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2014 UEFA Champions League Final
Event2013–14 UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid Atlético Madrid
Spain Spain
Date24 May 2014
VenueEstádio da Luz, Lisbon
RefereeBjörn Kuipers (Netherlands)
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The 2014 UEFA Champions League Final will be the final match of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, the 59th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 22nd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It will be played at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, on 24 May 2014,[1] between Spanish sides Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, making it the first final in the tournament's history to feature teams from the same city.

The winners will play against the winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup, and also enter the semi-finals of the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup as the UEFA representative.

Venue

The Estádio da Luz will host the UEFA Champions League final for the first time.

The Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, was chosen as the venue of the 2014 final at a UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, on 20 March 2012.[2][3] The home stadium of Benfica since 2003, it was rebuilt to host matches at 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 AS 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.[4]

The last time the European Cup Final was played in Lisbon was in 1967, when Celtic beat Internazionale 2–1 at the Estádio Nacional. Lisbon 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.[4]

Background

This is the first final in the history of the competition that will be disputed by two teams from the same city.[5] This is also the second all-Spanish final, after the 2000 final between Real Madrid and Valencia, and the fifth final between teams from the same country, the others being 2003 (Italy), 2008 (England), and 2013 (Germany).[6]

Real Madrid reached a record 13th final after a 5–0 aggregate win against defending champions Bayern Munich, making it the first time the club had reached the final since they won their record ninth title in 2002.[7] Previously they won finals in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, and 2002, and lost in 1962, 1964, and 1981.[8] This will also be their 17th final in all UEFA club competitions, having also played in two Cup Winners' Cup finals (losing in 1971 and 1983) and two UEFA Cup finals (winning in 1985 and 1986).[9] This is the fourth Champions League final for their current coach Carlo Ancelotti, who previously coached Milan to victories in 2003 and 2007 and defeat in 2005, equalling the record shared by Alex Ferguson, Marcello Lippi, and Miguel Muñoz.[10] He will aim to join Bob Paisley as the only manager to have won three titles,[11] and also become the fifth manager to win titles with two different clubs, after Ernst Happel, Ottmar Hitzfeld, José Mourinho, and Jupp Heynckes.[12]

Atlético Madrid reached their second European Cup final, 40 years after their first, after defeating 2012 champions Chelsea 3–1 on aggregate.[13] This is the longest wait between finals, eclipsing the 38-year wait by Internazionale (1972–2010).[14] Atlético Madrid's only previous European Cup final in 1974 ended in defeat to Bayern Munich after a replay.[15] Atlético Madrid have also played in three Cup Winners' Cup finals (winning in 1962, and losing in 1963 and 1986) and two Europa League finals (winning in 2010 and 2012), with their most recent Europa League triumph in 2012 led by current coach Diego Simeone. He has the chance to join fellow Argentinians Luis Carniglia and Helenio Herrera as the only non-European coaches to win the European Cup/Champions League.[16] Should they win the Champions League, they will join Juventus, Ajax, Bayern Munich, and Chelsea as clubs to have won the three main European club competitions.

The only previous Madrid derby matches in European competitions were in the 1958–59 European Cup semi-finals, where Real Madrid defeated Atlético Madrid 2–1 in a replay, after a 2–2 aggregate draw.[17] In the 2013–14 season, Atlético Madrid defeated Real Madrid 1–0 away and drew 2–2 at home in La Liga, while Real Madrid eliminated Atlético Madrid in the Copa del Rey semi-finals, winning 3–0 at home and 2–0 away.

