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 head coach or a player must be available for an interview before the match, related exclusively to the match in question. In principle, this interview is conducted by the main audiovisual rights holder of the country of the club.
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Additional pre-match interviews may be conducted with the head coach and players, subject to their agreement.
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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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Post-match super-flash interviews are conducted after the match in a designated area located next to or on the pitch or between the pitch and the dressing rooms. The head coach or a key player, i.e. a player who had a decisive influence on the result, must be available for a minimum of one super-flash interview with the main audiovisual rights holder of the country of the club.
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Flash interviews and indoor studio interviews are obligatory and take place after the match in a designated area close to the dressing rooms. Each club must, if requested, provide three interviews with the main audiovisual rights holder of their country, two interviews with each of the other unilateral audiovisual rights holders, and one interview with each of the audiovisual rights holders operating in any multilateral flash interview position. The head coach, if requested, must be available for at least four of the above interviews, including at least one with an audiovisual rights holder operating in a multilateral flash position. The players made available for the above interviews must include the UEFA player of the match, except in exceptional circumstances. Clubs must ensure that the head coach and players are available for such interviews within 15 minutes of the end of the match, except in exceptional circumstances.
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If a team's head coach is suspended for the match, or is sent off during the match, the club may choose to make the assistant coach available for all obligatory matchday media activities.
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Players selected for doping controls may conduct post-match interviews upon 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 club media platforms must first be granted to audiovisual rights holders determined by UEFA, and according to the conditions specified in the UEFA Women's Champions League Club Manual.
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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 and to be shared with other audio-visual right holders.
The post-match press conferences at the venue must start no later than 20 minutes after the final whistle. The home club is responsible for providing the necessary technical infrastructure and services, including a qualified interpreter with a strong knowledge of football. Both clubs must make their head coach available for their press conference.
After the match, a mixed zone must be set up for the media on the way from the dressing rooms to the team transport area. This area – accessible only to coaches, players and representatives of the media, to offer reporters opportunities to conduct interviews – must include a sectioned-off area reserved for audiovisual rights holders, UEFA and official club platforms nearest the dressing rooms. In addition, the UEFA venue team may instruct the club to provide individual sections for audiovisual non-rights holders, audio media and written press. The home club must ensure that the whole mixed zone is safe for the teams to walk through. All players from both teams who have participated in the match, either in the starting line-up or as substitutes, are obliged to pass through the entire mixed zone in order to conduct interviews with the media. Clubs are responsible for ensuring that the relevant players pass through the mixed zone.