Belgian football lovers experienced great disappointment. Today they will not be able to see the central match of the European Cup between Barcelona and Manchester United, and, as the Belgian media write, they will be forced to contemplate a direct broadcast from Baku, where the champion of Azerbaijan will be accepted by Genta.
The 1/16 match of the final of the Karabakh conferences league – Gent and the game of the same stage of the Europa League “Barcelona” – “Manchester United” will be held at the same time. Meetings will begin at 21:45 Baku time. Naturally, the confrontation of two great clubs from Spain and England is of great interest. In Belgium, the RTBF state television company (Franco -speaking Belgian Radio and Television) owns the rights of the Europa League and the Conference League, which decided not to show Barsa and Mu, but the Genta match against Karabakh. This decision was outraged by Belgian viewers. They flooded RTBF with messages about what they want to see on the free channel the main game of Thursday, and not a broadcast from Baku.
Faced with numerous complaints, the guest company was forced to make explanations. “The reason for the show“ Karabakh ” -“ Gent ”is absolutely understandable,” the statement says. “RTBF has the right to broadcast the two matches of the Europa League and the Conferences League. One of them begins at 18:45 in Central European time, and the second – at 21:00. But at the same time we are obliged to broadcast the game of the Belgian club, if it plays at this time. To comply with the terms of the contract, RTBF must miss the match of the Europa League and show the meeting of the League of Conferences, which is part of the list of events of great interest, and therefore should be broadcast on a free channel. “
The Belgian guest company tried to console the audience, saying that on the night on one of its channels, the expanded overview of the game Barcelona – Manchester United.