Arsenal vs Real Madrid - Live Stream

Live stream, TV coverage details and live score for the 2024/2025 UEFA Champions League quarter final match 1 of 2 - Arsenal vs Real Madrid:

Venue: The first leg takes place at Emirates Stadium in London, England – Arsenal’s home ground​. This is a big night in North London, with a sold-out crowd expected.

Kick-off Time:

• CEST (Central European Summer Time) – 9:00 p.m.
• GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) – 7:00 p.m.
• US Eastern Time (EDT) – 3:00 p.m.

How to Watch: TV, Streaming & Radio by Region

United Kingdom: The match is not on traditional TV in the UK – it will be streamed live on Amazon Prime Video. Live radio commentary is available on BBC Radio 5 Live​​. (Arsenal also offers a club-run matchday show online – see “Alternative Viewing” below.)

United States: Paramount+ will stream the match live in English (no national TV broadcast)​. Spanish-language coverage is carried on Univisión/TUDN platforms – including the TUDN cable channel and UniMás, with streaming on TUDN.com, the TUDN app, and ViX (Univision’s streaming service)​. Spanish radio commentary is available via TUDN Radio​.

Canada: The match is available on DAZN Canada (streaming), which holds exclusive Champions League rights in Canada​. (No separate TV or radio broadcast is available, as DAZN is an online platform.)

Australia: Stan Sport will broadcast the game live in Australia​. (Stan Sport is a subscription streaming service; there is no free-to-air TV coverage in AUS. No major radio broadcast is available.)

Italy: The game will be shown on Sky Sport in Italy – specifically on Sky’s channels (such as Sky Sport 253 and Sky Sport Arena), with streaming for subscribers via Sky Go Italia and NOW TV​. (Amazon’s Prime Video holds rights for some UCL games in Italy but this match (on a Tuesday) falls under Sky’s coverage.) Radio coverage in Italy is limited; there is no nationwide radio broadcast for this game.

Spain: In Spain the match airs on Movistar+, on the Movistar Liga de Campeones channel (Movistar’s Champions League channel)​. It will be available via Movistar’s pay-TV platform and app. Spanish radio will have extensive coverage as well – for example, major sports stations like Cadena SER and COPE are expected to provide live commentary (given Real Madrid’s involvement).

Portugal: Sport TV holds the rights in Portugal. The match will be on Sport TV5 (and via Sport TV Multiscreen for online streaming)​. (Sport TV is a subscription service; no free-to-air broadcast is indicated. Portuguese radio coverage is not prominently advertised for Champions League games.)

France: The game is carried on Canal+ in France. Specifically, it will stream via myCANAL and air on Canal+’s sports channels (such as Canal+ Foot and possibly a Canal+ Live channel)​. (No free terrestrial broadcast in France; radio coverage may be available on RMC or France Bleu for live commentary.)

Germany: Broadcast in Germany is on DAZN. The match streams on DAZN’s platform and may be shown on DAZN’s linear channel (DAZN1) for subscribers​. (Note: Amazon Prime Video holds rights to one Tuesday match per round in Germany – likely the Bayern–Inter game in this slot – so Arsenal–Real is on DAZN only.) There is no widely available German radio coverage of the full match.

Latin America: In Spanish-speaking Latin America (outside Mexico), ESPN is broadcasting the match on its regional channels (e.g. ESPN Norte, ESPN Sur) with live streaming on Disney’s platform. Fans can stream via Disney+ (which carries sports content in the region)​​. For example, in Argentina the match is on ESPN Argentina and Disney+​ In Mexico, the game is available on the “Max” streaming service (the Warner Bros/Discovery platform)​, and on TV via TNT Sports (the associated pay-TV channel). Spanish-language radio in many Latin American countries (and Mexico) will also cover the match through local sports stations, though there is no single network across all countries. n Central America on ESPN Norte and Disney+.

Alternative Viewing Options (Official & Free Services)

If you can’t access the above broadcasters, there are a few official alternative ways to follow the match

View alternative viewing options by country and region on Watch Athletics here.

Arsenal’s Matchday Show: Arsenal FC will host a live matchday show “Live From N5” on Arsenal.com and the official Arsenal app, featuring real-time commentary, analysis and club-centric coverage during the game​. This is not a live stream of the match itself, but a second-screen experience with Arsenal pundits – useful for fans without a video feed. Likewise, Real Madrid’s official media may provide live textual updates or radio commentary via their club channels.

UEFA’s Digital Platforms: While UEFA’s official website and app do not stream the match live in most regions (due to broadcast rights), they offer live text commentary, statistics, and highlights. The UEFA Champions League website has a Match Centre updating key events in real time, and may provide free audio commentary in select markets. Shortly after full-time, UEFA’s site and UEFA.tv (the free streaming platform) will have highlight clips and a recap of the match.

