Champions League football: Live stream Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich from anywhere

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Watch Champions League matches live in the UK with TNT Sports

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Watch the Champions League in Canada from $30 CAD per month

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Watch the Champions League in Australia from AU$25 per month

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It's a historic game for Unai Emery's Aston Villa, who face Bayern Munich in their first UEFA Champions League home game at Villa Park today.

Villa currently sit fifth in the English Premier League and started their European campaign with a solid 3-0 away win at Swiss side Young Boys last week.

They face a Bayern team that is currently top of the Bundesliga after starting the season undefeated. New coach Vincent Kompany saw his side beat Dynamo Zagreb 9-2 in the first UCL game of the season.

Tonight's glamorous clash is a repeat of arguably the hosts' greatest ever triumph – the 1982 European Cup final, where Villa beat Bayern 2-1 in Rotterdam.

Aston Villa face FC Bayern Munich at Villa Park in Birmingham on Wednesday October 2nd 8 BST local time in the UKwhat makes it one 3:00 p.m. ET or 12:00 p.m. PT Launching in the USA and Canadaand a Kick-off at 5pm AEST in Australia on Thursday morning.

Below we highlight the best live TV streaming services to help you watch the game no matter where you are in the world.

Live stream Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich in the USA

American soccer fans can stream every game of this season's tournament on Paramount Plus, which has exclusive live broadcast rights to the UEFA Champions League in English in the United States.

Paramount Plus offers two main subscriptions in the US: Essential at $8 per month and Premium at $13 per month. Both offer coverage of the Champions League.

The cheaper Essential option includes ads for on-demand streaming and lacks live CBS feeds, as well as the ability to download shows to watch offline later. Newcomers to the service can enjoy a 30-day free trial, while students may be eligible for a 25% discount.

Read our Paramount Plus review.

Here's how you can watch every UEFA Champions League 2024/25 match online from anywhere using a VPN

If you are unable to watch UCL games locally, you may need another way to watch the games – this is where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to prevent your ISP from throttling your speeds on game day by encrypting your traffic. It's also a good idea if you're traveling and connected to a Wi-Fi network and want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins.

A VPN allows you to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to gain access to the game. Most VPNs, like our Editors' Choice ExpressVPN, make this really easy.

Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you are streaming. You should make sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even if VPNs are legal, the streaming service can terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions.

Latest tests DNS leaks discovered, 25% speed loss in tests in 2024network Over 3,000 servers in 105 countriesResponsibility British Virgin Islands

ExpressVPN is our current top VPN pick for people who want a reliable and secure VPN, and it works on a wide range of devices. It normally costs $13 per month, but if you sign up for an annual subscription for $100, you'll get three months free and save 49%. That's $6.67 per month with code SPECIAL OFFERwhich should be applied automatically.

Note that ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Live stream Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich in the UK

Along with the change to the Champions League format, the new season brings some changes to the way UCL games can be watched in the UK.

TNT Sports will continue to broadcast most Champions League games, but Amazon Prime Video now has first choice for games on a Tuesday, with one per game week broadcast exclusively live on the platform.

This game is expected to be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1.

TNT Sports will offer the lion's share of Champions League games exclusively live to viewers in the UK this season. You can access TNT Sports in a number of ways, including via Sky Q as a TV package or streaming directly via the various mobile and smart TV apps. It costs £31 each way and comes in a package that includes the Discovery Plus documentation library.

Live stream Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich in Canada

If you want to live stream UCL games in Canada, you will need to subscribe to DAZN Canada. The service has exclusive broadcast rights for the Champions League this season.

A DAZN subscription currently costs CA$30 per month or CA$200 per year and also gives you access to Europa League and EFL Championship soccer, Six Nations rugby and WTA tennis.

In addition to dedicated apps for iOS and Android, there is a wide range of support for set-top boxes and smart TVs.

Live stream Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich in Australia

Football fans Down Under can watch UCL games on streaming service Stan Sport, which has exclusive rights to show the Champions League live in Australia this season.

Stan Sport will set you back AU$10 per month (on top of a AU$10 Stan subscription), but the streaming service is currently offering a seven-day free trial.

A subscription also gives you access to Europa League and Europa Conference League action, as well as international rugby and Formula E.

Quick tips for streaming UEFA Champions League games via a VPN

• With four variables at play – your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN – your experience and success streaming Champions League matches may vary.
• If you don't see your desired location as the default option for ExpressVPN, try using the “Search by city or country” option.
• If you're having trouble receiving the game after turning on your VPN and setting it to the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try to quickly fix. First, log in to your streaming service subscription account and ensure that the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing range. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file in your account. Second, some smart TVs – like Roku – don't have VPN apps that you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you'll need to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you use (such as your phone) so that every device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location.
• All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main page for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases, with smart TV services, after you install a cable network's sports app, you may be asked to confirm a numeric code or click a link that is sent to your email address on file for your smart TV. A VPN on your router also helps here, as both devices appear to be in the correct location.
• Keep in mind that browsers can often reveal a location despite using a VPN. Therefore, make sure you use a privacy-focused browser to log into your services. We usually recommend Brave.