2025-26 Champions League: 864,000 viewers for Newcastle United - FC Barcelona on Movistar in Spain

Newcastle United FC (Premier League) - FC Barcelona (LALIGA EA Sports) (1-2), on Matchday 1 in the league phase of the 2025-26 Champions League, drew an average of 864,000 viewers on the pay-TV channel Movistar Plus+ in Spain, on Thursday 18/09/2025 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to data from the audience measurement institute Kantar.

This figure represented an audience share of 7.7%.

Real Madrid CF (LALIGA EA Sports) - Olympique de Marseille (Ligue 1 McDonald's) (2-1), another game on Matchday 1 drew an average of 1.03 million viewers on Movistar Plus+ on Tuesday 16/09/2025 (kick-off at 21:00 CET), according to Kantar data. Audience share: 8.9%.

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