OPPO unveiled the three most inspiring UEFA Champions League games, as voted by fans, on 29 September 2022. The three most inspirational games chosen by fans around the world were Barcelona VS Paris Saint-Germain6-1 (Round of 16, 2016-17, second leg), AC Milan VS Liverpool 3-3(2004-05, final) and Manchester City VS Real Madrid4-3 (semi-final first leg, 2021-22). Initially launched on 5 September 2022, the ”InspirationalGames” campaign aims to discover and relive the games that have inspired the greatest emotions in UEFA Champions League history. Fans in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), America and Asia voted during the three-week voting period for the most inspirational game from a shortlist of 50 games.
The InspirationalGames campaign, which reflects OPPO’s brand credo of “Inspiration Ahead”, is the latest in a long line of OPPO sports campaigns. OPPO’s first foray into the world of sports began with its partnership with FC Barcelona in 2015 and has since included partnerships between OPPO Italy and AC Milan, as well as long-standing collaborations between OPPO and the Tennis, Wimbledon and Roland Garros championships.
Earlier this year, OPPO announced a new partnership with UEFA as part of its commitment to expand its connections with OPPO users and sports fans around the world. As part of the partnership, OPPO will work closely with UEFA to highlight inspirational moments from the competition on and off the pitch, helping fans experience and share these moments during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.
To mark the start of the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League season, OPPO launched the InspirationalGames campaign, calling on football fans around the world to vote for the most inspirational matches in the tournament’s 67-year history. From a list of 50 nominees, the following three matches were voted the most inspirational matches of the UEFA Champions League:
Round of 16-second leg of the 2016-17 season: Barcelona VS Paris Saint-Germain (6-1). Barcelona overcame a 4-0 deficit in the second leg to win a historic 6-1 comeback victory over Paris Saint-Germain.
2004-05 season final: AC Milan VS Liverpool (3-3).
Liverpool scored three goals in six minutes to level the score at 3-3 in the second half before beating AC Milan 3-2 on penalties.
Semi-final first leg of the 2021-22 season: Manchester City VS Real Madrid (4-3).
Two of the best teams in the world scored 7 incredible goals in an exciting match that saw Manchester City win in an extremely close game.
As a partner of the UEFA Champions League, OPPO hopes that the collaboration between the two parties will further deepen OPPO’s connection and engagement with the global audience and bring more passion and excitement to sports around the world through OPPO’s cutting-edge devices and technologies. Fans of the UEFA Champions League will be able to experience the excitement of the competition through OPPO products, including the Find X and Reno mobile series with OPPO’s state-of-the-art MariSilicon X imaging NPU and a range of newIoT products, such as OPPO headphones and connected watches.
The InspirationalGames campaign will continue to unite and ignite passion for the UEFA Champions League with a search for ‘star witnesses’ until 10 October 2022 to share their memories of the three most inspirational games. Fans will be invited to tell their stories of the games and share their inspiration with football fans around the world.
TunisianMonitorOnline (Abdelmajid Thabet)
