2025-26 Champions League: 2.01 million viewers for Real Madrid - Olympique de Marseille on Canal+

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Real Madrid CF - Olympique de Marseille (2-1), 16/09/2025 - ©  UEFA Champions League / X

Real Madrid CF (LALIGA EA Sports) - Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1 McDonald's) (2-1), on Matchday 1 in the league phase of the 2025-26 Champions League, drew an average of 2.01 million viewers on the pay-TV channel Canal+ in France on Tuesday 16/09/2025 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to the audience measurement institute Médiamétrie.

This figure represented an audience share of 11.7%, which ranked the channel second in the French audiovisual market at prime time on 16/09/2025.

In Spain, the match drew an average of 1.03 million viewers on the pay-TV channel Movistar Plus+ (Telefonica Group), according to data from the audience measurement institute Kantar. Audience share: 8.9%.

Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 McDonald's) - Girona FC (LALIGA EA Sports) (1-0), on Matchday 1 of the 2024-25 Champions League, drew an average of 1.34 million viewers on Canal+ on Wednesday 18/09/2024 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to Médiamétrie data. Audience share: 7.4%.

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Real Madrid CF - Olympique de Marseille (2-1), 16/09/2025 - ©  UEFA Champions League / X

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