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The 2020 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, the 65th season of Europe ‘s premier golf club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 28th temper since it was renamed from the european Champion Clubs ‘ Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It was played on 23 August 2020 at the Estádio district attorney Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, between french baseball club Paris Saint-Germain, in their first european Cup final, and german club Bayern Munich. The match was held behind close doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. [ 5 ]
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primitively, it had been scheduled to be played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on 30 May 2020. [ 6 ] On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee chose to relocate the final to Lisbon as character of a “ final-eight tournament ” consisting of single-match smasher ties played in two stadiums across the city. [ 7 ] The equal was the first european prime minister tournament concluding to be played on a Sunday, and the first since 2009 to not be played on a Saturday. It was besides the beginning concluding of the competition to be played after June. Bayern Munich won the concluding 1–0 thanks to a 59th-minute goal scored by former Paris Saint-Germain actor Kingsley Coman, who was subsequently selected as serviceman of the match. [ 1 ] Bayern secured their sixth european Cup title and irregular continental treble, becoming the second european men ‘s football team to win the continental double twice. [ 8 ] Bayern besides became the beginning team to claim any european rival with a 100 % gain record. [ 9 ] As winners, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, Sevilla, in the 2020 UEFA Super Cup, and besides qualified for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar ; Bayern went on to win both and complete a historic sextuple ( six trophies in a year ). [ 10 ]
Teams [edit ]
In the following table, finals until 1992 were in the European Cup era, since 1993 were in the UEFA Champions League era. [ 11 ]
venue [edit ]
For the details on the survival of Istanbul as the original host for the final, see 2021 UEFA Champions League Final § Host choice The final was originally scheduled to be played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on 30 May 2020. [ 12 ] however, UEFA announced on 23 March 2020 that the final was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 6 ] On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee chose to relocate the final examination to Lisbon as part of a “ final-eight tournament ” consisting of single-match knockout ties played in two stadiums across the city. [ 7 ] The match was the first european Cup/Champions League final to be played on a Sunday and the first gear since 2009 to not be played on a Saturday. It was besides the first final examination of the contest to be played after June. The UEFA Executive Committee chose the Estádio district attorney Luz, officially known as the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, in Lisbon as the final venue at their meet on 17 June 2020. [ 7 ] This is the second UEFA Champions League concluding hosted at the stadium ; the first was in 2014, when actual Madrid secured their tenth entitle by beating Atlético Madrid 4–1 in the first concluding between teams from the same city. The home stadium of Portuguese Primeira Liga slope Benfica since 2003, it was rebuilt to host five matches of UEFA Euro 2004, including the concluding. Before its demolition in 2003, to make way for the new 65,000-capacity ground, the original Estádio district attorney Luz hosted the 1992 european Cup Winners ‘ Cup Final, where Werder Bremen beat Monaco 2–0, and the second leg of the 1983 UEFA Cup Final, where Anderlecht secured a 1–1 draw with Benfica to lift the trophy. [ 13 ] Lisbon had besides staged a european Cup concluding in 1967, when scottish side Celtic beat Inter Milan of Italy 2–1 at the Estádio Nacional. The portuguese das kapital besides hosted the 2005 UEFA Cup Final at the Estádio José Alvalade, home of Benfica ‘s local rivals and finalists Sporting CP, who lost 3–1 to CSKA Moscow. [ 13 ]
background [edit ]
Paris Saint-Germain ( PSG ) reached their first gear european Cup/Champions League final, becoming the fifth finalist representing France and the 41st overall. They entered the final having played 110 prior matches in the european Cup and Champions League, the most for a final debutant, surpassing Arsenal ‘s record of 90 matches anterior to their final debut in 2006. [ 14 ] The match was the seventh final to feature a french team, and the first since Monaco in 2004. Marseille are the only french club to have won the competition, doing then in 1993. [ 11 ] The match was the third clock time Paris Saint-Germain have appeared in the final examination of a UEFA contest, having previously appeared in two consecutive finals of the UEFA Cup Winners ‘ Cup. The club won the 1996 concluding 1–0 against Rapid Wien, before losing 1–0 against Barcelona while attempting to defend their title in 1997. [ 15 ] PSG besides featured in the 1996 UEFA Super Cup, losing 9–2 on sum to Juventus. [ 16 ] Paris were attempting to become the first french team to complete a continental triple, having won Ligue 1, which was awarded to them based on PPG ratio as the temper was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France, [ 17 ] and the Coupe de France. [ 18 ] The club besides won the final season of the Coupe de la Ligue ( league cup ) and the Trophée des Champions ( superintendent cup ), [ 19 ] [ 20 ] therefore winning all four domestic titles, though only the main domestic cup contest was considered for a continental treble. [ 21 ] In eighteen matches, Paris Saint-Germain had a record of eleven wins, two attract and five losses against german clubs in european contest. PSG won all four anterior smasher ties in which they met german opposition, including earlier in the season against Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16 and RB Leipzig in the semi-finals. [ 22 ]
