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 each club and any relevant audiovisual rights-holder(s).
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Both teams must make their head coach or a player from the match sheet available for a pre-match interview, if requested.
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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 and 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. Both teams must make their head coach or a key player, i.e. a player who had a decisive influence on the result, available if requested.
The post-match press conferences at the stadium must start no later than 20 minutes after the final whistle. The host club is responsible for providing the necessary technical infrastructure and services, including, where required, 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 where reporters can conduct interviews must be 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. The host club must ensure that the whole mixed zone is safe for the teams to walk through. 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, and clubs must make every effort to ensure that each active member of the team undertakes this responsibility at least once during the season. A minimum of one player per team is obliged to conduct interviews in each section at each match. Clubs are responsible for ensuring that the relevant players pass through the mixed zone and conduct the relevant interviews.
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.