The Uefa Champion’s League is Europe’s biggest football competition. Of the 32 clubs that took part in the group stages, now only two remain. Millions of fans will be tuning in from all around the world to watch Italian club Juventus take on arguably the greatest side of a generation: Barcelona.
Here is your guide to European football’s most prestigious trophy.
The details
The fixture Saturday, June 6. Kick off 10.45pm UAE time
The venue Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany
The teams Juventus vs Barcelona
The kits Both teams will be permitted to wear their home colours. Juventus play in black and white striped shirts, while Barcelona plays in maroon and blue striped shirts.
Referee Cüneyt Çakır (TUR); Assistant referees Bahattin Duran (TUR); Tarık Ongun (TUR); Fourth official Jonas Eriksson (SWE); Additional assistant referees Hüseyin Göçek (TUR); Barış Şimşek (TUR); Reserve referee Mustafa Emre Eyisoy (TUR).
The format Standard 90 minute match comprising two halves of 45 minutes (excluding injury time). If the score remains level after 90 minutes, an additional 30 minutes of extra time will be played – there is no “golden goal” rule. If the score remains level still, the match will go to a penalty shoot-out. Best of five penalties, with sudden death thereafter is the score remains level.
The TV schedule BeIN Sports 3HD. Coverage begins at 10.30pm UAE time.
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The teams
Juventus fact file
Road to final Runners-up in Group A behind Atletico Madrid. Beat Borussia Dortmund 5-1 on aggregate in the last 16 and Monaco 1-0 in the quarter-finals. Beat Real Madrid 3-2 on aggregate in semi-final.
Coach Massimiliano Allegri (ITA)
Top scorer Carlos Tevez – 29 goals
Champion’s league honours European Cup/Champion’s League winners twice: 1985, 1996
Domestic & European honours Italian Champions x31; Coppa Italia winners x9; Italian Super Cup winners x6; Cup Winner’s Cup x3; UEFA Cup winners x2; UEFA Super Cup winners x2; Intercontinental Cup winners x2
Match preview Juventus reached the final by deposing holders Real Madrid with a 3-2 aggregate success in the semi-finals. They are now looking to mark the 30th anniversary of their first European Cup victory by reclaiming the trophy at the expense of the other Spanish giant. Massimiliano Allegri's men are on a nine-game unbeaten run in the competition, having also kept five clean sheets.
Juventus’ meeting with Barcelona will be the third time the club have met Spanish opponents during this Champion’s League tournament. In the group stage they lost 1-0 to Club Atlético de Madrid before a 0-0 home draw.
The Italian club have an average record against Spanish clubs: P44 W15 D11 L18.
| Previous encounters | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | CL QF 2nd leg | Barcelona | 1 | 2 | Juventus | |
| 2003 | CL QF 1st leg | Juventus | 1 | 1 | Barcelona | |
| 1991 | CWC SF 2nd leg | Juventus | 1 | 0 | Barcelona | |
| 1991 | CWC SF 1st leg | Barcelona | 3 | 1 | Juventus | |
| 1986 | ECCC QF 2nd leg | Juventus | 1 | 1 | Barcelona | |
| 1986 | ECCC QF 1st leg | Barcelona | 1 | 0 | Juventus | |
Barcelona fact file
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Road to final Winners of Group F ahead of PSG. Beat Manchester City 3-1 on aggregate in the last 16 and eased past PSG once more 5-1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals. Beat Bayern Munich 5-3 on aggregate to progress to final.
Coach Luis Enrique Martinez Garcia (ESP)
Top scorer Lionel Messi - 53 goals
Champions league honours European Cup/Champion’s League winners four times: 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011
Domestic & European honours Spanish Champions x22; Copa del Rey winners x26; Cup Winner’s Cup x4; Inter-Cities Fairs Cup x3; UEFA Super Cup winners x4; Club World Cup winners x2
Match preview Barcelona return to the final after a four-year absence, having booked their ticket to Berlin at the expense of local would-be heroes FC Bayern Munich. Barcelona beat the German giants 5-3 on aggregate in the semi-finals. Prior to their second-leg loss in Munich, they were on a nine-match winning streak in the competition.
Barcelona last faced Italian opponents in last years' group stage, overcoming an AC Milan side coached by now-Juventus coach Allegri 3-1 at home after a 1-1 away draw.
The Spanish champions' record against Italian teams is impressive: P43 W22 D13 L8. It’s worth noting that Lionel Messi has scored seven goals in his last five appearances against Italian Serie A teams.
