but this Man City squad is so limited that that may not be an option this time around. Despite only joining the club in January, Antoine Semenyo is their joint-fourth top scorer, two behind Rayan Cherki and three behind Phil Foden.
They are not much better behind either. Valverde made Nico O’Reilly and Marc Guehi look like schoolboys last week, but perhaps most worrying of all was how woefully off the pace Ruben Dias was all night.
Read on for our guide to where to watch Man City vs Real Madrid live streams online, on TV and potentially free wherever you are.
Man City vs Real Madrid team news
Man City team: Donnarumma; Nunes, Khusanov, Dias, Ait-Nouri; Rodri, Reijnders, Bernardo; Cherki, Haaland, Doku
Subs: Trafford, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Kovacic, Nico, Guéhi, Savinho, O’Reilly, Semenyo, Foden, Lewis
Real Madrid team: Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, Rudiger, Huijsen, Fran Garcia; Valverde, Thiago, Tchouameni, Guler, Diaz, Vinicius Jr
Subs: Lunin, Carvajal, Alaba, Camavinga, Mbappe, Gonzalo, Carreras, Mastantuano, Aguado, Cestero, Angel, Palacios
Watch Man City vs Real Madrid for $1
Man City vs Real Madrid is free to air RTL Play in Belgium.
In the US, meanwhile, you can get Paramount Plus for 30 days for $1 via Walmart Plus.
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How to watch Man City vs Real Madrid live streams in USA
Man City vs Real Madrid is shown on Paramount Plus in the United States.
Plans start at $8.99 per month and you can also watch the EFL Championship, Europa League and Conference League on the platform.
However, you can do so for a limited period get 30 days for $1 via Walmart Plus.
Outside the US? Use a VPN to watch Paramount Plus from abroad while you are away from home.
How to watch Man City vs Real Madrid live streams in the UK
In the UK, Man City vs Real Madrid is exclusive to Prime video.
Prime Video is included with a full Amazon Prime membership for £8.99 per month or £95 per year. Alternatively, a standalone Prime Video-only subscription is available for £7.99 per month.
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Official Man City vs Real Madrid TV Stations by Region
Africa
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The Champions League 2025/26 broadcast rights for Africa are largely shared between beIN Sports and SuperSport.
Residents of the following African countries can watch Champions League 2025/26 live streams with a beIN Sports subscription:
Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Republic of Sudan, Republic of South Sudan, Somalia and Tunisia.
Satellite TV provider SuperSport has the Champions League 2025/26 TV rights across these regions in Africa:
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesagas Cote d’Ivoire. Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, St. Helena and Ascension, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
SuperSport will host the 2025/26 Champions League on its satellite channels.
America
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DAZN has the rights to broadcast the Champions League 2025/26,. You can also watch Europa League and EFL Championship football, the Bundesliga, the Nations League, rugby and tennis.
Broadcast rights for the Champions League 2025/26 in Latin America are exclusive to Disney+.
Get a subscription and if you live in one of the following countries, you won’t miss a second of the action.
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Europe
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The Champions League 2025/26 season will be shown by various broadcasters and streaming services across Europe.
Sky Sport in Austria shows the Champions League 2025/26.
Play Sports shows all the action from the Champions League 2025/26.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia
Fans in the following countries can watch the Champions League 2025/26 on Arena Sport:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.
Voyo Sport has the rights to show Champions League 2025/26 live broadcasts.
You can watch Champions League 2025/26 on Cytavision in Cyprus.
Champions League 2025/26 will be shown on Nova Sport in the Czech Republic.
- Denmark, Iceland and Sweden
Fans in the following countries can watch the Champions League 2025/26 on Viaplay:
Denmark and Sweden.
In Iceland, the majority of games are also on Viaplay.
- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Fans in the following countries can watch the Champions League 2025/26 on Go3 Sport:
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
There will be coverage of the Champions League 2025/26 in Finland on MTV Katsomo.
There will be coverage of the Champions League 2025/26 in France on CANAL+.
In Germany, the Champions League 2025/26 rights are shared between DAZN Germany and Amazon Prime (one match per matchday).
The Greeks should go to Cosmote Sport for the Champions League 2025/26.
RTL and Sport TV will share Champions League 2025/26 broadcast duties in Hungary.
RTE (free-to-air), Premier Sports, TNT Sports and Amazon Prime share broadcast coverage of the 2025/26 Champions League in Ireland.
Viewers in Italy can watch the Champions League 2025/26 on Sky Italia and a handful of matches on Amazon Prime
Viewers in the Netherlands should tune in to Ziggo Sport for the Champions League 2025/26.
TV2 Play is the home ground for the Champions League 2025/26 in Norway.
DAZN and Sport TV have the rights to broadcast the Champions League 2025/26 in Portugal.
TVP has the rights to broadcast the Champions League 2025/26 in Poland.
Fans in Switzerland can watch Champions League 2025/26 on SRG SSR and Blue Sport.
Tabii in Turkey will host coverage of the 2025/26 Champions League.
Megogo will show the Champions League 2025/26 in Ukraine.
Asia
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In China, the Champions League 2025/26 will be shown by iQIYI.
- Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand
The following countries will be able to watch the Champions League 2025/26 on beIN Sports.
Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
- India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Sony LIV is the Champions League 2025/26 broadcaster for India plus Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Wowow is showing the Champions League 2025/26 in Japan.
- Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
The Champions League 2025/26 rights for the following Central Asian countries are owned by Q Sports:
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
iQiyi is what you need to watch Champions League 2025/26 in Macau.
Premier Sports will show the coverage of the Champions League 2025/26 in Mongolia.
Coverage of the Champions League 2025/26 in South Korea can be found on SPOTV.
Oceania
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Stan Sport has the rights to the Champions League 2025/26 in Australia. Prices start at $20 per month (in addition to a regular $12 Stan sub).
- New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
DAZN is the Champions League 2025/26 television rights holder in New Zealand and across the Pacific Islands including: Cook Islands, Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
Middle East
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beIN Sports MENA is the Champions League 2025/26 broadcaster throughout the Middle East.
You can watch Champions League 2024/25 live streams with a subscription to beIN Sports in the following countries in the Middle East:
Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
Can I watch Champions League Knockout Phase games on my mobile?
Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access via mobile apps or via your phone’s browser.
You can also keep up to date with all the key moments of the 2025/26 Champions League on the official social media channels on X/Twitter (@ChampionsLeague), Instagram (@ChampionsLeague), TikTok (@ChampionsLeague) and UEFA’s YouTube (@UEFA).
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