Europa League new season don start, and TSG Hoffenheim go begin dia campaign away for Greece against OFI Kreta. Kick-off for Greece na 18:45, so e be one of the early matches for Thursday evening.
Where person fit watch OFI Kreta vs TSG Hoffenheim today? Di match dey both for free-TV and pay-TV. NITRO dey show am live and free, while Sky also dey carry am. Important thing be say Sky no get regular Europa League rights. Di reason why Sky still dey show di game na because RTL take over. Di private station make im Europa League rights available through Sky as part of cooperation. NITRO na sister station of RTL, and RTL hold rights for Europa League and Conference League. But for RTL itself, dem no dey show Hoffenheim match; dem dey show Bayer Leverkusen opening game instead.
Di match details na: OFI Kreta vs TSG Hoffenheim, date 17 September 2026, kick-off 18:45, venue Pankritio Stadio, Heraklion. Free-TV broadcast na NITRO. Paid livestream na RTL+. Pay-TV and livestream with subscription na Sky, Sky Go and WOW.
NITRO broadcast go start 18:20. Anna Kraft go host di show, Marco Hagemann go commentate di game, and Felix Kroos go be expert. Alternatively, OFI Kreta vs TSG Hoffenheim dey available for RTL+ livestream from RTL side. Robby Hunke go commentate di single match. If person choose di conference, Christian Straßburger go guide am. Broadcast start na 18:20.
For Sky Sport 1, broadcast go start 18:35. Sky still dey offer Europa League conference. If person interest in more than one match, e fit switch between di games wey dey happen at di same time. Person fit also follow di Europa League duel through streaming service WOW. Broadcast start 18:35, channel na Sky Sport 1.
Alexander Prass fit celebrate im comeback for di first round of UEFA Europa League. After he no play any match dis season, he fit play im first game for Hoffenheim on Thursday against OFI Kreta. Hoffenheim coach Christian Ilzer talk before di game say im team travel with ‘full squad’. So all players likely dey available. Last weekend, Prass, wey get muscle injury for adductor area in August, according to Ilzer, already dey ‘very close’ to comeback. At that time, he still miss ‘a few percent’. Di comeback go come at di right time for Prass, because Ralf Rangnick don nominate am for di upcoming Nations League games.
Di Greek cup winner dey concede ‘not for nothing so few goals and need few chances to score. Dat na dangerous mix,’ Ilzer warn, but he promise: ‘We don prepare for am.’ On Thursday, 18:45 for NITRO and Sky, di Bundesliga club return to international stage after one season absence. For di league, TSG despite good performances so far only get one win. For di island capital Heraklion, Ilzer want avoid sleepy start. ‘For us, na to bring our strengths from di first second onto di pitch,’ he talk: ‘Then e go difficult for all opponents.’
