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2020 UEFA Champions League Final
Match programme cover
Event2019–20 UEFA Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain Bayern Munich
France Germany
Date23 August 2020 (2020-08-23)
VenueEstádio da Luz, Lisbon
RefereeDaniele Orsato (Italy)[1]
Attendance0[note 1]
WeatherClear night
25 °C (77 °F)
53% humidity[2]
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The 2020 UEFA Champions League Final will be the final match of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, the 65th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 28th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It will be played on 23 August 2020 at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, between French club Paris Saint-Germain, in their first European Cup final, and German club Bayern Munich. As with the 2010 and 2015 finals, both teams are seeking a win to secure the continental treble. The match will be held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[3]

The final was originally scheduled to be played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on 30 May 2020.[4] However, UEFA announced on 23 March 2020 that the final was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee chose to relocate the final to Lisbon, as part of a "final-eight tournament" consisting of single-match knockout ties played in two stadiums across the city.[6] The match will be the first ever European Cup/Champions League final to be played on a Sunday, and the first since 2009 to not be played on a Saturday. It will also be the first ever final of the competition to be played after June.

The winners will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, Sevilla, in the 2020 UEFA Super Cup. They will also qualify to enter the group stage of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League; since both finalists have already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved was given to the team that was top of the abandoned 2019–20 Eredivisie (Ajax), the 11th-ranked association according to next season's access list.[7]

Teams

In the following table, finals until 1992 were in the European Cup era, since 1993 were in the UEFA Champions League era.

Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
France Paris Saint-Germain None
Germany Bayern Munich 10 (1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2010, 2012, 2013)

Venue

For the details on the selection of Istanbul as the original host for the final, see 2021 UEFA Champions League Final § Host selection.
The Estádio da Luz in Lisbon will host the final.

The UEFA Executive Committee chose the Estádio da Luz, officially known as the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, in Lisbon as the final venue at their meeting on 17 June 2020.[6] This is the second UEFA Champions League final hosted at the stadium; the first was in 2014, when Real Madrid secured their 10th title by beating Atlético Madrid 4–1 in the first ever final between teams from the same city.

The home stadium of Portuguese Primeira Liga side Benfica since 2003, it was rebuilt to host five matches of UEFA Euro 2004, including the final. Before its demolition in 2003, to make way for the new 65,000-capacity ground, the original Estádio da 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.[8]

Lisbon had also staged a European Cup final in 1967, when Scottish side Celtic beat Inter Milan of Italy 2–1 at the Estádio Nacional. The Portuguese capital also 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.[8]

Background

Paris Saint-Germain reached their first ever 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/Champions League, the most for a final debutant, surpassing Arsenal's record of 90 matches prior to their final debut in 2006.[9] The match is 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 so in 1993.[10] The match is the third time Paris Saint-Germain have appeared in the final of a UEFA competition, having previously appeared in two consecutive finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The club won the 1996 final 1–0 against Rapid Wien, before losing 1–0 against Barcelona while attempting to defend their title in 1997.[11] PSG also featured in the 1996 UEFA Super Cup, losing 9–2 on aggregate to Juventus.[12] Paris are attempting to become the first French team to complete a continental treble, having won Ligue 1, which was awarded to them as the season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France,[13] and the Coupe de France.[14] The club also won the final season of the Coupe de la Ligue (league cup) and the Trophée des Champions (super cup),[15][16] thus winning all four domestic titles, though only the main domestic cup competition is considered for a continental treble.[17]

In eighteen matches, Paris Saint-Germain had a record of eleven wins, two draws and five losses against German clubs in European competition. PSG won all four prior knockout 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.[18]

Bayern Munich manager Hans-Dieter Flick is appearing in his second European Cup final, having lost as a player with Bayern in 1987.

