ESPN and Sentanta sports Chamion's league schedule day 1

[simont]

I came upon this on soccertv.com. The following lists the games on ESPN Sentanta and PPV. Enjoy the Champion's League season.

Simon T


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[wwnyc]

oh what a beautiful sight.

thank you

[lokar]

I hope this gets changed soon, I wish ESPN2 would realize not everybody wants to see English teams. Also does anyone know if ESPN Classic is going to show games this year, I was very glad they did last year but it would be ESPN's way to stop that for this year.

[Força Sporting]

I hope this gets changed soon, I wish ESPN2 would realize not everybody wants to see English teams. Also does anyone know if ESPN Classic is going to show games this year, I was very glad they did last year but it would be ESPN's way to stop that for this year.

Not yet, though - I am quite happy to see my beloved Sporting face Manchester United on the 19th :D

[lokar]

Glad you get to see your team, for anyone who is wondering ESPN's website says ESPN Classic will be showing UEFA CL games at 5pm ET on all matchdays except for Tuesday the 18th when they are showing a Women's World Cup game. Wednesday the 19th they start with Barca-Lyon which ought to be a good one. Now if only they would show the games in HD...

[themaestro]

I see on Zap2it listings

Real Madrid vs Werder Bremen
Sept. 18th ESPN2

Not the Liverpool v Porto game....
?

But on the official ESPN it is the Liverpool match. I want to see the Real Madrid game, althought the Liverpool game could be entertaining.

I have directv but you can't get ESPN Deportes on there can you? Oh well maybe Setanta could get a delayed broadcast, I forget if they have ever done that. How was the UEFA broadband channel last year. And can you watch that "on demand" as I usually record my games and watch them after work. Can you watch the games online on a delayed basis, without knowing the score- (UEFA website I am refereing to.


I wish Setanta would update their listings. :(

[lokar]

ESPN Deportes is on DirecTV but they make you get the Spanish language package to get it rather than put it on the Sports Tier which would make more sense.

[danielmak]

I had asked about this when DirecTV first added ESPN Deportes but I asked them to send me a comparison between Para Todos and English-language DirecTV programming Total Choice Plus (that's the 2nd tier package, right?) and I would have lost a lot by switching to Para Todos. So, what's the cheapest way to get ESPN Deportes while keeping current English-language programming? Anyone know?

[themaestro]

DirecTV still shows the game as being Real Madrid v Werder Bremen.

But it is hard to imagine them not showing the Liverpool game.

[HDSports]

DirecTV still shows the game as being Real Madrid v Werder Bremen.

But it is hard to imagine them not showing the Liverpool game.

Go to the source: http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnGuide

It says Porto v. Liverpool

[socceraction]

Meantime in Canada, TSN will mirror ESPN2 programming (Porto/Liverpool on Tuesday; Sporting/ManU on Wednesday) but RDS (the French language service) will be mirroring ESPN Deportes (Real/Werder on Tuesday; Barca/Lyon on Wednesday). No word yet on TLN's coverage.

SA

[moralis]

Unfortunate news for Canadian soccer fans who are accustumed to watching Champions League games on TLN TV. I spoke to the head of the soccer department at TLN and he told me that TLN will not be showing the group stage games because of contractual demands by ESPN International, which owns the rights. In English, that can't afford to pay what ESPN International is asking for. But, TLN will be showing the knockout rounds in January. That's all I know.

If you want more info give TLN TV a call at 416-774-8200 or e-mail their soccer department at soccer@tlntv.com.

[byz21]

For those in Canada that get the TSN alternate feed....the RDS matches will also be shown in English on TSN alternate live. Also from what I heard...the Canadian version of Setanta will also be showing a 3rd match live as well.

[HDSports]

Setanta finally revealed their matchday 1 listings, so here is the English-language lineup for the CL (on ESPN2, Setanta, and ESPN CLassic)

Tuesday, September 18-
2:30 pm (ESPN2) FC Porto v. Liverpool (Live)
2:30 pm (Setanta) Chelsea v. Rosenborg (Live)
10:00 pm (Setanta) Real Madrid v. Werder Bremen
11:59 pm (Setanta) Olympiacos v. Lazio

Wednesday, September 19-
2:30 pm (ESPN2) Sporting Lisbon v. Manchester United (Live)
2:30 pm (Setanta)Arsenal v. Sevilla (Live)
5:00 pm (ESPN Classic) Barcelona v. Lyon
8:00 pm (Setanta) Barcelona v. Lyon
10:00 pm (Setanta) Fenerbache v. Inter Milan

Thursday, September 20-
11:59 pm (Setanta) Sporting Lisbon v. Manchester United

Friday, September 21-
11:00 am (Setanta) Rangers v. Stuttgart


The late starts for the delayed games on Setanta can be attributed mainly due to the Rugby World Cup, while the lack of a ESPN Classic game on Tuesday is due to a replay of that day's USA match from the Women's World Cup.

