BBC to show live Women's Champions League matches

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Arsenal assistance nan Women's Champions League trophyImage source, Getty Images

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Arsenal hit Barcelona 1-0 successful Lisbon successful May to triumph nan Women's Champions League for nan 2nd time

BBC Sport has signed a five-year woody to broadcast unrecorded Women's Champions League matches from this season.

The contract, which runs until 2030, intends up to 7 unrecorded matches - including nan last - will beryllium disposable to watch each play crossed BBC TV, BBC iPlayer and nan BBC Sport website and app.

Other matches will see some legs of 1 semi-final and 4 matches from earlier successful nan competition.

The champion moments from different games will besides beryllium disposable crossed BBC Sport's integer platforms and societal media.

Manchester United's lucifer pinch Paris St-Germain astatine Old Trafford connected 12 November will beryllium nan first crippled to beryllium shown connected nan BBC, followed by Chelsea's gathering pinch Spanish giants Barcelona connected 20 November.

BBC Radio 5 Live will proceed to bring unrecorded commentary of nan biggest games passim nan season.

Director of BBC Sport Alex Kay-Jelski said: "This is simply a awesome infinitesimal for women's shot and for BBC Sport.

"Bringing nan Uefa Women's Champions League to a free-to-air assemblage is huge, but what makes this genuinely game-changing is our integer offering.

"Our multi-platform strategy intends fans won't conscionable watch nan biggest games unrecorded connected TV, they'll acquisition nan champion moments, goals and highlights crossed our website, app and societal media platforms.

"We're making nan title much accessible, much visible and much connected than ever before".

Ellen White, Jen Beattie and Ben Haines

Ben Haines, Ellen White and Jen Beattie are backmost for different play of nan Women's Football Weekly podcast. New episodes driblet each Tuesday connected BBC Sounds, positive find interviews and other contented from nan Women's Super League and beyond connected nan Women's Football Weekly feed