Top 'stream teams' revealed
Chelsea may have recently lifted the coveted Champions League – but the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Spurs continue to dominate the airwaves as Europe’s most watched football clubs.
The Blues find themselves in ninth place a new YouTube list of the ‘most streamed football moments’ – even trailing a United ‘legends’ team, comprising old-timers like David Beckham, Gary Neville, Nicky Butt and current boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as well as great London rivals Spurs.
Yet according to researchers at Essential Living, even the cream of British football are not good enough to top the unofficial league table.
That honour goes to Bayer Leverkusen, whose 2013 ‘ghost goal’ against 1899 Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga proved the most popular.
The full top 10 streams are:
2013: Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga ‘ghost goal’
Stefan Kiessling’s goal caused a stir for many, mystifying fans by initially hitting the side netting, but ending up nestled between the posts just seconds later. It’s said the ball squeezed through a hole in the back of the net. Click here to watch.
2019: Reds overturn three-goal deficit against Barca
Who can forget this classic 2019 Champions League last four clash? The Spaniards had a commanding 3-0 first-leg lead, but that made the Reds even more determined to overhaul the defecit – and they did, going on to record a famous 4-0 win in one of the greatest turnarounds in Champions League history. Click here to watch.
2020: Atletico crush Liverpool’s Champions League hopes
Liverpool returned to the Europe’s premier club competition hoping to defend their title – only to crash out of the tournament after losing 3-2 at home to Spain’s Atletico Madrid. Click here to watch.
2019: Moura treble takes Spurs to first Champions League final
Going back to the 2019 Champions League, Tottenham faced-off against Dutch team Ajax in the semi-final. They found themselves in danger of elimination after Ajax secured a 2-0 first-leg lead. But a Lucas Moura hat-trick, with one of the goals coming in the 95th minute, provided the comeback Tottenham needed to send them through to the final. Click here to watch.
2019: Spurs reach Champions League semis after beating City
2019: Late Rashford penalty sees United beat PSG
Paris Saint-Germain were seemingly one of the teams to beat in the 2019 Champions League – but an injury-ravaged Man United side put paid to the French side’s invincibility tag. Click here to watch.
2019: Man United 'legends' put five past Bayern
2020: City’s Kyle Walker takes over keeper duties
Kyle Walker stepped in as goalie when Manchester City’s top shot-stopper, Claudio Bravo, was sent off against Atalanta in the group stages of the Champions League. With no replacement on the bench, Walker put in a remarkable performance and keeping a clean sheet. Click here to watch.
2019: Chelsea’s stunning comeback floors Ajax
The atmosphere at Stamford Bridge was tense as Ajax stormed ahead into a 4-1 lead with less than an hour on the clock. Yet a remarkable turnaround saw the Blues salvage a 4-4 draw after the Durch giants had two players red-carded. Click here to watch.