Bayern Munich director Hans-Dieter Flick appeared in his second european Cup final, having lost as a musician with Bayern in 1987 Bayern Munich reached their eleventh european Cup/Champions League final, tying Milan for the second-most finals behind Real Madrid ‘s 16. Most recently they appeared in the 2013 final examination, in which they won 2–1 against companion german club Borussia Dortmund for their one-fifth deed. In their anterior finals, Bayern Munich won on four other occasions in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 2001, and lost in 1982, 1987, 1999, 2010 and 2012. [ 11 ] The match was Bayern ‘s 13th overall concluding in european contest, having won the 1967 european Cup Winners ‘ Cup Final 1–0 after excess time against Rangers and the 1996 UEFA Cup Final 5–1 on aggregate against Bordeaux. [ 15 ] [ 23 ] Bayern Munich were chasing a moment ternary in clubhouse history ( previously doing so in 2012–13 ), having won the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] Entering the concluding, Bayern are on a 20-match winning stripe and undefeated in 2020, having not lost in their prior 29 matches ( winning 28 and drawing once ). [ 26 ] With their semi-final gain, Bayern besides tied the phonograph record for the most back-to-back wins in the competition proper, a well as the most wins from the startle of the competition proper, with 10. [ 27 ] Bayern are the second team to have entered the final with a perfect fetching record, after Milan in 1993, who lost to the only french winners in competition history, Marseille. Bayern are besides the second cabaret to reach the final after winning all six group degree matches, after the aforesaid Milan team in 1992–93. [ 28 ] Bayern Munich scored 42 goals in 10 matches during the rival prior to the final examination, second gear only to Barcelona ‘s record of 45 goals in 16 matches during the 1999–2000 season. however, Bayern set a newfangled record for the best goals per game ratio in competition history following their quarter-final ( regardless of the result of the remainder of the contest ), with 4.2 per couple after their semi-final victory. [ 29 ] Entering the final, ahead Robert Lewandowski scored 15 goals in 9 matches during the Champions League season, with only Cristiano Ronaldo having scored more in a unmarried campaign ( 17 in 2013–14 and 16 in 2015–16 ). Lewandowski besides tied Ruud van Nistelrooy ‘s chump from 2002–03 of scoring in nine consecutive Champions League matches, second gear only to Ronaldo ‘s 11 from 2017–18. [ 26 ] Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry set a commemorate for the most fecund scoring partnership in a season with 24 compound goals, surpassing the record of 23 between Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in 2013–14. [ 30 ] Bayern coach Hansi Flick became the 15th individual to appear in a Champions League final as both a player and coach, having played for Bayern in their loss to Porto in the 1987 concluding. [ 31 ] In 34 matches, Bayern Munich had a record of 19 wins, 5 draw and ten losses against french clubs in european contest. Bayern won six of their seven previous knockout ties against french opposition, two of which were finals, including their semi-final win over Lyon to reach the 2020 concluding. Bayern ‘s alone loss was 3–2 on aggregate against Saint-Étienne in the first round of the 1969–70 european Cup. [ 22 ] The final was the ninth merging between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, with a read of five wins for PSG and three wins for Bayern. The repair was the first knockout match between the sides, with all their anterior meetings occurring in the Champions League group stages. The sides most recently met in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage ; Paris won the first match 3–0 at home, while Bayern won the return match 3–1. [ 32 ] As the sides were tied on points, PSG won the group on tete-a-tete goal remainder. The meet was the second gear european Cup concluding to feature a french and german team, after the 1976 final between Bayern and Saint-Étienne. [ 11 ] Overall, it was the one-fourth final in european competition between teams from France and Germany, besides occurring in the 1992 european Cup Winners ‘ Cup Final ( between Werder Bremen and Monaco ) and the 1996 UEFA Cup Final ( between Bayern and Bordeaux ). On all three occasions, german teams were triumphant. [ 15 ] [ 23 ] It was besides the one-third final in which both teams entered the peer seeking a winnings to secure the treble, previously occurring in 2010, in which Bayern lost to Inter Milan, and 2015, when Barcelona defeated Juventus. The 1999 final, won by Manchester United, besides had both finalists seeking a triple, though Bayern had not even contested their domestic cup final ( which they ultimately lost ). Both sides came into the concluding having won their domestic leagues the previous season, the first time this had happened since the 1998 concluding between Juventus and Real Madrid. [ 33 ] It was besides the beginning time since 1994 that both finalists won their domestic league in the former and same season as reaching the final. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] The concluding was besides the moment to feature two german managers, after the 2013 final examination with managers Jürgen Klopp of Borussia Dortmund and Jupp Heynckes of Bayern Munich. [ 31 ]
road to the final [edit ]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral).
