As the first woman on German TV: Neumann comments on Champions League final on ZDF

Claudia Neumann will be commentating on the Champions League final for ZDF. © ZDF / Oliver Weiken / dpa

Claudia Neumann will be the first woman in German TV history to comment on the men's Champions League final. ZDF confirmed the occupation.

Istanbul – Once again, the final of the Champions League will take place without a German team. FC Bayern Munich last reached the final of the Champions League in 2020 and won 1-0 against Paris in the end, when RB Leipzig had also made it to the semi-finals. In the years that followed, the Bundesliga clubs were always eliminated in the quarter-finals at the latest. However, there will be a small part of the black-red-gold on June 10 in Istanbul – after all, the TV stations are in action with their teams. ZDF is relying on Claudia Neumann.

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As ZDF spokesman Thomas Hagedorn confirmed on dpa request, Neumann will be the first woman in Germany to comment on the men's Champions League final on TV. She will succeed commentator legend Béla Réthy, who retired after the 2022 World Cup.

The 59-year-old was also in action in Qatar, commentating on several games there and, above all, setting an example. Neumann wore a rainbow-coloured shirt in the press box, and she also wore a colourful armband at the match between the USA and Wales at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al-Rajjan – also in the colours that stand for diversity and tolerance.

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The "One Love" debate caused discussions for weeks, and the "mouth-to-mouth" gesture of the German national team before the game against Japan is also unforgotten.

Neumann was celebrated for her action by many fans and experts, but at the same time the journalist had to take criticism for her comments again and again. The ZDF team is completed by presenter Jochen Breyer and experts Per Mertesacker and Christoph Kramer.

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Champions League final: Neumann on ZDF, lever on DAZN

But not only the second will broadcast the game live, the streaming channel DAZN will also be there live from Istanbul. Commentator Uli Hebel and pundit Michael Ballack are to accompany the Champions League final. It is now clear who will face each other. After Inter Milan beat city rivals AC in the first semi-final, Manchester City secured their second ticket to the final with a gala against Real Madrid. (akl)