A European away night is a lunch break in Toronto and a morning meeting in Vancouver. This guide is for fans in the US and Canada who follow a club on the road: when its away games start on your clock, how many there are, and who has the rights where you live. We run Vivimate, an IPTV service, and hold no Champions League rights. The fixtures, rules and broadcasters come from UEFA and Paramount+ pages read on November 8, 2026; we did the time conversions ourselves on November 9, 2026, and we watched no match on any service for this page.
An away night is a North American afternoon
Article 25 of UEFA's regulations gives two league phase slots, both in Central European Time: 21:00 CET for most games, and 18:45 CET for two games on the Tuesday and two on the Wednesday of each matchday. From the play-offs on, the UEFA administration fixes the exact time. Here is where those slots fall across the continent this winter.
| Time zone | 18:45 CET game | 21:00 CET game |
|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland | 2:15 PM | 4:30 PM |
| Atlantic (Halifax) | 1:45 PM | 4:00 PM |
| Eastern (New York, Toronto) | 12:45 PM | 3:00 PM |
| Central (Chicago, Winnipeg) | 11:45 AM | 2:00 PM |
| Mountain (Denver, Calgary) | 10:45 AM | 1:00 PM |
| Pacific (Los Angeles, Vancouver) | 9:45 AM | 12:00 PM |
These times hold from November 1, 2026 to March 13, 2027. North America moves its clocks on March 14, 2027, two weeks before Europe does on March 28, so for that fortnight every game starts an hour later on your clock: 1:45 PM or 4:00 PM Eastern. The round of 16 second legs on March 16 and 17 land in that gap. For the full season calendar, see Champions League kick-off times in Eastern time.
Your club's next trips
A few away fixtures from UEFA's league phase list (last updated November 4, 2026), with the visiting club named second. UEFA warns that dates and times can change, so look again in the week of the game.
| Fixture | Stadium clock | Eastern | Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galatasaray vs Aston Villa Tue Nov 24, 18:45 CET | 20:45 in Istanbul | 12:45 PM | 9:45 AM |
| Sabah vs Barcelona Wed Nov 25, 18:45 CET | 21:45 in Baku | 12:45 PM | 9:45 AM |
| Club Brugge vs Liverpool Wed Nov 25, 21:00 CET | 21:00 in Bruges | 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| Sporting CP vs Manchester United Wed Nov 25, 21:00 CET | 20:00 in Lisbon | 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| AEK Athens vs Galatasaray Tue Dec 8, 21:00 CET | 22:00 in Athens | 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
Why the stadium clock looks wrong
Some older guides claim away games start at 8 PM in the host city. They don't. UEFA fixes the time in CET, and the host city simply reads it off its own clock. Turkey stays on UTC+3 all year and Azerbaijan on UTC+4, so a game in Istanbul or Baku can look very late locally, while Lisbon and London sit an hour behind Central Europe.
What matters to you is that your start time follows UEFA's slot, not the destination. A trip to Baku and a trip to Bruges in the same slot start at the same moment in Chicago.
How many away games, and which ones count most
The league phase runs from September 8, 2026 to January 27, 2027. Under Article 17, each club plays eight different opponents once each: four at home and four away. There is no return match in this phase, so every away game is that pairing's only meeting.
From the knockout play-offs on, ties have two legs. Article 19 says that, in principle, the seeded club hosts the second leg: the top four of the league phase in the quarter-finals and the top two in the semi-finals. If your club finished lower, its decisive leg is the away one. And since UEFA dropped the away goals rule from 2021/22, a level aggregate goes to 2 x 15 minutes of extra time and then penalties. A 3:00 PM Eastern second leg can run well past 5 PM.
On the final league phase night, January 27, 2027, every game starts together at 21:00 CET, which is 3:00 PM Eastern. If you want your own game and a rival's at the same time, that means a second screen.
Who shows an away game in the US and Canada
Broadcast rights are sold country by country, so the channel depends on where you sit, not where the match is played. UEFA's 2026/27 partner list (November 4, 2026) names:
- United States: Paramount+, TUDN and DAZN. The Paramount+ schedule page (November 2, 2026) says it has “all matches, live and on demand”, with 12:45 PM ET and 3 PM ET starts.
