Watch Live Ligue 1 in U.K for Free: TV Channel, Live Stream, Online

Sally Polly July 18, 2021 | 12:39

Check out how to watch and live stream France Ligue 1 in the U.K for Free: TV Channel, Stream, Live Online.

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The 2021–22 Ligue 1 season, also known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French association football tournament within Ligue 1. It is the 84th season since its establishment. It will begin on 7 August 2021 and will conclude on 21 May 2022. Lille are the defending champions.

The competition will have a total of 38 rounds, round 19 which will start on Wednesday 22 December 2021 is the last round of the year 2021 and also the 2021/22 season before the break.

The league will kick off in the new year 2022 with Round 20 on January 7, 2022, while the Ligue 1 2021-22 final will conclude on Saturday, 21 May 2022.

How to watch Live Ligue 1 from U.K via BT Sport

British viewers can stream Ligue 1 fixtures live and on-demand with BT Sport. This service allows users to watch either via the website or the BT Sport mobile app. Unfortunately, this service isn’t available on its own: you’ll need either a BT, Sky, or TalkTalk TV subscription before you can start streaming.

The price fluctuates wildly based on your current TV and broadband supplier. If you’re with BT, you can watch BT Sport online for £6 a month, but if you’re with Sky or TalkTalk, the price could be as high as £29.99 a month. It’s a bit unfair, but as BT has exclusive Ligue 1 broadcast rights in the UK, there’s isn’t much you can do about it.

To access BT Sport while traveling outside of the UK, you can simply connect to a UK VPN server.

BT Sport is a group of pay television sports channels provided by BT Consumer; a division of BT Group in the United Kingdom and Ireland that was launched on 1 August 2013. The channels are based at the former International Broadcast Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. BT Sport is available on the BT TV, Sky and Virgin Media television platforms in the UK and Sky, Eir TV and Vodafone TV in the Republic of Ireland.

BT Sport holds exclusive live UK and Republic of Ireland TV rights to 52 Premier League matches per season, the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UFC, National League, Ligue 1, the Bundesliga, the European Rugby Challenge Cup, the Premiership Rugby Cup, MotoGP, the FIH Hockey World League and WWE. They are also the official broadcast partner of the European Rugby Champions Cup and Premiership Rugby. BT Sport also holds shared rights to the Scottish Professional Football League with Sky Sports and BBC Alba. In 2015, BT Sport launched their showcase service in SD and in HD in 2017. The SD service closed on 9 May 2017 and the HD service in 2018.

For the first time, BT has introduced a monthly pass at £25 a month. This means you don’t need to have any other service with BT or to sign up to a long contract – though you will have to cancel to stop the subscription rolling over to a new month.

The pass lasts for 30 days and includes all the BT Sport channels, including 4K and HDR options if your TV supports it.

If you get your internet services from BT itself then you can get the BT Sport channels for an extra charge each month. This starts from £15 a month and you can watch via the BT Sport App, or goes up if you also add other BT TV channels and get a Freeview Box to plug into your TV.

If you’re adding it to an existing BT contract then it could mean you start a new contract for all your BT services. Shop around for deals that’ll bring the price down, such as using cashback sites for an added bonus.

If your mobile phone is via EE you can buy passes to watch on your phone using the BT Sport app. You’ll get access to BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2, BT Sport 3, BT Sport/ESPN and BoxNation channels.

There are add-ons that let you watch it via the BT Sport app on your TV or improve picture quality to 4K.

Best VPN to watch Ligue 1 in the U.K

There are many reasons to use a VPN in the United Kingdom, it could be to access geo-blocked content like US Netflix in the UK or BBC iPlayer when traveling outside of the UK. VPN use is also popular to protect internet users’ privacy from hackers, internet providers, advertisers or even snooping governments.

In November 2016 the British public woke up to the Investigatory Powers Act, which legalized surveillance of all residents with little oversight. This means your online activity is now subject to intense scrutiny by shadowy government agencies who can track anything and everything you do on the web. One more reason to use a VPN in Britain.

If you don’t want to read the rest of this article, here’s a summary of our recommended VPNs for the United Kingdom

7 Best VPNs for the UK:

NordVPN Best VPN for the UK. Scores well for download speed, security and ability to unlock UK and international streaming sites. Provides a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Surfshark A wallet-friendly, security-focused provider, fast enough for lag-free streaming, and capable of unblocking some of the most popular British streaming services.
ExpressVPN Great connection speeds and security features. Works with BBC iPlayer, Netflix, SkyGo and most other UK and international TV streaming services.
CyberGhost A good all-rounder. Won’t let you down on download speed and online security. Works well for streaming.
IPVanish A Kodi and Amazon Fire Stick user favorite, easy to use apps and keep no logs.
VyprVPN Strong security, good internet connection speeds. Can unblock plenty of UK streaming content.
Hotspot Shield This VPN easily unblocks popular British services abroad. More importantly, it also provides consistently high connection speeds and a wide range of security features.

Ligue 1 2021-22 Teams

2021/22 Ligue 1 will feature 20 teams, 18 teams from the previous season and two promoted teams. The following teams will feature:-

Club	Location	Venue
Angers	Angers	Stade Raymond Kopa
Bordeaux	Bordeaux	Matmut Atlantique
Brest	Brest	Stade Francis-Le Blé
Clermont	Clermont-Ferrand	Stade Gabriel Montpied
Lens	Lens	Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lille	Lille	Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Lorient	Lorient	Stade du Moustoir
Lyon	Lyon	Groupama Stadium
Marseille	Marseille	Orange Vélodrome
Metz	Metz	Stade Saint-Symphorien
Monaco	Monaco	Stade Louis II
Montpellier	Montpellier	Stade de la Mosson
Nantes	Nantes	Stade de la Beaujoire
Nice	Nice	Allianz Riviera
Paris Saint-Germain	Paris	Parc des Princes
Reims	Reims	Stade Auguste Delaune
Rennes	Rennes	Roazhon Park
Saint-Étienne	Saint-Étienne	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Strasbourg	Strasbourg	Stade de la Meinau
Troyes	Troyes	Stade de l’Aube

Lille is the defending champion after winning the 2020/21 Ligue1
Ligue1 2021/22 will feature top teams including PSG, Lyon, Marseille, Monaco, Lille.
Troyes and Clermont are the two promoted teams from Ligue1.
Clermont will play in the Ligue1 for the first time while Troyes is back after a 3 year absence.
Dijon and Nimes are the two teams that got relegated after the 2020 Ligue1 season.

Will PSG return to winning ways and challenge for the title? Or teams like Lyon, Marseille, Monaco give the footballing world a new French champion? Get ready for an exciting season of French football once the Ligue 1 2021-22 schedule is released.