UCL Quarterfinals 2026: Schedule, Storylines, How to Watch
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- Paramount+ is the exclusive U.S. streaming home for all four UEFA Champions League quarterfinal first legs, with CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports Golazo Network simulcasting pre- and post-match coverage anchored by the 2 p.m. ET UEFA Champions League Today pre-match show.
- Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich headlines Tuesday's slate at 3 p.m. ET in Madrid, pitting an 'inconsistent' Los Blancos side — still working out the Kylian Mbappe-era tactical imbalance — against Bayern, who are considered the greatest challenger to oddsmakers' favorite Arsenal for the title.
- Bayern Munich hit 100 Bundesliga goals this season and need one more to break the league's single-season record, with the milestone reached Saturday via teen Lennart Karl's last-gasp winner at Freiburg, all without top scorer Harry Kane who is nursing a minor England injury.
- Arsenal visit Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday in what the article calls 'the most mismatched of the quarterfinal matchups,' with forward Viktor Gyokeres returning to Estadio Jose Alvalade months after his summer transfer — though he has scored only 5 of his 13 domestic Premier League goals against top-half opposition.
- Paris Saint-Germain defend their title against Liverpool on Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET, a rematch of last season's round of 16, while LaLiga leaders Barcelona host Atletico Madrid in the second of three meetings between the two sides in a single week.
- CBS Sports flags the May 31 final at Budapest's Puskas Arena as the destination, with the quarterfinal field including four of the last six Champions League winning clubs all pitted against each other.
Why it matters: Paramount+ is the only U.S. destination for all four first-leg matches, and the bracket is unusually top-heavy: four of the last six UCL champions face off in the quarters, raising the stakes for the May 31 final at Budapest's Puskas Arena. Arsenal's trip to Lisbon puts Viktor Gyokeres back at his former club while the Gunners try to halt a slide that included losing the EFL Cup final and an FA Cup exit to Southampton.
