The 2013/14 UEFA Champions League season is now well under way and, as always, all 16 live games can be seen live on ITV and Sky Sports during matchday four.
Both Manchester clubs feature on Tuesday evening as Manchester United travel to northern Spain to face Real Sociedad, while Manchester City’s hopes of reaching the knockout stages for the first time continue with a home tie against CSKA Moscow.
Then on Wednesday night, Chelsea host Schalke at Stamford Bridge, Celtic make the trip to Amsterdam to take on Ajax and Arsenal come up against last season’s beaten finalists Borussia Dortmund – all exclusively live on Sky Sports.
All the drama and excitement from this season’s UEFA Champions League campaign is being covered as usual by ITV and Sky Sports.
ITV will continue to screen its chosen first pick of Tuesday night matches throughout the competition, from the group stages to next May’s final in Lisbon.
Adrian Chiles will continue to host ITV’s live match coverage where he will be joined by regular pundits Roy Keane and Lee Dixon
Matt Smith will present highlights of the Tuesday night games in UEFA Champions League Extra Time on ITV at 10.35pm during each matchday.
Free-to-view highlights of Wednesday matches will be available online via the ITV Football website from Fridays.
Sky Sports will again screen 15 matches from each week of the group stages exclusively live.
In total, 129 games will be shown throughout the competition, including the final at Lisbon’s Estadio da Luz in May 2014.
Jeff Stelling leads Sky’s live coverage on each matchday and will be joined by a variety of guests throughout the season, including Ruud Gullit, Graeme Souness, Jamie Redknapp and new Sky signing Jamie Carragher.
Along with at least live games on the main Sky Sports channels on Tuesday and Wednesday, viewers can also press the red button to access Sky’s unique interactive service and watch a host of other live games from around the continent on the same night.
Details of when and where to watch all the matchday 4 fixtures below:
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| TUESDAY 5th NOVEMBER |
Real Sociedad v MANCHESTER UNITEDGroup A |
19:45 |
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After a comfortable 1-0 win at home against tonight’s opposition two weeks ago, Manchester United will be hoping to almost guarantee their passage to the knockout stages.
David Moyes’ men travel to San Sebastian not in search of the famous Basque pintxos, but instead a victory against the txuri-urdin at the Anoeta.
Antoine Griezmann is the main threat for Real Sociedad, who have struggled to cope in the Champions League, and will be looking to register their first points of the competition.
United dropped two points in their last away match against Shakhtar Donetsk but still look favourites to advance to the knockout stage.
Adrian Chiles introduces ITV’s live coverage from northern Spain alongside regular ITV pundits Roy Keane and Lee Dixon, plus former Celtic and Leicester City manager Martin O’Neill.
Commentary comes from Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend, while Gabriel Clarke conducts interviews and reports from the touchline.
MANCHESTER CITY v CSKA MoscowGroup D |
19:45 |
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Manchester City’s quest for qualification to the knockout stages continues with a home clash against CSKA Moscow.
City recorded a 2-1 win away to the Russian outfit in a controversial matchday three encounter in which a section of the CSKA fans targeted Yaya Toure with monkey chants.
CSKA vehemently denied any taunting took place, but the fans’ behaviour led to a UEFA fine and a partial closure of their stadium for their next European home game, against Bayern Munich, on November 27.
To matters on the pitch and another victory for City would almost guarantee their passage to the knockout stage of this competition for the first time, as minnows Viktoria Plzen are their next opponents.
Their last home match in the group ended in a comfortable defeat at the hands of champions Bayern Munich, although this test should be more straightforward, as CSKA are also struggling to keep apace with the leaders in the Russian Premier League.
Live coverage of this Group E clash from Germany begins on Sky Sports 2 at 7.00pm, presented by Jeff Stelling.
| WEDNESDAY 6th NOVEMBER |
Borussia Dortmund v ARSENALGroup F |
19:45 |
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Wednesday night’s action is headlined by Arsenal’s encounter with last year’s finalists Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park.
Dortmund won all six of their home matches on their way to finishing as runners-up in last season’s tournament and claimed a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Gunners in the reverse fixture 15 days ago.
But Arsene Wenger’s men will be determined to avoid defeat on this occasion as they are level on six points with both their opponents and Napoli.
Jeff Stelling will present live coverage of the match, featuring extensive previews and analysis of all Wednesday night’s games, on Sky Sports 1 from 6.00pm, alongside a team of top guests.
CHELSEA v SchalkeGroup E |
19:45 |
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Chelsea will look to bounce back from their Premier League defeat to Newcastle at the weekend when they face German side Schalke.
The Blues’ previous home match in this competition ended in a shock defeat to Basel, but they have since bounced back with dominant away wins over Steaua Bucharest and tonight’s opponents to move to the top of the group and will be expecting nothing less than another three points tonight.
Full live coverage of this match at Stamford Bridge will be shown on Sky Sports 2 from 7.30pm.
Ajax v CELTICGroup H |
19:45 |
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Celtic travel to the Amsterdam ArenA to face Dutch champions Ajax with both clubs in desperate need of a victory.
The Bhoys claimed their first points in the group with a 2-1 victory over the Dutch outfit 15 days ago.
Another positive result this evening will give them a good chance of finishing at least third in the table to claim a Europa League spot, and maintain their chances of finishing in the top two at the expense of either Barcelona or AC Milan.
Live coverage of Celtic’s latest European fixture will be shown on Sky Sports 4 from 7.30pm.
Also on Sky Sports 4, four more live games will be available to watch via the Red Button, including Barcelona v AC Milan.
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| GARETH BALE: WELSH GALATICO |
On Wednesday night, ITV4 takes a look at the incredible story of the Welsh star Gareth Bale – from the playing fields of Whitchurch to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
It features interviews with some of those who have witnessed and aided his rise revealing how a boy from the Cardiff suburbs became the world’s most expensive player.
What are the challenges that lie ahead for Gareth Bale and how will he cope with the pressures of playing for such an iconic team like Real Madrid?
‘Gareth Bale: Welsh Galatico’ airs at 10.00pm this Wednesday, November 6, on ITV4 and ITV4 HD.
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ITV′s live match coverage, as well additional video clips, interviews and analysis, is available to watch for free via the ITV football website.
Sky Sports subscribers can follow every Champions League match via the Sky Sports Events Centre.
Keep up to date with all the latest UEFA Champions League reports, goal flashes and results by following ITV Football on Twitter (@itvfootball) and Sky Sports dedicated UCL feed (@SkySportsCL).
Online streaming available to UK users only
