UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH DAY 4 PREVIEW
The Champions League group stage is about to go up a gear, starting on Tuesday night. UEFA Champions League Match Day 4 will be shown by pay-TV broadcaster BT Sport in the UK.
Normally, in a standard August to May season, the group stage runs from mid-September until early December but this season because of the World Cup the group stage has to end at the start of November, five weeks earlier than normal. This condensed schedule, alongside the increased demands of shortened domestic seasons, is making things a lot harder for top sides to display their best level this season.
Here’s a quick preview of our picks of the two must-watch games on the slate in UEFA Champions League Match Day 4, with an early warning that Liverpool’s appalling form eliminates them from contention so the Battle of Britain will not be included.
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UEFA Champions League Match Day 4 | AC Milan vs Chelsea
Tuesday 11 October | 2000 BST | BT Sport Live Streaming
Last week these sides met in London, and Chelsea dominated Milan while running out 3-0 winners. That was a Milan side missing a number of key players, notably both starting fullbacks and their first choice goalkeeper, but Chelsea were impressive nonetheless.
Of course that result sparked predictable stupidity from the usual suspects in British punditry. Italian football was denounced with statements like “If that’s the best they can offer, Italian football is in trouble”, a statement which ignored the fact that Napoli had demolished Liverpool less than a month earlier.
Milan bounced back from that defeat with a good win over Juventus and will be delighted to have Theo Hernandez back. The Hernandez-Leao left flank is Milan’s primary source of chance creation and they will be looking to make this a far tougher test for Graham Potter and Chelsea.
Chelsea carried the confidence gained from that win into the weekend and swept aside Wolves with ruthless efficiency. A 3-0 scoreline was purely the result of Jose Sa doing his upmost to keep the scoreline at a respectable level. Potter will be looking to build on two promising wins and take control of this Champions League group with a win.
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UEFA Champions League Match Day 4 | Napoli vs Ajax
Wednesday 12 October | 1745 BST | BT Sport Live Streaming
Ajax are one of the great clubs in world football. Four time European cup winners. The club that gave the world Cruyff, Van Basten, Bergkamp and too many others to list. Like all clubs, they have had bad times but very few times in their history have they been humbled in the manner they were last Tuesday night in Amsterdam when Napoli ran riot and beat them 6-1.
It was a real low point for the club, one that immediately brought questions about the future of manager Alfred Schreuder and about the wisdom of allowing so many key players to depart in the summer. Thankfully cooler heads prevailed and Schreuder, appointed in the summer to replace Erik ten Hag remains in a job. If a similar result occurs in Naples though, then all bets are off.
Napoli might be the most inform team in Europe right now. They have destroyed each of the three teams in this group, and they sit top of Serie A. Unbeaten and scoring for fun. What’s most impressive about their recent result is that Victor Osimhen has been injured since halfway through the Liverpool game. Without their spearhead, the attack has somehow managed to go up a level. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has taken Serie A and the Champions League by storm and seems to get better with each passing game, and Giacomo Raspadori has started to really sparkle after his arrival from Sassuolo. Those two have combined to devastating effect and made Napoli a team to be feared. When Osimhen returns, they will be terrifying.
Ajax managed to defeat bottom of the table Volendam at the weekend but were given a late scare when their 3-0 lead was reduced to 3-2 and looked like disappearing altogether. A late Davy Klaasen goal made the scoreline look more comfortable that the last 20 minutes had been. There’s no question that this team is talented but after losing Onana, Mazraoui, Martinez, Tagliafico, Gravenberch, Antony and Haller in the summer it’s understandable that they’ve struggled to find a real groove at this point in the season. They desperately need a result in this game though, a defeat and a likely Liverpool win in Glasgow would see Ajax almost certainly eliminated and left dropping into the Europa League. And nobody wants to play on Thursdays.
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How to watch every UEFA Champions League match from anywhere…
UEFA Champions League matches will be streamed exclusively live in the UK by BT Sport on their website, as well as their respective apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Smart TV, Now TV, FireTV etc.
But these streaming services are not available to everyone, for example when you load BT Sport in the USA, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal, Australia, Dubai, Canada etc. you will get an error message.
Sorry, this video is not available in your country.
This is basically because their streaming services are geoblocked based on the IP address being used to access it. You must be a UK domestic web user to access BT Sport live tv streaming.
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How can I watch BT Sport UEFA Champions League 2022/23 matches live?
Whilst Amazon will shake things up next season, BT Sport remains the exclusive UK broadcaster for UEFA Champions League matches.
BT Sport announced that it will continue to be the home of UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League until 2027. Nothing will change this season but from 2024 BT Sport will show the majority, and not all, UEFA Champions League games, as well as all of the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League. The other matches will be streamed live by Amazon Prime with match highlights available free from BBC Sport. The good news though is that BT Sport will continue to broadcast the finals for free. As for the Premier League, this season BT Sport will show a total of 52 live games.
There are a few options when it comes to signing up to BT Sport, firstly by combining it with BT Broadband. Put your postcode into the website to see what deals are available.
On the TV side, prices start at £16 per month for the duration of a 24-month contract. In exchange, you’ll get all the BT Sport channels and BoxNation, alongside Freeview, AMC and a recordable TV box.
You can also just use the BT Sport app for £16 per month- it works on mobile, tablet, smart TV and console – or buy the Monthly Pass for £25 per month. If your device supports it, you’ll still be able to watch in up to 4K HDR quality. Sky customers can get BT Sport added for £21 per month.
BT also offers a combined package with Sky Sports via Now, which is £41 per month for 24 months.
Furthermore; BT Sport, Amazon Prime and BBC Sport aren’t the only geographically-censored streaming services a VPN or Proxy will allow you to access. Other UK services like Sky Sports, Now TV, BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, All 4 and BritBox are available. Plus with the option to switch to our USA service whenever you like, you can access Hulu, HBO GO, Netflix and Pandora. Essentially you can access international content from virtually anywhere!
