Champions League: Lazio - Leverkusen draws nearly 9.5 million viewers in Italy and Germany

SS Lazio - Bayer 04 Leverkusen (1-0, at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome), the first leg of the play-off round tie for the 2015-16 Champions League, drew, in Italy and Germany, 9.45 million cumulative viewers on average during the match, played on Tuesday 18/08/2015 from 20:45 CET.

In Italy, the private free-TV channel Canale 5 (Mediaset group) drew 3.844 million viewers on average, for an audience share of 20.25%. This was the best performance in the Italian television market for the entire day.

In Germany, the public channel ZDF drew 5.61 million viewers on average, for an audience share of 20%. This was the best performance for the entire day in the German TV market.

• In Germany, the Lazio - Bayer Leverkusen match was also broadcast live on the pay-TV channel Sky Sport 2, which drew 110,000 subscribers on average during the game.
  • The audience share for Sky Sport 2 was not disclosed.
• In Italy, the game was also broadcast live on pay-TV channel Premium Sport (Mediaset Premium group), whose audience figures were not disclosed.
• Bayer Leverkusen will host the second leg of the…