HURRAY!!! Champions League final to be showed for free on YouTube

The huge clash between Real Madrid and Juventus at the Millennium Stadium in June will be accessible to all in the UK both on television and online

BT Sport have announced that the Champions League final between Juventus and Real Madrid will be available to watch live for free in the UK on television and online.The match between Juventus and Real Madrid, which will take place on Saturday, June 3 at the Millennium Stadium, will be broadcast on the free-to-air BT Sport Showcase channel, the BT Sport website and app and YouTube. The YouTube stream – which like the TV, website and app broadcasts will be available to anyone within the UK, with or without a subscription to BT Sport – will show the clash between the two European giants in 4K Ultra HD and should be accessible on a range of devices including smartphones, computers and smart TVs. BT have also revealed that the game will be available to watch in 360° virtual reality on both YouTube and the BT Sport Virtual Reality App, with fans able to watch a produced 360° programme with commentary and graphics or select from a number of other viewpoints. Real Madrid return to the final looking to defend the trophy they won last season by defeating Atletico Madrid at San Siro. They will hope to have Welsh winger Gareth Bale fit to feature in his home city of Cardiff as they seek to be crowned European champions for the 12th time, but find Serie A titans Juventus standing in their way. Juve have not won this competition since 1996, when they defeated Ajax at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, and have been runners up four times since then – most recently in 2014-15, when they lost to Barcelona. Massimiliano Allegri will attempt to banish the demons of that night by claiming the Bianconeri’s third European title in Wales. “Making the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League available for free to everyone in the UK shows that BT really is serious about making sport much more accessible to the public,” BT Consumer chief executive John Petter said. “These are two of the biggest club football tournaments in the world and showing them live on social media and on mobile devices makes it more readily available to a younger audience as well as available to traditional TV viewers. “We believe that VR can offer our viewers an immersive second screen view which will enhance our coverage. We’re excited to be broadcasting what we believe to be the biggest multi-camera live 360° sporting event ever for the first time to our customers.”