MSG Plus to Telecast Live Coverage of UEFA Champions League

Beginning Tuesday, August 18th

New York, NY, August 17, 2009 – MSG Plus will telecast live coverage of the UEFA Champions League beginning on Tuesday, August 18. Live games will air on Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m. with replays at midnight the same day, a half-hour pregame show will begin at 2:00 p.m. The pregame show and live matchup will both be telecast in HD. In addition, a second UEFA Champions League game will be telecast on same day delay at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday nights. The package of over 40 games featuring the top European soccer clubs is being supplied to MSG Plus by Fox Sports Net.

MSG Plus' coverage of UEFA Champions League is already slated for games featuring top ranked clubs such as Club Atletico de Madrid, Arsenal FC, and Celtic FC, for a current schedule see below. For up to the date information on MSG Plus' coverage of the UEFA Champions League visit MSG.com/uefa.

The UEFA Champions League is a club competition that involves the top-ranked clubs across the domestic leagues of Europe. The tournament starts with 77 teams that go through initial qualifying rounds; MSG Plus' coverage will begin with the playoff round of competition. FC Barcelona is the current trophy-holder, winning for the third time in its history against Manchester United this past May in Rome.

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