The Champions League on TV and online in Belgium: overview

The Champions League is broadcast in Belgium by DPG Media (VTM GO), RTL Belgium (RTL Play), Proximus (Pickx Sports) and Telenet (Play Sports). That is also what UEFA's broadcast partner page for the 2026/27 season says. There are two groups: the broadcasters with a selection of matches and the sports packages with all matches.

VTM GO and RTL Play show a selection of matches. For both platforms you create an account. Play Sports and Pickx Sports show all Champions League matches. For those you need a TV package with the sports option added.

Which match you can watch where therefore depends on the match and on your subscription. A Club Brugge match runs on VTM 2 and via VTM GO, while an ordinary top fixture of another club is found with the sports packages. The semi-finals and the final are also shown on the open channels.

In practice this means the following. If you only want to follow Club Brugge, an account at VTM GO or RTL Play is enough. If you also want to follow matches of other clubs, for example on a matchday when Club Brugge are not playing, you need Play Sports or Pickx Sports. Both sports packages work with a regular TV, but also with an app for phone and tablet.

Watching live via VTM GO and RTL Play

VTM GO is the streaming platform of VTM. The Dutch-language broadcast runs on VTM 2 and in the VTM GO app. The French-language broadcast runs on Club RTL and in RTL Play. For both platforms you create an account once.

The rules for this come from the decision of the Flemish Government of 28 May 2004 and the French-language decision of 8 June 2004. They state that matches of Belgian clubs, the semi-finals and the final must be available live and in full on an open channel, and not only behind a paywall. For Club Brugge that means: the league phase matches of the Belgian club run on VTM 2 and in VTM GO. According to reports from October 2026, RTL shows up to two matches per week in French on Club RTL and in RTL Play.

Which other matches the broadcasters show can differ per matchday and is announced by the broadcasters themselves. Check the VTM or RTL programme guide on the day of the match. Match highlights are shown on VTM, RTL, Sporza and RTBF.

In practice it works like this: install the VTM GO app or the RTL Play app, create an account and look for the Champions League in the overview. In the app you find the matches that the broadcaster shows live. You can also watch on a laptop via the broadcaster's website.

All matches on Play Sports and Pickx Sports

If you want to follow every Champions League match, you need one of the two sports packages. Play Sports is the sports option from Telenet and is watched via the TV box or the Telenet TV app. Pickx Sports is the sports option from Proximus and is watched via the Pickx box or the Pickx app and website.

Both packages show the league phase, the play-offs, the knockout phase and the final in full. The prices of the sports options change regularly, for example because of promotions and tariff changes. That is why we do not list amounts here. Check the current price on the Telenet or Proximus website. Keep in mind that the sports option comes on top of an existing TV and internet subscription.

An example: on a matchday with two kick-off times, several matches are played at the same time. If you want to watch a match that VTM GO or RTL Play do not show, you need one of the two sports packages. Check with the provider beforehand how to activate the sports option, from when it applies, on which devices you can watch and what the cancellation terms are. Read the terms first, before you take out a subscription.

Both providers state in their own programme guide per matchday which matches are broadcast. On matchdays with several matches at the same time, you can use that to see in advance which match you want to follow.

Which platforms do not show the Champions League?

Anyone who already has another sports platform often wonders whether the Champions League is included. For the 2026/27 season it is not, on the following platforms, among others.

DAZN has rights in Belgium for the Belgian league and for a number of foreign leagues, but not for the Champions League. Orange Sports does not include UEFA club competitions. That also applies to Orange and VOO customers who only have that sports package: for the Champions League you then need Play Sports or Pickx Sports, or you follow the matches that VTM GO and RTL Play show. Prime Video and Disney+ also do not show the Champions League in Belgium this season.

That a platform shows the Champions League abroad does not mean it has the same offer in Belgium. Rights are sold per country. Sites from the Netherlands or France with broadcast information therefore do not apply to Belgium. The rights in the Netherlands, for example, belong to a different party than in Belgium.

So check before you take out a subscription whether the Champions League is included. The name of the sports package says little about that. Look at the list of competitions that comes with the package and note the date of that list, because rights can change from season to season. A subscription to one of the platforms above does not automatically give access to the Champions League.

Schedule: matchdays 5 and 6 and Club Brugge's matches

The league phase has eight matchdays. Matchday 4 was played on 3 and 4 November 2026. The next two matchdays fall on a Tuesday and Wednesday each time, with kick-offs at 18:45 and 21:00.

Matchday 5 is played on Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 November 2026. Matchday 6 follows on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 December. Matchday 7 is on 19 and 20 January 2027 and matchday 8 on Wednesday 27 January 2027.

Club Brugge plays the rest of the league phase as follows: Liverpool at home on Wednesday 25 November at 21:00, Napoli away on Tuesday 8 December, Stuttgart away on 19 January and Bodø/Glimt at home on 27 January. The first four matches of the season were Aston Villa (home), Inter (away), Lens (home) and PSV (away).

Kick-off times can be changed by the organiser. The current schedule, the live matches and the match information are on the live football page on Napoleon Sports. An overview of the matches per matchday is also on the page with the matchday preview.

The kick-off times are in Belgian time: 18:45 and 21:00. A matchday starts with the 18:45 matches and the rest follow at 21:00. Several matches are played at the same time on a matchday, so you have to choose which one to follow.

What changes from September 2027?

The current rights period runs until the end of the 2026/27 season. According to reports of 30 April 2026, Canal+ gets the Belgian rights for the Champions League, the Europa League and the Conference League for four seasons, from September 2027 to the end of the 2030/31 season. Canal+ is the parent company of TV Vlaanderen. For the current rights holders VTM, Telenet and Proximus, that means the end of this cycle.

The rule for open channels remains. Matches with a Belgian club, the semi-finals and the final must stay available on an open channel. Which broadcaster will show those matches from 2027 has not been announced yet. It is possible that Canal+ passes those matches on to another party.

For this season nothing changes. The broadcasts and subscriptions above apply until the final of the 2026/27 season. When the arrangement for next season is known, this page will be updated.

What does this mean for you? If you take out a subscription for the Champions League now, you watch until the final of this season through the current parties. For next season it is wise to look at the offer again as soon as the new broadcast situation is known. Only then will you know which subscriptions you need.

Want to know more about the tournament? Read the page about how the Champions League works, the overview of Club Brugge in the Champions League, the page about the draw, the explanation of the standings and the hub with everything about the Champions League.

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