Astro Partners beIN SPORTS for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Astro and beIN Asia Pacific have extended their partnership to offer live coverage of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) and the UEFA Europa League (UEL) to Astro customers from the 2018/19 season to 2020/21. Both competitions will be offered on beIN SPORTS and beIN’s dedicated UEFA channel, beIN SPORTS MAX.

CK Lee, Chief of Sports, Astro said, “Astro would like to thank UCL/UEL fans for their loyalty to the tournament. As the ‘home of sports’, we are pleased to partner beIN to broadcast three new seasons of UCL/UEL in Malaysia on beIN SPORTS. Fans can also catch beIN SPORTS linear channels on Astro Go at their convenience.”

Mike Kerr, Managing Director of Asia, beIN Asia Pacific, said, “With the addition of UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League to beIN SPORTS’ line-up which includes LaLiga and Ligue 1, among others, football fans can now enjoy the best European football action on our service. They are the only annual tournaments where all the megastars of football such as Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar and Salah gather to battle for supremacy. We are especially thrilled we could make this happen with Astro as we want to continue to deliver the best football experience and fuel local fans’ passion for the beautiful game.”

Representing the pinnacle of club football in Europe, the UEFA Champions League 2018/19 season brings exciting changes in the competition format. With more European clubs qualifying automatically from their domestic leagues including four top clubs each from Spain, Germany, England and Italy, football fans can look forward to more dramatic action as teams such as Manchester United, Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Barcelona and defending champion Real Madrid battle it out to for the final face-off in Madrid in June 2019.

Last won by Atletico Madrid, UEFA Europa League is the largest club football tournament in Europe. This season fans can witness the sensational clashes between 48 teams which include Arsenal, Chelsea, A.C. Milan, Sevilla, Lazio, and more from 27 European countries. The competition will culminate in Azerbaijan - the same week as the UEFA Champions League final.

For broadcast details of the UEL and UCL live matches, please visit http://whatson.astro.com.my/tv-guide.