That is why ZDF shows the CL final between Bayern and Paris live

Nafter two years the football Champions League is coming out from behind its TV pay barrier. Thanks to the entry of the German champions Bayern Munich into the final on Saturday (9 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Champions League, on ZDF, on Sky and DAZN) in Lisbon against Paris Saint-Germain, fans who do not pay customers can also see it -TV broadcaster Sky or the paid streaming service DAZN. The public service ZDF has secured the free TV rights to the game of the year.

Why is ZDF allowed to show the final on Sunday?

The interstate broadcasting agreement stipulates that a final in the Champions League with German participation must be broadcast on free-to-air television. That would also have been possible with the freely accessible channel Sky Sport News. But the ZDF had already acquired the sub-license from Sky before the start of the final tournament in the Portuguese capital – unlike in the previous year, DAZN agreed.

How do the three stations report?

Béla Réthy comments on the final at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon for ZDF. Jochen Breyer is the moderator in Mainz. The former Bayern professional Sandro Wagner is an expert in action. Jan Platte comments at DAZN. 2014 world champion Per Mertesacker is there as an expert.

For Sky, Wolff-Christoph Fuss is at the microphone, who had already accompanied Bayern’s 8: 2 against FC Barcelona in the quarter-finals and the 3: 0 in the semi-final against Olympique Lyon. Patrick Wasserziehr conducts the interviews in the stadium. Moderator Sebastian Hellmann and the regular experts Lothar Matthäus and Erik Meijer are in the home studio. Guests are former tennis professional Boris Becker and former Bayern captain Mark van Bommel.

When was the last Champions League on ZDF?

Until 2018, ZDF had shown one Champions League game per game day and the finals for six years. Due to the contract that is currently running until the end of the coming season, broadcasts of the premier class in Germany can only be seen in the paid offers of Sky and DAZN.

What happens after the current contract expires?

From the 2021/22 season on, ZDF will be back in the Champions League. That is what the new contract provides. The finals from 2022 to 2024 will be shown by the second. At the same time, the finals can also be seen on DAZN. In the new agreement, the streaming service has acquired the live rights to 121 of the 137 games per season. The US internet giant Amazon secured the top game on Tuesday evening for its paid streaming service Amazon Prime.