Avram Grant goes to Auschwitz

In keeping with the spirit of the day, when entertainment programmes are not screened, Israel’s sports channel waived its right to show the game. At the request of Israeli fans wanting to see the confrontation between Mr Grant and Liverpool’s Israeli midfielder Yossi Benayoun, Israeli cable and satellite providers did not block broadcasts from Germany’s SAT 1 station.

Transmissions are usually blocked to protect the pay-per-view rights of Israeli companies. But Ephraim Zuroff, of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, was furious. “We are showing the Germans that we care more about the Champions League than Holocaust Day,” he said.