Bayern Munich reached their eleventh European Cup/Champions League final, tying Milan for the second-most number of finals behind Real Madrid's 16. Most recently they appeared in the 2013 final, in which they won 2–1 against fellow German club Borussia Dortmund for their fifth title. In their prior finals, Bayern Munich won on four other occasions in 1974, 1975, 1976 and 2001, and lost in 1982, 1987, 1999, 2010 and 2012.[10] The match is Bayern's 13th overall final in European competition, having won the 1967 European Cup Winners' Cup Final 1–0 after extra time against Rangers and the 1996 UEFA Cup Final 5–1 on aggregate against Bordeaux.[11][19] Bayern Munich are also chasing a second treble in club history (previously doing so in 2012–13), having won the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.[20][21] Entering the final, Bayern are on a 20-match winning streak and undefeated in 2020, having not lost in their prior 29 matches (winning 28 and drawing once).[22] With their semi-final win, Bayern also tied the record for the most consecutive wins in the competition proper, as well as the most wins from the start of the competition proper, with 10.[23] Bayern are the second team to have entered the final with a perfect winning record, after Milan in 1993, who lost to the only French winners in competition history, Marseille. Bayern are also the second club to reach the final after winning all six group stage matches, after the aforementioned Milan team in 1992–93.[24] Bayern Munich scored 42 goals in 10 matches during the competition prior to the final, second only to Barcelona's record of 45 goals in 16 matches during the 1999–2000 season. However, Bayern set a new record for the best goals per game ratio in competition history following their quarter-final (regardless of the outcome of the remainder of the competition), with 4.2 per match after their semi-final victory.[25] Entering the final, forward Robert Lewandowski scored 15 goals in 9 matches during the Champions League season, with only Cristiano Ronaldo having scored more in a single campaign (17 in 2013–14 and 16 in 2015–16). Lewandowski also tied Ruud van Nistelrooy's mark from 2002–03 of scoring in nine consecutive Champions League matches, second only to Ronaldo's 11 from 2017–18.[22] Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry set a record for the most prolific scoring partnership in a season with 24 combined goals, surpassing the record of 23 between Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in 2013–14.[26] Bayern manager Hans-Dieter Flick became the 15th individual to appear in a Champions League final as both a player and manager, having played for Bayern in their loss to Porto in the 1987 final.[27]

In 34 matches, Bayern Munich had a record of 19 wins, 5 draws and ten losses against French clubs in European competition. 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 final. Bayern's only loss was 3–2 on aggregate against Saint-Étienne in the first round of the 1969–70 European Cup.[18]

The final is the ninth meeting between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, with a record of five wins for PSG and three wins for Bayern. The fixture is the first knockout match between the sides, with all their prior 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.[28] As the sides were level on points, PSG won the group on head-to-head goal difference.

The match is the second European Cup final to feature a French and German team, after the 1976 final between Bayern and Saint-Étienne.[10] Overall, it is the fourth final in European competition between teams from France and Germany, also 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 victorious.[11][19] It is also the third final in which both teams entered the match seeking a win 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, also had both finalists seeking a treble, though Bayern had not yet contested their domestic cup final (which they ultimately lost). Both sides come into the final having won their domestic leagues the previous season, the first time this has happened since the 1998 final between Juventus and Real Madrid.[29] It is also the first time since 1994 that both finalists won their domestic league in the previous and same season as reaching the final.[30][31] The final is also the second to feature two German managers, after the 2013 final with managers Jürgen Klopp of Borussia Dortmund and Jupp Heynckes of Bayern Munich.[27]

Road to the final

Further information: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League

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

France Paris Saint-Germain Round Germany Bayern Munich
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Spain Real Madrid 3–0 (H) Matchday 1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 3–0 (H)
Turkey Galatasaray 1–0 (A) Matchday 2 England Tottenham Hotspur 7–2 (A)
Belgium Club Brugge 5–0 (A) Matchday 3 Greece Olympiacos 3–2 (A)
Belgium Club Brugge 1–0 (H) Matchday 4 Greece Olympiacos 2–0 (H)
Spain Real Madrid 2–2 (A) Matchday 5 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 6–0 (A)
Turkey Galatasaray 5–0 (H) Matchday 6 England Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 (H)
Group A winners

Template:2019–20 UEFA Champions League group tables

Final standings Group B winners

Template:2019–20 UEFA Champions League group tables

Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–2 1–2 (A) 2–0 (H) Round of 16 England Chelsea 7–1 3–0 (A) 4–1 (H)
Italy Atalanta 2–1 (N) Quarter-finals Spain Barcelona 8–2 (N)
Germany RB Leipzig 3–0 (N) Semi-finals France Lyon 3–0 (N)

Pre-match

Italian Daniele Orsato will be the referee for the final.

