How to watch Champions League in Spanish in the US

TelevisaUnivision is the first pillar for watching the Champions League in Spanish in the United States, and it spreads matches across broadcast television, cable, and streaming. Univision, UniMas, and Galavision are its channels available over the air and on cable.

The notable part is that some matches air free over the air, so with a digital TV antenna and a modern television you can watch certain fixtures without paying for any subscription. These three networks tend to grab the most appealing matchups, which is why so many Real Madrid and Barcelona nights end up here.

TUDN is TelevisaUnivision's cable sports channel and delivers several matches per matchday. Because it is a cable channel, you need a traditional TV package or a live streaming service that carries it to tune in.

TUDN is where many of the matches that do not fit on the broadcast networks land, so it is an important piece if you want to follow more than one fixture on a busy doubleheader matchday.

ViX is TelevisaUnivision's streaming platform and the way to watch much of the coverage live and on demand. Many of the Champions League matches on ViX sit on the paid tier, ViX Premium, so it is worth confirming you have the right subscription.

ViX is a standalone app that runs on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Google TV and Chromecast, phones, and smart TVs, which makes it convenient for anyone without cable who still wants the broad slate of fixtures.

DAZN is the second pillar and completes the picture. DAZN holds a batch of roughly 38 exclusive matches, plus co-exclusive rights to all of the quarter-finals, both semi-finals, and the final. In other words, several decisive moments of the tournament run through DAZN, so it is not optional if you want the full season.

DAZN is a paid subscription and works as a standalone app on the same streaming devices. In English, the rights belong to CBS Sports and Paramount+, but that falls outside the interest of anyone seeking Spanish commentary. Between TelevisaUnivision and DAZN, your Spanish coverage is handled from start to finish.

The question we hear most often is simple: can you watch the Champions League in Spanish for free? The honest answer is partly yes, but not entirely. The free route exists thanks to Univision, UniMas, and Galavision, which broadcast some matches over the air at no cost.

If you live in an area with good signal and pick up a digital TV antenna, you can tune into those fixtures without paying any subscription. It is the best option for the casual fan who just wants to catch the most eye-catching league-phase matches or a standout knockout tie.

The catch is that this free window covers only a slice of the schedule. Most matches require payment, and that payment comes through two paths. The first is cable or a live TV service that carries TUDN, plus the ViX Premium tier for the matches TelevisaUnivision keeps on its platform.

The second is DAZN, which is a separate subscription and controls its batch of 38 exclusive matches along with the co-exclusive quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final.

Here is the key point to internalize: to watch absolutely every match in Spanish, you need to combine ViX and DAZN. There is no single pass that bundles everything together.

If your priority is following just one team, one of the two halves might be enough depending on where its matches land, but if you want complete coverage, your budget has to account for both paid subscriptions.

Our practical recommendation: start with an antenna for the free over-the-air matches, add ViX Premium for TelevisaUnivision's broad coverage, and bring in DAZN as the final stages approach, since that is where its rights over the decisive ties concentrate.

That way you pay only for what you need and never miss the matches that genuinely matter most to you.

Cutting the cord and still watching the Champions League in Spanish is absolutely doable, but you need to know the traps. The biggest surprise for many fans is that Univision, UniMas, and TUDN are not on Fubo, a service plenty of people associate with soccer.

If your plan was to use Fubo for this competition in Spanish, it is worth rethinking. By contrast, DirecTV Stream and Sling do carry some of these channels, so they are more realistic alternatives for reaching TUDN and the TelevisaUnivision networks without a traditional cable contract.

The other half of the equation is the standalone apps. ViX and DAZN work as apps on their own, with no need for cable or a live TV package. You subscribe directly and you are set.

Both run on Roku, Fire TV and Fire Stick, Apple TV, Google TV and Chromecast, plus phones and smart TVs, so just about any modern device works for watching on the big screen or on the move.

A typical cord-cutter setup to cover Spanish completely would look like this: an antenna for the free over-the-air matches, ViX Premium for TelevisaUnivision's broad coverage, and DAZN for its exclusives and the final stages. If you also want TUDN live without cable, add DirecTV Stream or Sling.

If you want to dig deeper into watching soccer without cable in general, our dedicated watch soccer without cable guide breaks down how to combine these services and devices for different budgets. The key is understanding that no single app covers everything, so plan the combination ahead of time.

Knowing the Champions League format helps you figure out when and where to look for each match. The competition uses a single league phase of 36 teams, in which each club plays 8 matches against different opponents.

This phase kicks off in September and runs through the fall and winter, spreading dozens of fixtures that arrive matchday by matchday across the various TelevisaUnivision and DAZN screens.

After the league phase comes a knockout playoff round that sets up the Round of 16. From there the tournament enters its classic knockout format: Round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a single-match final played in late May or early June.

Remember that the quarter-finals, both semi-finals, and the final are DAZN's co-exclusive territory in Spanish, so that part of the calendar will require having that subscription active.

As for timing, almost all matches are played midweek, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Because Europe runs 6 to 9 hours ahead of the continental United States, kickoffs land in the early-to-mid afternoon depending on your time zone in the US East.

This is an advantage for fans in the US: instead of waking up early, you can catch the Champions League in the afternoon, right around when many people finish work or class.

To stay organized, it pays to check each week which matches go to the free broadcast networks, which to TUDN, which to ViX, and which to DAZN, because the split shifts from matchday to matchday.

Having your subscriptions sorted before the league phase begins in September saves you from scrambling at the last minute to find where your team's match is airing.

The teams make a real difference when deciding what to sign up for, because networks tend to reserve the most appealing matches for their most-watched screens. Real Madrid is the record champion of the competition and, without question, the club that draws the largest Hispanic audience in the United States.

Many of its matches end up on TelevisaUnivision's broadcast networks or on ViX, though in the final stages you may find them on DAZN under its co-exclusive rights. If you follow Madrid closely, we recommend our Real Madrid guide, where we detail how not to miss any of their ties.

Barcelona is the other giant of Hispanic viewership and usually joins Madrid in the most visible slots. Its matches likewise split between the TelevisaUnivision networks and DAZN depending on the matchday and the stage, so it pays to have both halves covered.

For Barca supporters, our Barcelona guide explains where each match lands across the season.

Beyond the two Spanish clubs, several other teams generate strong interest and split the audience: Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool, Inter, and Arsenal. These clubs often headline the most attractive league-phase and knockout fixtures, and their matches can go to either TelevisaUnivision or DAZN.

If your interest is spread across several of these teams, the conclusion is the same one running through this whole guide: combining ViX and DAZN is the way to make sure you catch your favorite no matter the night.

This guide is built for fans watching the Champions League from the United States, and everything about TelevisaUnivision, ViX, and DAZN applies to that market. If you find yourself outside the country, keep in mind that the broadcast rights for the Champions League change completely depending on the nation you are in.

Each country has its own deals with networks and platforms, and the services we mention here may not be available or may offer a different lineup in another territory.

For that reason, if you travel or live outside the United States, the best move is to check which broadcaster holds the rights in Spanish or in the local language of that specific country, since the ViX and DAZN combination we describe is specific to the US market.

We cannot guarantee that the same plan works in Mexico, Spain, South America, or anywhere else. Use this guide as a reference for the US context, and always verify the local offering before subscribing to a service while you are abroad.