Ford, which used the final to roll out its adapted global Focus ad, attracted the most social media buzz with 499 mentions during the final across social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
The numbers only include those mentions by users who have adopted public settings on their profile.
Ford was closely followed by Xbox, which debuted an ad for its game ‘Gears of War 3’, with 486 mentions and Heineken, official sponsor of Uefa, screening its recent ad ‘The Entrance’, with 480 mentions.
Other advertisers referenced across social media during the final include BMW with 329 mentions, Sony Ericsson with 164 mentions and McDonald’s with 96.
Lynx, the Unilever-owned men's toiletries brand, which rolled out an ad for ‘Dry Full Control’, a 48-hour anti-perspirant deodorant, received only 19 mentions.
The number of overall mentions of the Champions League final itself totalled 408,000, with the majority – 242,805 – on Twitter.
There were 6,581 mentions of the final on Facebook, followed by 641 on uniquewarez.com, 624 on answers.yahoo.com, 542 on sports.yahoo.com and 414 on YouTube.
Giles Palmer, chief executive of Brandwatch, said: "When it comes to football, the social media response is always massive but fans tend to stick to chat surrounding the game. They can be drawn into discussions over adverts and sponsors, but usually as a chance to take aim at a rival team."
It is estimated that ITV made in excess of £8m in TV ad revenue during Europe's biggest football night of the year, as some late spots in key breaks went for up to £300,000 for 30 seconds.
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