The fanatix Team are delighted to announce they have partnered with Paddy Power for the  2012 Champions League final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich. The final will take place this Saturday at the Allianz Arena, Munich with more 650 million fans expected to tune in  – 6 times more than this year’s Super Bowl.

The fanatix team wiil be working with Paddy Power to provide an in-match social TV experience for viewers of the UEFA Champions League final.

Fans will be able to discover other fans watching the game around the world via the fanatix Network, as well as participating in the global debate around the action through aggregated and curated match-related Twitter feeds.

fanatix users will be able to share their opinions on the final with friends via the integrated group messenger, access match statistics and engage in debate with the Paddy Power pundits.

As regular fanatix blog readers will know, the deal is the third major coup for the company in recent weeks after the fanatix platform was selected by Manchester City to engage fans during the crucial Premier League title run-in games and ESPN to support the broadcasters coverage of the FA Cup Final.

More good news..

As many of you will already know, one lucky user will win a brand new, shiny iPad 3 so that they can enjoy the fanatix iPad App in all its glory.

To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is check in to Saturday’s Champions League Final on the fanatix Network via your mobile device.

Check in. Tune in. Win.

Download the free iPhone app or iPad app from the App Store.

*Terms and Conditions apply: The winner of the competition will be selected at random from all users who check-in via the fanatix iPad/iPhone applications including the CaughtOffside App to the UEFA Champions League Final before the end of the match on Saturday 19th May.