Paris Saint-Germain [edit ]
Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2018–19 Ligue 1 temper, their one-sixth title in seven seasons and one-eighth overall french entitle. In the group stage, they were drawn into Group A aboard Real Madrid of Spain, record winners of the european Cup, angstrom well as Galatasaray of Turkey and Club Brugge of Belgium. [ 37 ] In the possibility match of the group stage, Paris faced real Madrid at the Parc des Princes and won 3–0 via a first-half brace from former Madrid actor Ángel Di María and a second-half blockage fourth dimension finish from Thomas Meunier. [ 38 ] On matchday 2, PSG won 1–0 against Galatasaray at the Türk Telekom Stadium with a 52nd-minute finish from Mauro Icardi. [ 39 ] Paris Saint-Germain continued their perfect startle to the competition by defeating Club Brugge 5–0 at the Jan Breydel Stadium, with a brace from Icardi and hat-trick from Kylian Mbappé. [ 40 ] In their home converge against Brugge, Icardi scored PSG ‘s lone goal in a 1–0 gain to advance to the hard stagecoach. [ 41 ] On matchday 5, Paris recovered from a two-goal deficit to draw 2–2 at the Santiago Bernabéu against Madrid and win Group A, with Mbappé and Pablo Sarabia ‘s late goals offsetting a Karim Benzema brace. [ 42 ] In their final examination equal, Paris Saint-Germain won 5–0 at home against Galatasaray to finish the group stage undefeated and having lone conceded two goals. [ 43 ] In the polish of 16, PSG were drawn against german club Borussia Dortmund. In the first leg at the Westfalenstadion, Paris lost 2–1 with Neymar scoring a goal in between a brace from Erling Haaland. [ 44 ] The second leg was one of the last european matches played prior to the suspension of the contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and took set behind close doors on 11 March 2020. PSG won the match 2–0 with first-half goals from Neymar and Juan Bernat, securing a 3–2 aggregate gain for the Parisians and their beginning quarter-final appearance since the 2015–16 temper. [ 45 ] Paris were drawn against italian cabaret Atalanta in the quarter-finals, who were participating in their debut season of the Champions League. The one-off affiliation was played on 12 August 2020 at the neutral Estádio district attorney Luz. Atalanta took the lead in the first-half with a goal from Mario Pašalić. PSG struggled to find an equalizer in the second one-half, until Marquinhos scored from close compass in the 90th minute before substitute Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored three minutes late to snatch a late win for Paris. Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the Champions League semi-finals for the second time in their history after the 1994–95 temper. [ 46 ] In the semi-finals, Paris Saint-Germain faced RB Leipzig of Germany, who had qualified to the Champions League hard phase for the first prison term in entirely their second temper competing in the rival. Marquinhos and Di María scored in the first base one-half at Estádio district attorney Luz, while Bernat scored 11 minutes into the second period to earn PSG a 3–0 gain and a spot in their first base Champions League final. [ 47 ]
Bayern Munich [edit ]
[36] Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski was the competition ‘s ahead scorekeeper and joint-leading assister with 15 goals and 6 assists en path to the final. Bayern Munich qualified directly for the group stage of the Champions League by winning the 2018–19 Bundesliga, their 7th consecutive and 29th overall german championship. In the group stage, they were drawn into Group B alongside Tottenham Hotspur of England, runner-up of the previous Champions League season, equally well as Olympiacos of Greece and Red Star Belgrade of Serbia. [ 37 ] The team began their season under croatian director Niko Kovač. In their first equal, Bayern faced Red Star Belgrade in a home match at the Allianz Arena and won 3–0 with goals from Kingsley Coman, Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Müller. [ 48 ] In their second gear fastness against Tottenham at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Bayern won 7–2 with a goal from Joshua Kimmich, a brace from Lewandowski and four goals scored by Serge Gnabry. [ 49 ] The result was the heaviest home loss by an english club in european competition. [ 50 ] On matchday 3, Bayern faced Olympiacos at the Karaiskakis Stadium and recovered from a deficit to win 3–2 and maintain their