Mega announcement! Champions League final on free TV - on one condition

Football on free TV is a luxury good, but it could become mass-produced by the Champions League final. The ZDF broadcasts with German participation.

Mainz - The broadcast rights for the Champions League this season are held by the pay-TV channels Sky and DAZN - ZDF went empty-handed. But if a German team should make it to the final of the premier class, which is currently being held in the form of a blitz tournament in Portugal, the game would be broadcast on public radio.

Champions League finals on free TV? In Germany only under special conditions

The finals will take place on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at the Estadio da Luz in Benfica Lisbon. If FC Bayern or RB Leipzig win their next two games, the ZDF program has to be rescheduled a little. In this case, the final would be made available to the general public due to a legal claim of the public broadcaster. The decision to show the final on ZDF was reached by the rights holders Sky and DAZN together with UEFA.

With German participation, @ZDFsport will broadcast the #UefaChampionsLeague final on Sunday, August 23, 2020, live from Lisbon. https://t.co/DY6rQhWJaL #UCL pic.twitter.com/UDet3TdjOu

For thousands of fans without a subscription, this would be extremely good news. ZDF sports director Thomas Fuhrmann commented on the decision as follows: “We keep our fingers crossed for Bayern and Leipzig for the final tournament and we look forward to being able to offer our viewers high-quality live football. A German-German final like 2013 would be great. " 

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In the case of a final without German participation, the usual pay TV channels would broadcast the final. Bayern can play their way to the semi-finals with a win against Barcelona, ​​Leipzig also has to deal with a representative from Spain with Atletico Madrid. (ajr)