More than 14 million people watched the game in which Real Madrid eliminated Barcelonain the Champions
Barca has not only been the major player of the year Futbolito 2011 (League World Champions and clubs among other titles) but has also been the “interpreter” of the most watched television show of the year in Spain.
We are talking of the match in early May at the Camp Nou against Real Madrid round of the Champions League semifinals. Barca eliminated Madrid and saw that game more than 14 million viewers, with an audience share of 66.9%. The minutes of gold, at 22h26 ‘had to 16,777,000 people in front of the TV watching the game. No other TV show that year was much audience in Spain. It has also been the most-watched Champions League match in history.
And more data. It was the second game of soccer with a larger audience in the history of television in Spain, surpassed only by the final of Euro 2008 when he defeated Spain Germany (14.482 million viewers and 80.9% share). Instead, this Barca game against Madrid was more seen that the South Africa World Cup final in which Spain won the Netherlands (12.969 million and 77.2% share).
Finally say that 8 of the 15 most watched events of the year in the 1 were the Champions League matches, and five of them with Barca star.