lead in the group with a brace from Lewandowski followed by a curled finish from Corentin Tolisso, while Youssef El-Arabi and Guilherme scored for the greek side. [ 51 ] however, as Bayern lost 5–1 to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on 2 November, director Niko Kovač was sacked the be day and replaced by former assistant Hansi Flick on an interim basis. [ 52 ] In Flick ‘s beginning match in charge three days late, Bayern won the replay against Olympiacos 2–0 via second-half goals from Lewandowski and Ivan Perišić, therefore securing a position in the knockout degree. [ 53 ] On 26 November, Bayern Munich won 6–0 against Red Star Belgrade at the Red Star Stadium to win Group B, with Lewandowski scoring four times between goals from Leon Goretzka and Tolisso. [ 54 ] In their final examination match, goals from Coman, Müller and Philippe Coutinho earned Bayern a 3–1 home succeed against Tottenham Hotspur to finish with a perfect group stage commemorate, while Ryan Sessegnon scored the only goal for the visitors. [ 55 ] This was the seventh occasion a team finished the group stage with six wins from six, with Bayern the one-sixth baseball club to do then. Following a successful spell as interim coach, Bayern announced on 22 December that Flick would remain coach until the end of season. [ 56 ] Bayern were drawn against English club Chelsea in the round off of 16, with the last Champions League meet between the sides taking target in the 2012 final. In the first leg away at Stamford Bridge, Bayern won 3–0 via a brace from Gnabry followed by a tap-in from Lewandowski set-up by Alphonso Davies. Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso was sent off late in the couple, which was the baseball club ‘s heaviest home loss in european competition. [ 57 ] Following the match, Bayern chair Karl-Heinz Rummenigge suggested Flick would stay permanently as coach. [ 58 ] On 3 April, Flick signed a newfangled contract with the club lasting until 2023. [ 59 ] due to the suspension of the competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the second leg was delayed from 18 March until 8 August 2020, and was played behind close doors at the Allianz Arena. Bayern won the irregular meet 4–1, with a Lewandowski brace and goals from Perišić and Tolisso earning a 7–1 victory on aggregate, while Tammy Abraham scored for the visitors. [ 60 ] The resultant role was Chelsea ‘s heaviest get the better of in a two-legged european affiliation. [ 61 ] As a result of the draw, Bayern faced spanish club Barcelona in the quarter-finals. The match, played at the Estádio district attorney Luz, finished as an 8–2 winnings for Bayern Munich, with Perišić, Gnabry, Kimmich and Lewandowski scoring once each while Müller and Coutinho both earned braces. David Alaba scored an early own goal for Barcelona, who netted their alone other finish via a Luis Suárez affect in the 57th moment. For Bayern Munich, the resultant role was the most goals scored by the club in a catch during the Champions League era, and the second most for them in rival history after nine scored against Omonia in the 1972–73 european Cup. [ 62 ] The match was the inaugural time Barcelona conceded six goals or more in european rival, and the first prison term they conceded four goals in the beginning one-half of a Champions League couple. [ 63 ] It was Barcelona ‘s heaviest get the better of since 1951, when they lost 6–0 to Espanyol in the 1950–51 La Liga, and the first prison term they conceded eight goals in a plot since 1946, when they lost 8–0 to Sevilla in the 1946 Copa del Generalísimo. [ 64 ] Bayern met french club Lyon in the semi-finals of the competition at the Estádio José Alvalade, a replay of the 2009–10 semi-finals. Bayern won 3–0 with a brace from Gnabry followed by a recently goal from Lewandowski to advance to their first Champions League concluding since 2013. [ 65 ]
original identity of the final.
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identity [edit ]
The original identity of the 2020 UEFA Champions League Final was unveiled at the group stagecoach draw on 29 August 2019. [ 66 ]
ambassador [edit ]
The ambassador for the original Istanbul final was erstwhile Turkish external Hamit Altıntop, [ 67 ] who finished as runner-up in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich deoxyadenosine monophosphate well as winning the 2003 and 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cups with Schalke 04 .
