Lech Poznań and Shakhtar Donetsk meet on 03/12/2026 in the UEFA Conference League (2025-26 season) knockout phase playoffs, first leg. With a two-legged tie on the line, this opener sets the tone: Lech look to turn solid league-phase work into a statement win, while Shakhtar arrive with one of the stronger records from the league phase. Expect a tactical first-leg battle where every goal could decide who takes control before the return match.
Match Preview
This UEFA Conference League knockout phase playoffs first leg puts Lech Poznań against Shakhtar Donetsk with a place in the next stage at stake. Lech reached this point after progressing past KuPS Kuopio, highlighted by a 2-0 away win in the first leg on 19 February. Their league-phase record stood at 6 games played with 3 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses, scoring 12 and conceding 8 for a +4 goal difference and 10 points.
Shakhtar Donetsk come in with a stronger league-phase return: 6 games, 4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss, 10 goals scored, 5 conceded, +5 goal difference, 13 points. Recent listed results include a 0-0 draw vs Rijeka (MD6), a 1-2 loss vs Legia Warszawa (MD2), and a 1-2 win vs Shamrock Rovers. This matchup matters because it is the first leg of a knockout tie where momentum, game management, and away goals pressure (in a two-leg context) can swing the entire playoff. Lech need to maximize the home-leg advantage, while Shakhtar aim to take a controlled result into the second leg.
Kickoff Time
The match is scheduled for 03/12/2026 at 18:45 CET (18:45 Poland and 19:45 Ukraine).
Where to watch on TV & Live Stream
Broadcast coverage depends on your location. Major options from the global list include TNT Sports 9 (Great Britain), Paramount+ (USA), and Stan Sport (Australia). In Poland, the match airs via Polsat channels and streaming services listed below.
How to watch online
Streaming availability varies by country and platform. In many regions, you can watch through official apps and websites such as discovery+ (Great Britain and Ireland), Paramount+ (USA), DAZN (Portugal), Megogo (Ukraine), RTL+ (Germany/Austria/Switzerland), and Disney+ (selected countries listed below). Some services require a paid subscription or a sports add-on, and some broadcasters provide access through their own streaming apps (for example, Polsat Box Go in Poland or Sky Go Austria in Austria). Always check the official platform in your country for plan requirements and device support before kick-off.
| Country | Official Broadcaster/Stream |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | beIN Sports |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | Canal+ |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | SuperSport |
| 🇦🇮 Anguilla | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | ESPN Argentina, Disney+ Premium Argentina |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | FAST TV |
| 🇦🇼 Aruba | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | Stan Sport |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | Sky Sport Austria, RTL+ |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | beIN Sports |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | tapmad |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | Okko Sport |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | Tipik |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | SuperSport |
| 🇧🇲 Bermuda | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | tapmad |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | ESPN Colombia, Disney+ Premium Chile |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Moja TV |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | SuperSport |
| 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam | beIN Sports |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | MAX Sport 3 |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | SuperSport |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | SuperSport |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | beIN Sports |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | SuperSport |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde Islands | SuperSport |
| 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | SuperSport |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | SuperSport |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | Disney+ Premium Chile, ESPN5 Chile |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | ESPN Colombia, Disney+ Premium Sur |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | SuperSport |
| 🇨🇩 Congo DR | SuperSport |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | MAXtv To Go |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | Cytavision |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | OnePlay |
| 🇨🇮 Côte D’Ivoire | SuperSport |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | Disney+ |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | SuperSport |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | ESPN Colombia, Disney+ Premium Sur |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | beIN Sports |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | SuperSport |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | SuperSport |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | Go3 Extra Sports Estonia |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | SuperSport |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | Viaplay |
| 🇫🇷 France | Canal+ |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | SuperSport |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | SuperSport |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | Setanta Sports |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | RTL+ |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | SuperSport |
| 🇬🇧 Great Britain | TNT Sports 1, discovery+ |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | Cosmote Sport 8 HD |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | SuperSport |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | SuperSport |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | beIN Sports |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | SÝN Sport |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | beIN Sports |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | beIN Sports |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | beIN Sports |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland Republic | TNT Sports 1, discovery+, discovery+ App |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | Sport 2 |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | Sky Sport |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | WOWOW |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | beIN Sports |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | SuperSport |
