Europa League: 1,340,000 viewers in France for Ajax - Lyon on the W9 channel (share: 6.7%)

AFC Ajax (Eredivisie) - Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1), 4-1, the first leg semi-final match of the 2016-17 Europa Ligue 2016-17, drew 1,340,000 viewers on average in France on the free-TV channel W9, on Wednesday 03/05/2017 (kick-off at 18.45 CET).

This figure represented an audience share of 6.7% for the M6 channel. Initially scheduled for 04/05/2017 at 21:05, the game was advanced to 03/05/2017 because of Remembrance Day, observed on May 4^th every year in the Netherlands, and dedicated to the victims of all conflicts in the world since the beginning of the Second World War.

Besiktas JK - Olympique Lyonnais (2-1, 6-7 on penalties), the second leg quarter-final match of the 2016-17 Europa League, had drawn 2,213,000 viewers on average on W9 on Thursday, 13/03/2017 (kick off at 21:04). Audience share: 10.2%.

• AFC Ajax - Olympique Lyonnais was also broadcast live, in France, by the pay-TV channel beIN Sports 1, whose audience figure was not communicated.

The semi-final return leg match, OL - Ajax, on M6 and beIN Sports 1 in France, on Thursday 11/05/2017

• The semi-final return leg…