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2015 UEFA Champions League Final

File:2015 UCL Final Visual Identity.jpg
Event	2014–15 UEFA Champions League
Juventus Barcelona 1 2
Date	6 June 2015
Venue	Olympiastadion, Berlin
Referee	Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
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The 2015 UEFA Champions League Final will be the final match of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, the 60th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 23rd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It will be played at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany, on 6 June 2015, between Italian side Juventus and Spanish side Barcelona.

The winners will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Sevilla, in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup. They will also qualify to enter the semi-finals of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup as the UEFA representative.

Venue

The Olympiastadion was announced as the venue for the final at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in London on 23 May 2013. This will be the first European Cup/Champions League final hosted in Berlin.

The current Olympiastadion was built for the 1936 Summer Olympics in the western part of the city and formed the southern part of the Reichssportfeld (today Olympiapark Berlin). During the Second World War, the area suffered little damage. After the war, Allied military occupation used the northern part of the Reichssportfeld as its headquarters until 1949.

Since 1985, the stadium has hosted the finals of both the DFB-Pokal and its companion women's tournament, the Frauen DFB Pokal. The Olympiastadion hosted the Internationales Stadionfest, which also served as an IAAF Golden League event until 2010. The stadium hosted the 2009 World Championships in Athletics where Usain Bolt broke the 100m and 200m world records.

Aside from its use as an Olympic stadium, the Olympiastadion has a strong footballing tradition. Historically, it has been the home ground of Hertha BSC since 1963. It was also used for three matches at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. It was renovated ahead of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, at which it hosted six matches, including the final.

Background

This will be the eighth European Cup/UEFA Champions League finals for both Juventus and Barcelona. Juventus won two of their previous finals (1985, 1996) and lost five (1973, 1983, 1997, 1998, 2003), while Barcelona won four of their previous finals (1992, 2006, 2009, 2011) and lost three (1961, 1986, 1994). Barcelona also played in six Cup Winners' Cup finals (winning in 1979, 1982, 1989, 1997, and losing in 1969, 1991), while Juventus also played in one Cup Winners' Cup final (winning in 1984) and four UEFA Cup finals (winning in 1977, 1990, 1993, and losing in 1995).

The two teams have played six times in European competition, but never in a final. In their previous UEFA club competition meetings, Barcelona won 2–1 on aggregate in the 1985–86 European Cup quarter-finals and 3–2 on aggregate in the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals, while Juventus won 3–2 on aggregate in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.

Both teams may still win the treble of domestic league, domestic cup and Champions League titles. Juventus were crowned champions of the 2014–15 Serie A on 2 May 2015, and they also won the 2015 Coppa Italia Final on 20 May 2015. Barcelona were crowned champions of the 2014–15 La Liga on 17 May 2015, and they also won the 2015 Copa del Rey Final on 30 May 2015.

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Juventus				Round	Barcelona
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Malmö FF	2–0 (H)			Matchday 1	APOEL	1–0 (H)
Atlético Madrid	0–1 (A)			Matchday 2	Paris Saint-Germain	2–3 (A)
Olympiacos	0–1 (A)			Matchday 3	Ajax	3–1 (H)
Olympiacos	3–2 (H)			Matchday 4	Ajax	2–0 (A)
Malmö FF	2–0 (A)			Matchday 5	APOEL	4–0 (A)
Atlético Madrid	0–0 (H)			Matchday 6	Paris Saint-Germain	3–1 (H)
Group A runner-up Template:2014–15 UEFA Champions League Group A				Final standings	Group F winner Template:2014–15 UEFA Champions League Group F
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout phase	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Borussia Dortmund	5–1	2–1 (H)	3–0 (A)	Round of 16	Manchester City	3–1	2–1 (A)	1–0 (H)
Monaco	1–0	1–0 (H)	0–0 (A)	Quarter-finals	Paris Saint-Germain	5–1	3–1 (A)	2–0 (H)
Real Madrid	3–2	2–1 (H)	1–1 (A)	Semi-finals	Bayern Munich	5–3	3–0 (H)	2–3 (A)

Pre-match

Ambassador

Former Germany international player Karl-Heinz Riedle, who won the Champions League with Borussia Dortmund in 1997, was named the ambassador for the final.

Logo

UEFA unveiled the visual identity of the final on 29 August 2014. It blends the stadium with the city's Brandenburg Gate.

Ticketing

With a stadium capacity of 70,500, a total amount of 46,000 tickets are available to fans and the general public, with the two finalist teams receiving 20,000 tickets each and with 6,000 tickets being available for sale to fans worldwide via UEFA.com from 5 to 23 March 2015 in four price categories: €390, €280, €160, and €70. The rest of 24,500 tickets are allocated to sponsors and officials.

Related events

The 2015 UEFA Women's Champions League Final was held on 14 May 2015 at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin. Unlike recent years, in which the Women's Champions League final was held in the same week as the men's Champions League final, the two matches are separated by almost a month, as the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup starts in early June.

The annual UEFA Champions Festival will be held between 4–7 June 2015 in the streets around Brandenburg Gate.

Match

Juventus	v	Barcelona
	Report

Juventus

Barcelona

See also

• 2015 UEFA Europa League Final
• Football in Berlin

References

1. "2014/15 calendar and access list". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
2. "Executive Committee decides hosts for 2015 finals". UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
3. "Juventus v Barcelona: past meetings". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
4. "Barcelona and Juventus go for treble glory". UEFA.com. 31 May 2015.
5. "Riedle relishing ambassadorial role". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
6. "2015 UEFA Champions League final identity revealed". UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
7. "Apply for Champions League final tickets from Thursday". UEFA.com. 3 March 2015.
8. "Champions League final 2015: Uefa allocate 24,500 tickets for officials, sponsors and corporate hospitality". The Independent. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
9. "Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark to stage final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
10. "Champions Festival: Berlin, 4-7 June". UEFA.com. 18 May 2015.
11. ^ "Çakir to referee UEFA Champions League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
12. "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2014/15 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 1 May 2014.

External links

• UEFA Champions League (official website)
• 2015 final: Berlin

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• UEFA Champions League Finals
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• 2014–15 in German football
• Sport in Berlin
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