Starting from this season, the UEFA Women's Champions League has a new home.
Disney+ will be live broadcasting all 75 matches of the competition, from the opening game of the new league format in October to the final in Oslo in May 2026.
Fans will have the chance to follow their local teams in their own language. Every game will be available in English, plus the languages of the playing teams, with selected games also offered in more languages such as Swedish, Danish and Polish.
From the knockout phase onwards, all matches will be broadcast in a minimum of five European languages.
The broadcast team
ESPN will be producing all the live matches and the broadcast lineup includes former England internationals Alex Scott, Fara Williams, Lianne Sanderson and Ellen White.
Scott is joined by a stellar line-up of presenters including Jeanette Kwakye, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Gemma Soler.
Williams and White help make up an analysts team that includes former internationals like Vicky Losasda, Karen Bardsley, Josephine Henning, Siobhan Chamberlain, Emma Byrne, Merel van Dongen as well as Nedum Onuoha.
The commentary team is of similar pedigree and features Vicki Sparks, Anita Asante, Jacqui Oatley, Gilly Flaherty and Lucy Ward.
The highlights from the Women's Champions League can be found on ESPN's digital platforms in the UK and Europe.
- Full list of presenters, commentators and analysts for UWCL on Disney+
History of the UWCL
The first edition of the Women's Champions League took place in 2001 and was called the UEFA Women's Cup. Thirty-three teams took part, and the tournament was eventually won by FFC Frankfurt.
It was rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League in the 2009-10 season, by which time there were 53 competing teams. It was also the season from which the two-legged final was shelved in place of a singular game. The group stage format was introduced in the 2021-22 season and continued until this year.
OL Lyonnes are the most successful team in the competition with eight titles, followed by Frankfurt with four. Ada Hegerberg is the all-time highest scorer in the UWCL with 66 goals. Wendie Renard is the record appearance holder.
New season, new UWCL format
The UWCL has moved to the Swiss model, in line with the shift made in the men's Champions League last year. The 18 teams are placed in a single league, with each club playing six games each.
- ESPN's comprehensive guide to the new UWCL format
The top four teams go directly into the quarterfinals, while teams finishing 13th place or lower are eliminated. The eight teams between fifth and 12th place enter a knockout phase playoff, with the four winners progressing into the quarterfinals.
Aitana Bonmatí speaks about the Women's Champions League adopting the league phase format.
The finalists
OL Lyonnes eliminated holders Arsenal in the semifinals, mounting an impressive comeback after trailing 2-1 from the first leg, to deny the English side a chance to retain their title in Oslo.
The French giants are a force to be reckoned with, having lifted this trophy a record eight times, and now have another golden opportunity as they feature in their 12th final -- six more than any other team in the competition.
Barcelona were denied a third-successive title last season and seem intent on making a swift return to the summit.
They reached their sixth successive final with a 5-3 win on aggregate over Bayern Munich in the semifinals.
The Liga F side were held to a 1-1 draw in Munich before putting on an attacking show at the Camp Nou in the second leg with captain Alexia Putellas putting on another fine showing.
Disney+ has dedicated club pages for each of these teams, where you can access completed matches, highlights and interviews.
- Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí: 'No better day' to return than semifinal win
- Arsenal knocked out of Champions League as Lyon pull off second-leg comeback
The fixture list
The final will all be broadcast live on Disney+
May 23
Barcelona vs. OL Lyonnes