- Canada: DAZN and OneSoccer.
The on-demand part matters for a workday game: you can start it after work, as long as you keep score alerts off. We couldn't read Paramount+ plan prices, so none are quoted here.
Planning a workday away game
- Check the slot on uefa.com in match week. 18:45 or 21:00 CET, then use the zone table above.
- Decide live or later. If you can't watch at 3:00 PM, plan a replay and silence your phone's sports apps until you do.
- Search the guide by team, not channel. The same competition can sit on different channels from week to week.
- Mind the bandwidth. Our working figures are 10 Mbps for HD, 15 Mbps for Full HD and 25 Mbps for 4K, per stream. The internet speed guide shows how to measure it on the TV that plays the game.
- Count every screen. A laptop at work and a TV at home are two streams; see how multiple IPTV connections work.
- Know what stutter means. Our guide to buffering during live sports helps you tell a home network fault from a service one.
Travelling with your club? Whichever broadcaster serves the country you're in applies there, with its own terms and the local law.
Where Vivimate fits
Vivimate is a prepaid IPTV subscription with a TV guide, no contract and no automatic renewal. We don't promise the Champions League, any away game or any channel, and we don't publish the rights agreements behind our channels. IPTV as a technology is legal; whether a seller is lawful depends on the rights it holds, which our guide to whether IPTV is legal explains. To see what the guide lists for your club, use the 24-hour free trial, with no card taken, or ask us on WhatsApp which channels to search.
| Plan | One device | Two devices | Per month, one device |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month | $19.99 | $31.98 | $19.99/mo |
| 3 Months | $29.99 | $47.98 | $10.00/mo |
| 6 Months | $39.99 | $63.98 | $6.67/mo |
| 12 Months + 2 FREE | $69.99 | $111.98 | $5.00/mo |
Your first plan carries a 7-day money-back guarantee if a service problem you report can't be fixed; the refund policy sets out the terms. If one particular away game must not be missed, a UEFA partner in your country is the dependable choice, and our checklist for judging an IPTV service for sports covers the rest.
Frequently asked questions
What time are Champions League away games on in the US?
From November 1, 2026 to March 13, 2027, an 18:45 CET game starts at 12:45 PM Eastern and a 21:00 CET game at 3:00 PM Eastern, which is 9:45 AM and 12:00 PM Pacific. The host city makes no difference, because UEFA sets every kick-off in Central European Time.
How many away games does a club play in the league phase?
Four. Under UEFA's 2026/27 regulations each club meets eight different opponents once, four at home and four away. Knockout ties then have two legs, with the seeded club at home in the second leg in principle.
Is there still an away goals rule?
No. UEFA scrapped it from the 2021/22 season. A two-legged tie that is level on aggregate goes to two 15-minute periods of extra time and then penalties.
Who shows Champions League away games in the US and Canada?
UEFA's 2026/27 list names Paramount+, TUDN and DAZN in the United States, and DAZN and OneSoccer in Canada. Paramount+ says its schedule covers all matches, live and on demand. Away or home makes no difference: the rights depend on where you watch.
Will Vivimate have my club's away game?
We don't promise any competition, match or channel, and we don't publish the rights agreements behind our channels. Search the guide for your club during the free trial, and use a UEFA partner for your country when you need the game for sure.
Sources
Read November 8, 2026; times converted November 9, 2026 with the IANA time zone database. Links pay us nothing.
- UEFA: 2026/27 Champions League league phase fixtures and results (updated November 4, 2026)
- UEFA Champions League Regulations 2026/27, Article 17 (league phase match system)
- UEFA Champions League Regulations 2026/27, Article 19 (knockout draw and second legs)
- UEFA Champions League Regulations 2026/27, Article 25 (kick-off times)
- UEFA: abolition of the away goals rule (June 24, 2021)
- UEFA: where to watch the Champions League, 2026/27 partners (November 4, 2026)
- Paramount+: UEFA Champions League schedule 2026-2027 (November 2, 2026)
Couldn't read: UEFA's ticket help site (blocked our reader) and Paramount+ plan prices (not shown to our reader), so tickets and prices aren't covered.
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