Identity

The original identity of the 2020 UEFA Champions League Final was unveiled at the group stage draw on 29 August 2019.[32]

Ambassador

The ambassador for the original Istanbul final is former Turkish international Hamit Altıntop,[33] who finished as runner-up in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich as well as winning the 2003 and 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cups with Schalke 04.

Officials

On 20 August 2020, UEFA named Italian Daniele Orsato as the referee for the final. Orsato has been a FIFA referee since 2010, and was previously the fourth official in the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final. He was also an assistant video assistant referee in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final. He was also an additional assistant referee at UEFA Euro 2016 and a video assistant referee at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He will be joined by four of his fellow countrymen, with Lorenzo Manganelli and Alessandro Giallatini as assistant referees, Massimiliano Irrati as the video assistant referee and Marco Guida as the assistant VAR official. The fourth official is Ovidiu Hațegan of Romania, while Spaniards Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar and Alejandro Hernández Hernández will serve as the offside VAR and VAR support officials, respectively.[1]

Match

Details

The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held on 10 July 2020 (after the quarter-final and semi-final draws), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Paris Saint-Germain FrancevGermany Bayern Munich
Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Paris Saint-Germain[2]
Bayern Munich[2]
GK 1 Costa Rica Keylor Navas
RB 4 Germany Thilo Kehrer
CB 2 Brazil Thiago Silva (c)
CB 3 France Presnel Kimpembe
LB 14 Spain Juan Bernat
CM 21 Spain Ander Herrera
CM 5 Brazil Marquinhos
CM 8 Argentina Leandro Paredes
RF 11 Argentina Ángel Di María
CF 7 France Kylian Mbappé
LF 10 Brazil Neymar
Substitutes:
GK 16 Spain Sergio Rico
GK 30 Poland Marcin Bułka
DF 20 France Layvin Kurzawa
DF 22 France Abdou Diallo
DF 25 Netherlands Mitchel Bakker
DF 31 France Colin Dagba
MF 6 Italy Marco Verratti
MF 19 Spain Pablo Sarabia
MF 23 Germany Julian Draxler
MF 27 Senegal Idrissa Gueye
FW 17 Cameroon Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
FW 18 Argentina Mauro Icardi
Manager:
Germany Thomas Tuchel
GK 1 Germany Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 32 Germany Joshua Kimmich
CB 17 Germany Jérôme Boateng
CB 27 Austria David Alaba
LB 19 Canada Alphonso Davies
CM 6 Spain Thiago
CM 18 Germany Leon Goretzka
RW 22 Germany Serge Gnabry
AM 25 Germany Thomas Müller
LW 29 France Kingsley Coman
CF 9 Poland Robert Lewandowski
Substitutes:
GK 26 Germany Sven Ulreich
GK 39 Germany Ron-Thorben Hoffmann
DF 2 Spain Álvaro Odriozola
DF 4 Germany Niklas Süle
DF 5 France Benjamin Pavard
DF 21 France Lucas Hernandez
MF 8 Spain Javi Martínez
MF 10 Brazil Philippe Coutinho
MF 11 France Michaël Cuisance
MF 14 Croatia Ivan Perišić
MF 24 France Corentin Tolisso
FW 35 Netherlands Joshua Zirkzee
Manager:
Germany Hans-Dieter Flick

Assistant referees:[1]
Lorenzo Manganelli (Italy)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Fourth official:[1]
Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Video assistant referee:[1]
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referee:[1]
Marco Guida (Italy)
Offside video assistant referee:[1]
Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Spain)
Video assistant referee support:[1]
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

Match rules[34]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, is being played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[3]
  2. ^ Each team will only be given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

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