YouTube and Social Media: Official highlights will be uploaded to YouTube rapidly after the match. In the UK, Amazon Prime Video Sport’s YouTube channel will post free highlights soon after the final whistle​. Additionally, the UEFA Champions League official YouTube channel will publish highlight videos for a global audience, usually within hours of the match’s end. These typically include key moments and goals in a 5–10 minute package. Clubs’ social media accounts (Arsenal and Real Madrid) will also share goal clips and updates during and after the game.

Live Text & Local Radio: Many sports news outlets (e.g. BBC Sport, ESPN FC, The Guardian, Marca/AS) will run live text commentaries on their websites, which is a free way to follow the action minute-by-minute. In addition, local radio stations in the teams’ home cities often provide live commentary (for example, BBC London or talkSPORT for UK listeners, and Cadena SER/COPE for Spanish listeners), which can sometimes be accessed online. These can serve as an alternative if you can’t watch video – for instance, TUDN Radio in the US is carrying live Spanish radio commentary​, and BBC Radio 5 Live is accessible via internet radio in many regions for English commentary.

Team News and Injury Updates

Arsenal

Arsenal have been hit with a number of injury absences in recent weeks. 

• Center-back Gabriel Magalhães just underwent surgery for a hamstring injury suffered last week and will miss the rest of the season​.
• New left-back Riccardo Calafiori is also sidelined after injuring his knee on international duty​.
• In addition: Gabriel Jesus (forward) – Out, recovering from a knee issue​.
• Kai Havertz (forward) – Out with a hamstring injury​.
• Takehiro Tomiyasu (defender) – Out long-term (knee injury)​.
• Raheem Sterling (winger) – Suspended for this match due to yellow-card accumulation (he was booked in the last round)​ . Sterling, a mid-season signing, will sit this first leg out.

On the positive side, Bukayo Saka is back from his extended injury layoff. Saka had been out for about three months with a hamstring injury but returned as a substitute in Arsenal’s recent league games and is “fit again” – he’s expected to start this match​. Midfielder  Mikel Merino suffered a head wound in the last game, but he has been cleared to play after getting stitches​. Defender  Ben White made a return from injury at the weekend (playing 60 minutes against Everton)​, giving Mikel Arteta another option in defense. There are no fresh injuries from the weekend draw at Everton​, so Arsenal’s squad, while stretched, has no new knocks aside from the known long-term cases.

Arsenal must also be wary of discipline: key players Declan Rice, Jurrien Timber, and Gabriel Martinelli are each one yellow card away from suspension (they would miss the second leg if booked)​.

Real Madrid

Real Madrid are also dealing with a defensive injury crisis, though they have some good news in goal. 

• Star keeper Thibaut Courtois has declared himself “fully fit” after a knee problem and will return to start, having missed the last three games​. This is timely because backup keeper Andriy Lunin is out with a muscle injury (expected back mid-April)​. Other updates for Real Madrid:
• Dani Carvajal (right-back) – Out for the season with an ACL knee injury​.
• Éder Militão (center-back) – Out for the season with an ACL injury suffered earlier in the campaign​.
• Ferland Mendy (left-back) – Out; he has been left out of the traveling squad due to an ongoing injury​.
• Dani Ceballos (midfielder) – Out with an injury; he did not travel for this leg​.
• Aurélien Tchouaméni (midfielder) – Suspended for the first leg after picking up his third yellow card of the tournament in the Round of 16​. He will serve a one-match ban.

These absences mean Real are missing multiple first-choice defenders. On the bright side, Real’s attacking stars are fit: Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior (who have 50+ goals between them this season) are available and in good form​, and Jude Bellingham is healthy as well. Veteran midfielders Luka Modrić and Toni Kroosare fit, though it’s unclear if both will start given the younger options. Overall, Carlo Ancelotti has a “stripped-back” squad in defense, but still a wealth of attacking talent to choose from​.

Probable Starting Lineups

Arsenal (4-3-3): David Raya (GK); Jurriën Timber, William Saliba, Jakub Kiwior, Myles Lewis-Skelly (defense); Martin Ødegaard, Thomas Partey, Declan Rice (midfield); Bukayo Saka, Mikel Merino, Gabriel Martinelli (attack)​.

Real Madrid (4-3-3 / 4-2-3-1): Thibaut Courtois (GK); Lucas Vázquez (RB), R. Asencio,* Antonio Rüdiger (CBs), David Alaba (LB); Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Jude Bellingham (midfield three); Rodrygo Goes, Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior (forward line)​.