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With the Euro 2024 Round of 16 taking place on a Monday at 6pm, some bars and cafes will be closed. Find out which ones will be open and showing the match between France and Belgium.
After an inaugural 1-0 victory against Austria on June 17 and two draws against the Netherlands (0-0) and Poland (1-1) on the 25th, the French team secured its ticket to the round of 16 of Euro 2024 in Germany.
The match against the Belgian rival promises to be tight. We remember the historic semi-final in 2018 where the Blues won the match 1-0. More recently, the two teams faced each other in the Nations League, again, France won 3-2. On Monday, July 1, at 6 p.m., the two nations will play for their place in the quarter-finals, in Düsseldorf. The winner will face either Portugal or Slovenia.
The match being on a Monday, many bars and cafes will be closed to broadcast it. And if you are still wondering where you can watch this decisive match for the rest of the European Championship, here are some addresses available in Agen.
The Indie
It’s almost unthinkable not to think of L’Indé when looking for a good bar to watch a match. As with the three previous matches played by the national team, Monday evening’s match will naturally be broadcast at the famous local brasserie. It will obviously offer the traditional Happy hour until 7 p.m. For the moment, no reservations have been made for the evening. It is time !
Le Rosemary’s
“Of course Rosemary’s will broadcast the match,” confirms Barbara Lesniak, owner of the pub. “Unfortunately, we are a small brand, so we won’t be able to afford to set up something like Happy hour.” And although Rosemary’s welcomes supporters, they of course plan to keep a few seats for those who wish to dine. A quarter of the room is already reserved, it’s time to call if you want to go.
The Beautiful Pint
Open from 4 p.m. on Monday, the La Belle Pinte bar will broadcast the round of 16 on a giant screen inside. Even if they don’t have reservations yet, the servers and bartenders are still waiting for people. The icing on the cake of this address is the drink offer during the matches: the pint of blonde will be offered at an attractive price, to be consumed in moderation of course.
What a great way to spend an evening at this meeting!
It’s here, the Belgian Agen bar which will not… broadcast the match
The town of Agen has a Belgian bar in its heart: C’est ici. But it will not broadcast the match between France and Belgium, on behalf of the round of 16 of Euro 2024, next Monday evening. An impossible duality? Too much internal conflict? The reason is quite different: “We do not have a television screen, we are not equipped,” explains Christian Heynen, owner of the bar-lounge, very clearly.
“We never wanted to broadcast a match because this is not the place for it,” he describes. “People who come here are not here to watch a match.” But nothing stops you from going to stock up on fresh Belgian beers, in moderation.
