Getty Lionel Messi and Barcelona will host Liverpool for the first leg.
FC Barcelona will host Liverpool FC at Camp Nou for the first leg of the sides’ Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.
In the United States, the match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. ET and will be televised on TNT, Univision Deportes and UniMas. If you want to watch a live stream of the game, you can do so via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
TNT, Univision Deportes and UniMas are three of 85-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which is largely tailored towards sports.
You can start a free seven-day trial of FuboTV right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch the game (and other programs) on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 60-plus live TV channels, including TNT.
You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
PS Vue — which doesn’t require an actual PlayStation console to sign up or watch — offers four different live-TV channel packages, all of which include TNT.
You can start a free five-day trial of PS Vue right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the PS Vue website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation (3 or 4), or other supported device via the PS Vue app.
If you can’t watch live, PS Vue comes with cloud DVR.
Barcelona vs Liverpool Preview
Barcelona clinched a second consecutive La Liga title on Saturday with three matches to spare. Superstar forward Lionel Messi entered his side’s matchup with Levante at halftime and found the back of the net in the 62nd minute for the contest’s only goal.
“Messi was always ready to come on and I always knew he was going to play but we also have a game on Wednesday,” Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde said, according to Reuters. “He has to stay active and he scores goals everywhere he goes and he has won us this title.”
“It is very difficult to win this title, without the amount of teams we are competing with, especially with this margin.
“We have done it two years in a row and it’s fantastic to see the fans celebrate the title like this at home. Now we want to go and celebrate it.”
Barcelona have won eight of the last 11 Spanish football championships.
“The players and the fans should enjoy this night without going over the top,” Barca midfielder Ivan Rakitic said, per Reuters.
“When we wake up tomorrow we have to prepare for what comes next, we have to think about Liverpool, who have an incredible team and a brilliant coach.”
Liverpool, who trail Manchester City by a point for the top spot in the Premier League with two matches apiece remaining, haven’t lost in 19 contests across all competitions and have won 10 straight.
They reached the Champions League final a year ago, falling to Barcelona rival Real Madrid 3-1.
“We won’t be perfect tomorrow, we will make mistakes, we will suffer, 100 percent,” Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said on Tuesday, according to ESPN. “It will be so difficult, but I couldn’t be more excited to play and I hope I can transport my players so they feel the same.
“It is not only about Messi, but it is about Messi of course. Can we concentrate on Messi? We should, in certain moments, but then they have 10 world-class players around who can decide the game.
“They have the highest quality team, they are already Spanish champions.
“But we saw the game against Real Sociedad and [Sociedad] did really well. Levante did really well a couple of days ago.
“Barcelona, the better the opponent, the better the competition, the higher the stakes, the more they are in. They are champions of Spain, so now they can focus completely on the Champions League. We are really looking forward to it, but it will be tough.”