Champions League: BT Sport to broadcast the 2017 final in virtual reality on Saturday, 03/06/2017

Juventus FC (Serie A TIM) - Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander), the 2016-17 Champions League final at the Principality Stadium (74,500 capacity) in Cardiff (Wales) on Saturday, 03/06/2017 (kick-off at 19:45 BST, 20:45 CET), will be broadcast by BT Sport, for the first time in the UK, in virtual reality, announced the British telecom group on 16/05/2017.

"The Cardiff showcase is set to be the most immersive final yet, with 16 specially equipped cameras capturing simultaneous images and audio from every angle, allowing viewers using a mobile, tablet, or virtual-reality headset to feel as if they are in the stadium," said UEFA on 30/05/2017.

"Behind the scenes, UEFA’s dedicated VR multi-service van will centralise all VR camera feeds, and stitch together a complete 360° picture in real-time for international distribution," added UEFA. These images will be available to all broadcasters around the world, indicated BT, the host broadcaster, on the video sharing platform YouTube, and also via the virtual reality application of the group - BT Sport VR. "This unmissable experience will allow…