BREAKING: Chelsea fans can watch UCL final between Chelsea and Manchester City for free on this channel
According to reports, Chelsea fans in the UK will be able to watch the Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City for free.
This is according to BT Sport, who also announced those that don’t subscribe to the broadcaster can view the finals free of charge on the BT Sport YouTube channel.
Simon Green, head of BT Sport, said “After a difficult year for everyone, it’s exciting to be approaching the end of the football season with three English teams making it through to the European finals plus the option of watching it with family and friends in person.
“Anyone can watch the final, on BT Sport or for free online or on YouTube, or by downloading the BT Sport App and trying out Match Day Experience features such as the enhanced player and Watch Together.”
Ben McOwen Wilson, Manager Director of YouTube UK, said “We’re proud and excited to partner BT Sport to bring the two biggest matches in European club football to British viewers for the sixth year running, including our third all-English final in this year’s UEFA Champions League.
“With restrictions lifting, no doubt many fans will be looking forward to meeting with friends and family to watch the beautiful game on the big screen.
“This year, BT and YouTube will deliver the highest quality streams in Ultra High Definition and for the first time high frame rate to allow all our viewers to have the best possible free viewing experience, wherever they are.
“Football is in this country’s DNA and the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League finals have always attracted record-breaking viewing figures on the platform. YouTube’s committed to ensuring that digital Britain builds back better and after a tough year for sports fans, we expect this year to be one of the biggest yet.”
The game will be available for free at www.btsport.com/final, on the BT Sport YouTube channel – www.youtube.com/btsport – via the BT Sport App for small and large-screen devices, including PlayStation, Xbox, Samsung smart TVs and Amazon Fire. It will also be available for anyone to watch on Virgin channel 532 (HD) and 533 (UHD).