The channel L’Équipe is broadcasting in clear and live this Wednesday evening one of the semifinals of the Spanish Supercup. This competition pits each year the winner of the Spanish Championship against the winner of the Spanish Cup. And it starts very strongly with one of the most watched matches every year: Real Madrid face FC Barcelona for the Clasico. The match will take place at King Fahd Stadium, Saudi Arabia.
A great catch for L’Équipe since no Classico has been broadcast unencrypted for more than 10 years on French television. The director of the channel, Jérôme Saporito, explained at the microphone of Europe 1 how the group obtained the broadcasting rights for this Supercup. “It is a right that we acquired two years ago and each year we feverishly await the drawing of lots to see if we will finally have our Classico”, he assured. “Broadcasting a Barcelona-Real Madrid, yes it has a cost, and yes it is not cheap. But this all-star game, it is perhaps one of the greatest in the world or in any case one of those which unites the most viewers. So we broke our piggy bank, but it’s worth it because they will enjoy it “, he still assured.
“Over a billion viewers”
Jérôme Saporito also returned to this great event, which should delight football fans. “A Classico in the clear is very rare. And what is rare is very precious,” he recalled. “There is the offer of pay channels, whether for the A League, the Champions League, these are very, very good competitions and RMC, Bein, Canal or Amazon treat them very well. But we are on a channel positioning in clear, therefore accessible to all. And football of this quality there, except with the France team, there is not that much. “
He also referred to a study published two years ago, according to which this Clasico is the most watched game in the world. “It’s more than a billion viewers,” he said. This Wednesday night’s meeting therefore counts for the semi-final of the Spanish Supercup. If they win, the Catalans will face the winner of the other semi-final which will take place on Thursday night between Atlético de Madrid and Athletic Club de Bilbao.
The opportunity may also be to see some of our Blues play for free in a club like Karim Benzema, one of the Real Madrid forwards, or Antoine Griezmann, who plays for Atlético de Madrid. Kick-off of the Classico scheduled for Wednesday at 8 p.m.