Who’s hosting on TNT’s first night of Champions League action? As broadcaster makes changes to line-up following rebrand from BT Sport

• TNT will present coverage of the Champions League for the first time tonight 
• TNT Sports is the new name of BT Sport, having launched in the UK back in July 
• Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport’s podcast ‘It’s All Kicking Off!’ 

TNT will present coverage of the Champions League group stage for the first time this evening. 

TNT Sports is officially the new name of BT Sport, having launched in the UK and Republic of Ireland back in July.

The creation of a new brand follows last year’s acquisition of BT Sport by Warner Brothers Discovery, who also own Eurosport, in a deal worth up to £650million.

They will continue to present the same sports rights previously carried by BT Sport – which includes the Champions League, Premier League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League and much more. 

Mail Sport breaks down who will be presenting TNT’s coverage of the Champions League this evening. 

TNT Sports has established a 19-strong core of presenters and pundits for the 2023-24 season

TNT Sport will show live coverage of the Champions League tonight – which includes holders Manchester City

Who is hosting TNT’s coverage tonight?

After Jake Humphrey announced that he was going to ‘step back’ from his role as the main anchor at BT Sport after 10 years, popular presenter Laura Woods will now lead TNT’s Champions League coverage this season.

Woods is set to be the leader of an all-female line-up, presenting the Premier League and Champions League this season.

Reshmin Chowdhury, Lynsey Hipgrave and Jules Breach will also play a major role in TNT Sports’ coverage following Humphrey’s departure.

Rio Ferdinand, Peter Crouch and Joe Cole as well as the likes of Owen Hargreaves, Steve McManaman, Michael Owen and Paul Scholes are all set to be a part of the punditry team. 

Darren Fletcher, Adam Summerton and Lucy Ward are all set to be part of the commentary teams – with Fletcher expected to be on duty this evening. 

Laura Woods (second left), Reshmin Chowdhury (right), Lynsey Hipgrave (left) and Jules Breach (second right) will all play critical roles in the broadcaster’s football coverage

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How much does TNT Sport cost?

Fans wanting to subscribe to TNT Sports directly through discovery+ will have to pay £29.99 per month, the same as was previously charged for the BT Sport Monthly Pass.

Customers who have subscribed to a BT Sport Monthly Pass prior to July 18 will be able to continue to enjoy the service as normal via the BT Sport app until it ceases.

TNT Sports will then be available to stream via the discovery+ platform. 

Fans wanting to subscribe to TNT Sports directly through discovery+ will have to pay £29.99 per month

Champions League group stage schedule 

The first matchday of the 2023-24 Champions League group stage will take place on the 19/20 of September.

Newcastle will begin their Champions League group stage with a trip to Serie A giants AC Milan.

Reigning champions Manchester City begin with a home game against Red Star Belgrade, while Erik ten Hag’s United face a tough trip to Bayern Munich in their opening game.

Newcastle face Serie A giants AC Milan in their first game on their return to the Champions League

On their return to the competition, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal face PSV Eindhoven at the Emirates. 

This season’s group stage will draw to a close on December 13.

The dates for this season’s Champions League group stage is as follows

• Matchday 1: 19/20 September 2023
• Matchday 2: 3/4 October 2023
• Matchday 3: 24/25 October 2023
• Matchday 4: 7/8 November 2023
• Matchday 5: 28/29 November 2023
• Matchday 6: 12/13 December 2023

IT’S ALL KICKING OFF! 

It’s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.

It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify

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