Pre-match, half-time and post-match interviews with each club may take place at the stadium as follows. Timings and locations are agreed in advance by UEFA and each club.
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The clubs must make the head coach and a player on the match sheet available for a short interview before the match, related exclusively to the match in question, with the main audiovisual rights-holders of each participating club's country.
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Additional pre-match interviews may be conducted with the head coach and players, subject to their agreement. Clubs must also make every effort to provide, upon request, a representative to conduct additional pre-match interviews.
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A half-time interview may be conducted with the head coach, the assistant coach or players, subject to their agreement.
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The winning club must provide at least four post-match interviews for the main audiovisual rights-holder of the country of the club and two interviews for each of the remaining broadcasters. A broadcaster operating in a super-flash position must receive at least two pitchside interviews. Any player conducting an interview with its official club platform is subject to the same rules that are applicable during the season.
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The defeated club must provide at least 14 post-match interviews, of which:
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two must be super-flash interviews;
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ten must take place within 45 minutes of the trophy lift;
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all must be conducted within 60 minutes of the trophy lift.
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If the head coach is suspended for the match or is sent off during the match, the club has the option of making the assistant coach available for all obligatory matchday media activities instead.
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A player selected for a doping control may give post-match interviews subject to the approval of the UEFA doping control officer and provided that the player is escorted by a chaperone appointed by the UEFA doping control officer.
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Any of the above interview opportunities granted to official club platforms must first be granted to audiovisual rights-holders determined by UEFA, and according to the following conditions regarding post-match interviews:
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Should the official club platforms have a flash interview position, all broadcasters should be guaranteed at least one interview before the official club platforms are able to conduct interviews.
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Any player offered to the official club platforms must have been first offered to the broadcasters and must have conducted (if requested) at least three interviews.
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If any of the above obligatory interviews is not conducted by the relevant audiovisual rights-holder(s), UEFA may conduct such interviews under the same conditions to be shared with other audiovisual rights-holders.
The post-match press conferences at the match stadium must start no later than 20 minutes after the final whistle. Both clubs must make their head coach available for their press conference. The post-match press conferences are co-led by a dedicated UEFA press officer and a club press officer.
After the match, a mixed zone where reporters can conduct interviews is set up for the media and audiovisual rights-holders on the way from the dressing rooms to the team transport area. The mixed zone must be accessible only to coaches, players, representatives of the media and audiovisual rights-holders. Several players from each team who have participated in the match, either in the starting line-up or as substitutes, are obliged to pass through the entire mixed zone. A minimum of two players per team are obliged to conduct interviews in each section. Clubs are responsible for ensuring that the relevant players pass through the mixed zone and conduct the relevant interviews.