Road to the final

Further information: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Spain Real Madrid Round Spain Atlético Madrid
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Turkey Galatasaray 6–1 (A) Matchday 1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 3–1 (H)
Denmark Copenhagen 4–0 (H) Matchday 2 Portugal Porto 2–1 (A)
Italy Juventus 2–1 (H) Matchday 3 Austria Austria Wien 3–0 (A)
Italy Juventus 2–2 (A) Matchday 4 Austria Austria Wien 4–0 (H)
Turkey Galatasaray 4–1 (H) Matchday 5 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–1 (A)
Denmark Copenhagen 2–0 (A) Matchday 6 Portugal Porto 2–0 (H)
Group B winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Real Madrid 6 5 1 0 20 5 +15 16
Turkey Galatasaray 6 2 1 3 8 14 −6 7
Italy Juventus 6 1 3 2 9 9 0 6
Denmark Copenhagen 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 3
Final standings Group G winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Atlético Madrid 6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 16
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 1 3 2 5 9 −4 6
Portugal Porto 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5
Austria Austria Wien 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5 5
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Germany Schalke 04 9–2 6–1 (A) 3–1 (H) Round of 16 Italy Milan 5–1 1–0 (A) 4–1 (H)
Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–2 3–0 (H) 0–2 (A) Quarter-finals Spain Barcelona 2–1 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H)
Germany Bayern Munich 5–0 1–0 (H) 4–0 (A) Semi-finals England Chelsea 3–1 0–0 (H) 3–1 (A)

Pre-match

Ambassador

Former Portugal international player Luís Figo, who won the Champions League with Real Madrid in 2002, was named as the ambassador for the final.[18]

UEFA unveiled the visual identity of the final on 29 August 2013, the same day as the group stage draw.[19]

Ticketing

The international ticket sales phase for the general public ran from 10 to 21 March 2014. Tickets were available in four price categories: €390, €280, €160, and €70.[20]

The annual UEFA Champions Festival will take place from 22 to 25 May 2014 at Praça do Comércio.[21]

The 2014 UEFA Women's Champions League Final will take place on 22 May 2014 at Estádio do Restelo.[22]

Match

Team selection

The only player suspended from the final is Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso, who picked up his third booking of the competition in the second leg of the semi-final.[23]

Match officials

Dutch referee Björn Kuipers was named by UEFA on 7 May 2014 as the referee of the final.[24] He has previously taken charge of the 2011 UEFA Super Cup and the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final. He became the fourth Dutch referee in a European Cup/Champions League final, after Leo Horn (1957, 1962), Charles Corver (1978), and Dick Jol (2001). The rest of the refereeing team are fellow countrymen Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra as assistant referees, Pol van Boekel and Richard Liesveld as additional assistant referees, Angelo Boonman as reserve assistant referee, and Turkey's Cüneyt Çakır as the fourth official.

Details

Real Madrid SpainvSpain Atlético Madrid
Report


Assistant referees:
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:
Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Additional assistant referees:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)

Match rules[25]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2013/14 UEFA Champions League access list". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations).
  2. ^ "UEFA Executive Committee agenda for Istanbul meeting". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 9 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Lisbon to stage 2014 UEFA Champions League final". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 20 March 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Finals in Lisbon". UEFA.com. 1 April 2014.
  5. ^ Shergold, Adam (5 January 2014). "Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid to square up in Champions League final 2014 | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  6. ^ "One-nation UEFA Champions League finals". UEFA.com. 5 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Bayern Munich 0 Real Madrid 4". BBC Sport. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Madrid's European Cup finals". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 29 April 2014.
  9. ^ "UCL fast facts: Bayern Munich v Real Madrid". SBS. 30 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Fourth Champions League final for Ancelotti". Real Madrid. 30 April 2014.
  11. ^ "UEFA Champions League final facts and figures". UEFA.com. 7 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Semi-finals: second-leg stats and facts". UEFA.com. 1 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Chelsea 1 Atlético Madrid 3". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  14. ^ "UCL fast facts: Chelsea v Atletico Madrid". SBS. 1 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Atlético's previous European Cup final". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 30 April 2014.
  16. ^ "Simeone aims to join Argentina's winners". UEFA.com. 12 May 2014.
  17. ^ "Fancy meeting you here: Europe's local derbies". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 30 April 2014.
  18. ^ "Figo embarks on ambassadorial role". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 29 August 2013.
  19. ^ "Lisbon visual identity unveiled". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 29 August 2013.
  20. ^ "Lisbon final tickets go on international sale". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 10 March 2014.
  21. ^ "Champions Festival opens in Lisbon on 22 May". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 15 April 2014.
  22. ^ "Estádio do Restelo stages Lisbon final". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 8 November 2013.
  23. ^ "Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso And The 21 Other Players To Miss The Champions League Final Via Suspension". caughtoffside.com. 1 May 2014.
  24. ^ "Kuipers handed UEFA Champions League final". UEFA.com. 7 May 2014.
  25. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2013/14" (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. March 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
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