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BT Sport live streams for UEFA finals

May 15, 2018

By Colin Mann

Fulfilling a commitment to the European game’s governing body when it secured exclusive rights to UEFA’s flagship club tournaments, UK multiplay telco BT has confirmed that free Real Madrid v Liverpool live streaming will be provided exclusively by BT Sport as the UEFA Champions League final is made available for absolutely anyone to watch online for the third year in a row.

Liverpool’s bid for a sixth European crown on Saturday, May 26th will be shown completely free of charge via the enhanced video player on both BTSport.com and the BT Sport app, as well as in 4K UHD on YouTube.

And in keeping with BT Sport’s promise to make live sport more widely accessible, the UEFA Europa League final between Marseille and Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, May 16th will also be shown for free across all BT’s online platforms.

Both games will air on BT Sport 2, BT Sport 2 HD and in ultra-high definition on BT Sport 4K UHD, while subscribers will be able to view 360° highlights of the UEFA Champions League final on the BT Sport app.

“To have Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League final is fantastic,” said Pete Oliver, BT Consumer’s marketing and sales managing director.

“We have always said that we want to make top quality sport available to more people and so once again we will be making the UEFA Champions League final and the UEFA Europa League final available to all to watch online for free.”

“This season we have shown some absolutely amazing games and have had some of our biggest audiences to date with viewing figures up by 47 per cent. The UEFA Champions League final is set to be a classic and we can’t wait to bring it to football fans across the UK.”

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