Officials [edit ]
On 20 August 2020, UEFA named italian Daniele Orsato as the referee for the final. Orsato had been a FIFA referee since 2010, and was previously the one-fourth official in the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final. He was besides an adjunct video recording adjunct referee in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final. He was besides an extra assistant reviewer at UEFA Euro 2016 and a video assistant reviewer at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He was joined by four of his mate countrymen, with Lorenzo Manganelli and Alessandro Giallatini as adjunct referees, Massimiliano Irrati as the video recording assistant referee and Marco Guida as the assistant VAR official. The fourth official was Ovidiu Hațegan of Romania, while Spaniards Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar and Alejandro Hernández Hernández served as the offside and confirm VAR officials, respectively. [ 2 ]
team excerpt [edit ]
Each team made one change to their starting line-up following the semi-finals. After recovering from wound, Paris Saint-Germain first-choice goalkeeper Keylor Navas started in position of Sergio Rico. For Bayern Munich, coach Hansi Flick decided to replace Ivan Perišić, who had started in the three anterior Champions League matches, with Paris native Kingsley Coman on the left fender. Centre-back Jérôme Boateng was besides deemed meet to start for Bayern, having suffered a minor wound in the semi-final which required him to be substituted off at half-time. [ 68 ]
pit [edit ]
drumhead [edit ]
Bayern winger Kingsley Coman scored the only goal of the meet in the 59th moment. Paris Saint-Germain kicked off the couple, though Bayern Munich began promptly in the open stages, before Paris found their room into the plot after 10 minutes. In the 18th minute, PSG had their first gear acquit opportunity when Kylian Mbappé passed to Neymar on the leave side of the penalty area, but his shoot was blocked by the branch of Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. In the 22nd minute, Bayern forward Robert Lewandowski received the ball in the penalty sphere, swiveling and shooting the ball towards the goal which deflected off the inside of the leave post and back into gambling. Two minutes late, Ángel Di María found himself with space in front man of goal after a one-two with Ander Herrera, but shot the ball over the crossbar of Neuer ‘s goal. During the sequence, Bayern defender Jérôme Boateng injured himself, and had to be replaced by Niklas Süle. Herrera had a drop-kick deflect wide of the Bayern goal in the 29th minute, while Lewandowski ‘s 31st-minute dim header was parried by PSG goalkeeper Keylor Navas. In the 45th minute, a mislaid pass by David Alaba in the Bayern back line fell in front of Mbappé, who played a one-two with Herrera before shooting the ball straight at Neuer when confronted by a authorize opening on goal. [ 68 ] In the following moment of first-half arrest time, Kingsley Coman was hit on the shoulder by the arm of defender Thilo Kehrer and went devour in the penalty sphere after cutting down the goal channel. however, referee Daniele Orsato dismissed the Bayern appeals for a punishment, and blew for half-time with the match scoreless. [ 69 ] In the second half, Bayern scored the only goal in the 59th minute with a header by Coman, a PSG academy graduate. Thomas Müller laid a pass from Serge Gnabry binding to right-back Joshua Kimmich, who crossed the ball from the right into the box towards the unmarked Coman at the far post, which was headed across the goal past Navas and into the right corner of the net. Following the goal, Bayern promptly created extra opportunities in the parisian half, but were ineffective to capitalise on the chances. Bayern subsequently switched to a more defensive approach, and in the seventieth infinitesimal Neuer made another save with his stage after Marquinhos found himself net on goal following a communicate from Ángel Di María into the leave side of the penalty box. Three minutes later, Mbappé was caught on the back of his foot by Kimmich after cutting inside the Bayern punishment sphere, but referee Orsato again decided to not award a penalty. The concluding casual of the match came in stop time, when Mbappé ran down the inside-left channel and passed to Neymar on the left side of Bayern ‘s penalty box, who turned sharply and guess wide of the far post, with substitute Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting ‘s outstretched branch failing to meet the ball directly in front of the finish. [ 68 ] Minutes belated, the match ended as a 1–0 win for Bayern, securing the continental triple. [ 70 ]
Details [edit ]
The “ home ” team ( for administrative purposes ) was determined by an extra draw held on 10 July 2020 ( after the quarter-final and semi-final draw ), at the UEFA headquarter in Nyon, Switzerland. [ 71 ]
Paris Saint-Germain[4]
Bayern Munich[4]
Statistics [edit ]
First half[73]
Statistic
Paris Saint-Germain
Bayern Munich
Goals scored
0
0
Total shots
6
5
Shots on target
2
1
Saves
1
2
Ball possession
38%
62%
Corner kicks
2
2
Fouls committed
8
9
Offsides
1
0
Yellow cards
0
1
Red cards
0
0
Second half[73]
Statistic
Paris Saint-Germain
