Efecto de marcar primero en la final de la UEFA Champions League y la UEFA Europa League
- Francisco Daniel Martínez Martínez 1
- Higinio González García 2
- 1 Consejería de Educación de la Región de Murcia
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Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
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ISSN: 1579-1726, 1988-2041
Year of publication: 2020
Issue: 37
Pages: 134-138
Type: Article
More publications in: Retos: nuevas tendencias en educación física, deporte y recreación
Abstract
The objectives of this research were: i) to study the effect of scoring first on the final result of the match; ii) to compare the effect of scoring first, the total goals, the goal scoring period, and scoring minute of the first goal (winner and loser) in the finals of both competitions; and iii) to analyse the evolution of these variables throughout history. The sample consisted of all the single-match, neutralfield finals (N = 78) played over the history of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) and UEFA Europa League (UEL) European competitions. The team scoring first had 75.6% probabilities of winning. When analysing the effect of scoring first, the results showed no statistically significant differences between the two competitions, although they become significant in regard to the evolution of the scoring first effect throughout the UCL history, in favour of the finals played within 1950s and 1960s (X2 = 14.15, p <.05). As a conclusion, the effect of scoring first in a continental final is decisive because any team leading the scoreboard has major chances of winning. In this sense, technical staff at clubs should use this information to work on the training and propose strategies that allow them to go out onto the pitch with the clear intention of scoring first.
Funding information
González-García quiere agradecer a la Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) la financiación prestada para esta publicación.Funders
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