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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Tom Garry

More cameras, top pundits but Disney’s Champions League adventure is a work in progress

Alex Scott and Fara Williams talk while working pitchside at Arsenal v Lyonnes
Alex Scott and Fara Williams are fine presenters but could have done without people regularly walking behind them as they broadcast. Photograph: Alex Burstow/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

There was a new look and feel to the Women’s Champions League this week as live matches on Disney+ arrived. With the streaming platform embarking on a five-year deal, the tournament is in intriguing territory with a paywall, and audiences will be hoping for some Disney magic to justify their subscriptions.

Football-wise, whether it was Barcelona’s masterpiece, Twente holding Chelsea or Melchie Dumornay’s second goal arrowing past the Arsenal defence, the entertainment level was thankfully more Mulan than Mulan II, but could the same be said about the coverage?

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