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Revision as of 19:59, 28 May 2011

2011 UEFA Champions League Final
Event2010–11 UEFA Champions League
Barcelona Manchester United
Spain England
Date28 May 2011
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeViktor Kassai (Hungary)[1]
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The 2011 UEFA Champions League Final is a football match to be played on 28 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London, England, to decide the winner of the 2010–11 season of the UEFA Champions League. The winners will receive the European Champion Clubs' Cup (the European Cup). The 2011 final is the culmination of the 56th season of the tournament, and the 19th in the Champions League era.

The final is between Spanish side Barcelona and Manchester United of England, a repeat of the 2009 final held in Rome, Italy, which Barcelona won 2–0. Kick off is at 19:45 BST. The referee for the match will be Viktor Kassai from Hungary.[1] The venue, the new Wembley Stadium, is hosting its first European Cup final, having opened in 2007. The old Wembley Stadium hosted the finals in 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978 and 1992.[2]

Both teams entered the competition having won it three times previously, Manchester United in 1968, 1999 and 2008; and Barcelona in 1992 and 2006, as well as 2009. To reach the final, in the knockout phase Barcelona beat Arsenal, Shakhtar Donetsk and lastly Real Madrid in the 212th El Clásico derby, while Manchester United beat Marseille, Chelsea and Schalke. In their respective domestic seasons, both teams entered the final as Premier League and La Liga champions but neither team won a domestic cup that season.

The winners will play against Porto, the winners of the 2011 UEFA Europa League Final, in the 2011 UEFA Super Cup in Monaco on 26 August 2011,[3][4] and also enter the semi-finals of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup in December 2011.

Background

The original Wembley Stadium hosted five European Cup finals prior to 2011. The 1968 and 1978 finals were both won by English sides: Manchester United beat Benfica 4–1 in 1968 and Liverpool defeated Club Brugge 1–0 in 1978. Benfica also lost in the 1963 final, beaten 2–1 by Milan, while Ajax won the first of three consecutive European Cups at Wembley in 1971, beating Panathinaikos 2–0. In the 1992 final, Spanish club Barcelona defeated Italian side Sampdoria 1–0 in the final match played as the European Cup prior to the following season's introduction of the current Champions League format.

First opened for the British Empire Exhibition in 1923, the stadium was originally known as the Empire Stadium. That year, it hosted its first FA Cup Final, when almost 200,000 spectators attempted to watch the match between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United. Wembley played host to all of England's matches at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, including the 4–2 victory over West Germany in the final, and at UEFA Euro 1996. The original stadium was closed in 2000 and demolished three years later, to be replaced by a 90,000-capacity arena, which opened in 2007.[2]

Road to London

Further information: 2010–11 UEFA Champions League
Barcelona Round Manchester United
Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage: Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Barcelona 6 4 2 0 14 3 +11 14
Denmark Copenhagen 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10
Russia Rubin Kazan 6 1 3 2 2 4 −2 6
Greece Panathinaikos 6 0 2 4 2 13 −11 2
Group stage
Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Champions League group stage: Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Manchester United 6 4 2 0 7 1 +6 14
Spain Valencia 6 3 2 1 15 4 +11 11
Scotland Rangers 6 1 3 2 3 6 −3 6
Turkey Bursaspor 6 0 1 5 2 16 −14 1
Opponent Result Legs Knockout phase Opponent Result Legs
England Arsenal 4–3 1–2 away; 3–1 home First knockout round France Marseille 2–1 0–0 away; 2–1 home
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6–1 5–1 home; 1–0 away Quarter-finals England Chelsea 3–1 1–0 away; 2–1 home
Spain Real Madrid 3–1 2–0 away; 1–1 home Semi-finals Germany Schalke 04 6–1 2–0 away; 4–1 home

Pre-match

Venue

Inside Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium was selected as the venue for the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final at a meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee in Nyon, Switzerland, on 29 January 2009.[5] Other stadia in contention to host the final included the Allianz Arena in Munich and Berlin's Olympiastadion.[6] The Allianz Arena will instead host the 2012 final.[5] The weekend set aside by UEFA for the 2011 Champions League Final was originally scheduled by The Football League as the date for the Football League play-off finals, which are traditionally held on the British May bank holiday weekend; however, due to UEFA's requirement that they be given exclusive use of the venue in the lead-up to the final, the play-off finals had to be relocated. Due to this breach of their contract with The Football Association, The Football League demanded compensation.[7] On 21 January 2011, as part of a settlement agreement with the FA, the League One and League Two play-off finals were moved to Old Trafford, Manchester, to be played respectively on 29 May and 28 May 2011; the Championship play-off final was not rescheduled.[8][9] The Conference National play-off final was also moved to Manchester, to be played at the City of Manchester Stadium on 21 May 2011.[10]

UEFA's ambassador for the 2011 Champions League Final is former Tottenham Hotspur forward Gary Lineker. In his first duty as ambassador, on 26 August 2010, Lineker helped to conduct the draw for the group stage of the competition.[11] Lineker was later involved in the unveiling of the branding design for the 2011 final at an event at Wembley Stadium on 25 November 2010. Hosted by Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys, the event was also attended by UEFA competitions director Giorgio Marchetti, former British Minister for Sport and representative of the City of London Kate Hoey, General Secretary of The Football Association Alex Horne, and England Women's international Faye White. The logo for the final is in the style of a heraldic crest and features the European Champion Clubs' Cup in the centre, flanked by two lions. According to the designers of the logo, London-based Radiant Studios, the lions are intended to represent the two teams that will contest the final, battling over the trophy. The use of traditional elements in a contemporary style in the design is said to have been inspired by modern British designers such as Vivienne Westwood and tailors on Savile Row.[12][13]

