Having secured the 1-0 away victory in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie, Real Madrid enter today’s matchup against RB Leipzig as huge favorites to advance. Los Merengues have been mostly untouchable at the Santiago Bernabeu this season, with 15 wins and two draws in 17 matches, so this stands a significant uphill climb for the Bundesliga side.
The match is kicking off momentarily, at 3:00 p.m. ET, and if you live in the United States, you can watch it on Paramount+ (English broadcast), Univision (Spanish) or TUDN (Spanish). If you’re looking to watch a live stream, we have five different ways you can watch Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig for free.
Paramount+, which has every single Champions League game, is the most simple and straightforward option. It comes with a seven-day free trial, and then it’s just $6 per month after that, so this is a good option for A) watching Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig for free, and B) watching the entire Champions League for cheap.
If you’ve already used up your free trial, Prime subscribers (it comes with a 30-day free trial) can get Paramount+ through Amazon Prime Channels. It’s the same live and on-demand content, and the same monthly price after your free trial, but you’ll watch on Amazon’s platforms instead of Paramount’s.
Paramount+ is also available as an add-on with DirecTV Stream, which comes with a five-day free trial. In fact, the “Paramount+ with SHOWTIME” add-on is free with DirecTV Stream for your first three months, though DirecTV Stream (which comes with 75-plus live TV channels) is $80 per month, so this isn’t the cheapest option. Once signed up, you can watch the match on the Paramount+ website or app by signing in with your DirecTV Stream credentials.
Finally, if you don’t mind watching the match in Spanish, both Fubo and YouTube TV include TUDN and Univision, and they both come with a free trial. They also have CBS, so you’ll be able to watch Manchester City vs Copenhagen today, as well.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.