May 28th was the 2021/2022 Champions League Final, and Real Madrid won the European Cup for the 14th time, with Vinicius Jr scoring the only goal of the game in the 59th minute.
Interested in seeing whether any previous last-minute goals from the competition were popular online, Ticketgum Champions League Tickets analysed official viewership figures from YouTube to establish the most viewed and last-minute champions league goals.
Top 10 Most-Viewed Last-Minute Champions League Goals
| Rank | Match | Date of Match | Player | Score | YouTube Views | Date of Collection | Estimated Earnings (£) |
| 1 | Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid | March 11th, 2020 | Álvaro Morata | 2-3 (Agg 2-4) | 8,487,164 | 30th May 2022 | 12,477 |
| 2 | Ajax vs Tottenham | May 8th, 2019 | Lucas Moura | 2-3 | 7,435,751 | 30th May 2022 | 10,957 |
| 3 | Paris St. Germain vs Manchester United | March 6th, 2019 | Marcus Rashford | 1-3 (Agg 3-3) | 5,448,968 | 30th May 2022 | 8,014 |
| 4 | Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid | May 24th, 2014 | Sergio Ramos | 4-1 | 3,549,578 | 30th May 2022 | 5,282 |
| 5 | Manchester United vs Bayern Munich | May 26th, 1999 | Gunnar Solskjaer | 2-1 | 3,271,352 | 30th May 2022 | 4,870 |
| 6 | Barcelona vs Paris St. Germain | March 8th, 2017 | Sergi Roberto | 6-1 | 3,105,163 | 30th May 2022 | 4,574 |
| 7 | Barcelona vs Chelsea | May 6th, 2009 | Andres Iniesta | 1-1 | 2,045,140 | 30th May 2022 | 3,033 |
| 8 | Bayern Munich vs Dortmund | May 25th, 2013 | Arjen Robben | 2-1 | 1,999,710 | 30th May 2022 | 2,959 |
| 9 | Liverpool vs Real Madrid | May 28th, 2022 | Vinicius Junior | 0-1 | 1,453,092 | 30th May 2022 | 2,776 |
| 10 | Liverpool vs Olympiacos | December 8th, 2004 | Steven Gerrard | 3-1 | 1,440,666 | 30th May 2022 | 2,118 |
Key Findings from The Data:
- Leading the results is Atletico Madrid’s victory against Liverpool in 2020 with over 8 million views. This will be remembered as the game when Atletico clawed back a surprise hat-trick in extra time when it seemed Liverpool had almost won – making them win 2-4 on their aggregate score and knocking Liverpool out of the competition. The video currently has 8,487,164 views and can potentially earn over £12,000!
- In second place is Tottenham’s 2-3 win against Ajax in 2019 with over 7 million views. This is remembered as the match where Tottenham went from losing 3-0 on aggregate to their player Lucas Moura scoring a hat-trick to put them ahead of Ajax and into the final. Earnings from this goal could net you over £10,000.
- In ninth place is Real Madrid’s victory against Liverpool at this year’s Champions League final. Vinicius Jr. scored the only goal in the game in the 59th minute, making it an easy win for the Spanish side, and their 14th win overall. This currently has over 1.5 million views after only three days and could earn you over £2,700.
- Finally, trailing at the bottom of the top 10 is Liverpool’s historic 3-1 win against Olympiacos in 2004 with almost 1.5 million YouTube views. This is historic as it once again was a hat-trick that decided the match, with Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard helping his side claw back after Olympiacos were in the lead. This led to them winning the Champions League five months later. This video could potentially earn over £2,100.
- Multiple results in the top ten feature matches won on hat-tricks, or aggregate scores, it could be implied that they are more popular on YouTube due to the luck of the teams winning.
