French football fans can watch plenty of Ligue 1 action live in Australia, including Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) games.
The 2023/24 season will see the Ligue 1 drop back to 18 clubs competing for the championship, down from 20. It's the first time there have been only 18 clubs in Ligue 1 since 2002.
Auxerre, Ajaccio, Troyes and Angers were relegated following the 2022/23 season. Le Havre and Metz will return to Ligue 1 for the 2023/24 season.
Paris Saint-Germain are the defending champions after they won a record-breaking 11th title, buy after losing Lionel Messi and rumblings about Kylian Mbappé also wanting to leave the club, another title isn't a foregone conclusion, especially after they only finished on top by 1 point last season.
Live stream the best Ligue 1 games on beIN SPORTS CONNECT: 7-day free trial
The only way to watch Ligue 1 games live in Australia is via beIN SPORTS.
It will show 7 games a round live from Ligue 1.
You can access beIN SPORTS via beIN SPORTS CONNECT or by subscribing to it as a special interest channel on Fetch TV.
Previously, Foxtel and Kayo subscribers could access beIN SPORTS to watch Ligue 1, but this is no longer the case.
That means any Foxtel or Kayo subscribers who want to watch the 2023/24 Ligue 1 season will need to subscribe to beIN SPORTS directly.
| Date | Match | Time (AEST) | Where to watch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 30 Sep | Lyon vs Paris Saint-Germain | 5:00 AM | beIN SPORTS CONNECT |
| Sat 1 Oct | Angers vs Marseille | 5:00 AM | beIN SPORTS CONNECT |
| Sat 1 Oct | Strasbourg vs Stade Rennais | 1:00 AM | beIN SPORTS CONNECT |
beIN SPORTS operates its own streaming platform that gives you access to everything the service has to offer called beIN SPORTS CONNECT.
You get a 7-day free trial to figure out if the service is right for you.
Subscriptions cost $14.99 a month or $149.99 if you decide to sign up for a year. The annual price is discounted compared to if you paid monthly for a year.
You can watch on laptops or mobile devices, streaming devices such as Apple TV, Android TV or Chromecast, as well as selected Samsung Smart TVs.
beIN SPORTS CONNECT boasts many European leagues, including Serie A, the Scottish Premiership and the EFL Championship alongside Ligue 1.
All 3 beIN SPORTS channels are available on Fetch TV as a special interest channel pack. The pack costs $14.99 a month, which you'll have to pay on top of any other Fetch channel pack you have.
How much you'll end up paying in total per month will depend on whether a broadband provider has given you a Fetch box as part of your plan or you've bought the box outright.
It pays to keep an eye out for some internet providers that will give you a free Fetch TV box if you stay connected to them for a certain period of time. These include iiNet, Internode and Westnet.
Get free Fetch TV when signing up to iiNet
Paris Saint-Germaine, or PSG, are not only one of the most popular Ligue 1 teams, but one of the most popular football clubs in the world.
As they play in the French Ligue 1, you can watch PSG games on beIN SPORTS.
Because there are only 7 games per round screened, not every PSG game might be televised, but due to the popularity of the team, you would expect that most of their games would be available to watch.
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