Six UEFA Champions League playoffs matches will hit your screens through Rogers Sportsnet and Setanta Sports.

Arsenal vs Udinese is the highlight of the UEFA Champions League playoffs' first leg games on Tuesday.August 16 and August 17 will present a host of European games. It’s the UEFA Champions League play-off first leg day.

English side Arsenal will affront Italy’s ambitious Udinese at the Emirates on Tuesday whereas Portuguese giants Benfica will play away to Holland’s FC Twente.

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich’s clash against Switzerland’s FC Zurich will be the highlight of Wednesday’s action. Thanks to Rogers Sportsnet and Setanta Sports, football fans will be able to watch exclusive coverage of the UEFA Champions League playoffs.

It all begins tonight and ends in May 2012, when the winner of the competition will be crowned. August 16 and August 17’s schedule info:

 

Playoff Round Match Day 1 – Tuesday, August 16

Lyon v Rubin @ 2:30pm EST (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific)
Twente v Benfica @ 2:30pm EST (Sportsnet ONE)
Arsenal v Udinese @ 2:45pm EST (Setanta)

Playoff Round Match Day 2 – Wednesday, August 17

Odense BK v Villarreal @ 2:30pm EST (Sportsnet East, Ontario, West, Pacific)
NK Dinamo Zagreb v Malmo @ 2:30pm EST (Sportsnet ONE)
Bayern Munich vs. FC Zurich @ 2:45pm EST (Setanta)

Details concerning Setanta and Sportsnet’s coverage go as follows:

Super Cup Final: August 26 (Barcelona vs. Porto)

Group Stage: September 13 and September 14; September 28 and September 29; October 18 and October 19; November 1 and November 2; November 22 and November 23; December 6 and December 7

Round of 16: February 14 and February 15; February 21 and February 22; March 6 and March 7; March 13 and March 14

Quarterfinals: March 27 and March 28; April 3 and April 4

Semifinals: April 17 and April 18; April 24 and April 25

Championship Final: May 19