Record-breaking UEFA Champions League evening for TNT Sports

TNT Sports enjoyed a record-breaking night as the league stage of the re-imagined UEFA Champions League reached a thrilling climax.

Sixty-four goals were scored and TNT Sports was there every step of the way with live and exclusive coverage - with full teams on-site at Villa Park and the Etihad Stadium, as well as a super-charged Goals Show Xtra format on TNT Sports 5 featuring Ally McCoist, Karen Carney and James Horncastle.

Key numbers from last night’s coverage:

Scott Young, Group SVP, Content, Production and Business Operations, Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe, said: "The final matchday in the new-look Champions League format certainly lived up to all expectations, if not beyond.

"Our team of over 380 people were onsite and in-studio, ready to tell the stories of this unique night in football. The Goals Show Xtra covered all 64 goals as the teams witnessed the jeopardy of an ever-moving league table. This new format has lifted football coverage to a new level, it’s lifted the stories and drama around football to a new level and our cast and crew did a phenomenal job.

"Last night felt like a massive crescendo, and yet we are only part-way through the tournament. We have got more big stories to tell, with another 18 matches in the Europa League this evening." 

Coverage of UEFA European club competitions continues this evening (Thursday) with all 18 matches from Matchweek 8 of the Europa League live and exclusively on TNT Sports and discovery+.