Champions League: a total of 33.5 million viewers in the European Top 5 countries for the final

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Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander) - Liverpool FC (Premier League), 3-1, the 2018 Champions League final played at the NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kiev (UKR), drew a cumulative total of 33.525 million viewers on average in the European Top 5 countries (Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, and Italy) on Saturday 26/05/2018 (kick-off at 20:45 CET).

• In Spain, 9.291 million viewers watched the final on the private, free-TV channel Antena 3 (Atresmedia group), which represented an audience share of 55.3%. The match, co-broadcast by the pay-TV group beIN Sports España, drew 247,000 subscribers on the beIN Sports channel (audience share: 1.5%).

• In Germany, the final drew an average of 9.63 million viewers on the public-TV channel ZDF (audience share: 37.9%). The match was also broadcast by the pay-TV channel group Sky Deutschland, whose audience was not communicated.

• In Italy, the private, free-TV channel Canale 5 (Mediaset group) drew an average of 6.851 million viewers during the match, for an audience share of 32%.

• In France, the private, free-TV channel C8 (Canal+ group…

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