Last Wednesday, the Champions League match between Olympique Marseille and Liverpool was broadcast by Canal+. It was followed by 1.49 million viewers on average according to figures from Médiamétrie.
A more than correct audience figure. Except that the managers of the encrypted channel must have expected a better score for such a poster. Almost all of Paris Saint-Germain’s matches in this competition have had better scores.
Even the trip to San Mamés, to face Athletic Bilbao on the sixth day of the league phase. This unattractive match, which ended in a goalless draw, attracted 1.49 million curious viewers on the same Canal+ premium channel.
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As noted by the specialized account “En Pleine Lucarne” on X, it was still an OM match which achieved the best audience of the season in absolute terms. Indeed, just over two million viewers followed the confrontation against Real Madrid, at the Bernabéu, on the first day.
The two French clubs each faced Atalanta Bergamo. That of the capital when it entered the competition and Roberto De Zerbi’s men on November 5. PSG managed to score 50% higher than its rival, against the same opponent, and on the same channel.
