MUMBAI: The final between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Bayern Munich became the most tweeted about match on Twitter this UEFA Champions League.
Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN) were crowned the champions of Europe for a sixth time when they defeated first-time finalists PSG (@PSG_English) 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League final at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon on Sunday.
Due to the pandemic, the matches were played without an audience, but the roar of fans was loud and clear on Twitter. While Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN) won the trophy on ground, Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) won the hearts off the field, becoming the most tweeted team on Twitter globally. Manchester United (@ManUtd) and FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) were the two most Tweeted teams in India.
Most Tweeted about teams (Globally):
1. Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English)
2. FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)
3. FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN)
Most Tweeted about teams (India):
1. Manchester United (@ManUtd)
2. FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)
3. FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN)
In this fixture, both the teams gave each other stiff competition, but Bayern edged past PSG, beating the French side 1-0 in the all-important game. Kingsley Coman scored a goal with a header just before the hour mark. PSG missed quite a few opportunities in the first half itself as Neymar (@neymarjr), Angel Di Maria and Kylian Mbappé(@KMbappe) each failed to beat the veteran Bayern & German shot-stopper Manuel Neuer (@Manuel_Neuer), from a relatively close range. This #UCLFinal clash between #PSGFCB was the most Tweeted match of this @ChampionsLeague globally. Here are the most Tweeted about matches globally and in India:
Most Tweeted about matches (Globally):
1. PSG vs FC Bayern Munich
2. Barcelona vs FC Bayern Munich
3. Atalanta vs PSG
Most Tweeted about matches (India):
1. Barcelona vs Bayern Munich
2. PSG vs Bayern Munich
3. Bayern Munich vs Chelsea
Top related Topics (India):
The following Topics dominated India conversations for UEFA Champions League on Twitter:
· Bruno Fernandes
· Jadon Sancho
· Paul Pogba
· Marcus Rashford
· UEFA Europa League
· UEFA Champions League
· Liverpool FC
· Chelsea
· Manchester United
· Real Madrid CF
