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November 11, 2009

UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, Matchday 5 LIVE on SBS


It’s the penultimate round of the UEFA Champions and UEFA Europa Leagues’ group stage and SBS will broadcast eight matches across SBS ONE and SBS TWO over two weeks of European football rivalry.

Commencing Wednesday 25 November, the UEFA Champions League kicks off with the Barcelona and Inter Milan match LIVE at 6.30am AEDT before Fiorentina play Lyon on SBS TWO at 8.30pm. Then on Thursday, see Porto host Chelsea LIVE at 6.30am AEDT and AC Milan battle Marseille at 8.30pm.

Matchday 5 has double the UEFA Europa League match action on SBS with Aussies David Carney (Twente), Harry Kewell (Galatasaray) and Scott Chipperfield (FC Basel) all gearing up for their clubs.

SBS ONE

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Wednesday 25 November
0630 AEDT Barcelona v Inter Milan LIVE
Host David Basheer & Craig Foster.

Thursday 26 November
0630 AEDT Porto v Chelsea LIVE
Host Scott McIntyre.

2200 UEFA Champions League Hour
Host David Basheer and Craig Foster.


UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE

Thursday 3 December
0645 AEDT Valencia v Lille LIVE
Host David Basheer & Craig Foster.

Friday 4 December
0645 AEDT Galatasaray v Panathinaikos LIVE

Host David Basheer & Craig Foster.


SBS TWO

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Wednesday 25 November
2030 Fiorentina v Lyon

2200 Barcelona v Inter Milan (replay)
Host Mariana Rudan

Thursday 26 November
2030 AC Milan v Marseille
Host Mariana Rudan

Friday 27 November
1930 UEFA Champions League Hour (repeat)


UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE

Thursday 3 December
2030 Twente v Fenerbahce
Host Francis Awaritefe

Friday 4 December
2030 AS Roma v FC Basel
Host Francis Awaritefe

This Sunday, 15 November, will see a jam-packed The World Game from 5pm. Australian football legend, Craig Johnston, is in the studio, Socceroo, Harry Kewell speaks to The World Game from Istanbul and new Melbourne Heart coach, Johnny van’t Schip, talks to the team. The show crosses LIVE into Wellington after New Zealand’s FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Bahrain and catch The World Game’s reaction and analysis from the Socceroos’ Asian Cup qualifier in Oman.

On Saturday 5 December at 3.45am AEDT, watch the 2010 FIFA World Cup final draw from Cape Town LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on SBS ONE or streamed LIVE online at The World Game. Missed the draw? Catch the 8.30am update on SBS ONE, full replay from 7.30pm on SBS TWO and analysis on The World Game, Sunday at 5pm. Video highlights, news and views will be available online at www.sbs.com.au/theworldgame .

For more information, please contact:

Heidi Packer
Communications Specialist
SBS
T: (02) 9430 3319
E: heidi.packer@sbs.com.au