Champions League Matchday 4: Barcelona host Aston Villa, US viewers on Paramount+
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The gist
Barcelona published kick-off times and TV channels for its Champions League match against Aston Villa.
US viewers can stream every match on Paramount+, but UK rights are split.
Background
The Champions League is European club football's top competition, and its league phase runs through matchdays like the Nov. 3-4, 2026 slate covered in these guides. FC Barcelona, the Spanish club coached by Hansi Flick, hosts Aston Villa, coached by Unai Emery, at Camp Nou in Matchday 4. The viewing guides are trending because broadcast rights differ by country: Paramount+ carries every match in the US, while UK coverage is split between Prime Video and TNT Sports.
How it unfolded
- Nov 2, 2026FC Barcelona publishes international kick-off times and TV channels for Barcelona v Aston Villa, with most European listings at 9.00 PM local.
- Nov 2, 2026A USMNT midweek viewing guide lists Tuesday matches Atlético Madrid vs Bayern Munich, Villarreal vs PSG and LASK Linz vs Slovan Bratislava, plus Wednesday's Dortmund vs Real Betis and PSV vs Club Brugge, all at 3p on Paramount+.
- Nov 3, 2026CBS Sports Golazo previews Barcelona vs Aston Villa for Matchday 4, noting Barcelona lost to PSG in Matchday 3.
- Nov 3, 2026A 1001TVs guide says Paramount+ streams every Champions League match in the US, with TUDN and DAZN also listed as US partners.
- Nov 4, 2026A CBS Sports preview notes Liverpool's 12 Champions League goals have come off 7.23 worth of xG, and that nine points is a decent guide to the cut line after eight games.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said the club's goals are to win La Liga and the Champions League, adding he is 100% convinced they have the quality to write history.
- Official
- Porto coach Francesco Farioli said the Champions League is a different competition where the demands and details make all the difference.
- Caution
- 1001TVs said TUDN and DAZN are listed as US partners but viewers should check their actual schedules and language options rather than treating all three as interchangeable subscriptions.
Still unverified
Whether Barcelona's Lamine Yamal can break Kylian Mbappé's record for Champions League goals as a teenager was posed as an open question by the CBS crew.