Bayern Munich
Goals scored
0
1
Total shots
3
7
Shots on target
1
1
Saves
0
1
Ball possession
40%
60%
Corner kicks
2
2
Fouls committed
8
13
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
4
3
Red cards
0
0
Overall[73]
Statistic
Paris Saint-Germain
Bayern Munich
Goals scored
0
1
Total shots
9
12
Shots on target
3
2
Saves
1
3
Ball possession
39%
61%
Corner kicks
4
4
Fouls committed
16
22
Offsides
2
1
Yellow cards
4
4
Red cards
0
0
With the win, Bayern Munich secured their sixth european Cup title to draw level with Liverpool, only behind real Madrid ( 13 titles ) and Milan ( 7 titles ). As Bayern besides won the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal, they secured a second continental soprano after the 2012–13 temper. It was the one-ninth triple south korean won in Europe, with Bayern Munich lone the moment club to win it doubly after Barcelona in 2008–09 and 2014–15. former Paris Saint-Germain player Kingsley Coman, who scored the acquire goal for Bayern, earned the homo of the match award. [ 1 ] Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was voted as the Champions League musician of the week, having made three saves during the match to keep a clean sheet. [ 74 ] Bayern became the foremost club to win any european rival with a perfect victorious phonograph record, emerging victorious in all football team matches. [ 9 ] As a result, it was besides the 14th occasion a cabaret won the Champions League unbeaten, with Bayern the tenth club to do sol, and the first since Manchester United in 2007–08. [ 75 ] With the win, six Bayern players secured their second base european Cup title, five of which were from the club ‘s triumphant 2012–13 Champions League campaign : David Alaba, Jérôme Boateng, Javi Martínez, Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer. therefore, these five joined eight other players who have won two european trebles : Dani Alves, Sergio Busquets, Andrés Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Pedro, Gerard Piqué and Xavi with Barcelona in 2008–09 and 2014–15, angstrom well as Samuel Eto’o with Barcelona in 2008–09 and Inter Milan in 2009–10. [ 76 ] Thiago was the merely other Bayern musician to have won the Champions League prior, doing so with Barcelona in 2010–11. [ 77 ] Alphonso Davies became the first canadian male international to win the Champions League. [ 78 ] Paris Saint-Germain ‘s defeat meant that the past seven final debutants since the success of Borussia Dortmund in 1997 had all lost, including chap Ligue 1 club Monaco in 2004. [ 9 ] This besides meant their arch-rival Marseille were distillery the entirely french cabaret to ever win the european Cup, having done so in 1993. The match was the lowest-scoring Champions League final since the scoreless 2003 edition between Juventus and Milan and the first final to be ended 1–0 since Real Madrid ‘s victory over Juventus in 1998. [ 11 ] Following the completion of the competition, UEFA ‘s technical Observers named nine Bayern Munich players in the Champions League squad of the season : David Alaba, Alphonso Davies, Serge Gnabry, Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich, Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Müller, Manuel Neuer and Thiago. For Paris Saint-Germain, Marquinhos, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar were included in the squad. [ 79 ] As the winners, Bayern besides qualified to enter the group stagecoach of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League ; however as Bayern already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved was given to the team that was peak of the abandoned 2019–20 Eredivisie ( Ajax ), the 11th-ranked association according to following temper ‘s access list. [ 80 ] Following the loss, Paris Saint-Germain fans clashed with orgy police in Paris, including on the Champs-Élysées and near the Parc des Princes. [ 81 ] Cars were ignited, buildings were attacked, and flares and fireworks were shot at patrol after tear gas was used to disperse fans. [ 82 ] The two teams met again the stick to season at the quarter-final stage. The scores were grade at 3–3 after the two legs, but Paris Saint-Germain won on away goals .
Viewership [edit ]
In France, the final was televised on TF1, and drew an average of 11.1 million viewers, making it the third most watch Champions League final examination ever in France, after the 1993 and 2004 finals which besides involved teams from the country. The game was besides shown bouncy on RMC Sport, who did not disclose their view figures. In Germany, the match drew a viewership of 12.8 million, which was around 39.9 % of the market share, on state-owned ZDF, and another 1.04 million viewers watching the match through pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland. [ 83 ]
See besides [edit ]
Notes [edit ]
- a b[5] The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, was played behind close doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- ^ Each team was entirely given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in excess time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of excess time and at half-time in extra time .
References [edit ]
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