| 🇰🇷 Korea Republic | SPOTV NOW |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | Arena 4 Premium |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | beIN Sports |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | beIN Sports |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | Go3 Extra Sports Latvia |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | beIN Sports |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | SuperSport |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | SuperSport |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | beIN Sports |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | Blue Sport |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | Go3 Extra Sports Lithuania |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | TDM Desporto |
| 🇲🇰 Macedonia | Arena 4 Premium |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | SuperSport |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | SuperSport |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | beIN Sports |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | SuperSport |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | GO TV |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | SuperSport |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | SuperSport |
| 🇾🇹 Mayotte | SuperSport |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | Disney+ Premium Mexico, ESPN4 Mexico |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | Premier Sports |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | Arena 4 Premium |
| 🇲🇸 Montserrat | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | beIN Sports |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | SuperSport |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | SuperSport |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | tapmad |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | DAZN New Zealand |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | SuperSport |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | SuperSport |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | Viaplay |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | beIN Sports |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | tapmad |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | beIN Sports |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | ESPN Colombia, Disney+ Premium Argentina |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | ESPN Colombia, Disney+ Premium Chile |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | beIN Sports |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | Polsat |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | DAZN Portugal |
| 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | ViX |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | beIN Sports |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | Digi Sport |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | Okko Sport |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | SuperSport |
| 🇸🇭 Saint Helena | SuperSport |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | Bluu |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | Sky Sport |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | beIN Sports |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | SuperSport |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | Arena 4 Premium |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | SuperSport |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | SuperSport |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | beIN Sports |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | SuperSport |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | SuperSport |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | beIN Sports |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | tapmad |
| 🇻🇨 St. Vincent / Grenadines | Bluu |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | SuperSport |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇸🇿 Swaziland | SuperSport |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | Disney+ |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Blue Sport, RTL+, Canal+, Sunrise TV |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | beIN Sports |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | SuperSport |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | SuperSport |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | beIN Sports |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | SuperSport |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | beIN Sports |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | tabii |
| 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands | Bluu, Rush Sports |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | SuperSport |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | Megogo |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | beIN Sports |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | ESPN Colombia, Disney+ Premium Argentina |
| 🇺🇸 USA | Paramount+, ViX |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | ESPN Colombia, Disney+ Premium Sur, inter |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | ON Plus |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | beIN Sports |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | SuperSport |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | SuperSport |
How to watch anywhere with VPN
A VPN helps if your usual streaming service is geo-blocked while you travel. It routes your connection through a server in another country, so you can access the same official broadcaster you use at home. Use a VPN to reach services from the list above in the region where you have an active subscription.
- 1. Get a VPN: Install a reputable VPN app on your device.
- 2. Connect to a server: Choose a country where your broadcaster works (for example, the UK for discovery+ and TNT Sports 9).
- 3. Log in and stream: Open the broadcaster app or website and sign in to watch.
Most major VPNs support iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS. Many also work on Smart TVs or via router setup, so you can watch on a big screen.
How to watch at Sportsbooks
Some sportsbooks offer live streams for football matches when you have a funded account. Availability depends on your location and the sportsbook’s rights for the UEFA Conference League. If streaming is offered, it usually appears inside the match page with a small video player.
- Register: Create an account with a licensed sportsbook in your region.
- Deposit: Add funds to your balance (some sites require a minimum deposit).
- Find the stream: Open the match and look for a “Play” icon or live streaming tab.
Sportsbook streams can have limited resolution compared to TV broadcasters, so use official broadcasters when possible.
Lech Poznań vs Shakhtar Donetsk is a first-leg knockout night where details decide everything. Lock in your broadcaster early, then follow the tie’s build-up and fallout on TipsGG for more pre-match coverage and post-match updates.