Manchester City v Paris St Germain: who's commentating and where to watch

The 14 October 2026 UEFA Champions League match between Manchester City and Paris St Germain begins at 20:00 UK time. If you want the BBC's coverage, you'll be tuning into BBC Radio 5 Live, the BBC Sounds app and BBC Sport Online for audio. The show is presented by Mark Chapman, with the main commentary coming from John Murray. Mark Chapman has been a fixture of BBC Sport for years, joining Radio 5 Live to host 5 Live Sport on Monday evenings in 2010 and standing in as the main presenter on Final Score, Match of the Day 2 and other BBC Sport programmes. He has become a household name on football broadcasting.

The Manchester City broadcast

For those following Manchester City, coverage comes via City+ with a Recast on Manchester City. The main commentary is provided by Alistair Mann, working alongside co-commentator Clive Allen. Alistair Mann is a freelance football commentator and TV sports presenter, known for his extensive work across the broadcasting landscape. Clive Allen rounds out the commentary team for this channel.

The Paris St Germain broadcast

The Paris St Germain side of the match is covered across a range of channels, including HBO Max (UK only), TNT Sports 1 HD (UK) and TNT Sports Ultimate 4K (UK). The presenter is Laura Woods, who has been a much-loved figure in sports broadcasting. Her career began when she got her first job as a runner at Sky in 2009, and she has since built a reputation across multiple platforms. The commentary team is completed by Darren Fletcher as main commentator and Ally McCoist as co-commentator, with Steven Gerrard, Joleon Lescott and Owen Hargreaves providing commentary, and Jules Breach reporting live.

The Irish broadcast

Irish viewers can follow the match through RTÉ 2 Ireland, HD and the RTÉ Player. The presenter for this broadcast is Peter Collins, who has fronted RTÉ's football coverage for years and is a familiar name to fans of the Irish broadcast.

The highlights broadcast

For a condensed version of the match, TNT Sports runs a highlights programme with Darren Fletcher as main commentator and Ally McCoist as co-commentator.

The talkSPORT broadcast

Finally, talkSPORT and the talkSPORT App bring their own coverage of the match. The presenter is Adrian Durham, with commentary from Jim Proudfoot as main commentator and Andy Gray as co-commentator.

Article generated: 13 October 2026, 20:06 GMT