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april 21, 2017 - Nissan

Nissan reveal Real Madrid C.F. vs. FC Bayern Munich’s is the most exciting UEFA Champions League match this season, according to science

  • Nissan’s Excitement Index scientific formula, created alongside scientists at Loughborough University, calculates  Real Madrid C.F’s historic Quarter-Final victory over FC Bayern Munich  as the most exciting match of the UEFA Champions League this season
  • Despite not reaching the Semi-Final stage, FC Barcelona top the Excitement Index Team League, based on science

 

Nissan, the official global automotive sponsor of the UEFA Champions League, can reveal Real Madrid C.F’s historic 4-2 Quarter-Final victory against FC Bayern Munich is this season’s most exciting match to date, according to science.

 

Real Madrid C.F.’s Cristiano Ronaldo netted a hat-trick, scoring two goals in extra-time, to send the Spanish side through to the Semi-Finals of the UEFA Champions League. The match heads to the number one spot in the Excitement Index UEFA Champions League 2016/17 season table*.

 

*NISSAN EXCITEMENT INDEX  UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 16-17 SEASON MATCH TABLE (TOP 5):

POSITION:

MATCH:

EXCITEMENT SCORE:
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based on the Nissan Excitement Index scientific formula

1

Real Madrid C.F. vs. FC Bayern Munich

118.0

2

FC Barcelona vs. Paris Saint-Germain

73.7

3

Manchester City FC vs. AS Monaco FC

72.9

4

Borussia Dortmund vs. Legia Warsaw

72

5

Barcelona vs. Man City

55.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nissan’s Excitement Index scientific formula* calculates an excitement score based on key match stats including: goal(s) scored (and when), involvement of star player(s), booking(s) and fan attendance:

 

To have your say on what got YOU excited this week, you can vote for The UEFA Champions League ‘Goal of the Week’, engineered by Nissan:

http://gotw.uefa.com/eng/uefachampionsleague/nominees

 

NOTES:

 

*Nissan Excitement Index Scientific formula for an exciting football match:
Last season, in partnership with scientists at Loughborough University, Nissan launched their Excitement Index by conducting live ‘excitement experiments’ on football fans during six UEFA Champions League matches. Fans were fitted with wearable technology to monitor and gather data, including: heart rate, breathing rate and electro-dermal activity, to examine the physiological effect excitement has on them. This data was then combined with official match statistics from Opta to develop a scientific formula*, now at the heart of the Nissan Excitement Index. 

 

Goal of the Week:

‘Goal of the Week’ gives fans from around the world the chance to vote on the best and most exciting goals from the UEFA Champions League and automatically enter into a draw to win a range of prizes, including match tickets. Shortlisted goals are selected by UEFA’s panel of expert judges and are available to view online at the UEFA Champions League ‘Goal of the Week’ section of the Nissan website.