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UEFA Champions League games are played at night in Europe, and as a result take place in the afternoon in South-America. To fans who want to watch club football at its highest level without losing their day job, it can pose a dilemma. In a series of funny spots, Champions League stars like Clarence Seedorf, Carles Puyol, Rio Ferdinand , Roberto Carlos, David Trezeguet and Alessandro del Piero help fans devise ways to watch the game—and drink a cold Heineken while they’re at it.

Cast
Roberto Carlos, Carles Puyol
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David Trezeguet, Clarence Seedorf
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Alessandro Del Piero, Rio Ferdinand
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Alessandro Nesta, a.o.
Client
Heineken
Agency
Tribal/DDB
Director
Victor D. Ponten
Cinematographers
Stephan Polman, Neirin Jones
Editors
Berend van Eerde, Diede van Vree
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Amber Hooijmans, Kevin Boitelle
VFX
Berend van Eerde, Diede van Vre
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Tom Schrooten
Executive producer
Jelani Isaacs
Producers
Yvonne Knook, Sytske Rijkens
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Laura Hannewijk, Pavel Ananich

Heineken has been a UEFA Champions League partner since 2005 and both have fans around the world. In South America, however, watching a Champions League game is a different matter as it takes place during the day. Filming these spots had their own difficulties. Due to the players’ availability, each #ChampionTheMatch spot had to be filmed, edited and undergo post-production on the day of the event, and be published within eight hours after director Victor D. Ponten’s first shot.

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