Media Release

TNT & B/R Live to Conclude Inaugural Season of UEFA Coverage with All-English Finals for Champions League & Europa League

Bleacher Report



Liverpool to Face Tottenham in UEFA Champions League Final on Saturday, June 1;

Expanded Coverage to Kick Off with 90-Minute Pre-Match Show from Madrid

UEFA Europa League Final – Available via TNT & B/R Live –

to Feature Chelsea vs. Arsenal on Wednesday, May 29

Turner Sports will conclude its first season of multi-platform coverage of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League with a pair of all-English blockbuster matches, expanded studio programming and special guests across TNT and B/R Live.



On the heels of one of the most exciting semifinal rounds ever, TNT and B/R Live will showcase this year's UEFA Champions League Final – Liverpool vs. Tottenham – on Saturday, June 1, at 3 p.m. ET. 



B/R Football Matchday presented by Pepsi will preview the action with a special 90-minute show, live from Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Spain, at 1:30 p.m. Turner's pre-match coverage will incorporate both a pitch view studio and on-field location with host Kate Abdo, and analysts Stuart Holden, Steve Nash and Maurice Edu, providing the latest news and analysis leading up to UEFA's opening ceremonies. 



NBA rookie sensation Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks is expected to join the pre-match show, along with reporter Fernando Perez in Madrid 



TNT and B/R Live's coverage will also include B/R Football Halftime presented by Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans and B/R Football Postmatch presented by AT&T. 

Next week's live match coverage will kick off with the UEFA Europa League Final – Chelsea vs. Arsenal – from Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday, May 29, at 3 p.m. Studio coverage will start at 2 p.m. with Abdo, Holden, Edu and Carlos Bocanegra from Turner Studios in Atlanta. Perez will contribute from Baku.