SuperSport is lifting the football game of the year to even greater heights with unprecedented levels of coverage.
Next Saturday’s much-awaited Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will be available on all DStv bouquets from Premium through to GOtv.
And for those unable to watch the television broadcast, live streaming will be available on supersport.com, plus the SuperSport and DStv Now apps.
Snappy TV, via Twitter, will offer social media highlights, plus there will be live updates on supersport.com and long- and short-form highlights available on the CatchUp service.
Liverpool legend John Barnes will be part of the studio build-up while analysts Andy Townsend and Neil Andrews will be reporting live from Stadio San Siro ahead of the 8.45pm kickoff.
The studio build-up will start at 7.30pm for the English-speaking channels (Select SA and Select Go SA join late due to live sport) and at 8pm for the Portuguese channels
The countdown to the big match (SS 3/3A/3N) will begin next Thursday with a season review with highlights from every match through to the semifinals.
Next Friday, past finals will be highlighted.
There will also be five-minute highlights of every Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid match in the Champions League this season from 5.30pm on match-day ahead of the big game.
The match will be on the following channels:
SS 3/3A/3N
Select South Africa
Select Go South Africa
SS 11A/11N
Select 1
Go 1
Maximo 1
Max 360
Meanwhile, the battle for footballing supremacy will centre on the Spanish capital of Madrid when the city’s two foremost teams clash for the highest honour on the continent on May 28.
Real Madrid and fierce rivals Atletico meet for the second time in three seasons in the Champions League decider as they ensure Spanish dominance of the competition continues with a third successive win for the country.
Atletico were seconds away from claiming the title in 2014, but after Sergio Ramos equalised for Real in the third minute of injury time, the latter ran away with the game in extra-time to win 4-1.
Revenge would be sweet for Atletico manager Diego Simeone, who never won the Champions League during an illustrious playing career that included over 100 caps for Argentina and 15 years in Europe’s top leagues.
But stopping Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and James Rodríguez has been a task many have found impossible this season, with Real coach Zinedine Zidane hoping Champions League glory will prolong his stay in the Bernabeu hot seat after missing out on the Spanish La Liga.
Real are seeking to extend their record of 10 Champions League trophy wins, while Atletico have yet to lift the trophy after final losses in 1974 and 2014.