Ticketing

Although Wembley Stadium can usually hold up to 90,000 spectators, the net capacity for the 2011 Champions League final will be approximately 86,000. The two teams that reach the final will be allocated 25,000 tickets each, while a further 11,000 tickets were put on general sale. The application period for those tickets opened on 24 February 2011 and closed at 17:00 GMT on 18 March, with recipients to be determined by a random ballot before 6 April.[14][15]

A ticket launch event was held at London's City Hall on 17 February 2011, at which the above ticketing process was explained. The event was also used to promote the start of ticket sales, and was attended by final ambassador Gary Lineker, his women's final counterpart Hope Powell, UEFA Champions Festival ambassador Graeme Le Saux, UEFA fourth vice-president Marios N. Lefkaritis, and vice-chairman of The Football Association Barry Bright. Le Saux and Powell were presented with the first symbolic tickets for the final by four local schoolchildren.[16]

Match ball

As with the previous ten UEFA Champions League finals, beginning with the 2001 final, the match ball will be provided by German sports equipment company Adidas. Revealed on 3 March 2011 at Wembley Stadium, the Adidas Finale London features the "Starball" design synonymous with the UEFA Champions League. In reflection of the St George's Cross seen on the flag of England, the ball itself is white with red stars, connecting to a central, bright orange star. Technically, the ball shares its structure with the Adidas Finale Madrid, which was used for the 2010 final.[17]

Opening ceremony

The 2011 Champions League final will officially open on 21 May 2011 with the opening of the 2011 UEFA Champions Festival at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, London. The festival will run for the entire week leading up to the showpiece match at Wembley, closing a few hours before kick-off. Among the attractions at the festival will be displays detailing the history of the European Cup, miniature football pitches for use by the public, and the trophy itself.[18]

Broadcasting

The match will be shown on ITV 1 and Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. In the United States, Fox is showing the final for the second consecutive year. The coverage has been accompanied by a large marketing campaign,[19][failed verification] including pre-game previews and post-game analysis on Fox Soccer Channel. UK based outside broadcast facilities provider, NEP Visions, are providing host coverage of the event.

Match

Details

Barcelona Spain2 – 1 in progressEngland Manchester United
Pedro 27' Rooney 34'
Barcelona
Manchester United
BARCELONA:
GK 1 Spain Victor Valdés
RB 2 Brazil Daniel Alves
CB 3 Spain Gerard Piqué
CB 14 Argentina Javier Mascherano
LB 22 France Éric Abidal
DM 16 Spain Sergio Busquets
CM 6 Spain Xavi (c)
CM 8 Spain Andrés Iniesta
RW 10 Argentina Lionel Messi
LW 17 Spain Pedro
CF 7 Spain David Villa
Substitutes:
GK 38 Spain Oier Olazábal
CB 5 Spain Carles Puyol
FW 9 Spain Bojan Krkić
MF 15 Mali Seydou Keita
MF 20 Netherlands Ibrahim Afellay
WF 21 Brazil Adriano Correia
MF 30 Spain Thiago Alcántara
Manager:
Spain Josep Guardiola
MANCHESTER UNITED:
GK 1 Netherlands Edwin van der Sar
RB 20 Brazil Fábio
CB 5 England Rio Ferdinand
CB 15 Serbia Nemanja Vidić (c)
LB 3 France Patrice Evra
CM 16 England Michael Carrick
CM 11 Wales Ryan Giggs
RM 25 Ecuador Antonio Valencia
LM 13 South Korea Park Ji-Sung
CF 10 England Wayne Rooney
CF 14 Mexico Javier Hernández
Substitutes:
GK 29 Poland Tomasz Kuszczak
FW 7 England Michael Owen
MF 8 Brazil Anderson
CB 12 England Chris Smalling
MF 17 Portugal Nani
MF 18 England Paul Scholes
MF 24 Scotland Darren Fletcher
Manager:
Scotland Sir Alex Ferguson

UEFA Man of the Match:

Fans' Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:
Gabor Erös (touchline) (Hungary)[1]
György Ring (touchline) (Hungary)[1]
Mihaly Fabian (penalty area) (Hungary)[1]
Tamás Bognar (penalty area) (Hungary)[1]
Fourth official:
István Vad (Hungary)[1]
Reserve official:
Robert Kispal (Hungary)[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kassai to referee UEFA Champions League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Wembley returns to centre stage". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Rahmenterminkalender 2011/2012". DFB.de (in German). Deutscher Fussball-Bund. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Calendrier Général des Compétitions 2011/2012" (PDF). LFP.fr (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  5. ^ a b "UEFA unveil 2011 and 2012 final venues". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Wembley to host 2011 Euro final". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Football League seek compensation after Wembley is double-booked". Times Online. Times Newspapers. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
  8. ^ "Old Trafford to host League One and Two play-off finals". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Play-Offs head North". football-league.co.uk. The Football League. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Blue Square Bet Premier final moves to Manchester". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Lineker embarks on ambassador role". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  12. ^ Adams, Sam (25 November 2010). "Event design launch sharpens Wembley focus". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  13. ^ "VIDEO: Champions League logo revealed". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
  14. ^ "Wembley final tickets set to go on sale". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  15. ^ "UEFA Champions League final ticket sales over". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  16. ^ Ashby, Kevin (17 February 2011). "London ticket launch event brings final closer". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  17. ^ Haslam, Andrew (3 March 2011). "Finale London unveiled at Wembley". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  18. ^ "Hyde Park to host Champions Festival". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  19. ^ http://msn.foxsports.com/
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