With the race to qualify for the Champions League knockouts heating up, Fenerbahçe host Liverpool in Istanbul today, needing a result much better than the two draws and one loss they've had in the competition so far. The Turkish giants currently sit 31st in the standings and must break into the top 24 to secure a place in the knockout playoffs and keep their campaign alive.

Liverpool, meanwhile, have made a flawless start in the UCL this year, winning all three games they've played so far and scoring 12 goals in the process. The job, however, isn't done yet. They need to rack up a few more wins to ensure they remain in the top eight and advance directly to the Round of 16. The Fenerbahçe crowd will make things difficult, but learning to deal with such situations is what separates a champion from a contender.

Can Fenerbahçe initiate a turnaround, or will Liverpool continue their juggernaut? Watch the exciting Fenerbahçe vs. Liverpool UCL clash using a streaming subscription or VPN to find out.

When Is the Fenerbahçe vs. Liverpool UCL Match?

The UEFA Champions League match between Fenerbahçe and Liverpool will kick off today, Nov. 4, at 12:45 p.m. ET at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.

How to Watch the Fenerbahçe vs. Liverpool Match in the US

In the US, all 2026-27 UEFA Champions League games will stream live on Paramount+, with select high-profile games also airing on CBS and CBS Sports Network. If you’d like to follow the games in Spanish, you can launch TUDN, UniMas, Univision, and ViX—all of which will be streaming select games each match week.

How to Watch Fenerbahçe vs. Liverpool Online for Free

Select Champions League games will air for free on streaming platforms such as Tabii in Turkey, and on Virgin Media Play and RTE Player in Ireland.

For today's Fenerbahçe vs. Liverpool game, you can check out Virgin Media Play. The platform is geo-restricted to users in Ireland, but you may be able to access it using a virtual private network (VPN). Our preferred service is Express VPN. With server locations around the world, ExpressVPN is a good choice for obfuscating your actual location and accessing region-locked content.

Follow these steps to stream the Fenerbahçe vs. Liverpool UCL game for free with a VPN:

• Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN).

• Download the VPN app on your preferred device.

• Connect to a server in Turkey or Ireland.

• Visit Virgin Media Play, create an account, and start streaming.

Note: If asked for a postal code during sign-up, enter one matching your VPN server’s location to avoid disruptions. If you don't see the game on the home page, try the Virgin Media Two channel from the Live TV section.

The best VPN services that let you pick a preferred server location aren’t usually free. Many of these services, however, offer free trials for first-time users. If you can take advantage of that, you’ll be able to stream the Champions League game between Fenerbahçe and Liverpool for free.

Don't want to use a VPN? In the US, you may be able to watch this match for free by signing up for a free streaming trial from DirecTV, FuboTV, or YouTube TV. Paramount+ does not offer a free trial directly, but there are two workarounds. You can sign up for a free Amazon Prime 7-day trial with Paramount+ to catch the match for free. A Walmart+ subscription service allows you to choose Paramount+ as a bundled streamer, offering a 30-day trial for just $1. It might not be free, but it's close!

Fenerbahçe vs. Liverpool: Team News

In the hopes of regaining the UCL title, Liverpool have spent hundreds of millions over the last few transfer windows acquiring promising stars, such as Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak, and Bradley Barcola. New manager Andoni Iraola also has Cody Gakpo, Alexis Mac Allister, Virgil van Dijk, and Dominik Szoboszlai as regular starters, but collectively, the squad is yet to look as threatening as they should. For today's UCL encounter, Iraola has all of these names available, and it is only a matter of finding the most dominant and flawless combination.

For Fenerbahçe fans, the biggest news is that the club have appointed a new manager, Emre Belözoğlu, just a day before kick-off against Liverpool. What lineup Belözoğlu prefers remains to be seen, but Marco Asensio and Nathan Aké are certainly unavailable due to injuries.

Based on recent form and player rotations, here are the lineups we think both managers could settle with:

• Fenerbahçe (possible XI, 4-2-3-1): Ederson; Semedo, Škriniar, Peprah Oppong, Mercan; Guendouzi, Kanté; Kahveci, Aydın, Aktürkoğlu; Lukaku.

• Liverpool (possible XI, 4-2-3-1): Becker; Araújo, Van Dijk, Jacquet, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Gakpo, Wirtz, Barcola; Isak.

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