2015 UEFA Champions League final

2015 UEFA Champions League final
Event2014–15 UEFA Champions League
Juventus Barcelona
Italy Spain
1 3
Date6 June 2015
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
Man of the MatchAndrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona)
RefereeCüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Attendance70,442
WeatherPartly cloudy
26 °C (79 °F)
49% humidity
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The 2015 UEFA Champions League final was the last match of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League season. It took place on June 6, 2015, at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany. The teams were Juventus from Italy and Barcelona from Spain. Both teams had the chance to win their national league, cup, and the Champions League, which is a big achievement. Barcelona scored first through Ivan Rakitić, then Juventus equalized with Álvaro Morata's goal. Later, Luis Suárez scored for Barcelona, and Neymar sealed their victory. It was Barcelona's fifth Champions League win and their second treble (winning all three major competitions) after 2009. Unfortunately for Juventus, it was their sixth loss in a European Cup final, which is the most by any club. It has been called the perfect cup because, on the way to winning, Barcelona beat the champions of the other 4 big European leagues (English, French, German, and Italian).

As the winners, Barcelona played against the winners of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, Sevilla, in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup, which they won 5–4. They also qualified for the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan and won that by beating Argentina's River Plate in the final.

How the teams got here

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

Italy Juventus Round Spain Barcelona
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Sweden Malmö FF 2–0 (H) Matchday 1 Cyprus APOEL 1–0 (H)
Spain Atlético Madrid 0–1 (A) Matchday 2 France Paris Saint-Germain 2–3 (A)
Greece Olympiacos 0–1 (A) Matchday 3 Netherlands Ajax 3–1 (H)
Greece Olympiacos 3–2 (H) Matchday 4 Netherlands Ajax 2–0 (A)
Sweden Malmö FF 2–0 (A) Matchday 5 Cyprus APOEL 4–0 (A)
Spain Atlético Madrid 0–0 (H) Matchday 6 France Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 (H)
Group A runners-up

2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage

 Final standings Group F winners

2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage

Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Germany Borussia Dortmund 5–1 2–1 (H) 3–0 (A) Round of 16 England Manchester City 3–1 2–1 (A) 1–0 (H)
France Monaco 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Quarter-finals France Paris Saint-Germain 5–1 3–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
Spain Real Madrid 3–2 2–1 (H) 1–1 (A) Semi-finals Germany Bayern Munich 5–3 3–0 (H) 2–3 (A)

Match

Details

Juventus Italy1–3Spain Barcelona
 Report
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 70,442
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Juventus
Barcelona
GK 1 Italy Gianluigi Buffon (c)
RB 26 Switzerland Stephan Lichtsteiner
CB 15 Italy Andrea Barzagli
CB 19 Italy Leonardo Bonucci
LB 33 France Patrice Evra Substituted off 89'
DM 21 Italy Andrea Pirlo
CM 8 Italy Claudio Marchisio
CM 6 France Paul Pogba Yellow card 41'
AM 23 Chile Arturo Vidal Yellow card 11' Substituted off 79'
CF 10 Argentina Carlos Tevez
CF 9 Spain Álvaro Morata Substituted off 85'
Substitutes:
GK 30 Italy Marco Storari
DF 5 Italy Angelo Ogbonna
MF 11 France Kingsley Coman Substituted in 89'
MF 20 Italy Simone Padoin
MF 27 Italy Stefano Sturaro
MF 37 Argentina Roberto Pereyra Substituted in 79'
FW 14 Spain Fernando Llorente Substituted in 85'
Manager:
Italy Massimiliano Allegri
GK 1 Germany Marc-André ter Stegen
RB 22 Brazil Dani Alves
CB 3 Spain Gerard Piqué
CB 14 Argentina Javier Mascherano
LB 18 Spain Jordi Alba
CM 4 Croatia Ivan Rakitić Substituted off 90+1'
CM 5 Spain Sergio Busquets
CM 8 Spain Andrés Iniesta (c) Substituted off 78'
RF 10 Argentina Lionel Messi
CF 9 Uruguay Luis Suárez Yellow card 70' Substituted off 90+6'
LF 11 Brazil Neymar
Substitutes:
GK 13 Chile Claudio Bravo
DF 15 Spain Marc Bartra
DF 21 Brazil Adriano
DF 24 France Jérémy Mathieu Substituted in 90+1'
MF 6 Spain Xavi Substituted in 78'
MF 12 Brazil Rafinha
FW 7 Spain Pedro Substituted in 90+6'
Manager:
Spain Luis Enrique
Man of the Match:

Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)

Assistant referees:

Bahattin Duran (Turkey)

Tarık Ongun (Turkey)

Fourth official:

Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Additional assistant referees:

Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)

Barış Şimşek (Turkey)

Reserve assistant referee:

Mustafa Emre Eyisoy (Turkey)

 Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used

References

  1. 1 2 Halsam, Andrew (6 June 2015). "Barcelona see off Juventus to claim fifth title". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Full Time Report" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Saturday 6 June 2015" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Çakır to referee UEFA Champions League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2014/15 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 May 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2015.

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