TORONTO (August 17, 2015) – Soccer’s biggest global stars have a new home on TSN as the network kicks off its first season showcasing the ultimate prize in club soccer, the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. All season long, fans can watch an unprecedented amount of live coverage of the competition, with multiple games airing at the same time across TSN’s five national feeds, giving fans the most choice of marquee UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE matchups.

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The action begins this week with the Playoff Round as 20 teams face off in a home-and-home series with a spot in the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Group Stage on the line. Coverage throughout the two-leg series features three games across TSN’s five feeds, beginning tomorrow (Tuesday, Aug. 18) at 2 p.m. ET with Manchester United vs. Club Brugge on TSN4, Lazio vs. Bayer Leverkusen on TSN1, and Bate Borisov vs. Partizan on TSN5 (see below or visit TSN.ca for full broadcast details).

Helming TSN’s studio coverage are the network’s acclaimed soccer broadcast team of host Luke Wileman and analysts Jason deVos and Kristian Jack. This season, TSN features more than 190 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE and UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE games across five national feeds, including up to 16 group stage games weekly, extensive coverage of the knockout phase, as well as the UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL and the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL, live from the famed San Siro in Milan, Italy.

“The UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE and UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE are world-class competitions featuring many of soccer’s biggest global stars, and the various marquee matches taking place at the same time are a key element of the fan experience,” said Shawn Redmond, Vice-President of Programming and Marketing, TSN. “TSN’s five feeds are the perfect vehicle to capture this excitement and allow fans to choose their team or surf between matches.”

Additional information regarding TSN and RDS’s coverage of the 2015-16 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE and UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE will be announced in the coming weeks.

As part of a new partnership announced last year, beIN SPORTS CANADA and beIN SPORTS CONNECT also deliver UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE and UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE matches beginning this week.

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The 2015-16 season is the first of a new broadcast partnership making TSN and RDS the official broadcasters of the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE and UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE. TSN, CTV, and RDS are the exclusive broadcasters of UEFA EURO 2016 and the FIFA World Cup, including the 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA™, the 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP QATAR™, and the 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP™. TSN and RDS are also official broadcasters of MLS and BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE in Canada.

Broadcast Schedule*

Tuesday, Aug. 18

• Lazio vs. Bayer Leverkusen at 2 p.m. ET on TSN1
• Manchester United vs. Club Brugge at 2 p.m. ET on TSN4
• Bate Borisov vs. Partizan at 2 p.m. ET on TSN5
• Astana vs. Apoel at 12 noon ET on beIN SPORTS CANADA
• Sporting CP vs. CSKA Moscow at 2:45 p.m. ET on beIN SPORTS CANADA

Wednesday, Aug. 19

• Rapid Vienna vs. Shakhtar Donetsk at 2 p.m. ET on TSN1
• Celtic vs. Malmo at 2 p.m. ET on TSN4
• Skenderbeu vs. Dinamo Zagreb at 2 p.m. ET on TSN5
• Valencia vs. Monaco at 2:45 p.m. ET on beIN SPORTS CANADA
• Basel vs. Maccabi Tel-Aviv at 2:45 p.m. ET on beIN SPORTS CANADA

Tuesday, Aug. 25

• Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Rapid Vienna at 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN1
• Malmo vs. Celtic at 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN4
• Dinamo Zagreb vs. Skenderbeu vs. at 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
• Monaco vs. Valencia at 2:45 p.m. ET on beIN SPORTS CANADA
• Maccabi Tel-Aviv vs. Basel at 2:45 p.m. ET on beIN SPORTS CANADA

Wednesday, Aug. 26

• Bayer Leverkusen vs. Lazio at 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN1
• Club Brugge vs. Manchester United at 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN4
• Partizan vs. Bate Borisov at 2:30 p.m. ET on TSN5
• Apoel vs. Astana at 2:45 p.m. ET on beIN SPORTS CANADA
• CSKA Moscow vs. Sporting CP at 2:45 p.m. ET on beIN SPORTS CANADA

*Subject to change