[Força Sporting]

For those in Canada that get the TSN alternate feed....the RDS matches will also be shown in English on TSN alternate live. Also from what I heard...the Canadian version of Setanta will also be showing a 3rd match live as well.

Yup, Setanta has (finally) confirmed that they will indeed be broadcasting CL matches on the Canadian version of Setanta Sports. In fact, when you look at the tape-delayed matches, they will be showing MORE matches than their US counter-parts :)

[len3121]

For those w/ ESPN Deportes here is their CL lineup for week 1 according to soccertv -

Tuesday, Sept 18 -
2:30 pm - Real v Werder (Live)
4:45 pm - Porto v Liverpool
7:00 pm - Chelsea v Rosenborg
9:00 pm - Real v Werder (Repeat)

Wednesday, Sept 19 -
2:00 am - AC Milan v Benfica
2:30 pm - Barcelona v Lyon (Live)
4:45 pm - Sporting v Manchester United
7:00 pm - Arsenal v Seville
9:00 pm - Barcelona v Lyon (Repeat)

Thursday, Sept 20 -
2:00 am - Roma v Dynamo Kyiv
1:00 pm - Olympiakos v Lazio
3:00 pm - Fenerbahce v Inter Milan

[danielmak]

For those w/ ESPN Deportes here is their CL lineup for week 1 according to soccertv -

Tuesday, Sept 18 -
2:30 pm - Real v Werder (Live)
4:45 pm - Porto v Liverpool
7:00 pm - Chelsea v Rosenborg
9:00 pm - Real v Werder (Repeat)

Wednesday, Sept 19 -
2:00 am - AC Milan v Benfica
2:30 pm - Barcelona v Lyon (Live)
4:45 pm - Sporting v Manchester United
7:00 pm - Arsenal v Seville
9:00 pm - Barcelona v Lyon (Repeat)

Thursday, Sept 20 -
2:00 am - Roma v Dynamo Kyiv
1:00 pm - Olympiakos v Lazio
3:00 pm - Fenerbahce v Inter Milan

Glad to see Setanta is adding even more games on delay than last year (although the Man Utd. game will probably be chopped to 75-80 minutes if shown on MUTV), but it's killing me to know that I have to shell out $20 more each month at least until the end of the group stages because ESPN Deportes is the only way I will be able to see Roma when they play Dynamo Kyiv. And it looks like the only other game that will air exclusive to Deportes during the first week is Milan-Benfica unless I am missing something here. Take care.

[HDSports]

Glad to see Setanta is adding even more games on delay than last year (although the Man Utd. game will probably be chopped to 75-80 minutes if shown on MUTV), but it's killing me to know that I have to shell out $20 more each month at least until the end of the group stages because ESPN Deportes is the only way I will be able to see Roma when they play Dynamo Kyiv. And it looks like the only other game that will air exclusive to Deportes during the first week is Milan-Benfica unless I am missing something here. Take care.

Setanta has the same two matches at 10 pm and 12 am both on Wednesday and Thursday nights. I have a feeling that the Thursday schedule might change to include the Milan-Benfica game (as well as the Shaktar-Celtic match) instead of repeating the same two games again. Setanta is showing those games on PPV, and perhaps they don't want to reveal they are showing the games a couple of days later and perhaps put a dent in their premium audience. Just a prediction...let's see what happens.

[FutbolLover]

Can hardly wait!!!!! :D

Arsenal vs. Sevilla and Barca vs. Lyon are the two I'm most looking forward to and am glad Setanta will be showing so I do not have to see them in Spanish.

Thanks for the info HDSports and Len3121

[Força Sporting]

FWIW, the Canadian home version of Setanta Sports is showing the Milan x Benfica match on tape-delay on Sept. 20/07 @ 9:45 pm EST. In fact, all of the premium PPV matches will be shown at some point tape-delayed on Setanta Sports in Canada...