FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, August 17, 2015 EUROPEAN HEAVYWEIGHTS MANCHESTER UNITED AND BAYER LEVERKUSEN HIGHLIGHT UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE’S RETURN TO FOX SPORTS FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2, FOX Soccer Plus & FOX Deportes Combine to Televise 30 Matches Wrapping Up FOX Sports’ Record-Setting Summer of Soccer Los Angeles – Top European sides Manchester United and Bayer Leverkusen highlight the return of the UEFA Champions League to FOX Sports as part of the network’s record-breaking Summer of Soccer. The UEFA Champions League playoff round matches run from Tuesday, Aug. 18, through Wednesday, Aug. 26, as top clubs from across Europe battle for a coveted spot in the group stages, which begin next month. FOX Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League season includes 20 playoff round matches, while Spanish-language network FOX Deportes carries 10 playoff round matches. Coverage kicks off Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 2:00 PM ET with English giant Manchester United facing Club Brugge in Belgium on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes. Simultaneously, televised on FOX Sports 2, Bundesliga powerhouse Bayer Leverkusen squares off against Italian side Lazio. Coverage of the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League continues Wednesday, Aug. 19, highlighted by Spanish team Valencia battling France’s AS Monaco at 2:00 PM ET on FOX Sports 2. Scottish club Celtic clashes with Sweden’s Malmö on FOX Deportes. The world-class action continues Tuesday, Aug. 25, with the return legs of the playoff rounds, as each team clashes once more with the same opponent for the right to advance. Monaco- Valencia headlines the action at 2:00 PM ET on FOX Sports 1, while the high-profile matchup between Club Brugge and Manchester United takes center stage on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 2:00 PM ET on FOX Sports 1. The complete schedule of the UEFA Champions League Playoff Rounds is below. Every match televised on FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2 and FOX Deportes is being streamed live via the FOX Sports GO mobile app. All UEFA Champions League matches are also being streamed on the FOX Soccer 2Go app. FOX Sports' UEFA Champions League coverage begins each day with a 30-minute pregame show. Ross Dyer hosts pregame, halftime and postgame coverage alongside analysts Eric Wynalda, Warren Barton and Alexi Lalas. Rob Stone returns to the desk the following week with Barton, Lalas and Brad Friedel to review the return leg matches and provide commentary. - more - UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RETURNS TO FOX SPORTS – Page 2 Leading the coverage for FOX Deportes is longtime play-by-play announcer John Laguna with former Mexican soccer player Mariano Trujillo as lead analyst. Former FIFA Confederations Cup Champion and Mexican National Team Captain Claudio Suarez returns for his second season alongside play-by-play announcer Ariel Torrone. Additionally, former soccer player Alvaro Izquierdo joins the booth with play-by-play announcer Jairo Moncada. FOX Sports’ Summer of Soccer features more than 200 live matches between Memorial Day and Labor Day, including the FIFA Women’s World Cup™, the UEFA Champions League, FA Cup, UEFA Europa League, CONCACAF Gold Cup, the Major League Soccer All-Star Game and league matches every Sunday, International Champions Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, Bundesliga, FA Community Shield, Copa Libertadores Final and additional matches featuring both the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams. Date/Time (ET) Match-up (Playoff Round 1st Leg) Network Tues., Aug. 18 FC Astana vs. APOEL FC FOX Soccer Plus, FOX Deportes (11:50 AM) Tues., Aug. 18 Manchester United vs. Club FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports GO, (2:00 PM) Brugge FOX Deportes Tues., Aug. 18 Lazio vs. Bayer Leverkusen FOX Sports 2, FOX Sports GO (2:00 PM) Tues., Aug. 18 Sporting Clube de Portugal vs. FOX Soccer Plus, FOX Soccer (2:00 PM) CSKA Moskva 2Go Tues., Aug. 18 FC BATE Borisov vs. FK Partizan FOX Sports Net, FOX Deportes (2:00 PM) (8:00 PM ET) Wed., Aug. 19 Valencia CF vs. AS Monaco FC FOX Sports 2, FOX Sports GO (2:00 PM) Wed., Aug. 19 Celtic FC vs. Malmö FF FOX Soccer Plus, FOX Deportes (2:00 PM) Wed., Aug. 19 SK Rapid Wien vs. FC Shakhtar FOX Sports Net, FOX Deportes (2:00 PM) Donetsk (4:30 PM ET) Wed., Aug. 19 KS Skënderbeu vs. GNK Dinamo FOX Soccer 2Go (2:45 PM) Wed., Aug. 19 FC Basel 1893 vs. Maccabi Tel- FOX Soccer 2Go (2:45 PM) Aviv FC - more – UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RETURNS TO FOX SPORTS – Page 3 Date/Time (ET) Match-up (Playoff Round 2nd Network Leg) Tues., Aug. 25 AS Monaco FC vs. Valencia CF FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports GO (2:00 PM) Tues., Aug. 25 Malmö FF vs. Celtic FC FOX Sports 2, FOX Sports GO (2:00 PM) Tues., Aug. 25 FC Shakhtar Donetsk vs. SK FOX Soccer Plus, FOX Soccer (2:00 PM) Rapid Wien 2Go Tues., Aug. 25 FC Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC vs. FC FOX Sports Net, FOX Soccer 2Go (2:00 PM) Basel 1893 Tues., Aug. 25 GNK Dinamo vs. KS Skënderbeu FOX Soccer 2Go (2:45 PM) Wed., Aug. 26 Club Brugge vs. Manchester FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports GO (2:00 PM) United Wed., Aug. 26 Bayer Leverkusen vs. Lazio FOX Sports 2, FOX Sports GO (2:00 PM) Wed., Aug. 26 CSKA Moskva vs. Sporting Clube FOX Soccer Plus, FOX Soccer (2:00 PM) de Portugal 2Go Wed., Aug. 26 FK Partizan vs. FC BATE Borisov FOX Sports Net, FOX Soccer 2Go (2:00 PM) Wed., Aug. 26 APOEL FC vs. FC Astana FOX Soccer 2Go (2:45 PM) - FOX SPORTS - .