How to watch Barcelona vs. Inter: Live stream Champions League semis free from anywhere
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Two of Europe's most historically successful clubs go head-to-head on Wednesday, and you can watch Barcelona vs. Inter in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal match-up to see which team will take first blood. We have all the streaming information you might need, including details of countries where it will be shown absolutely free.
Manager Hansi Flick has rescued a slumping Barcelona, taking them on a Champions League campaign that saw only one loss in the group phase. The team coasted past Benfica and Borussia Dortmund in the knockouts. They're four points to the good with five to play in La Liga, too, and pipped Real Madrid for the Copa del Rey on Saturday. With Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha scoring for fun in all competitions, you wouldn't bet against them repeating the treble the club previously achieved in 2009 and 2015.
It's been a slightly different story for Italian champions Inter. They've let Napoli get clear water ahead of them in Serie A and were beaten by local rivals AC Milan in the Coppa Italia semifinal last week. But a famous victory over German giants Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals will have undoubtedly left Simone Inzaghi daring to dream of a first Champions League crown since Jose Mourinho led them to an unlikely title 15 years ago.
These are Spain and Italy's last hopes in UEFA's top competition this season. Read on to discover how to watch a Barcelona vs. Inter semifinal live stream. We have details on kickoff times, global TV channels, and other ways to stream the game online, regardless of where you are in the world.
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How to watch Barcelona vs. Inter in the US
The Paramount Plus platform is showing this Barcelona vs. Inter live stream in the US. CBS's own streaming service is showing every single UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and Europa Conference League game this season. You can get a Paramount Plus free trial for seven days if you've not used it before. After that, it costs $8/month or $60 for a whole year of live sports coverage, and the platform's television and movie catalog.
How to watch Barcelona vs. Inter in the UK
TNT Sports has the rights to show Barcelona vs. Inter in the UK, which you can get either with an online subscription to Discovery Plus Premium or as an add-on to Sky, Virgin Media, and EE TV plans. Getting TNT Sports via Discovery Plus costs £31 on a rolling monthly basis that you can cancel whenever you like. The subscription also gives you access to Discovery, TLC, Quest and Really channels, plus world-class live sport such as Premiership Rugby, Grand Tour Cycling, Snooker, Australian and French Open tennis, and UFC.
How to watch Barcelona vs. Inter in Canada
DAZN is showing Barcelona vs. Inter live streams in Canada alongside all other UEFA Champions League matches in the 2024/25 season. If you want the freedom of a monthly rolling contract, it will cost you $35/month to sign up. Or you can save by getting an annual subscription that costs either $250 straight up or $25/month if you want to pay in installments.
How to watch free Barcelona vs. Inter live streams
There will be a free Barcelona vs. Inter live stream in Ireland on Wednesday, with the RTÉ Player showing it online (and the free-to-air RTÉ2 channel on TV). It will also be live streamed for free via RTL 2 (or Zwee) in Luxembourg. Or if you're in the US and have never used it before, you can get a free trial to Paramount Plus — the platform is showing this and every Champions League game this season.
How to watch Barcelona vs. Inter from anywhere
If you try to live stream Barcelona vs. Inter on any of the platforms mentioned in this article when you're overseas, including the aformentioned free ones, you'll soon discover that the stream is blocked due to geographical restrictions. To dribble around this obstacle, you can use a VPN (virtual private network) — a cybersecurity tool that changes the IP address of your laptop, smartphone, tablet, or streaming device so that it thinks it's back at home.
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How to watch Barcelona vs. Inter with a VPN
- Sign up for a VPN if you don't already have one.
- Install it on the device you're using to watch the match.
- Turn it on and set it to the location of your streaming service.
- Navigate to the streaming service, such as RTE Player (Ireland) or RTL 2 (Luxembourg), and create an account if necessary.
- Enjoy the game!
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