How to watch Bundesliga fixtures on TV this week
By 90min Staff
How to watch Bundesliga football on TV in the UK in 2022 and 2023
Sky Sports
Sky won the broadcast rights for the Bundesliga in 2021, taking over from BT Sport until 2025 at the earliest. Viewers can watch two TV picks live on Sky Sports each week.
Sky customers can also live stream matches using the Sky Go app, or you can sign up for NOW TV without having to pay a subscription.
If you are already a Sky subscriber, the full sports package costs £25 per month.
How can I watch the Bundesliga in the UK?
A 'premium' fixture is usually shown at 5.30pm every Saturday on Sky Sports Football. Other matches are occasionally available on free-to-air channel Sky Sports Mix and the Sky Sports YouTube channel.
The German Supercup will also be broadcast on Sky Sports in August.
How to watch the Bundesliga on TV in the UK?
The 2022/23 Bundesliga campaign gets underway on 5 August, with the full opening weekend schedule as follows:
All times BST unless stated
- 05/08/2022 - Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayern Munich (19:30)
- 06/08/2022 - Bochum vs Mainz (14:30)
- 06/08/2022 - Augsburg vs Freiburg (14:30)
- 06/08/2022 - Wolfsburg vs Werder Bremen (14:30)
- 06/08/2022 - Union Berlin vs Hertha Berlin (14:30)
- 06/08/2022 - Borussia Monchengladbach vs Hoffenheim (14:30)
- 06/08/2022 - Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen (17:30)
- 07/08/2022 - Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig (14:30)
- 07/08/2022 - Koln vs Schalke (16:30)
Television channels have not yet been confirmed
How to watch the Bundesliga on TV in the US?
If you're planning to watch German top-flight action Stateside then you will need an ESPN+ subscription. ESPN hold the US broadcast rights for the Bundesliga in both English and Spanish until 2026.
Almost every game will be available to watch on the streaming service, with four slated for ESPN TV broadcast.