 They showed Aston Villa and Rangers a lot in the early days but would only cover the tournament to a point as BBC or ITV would usually have the rights from the quarter finals onwards.Usually Channel 5 showed matches on an ad-hoc basis covering sometimes three games in a day from early afternoon to late evening if there were many British clubs playing.For the three seasons starting in 2009–10 season, Channel 5 was the UK's lead network for Europa League coverage, winning rights to first choice matches in every round and exclusive coverage of the final.