In build up to the UEFA Champions League Final here are some facts you probably didn’t know about the tournament.
1. This will be the first all German final in the competition’s history.
2. Both of these teams are the only German teams to have won the cup previously.
3.The expected worldwide audience is set to beat the Super Bowl with 220 million people watching.
4. UEFA expects to generate £1.1 Billion in commercial revenue.
5. Brands will pay as much as £250,000 to advertise on ITV during the Champions League Final slot.
6. Watch out for Jaguars attempts to use dual screen technology activity to promote the brand.
Speaking of ads check out this funny advert Heineken have done below.
7. Tickets range from £60-£330.
8. Bayern Munich’s Sporting Director, Matthias Sammer, was the captain of the Borussia Dortmund team that won the Champions League Final in 1997.
9. Borussia Dortmund have won all their Champions League home fixtures during the Group and Knockout phases, and they are the home team in the final.
10. The winners will receive €10.5 million and the runners up are awarded €6.5 million.
11. Dortmund had 500,000 applications for their allocation of tickets.
12. The 2013 final will be the seventh time Wembley stadium has hosted the final.
13. Dortmund manager, Jurgen Klopp wrote his dissertation on walking.
To see more of Jurgen Klopp’s great character, watch the video below.
14. Bayern Munich have never won a Champions League Final in 90 minutes.
15. Bayern have the chance to become the first German team to win the treble.
16. Six of the 10 goals Bayern Munich have conceded in the competition this season have been scored in the final 15 minutes of their fixtures.
17. Bayern Munich have scored the most headers in the competition this year.
18. Bayern have not conceded a goal in the competition since the group stages.
19. Robert Lewandowski is Dortmund’s top scorer with 10 and Thomas Muller is Bayern’s with 8.
20. Neven Subotic (133) and Mats Hummels (106) have made more clearances than any other players in the Champions League this year.
Who do you think will win this years final? Comment below with your guess!
Jake Oxby – Sports Business Management Student (Carnegie)
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