Novelty for Réthy successor: Claudia Neumann comments on the CL final

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Claudia Neumann comments on the CL final

05/17/2023 3:52 p.m

Reporter icon Béla Réthy comments on his last game at the Qatar World Cup. He was actually the man for the finals in football at ZDF. There is now a novelty for the final in the premier class: Claudia Neumann takes over.

After saying goodbye to Béla Réthy, Claudia Neumann will comment on the men’s Champions League final on June 10th on ZDF. This was announced by ZDF. This is the first time a woman will comment on the men’s premier class final in Germany. Réthy, 66, retired in early January. In addition to Neumann, presenter Jochen Breyer and experts Per Mertesacker and Christoph Kramer are also on duty at the highlight of the season in Istanbul.

Neumann recently commented on games at the men’s World Cup in Qatar. She had also set a courageous sign. The 59-year-old sat in the press box for the USA-Wales match at Al-Rajjan’s Ahmad bin Ali Stadium wearing a black T-shirt with a rainbow heart printed on it. She also wore a colorful bandage on her arm, also in the colors that stand for diversity and tolerance.

The Champions League final will also be broadcast on the streaming channel DAZN. Commentator Uli Hebe and expert Michael Ballack will accompany the game there. It is not yet clear who will play there. Inter Milan triggered the first final ticket in the city duel against AC on Tuesday evening, while Real Madrid and Manchester City are still playing the second (9 p.m. / DAZN and in the ntv.de live ticker). The first leg in Spain ended 1-1 draw.

Neumann, meanwhile, is on royal duty a week earlier. She will also commentate on the women’s Champions League final on June 3 in Eindhoven. FC Barcelona and VfL Wolfsburg play there in front of a sold-out crowd. Kick-off is at 4 p.m., which is broadcast on ZDF.