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2017 UEFA Champions League Final

final of the 2016–17 edition of the UEFA Champions League

The 2017 UEFA Champions League final was the last game of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League season, which is Europe's top club football competition. It happened at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on June 3, 2017. In this final, Juventus from Italy faced Real Madrid from Spain, who were the current champions. Real Madrid won 4–1 and secured their 12th title. They became the first team to defend their title since Milan in 1990. Juventus, on the other hand, lost their fifth Champions League final in a row and their seventh overall out of nine finals they've reached.

2017 UEFA Champions League Final
Event2016–17 UEFA Champions League
Juventus Real Madrid
Italy Spain
1 4
Date3 June 2017 (2017-06-03)
VenueMillennium Stadium, Cardiff
Man of the MatchCristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)[1]
RefereeFelix Brych (Germany)[2]
Attendance65,842[3]
WeatherPartly cloudy
16 °C (61 °F)
56% humidity[4]
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As a result of winning the Champions League, Real Madrid earned a spot in the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. They also had the opportunity to play against the winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, Manchester United, in the 2017 UEFA Super Cup, and they won both of these competitions as well.

How they got here

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Further information: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League

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

  Juventus Round   Real Madrid
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
  Sevilla 0–0 (H) Matchday 1   Sporting CP 2–1 (H)
  Dinamo Zagreb 4–0 (A) Matchday 2   Borussia Dortmund 2–2 (A)
  Lyon 1–0 (A) Matchday 3   Legia Warsaw 5–1 (H)
  Lyon 1–1 (H) Matchday 4   Legia Warsaw 3–3 (A)
  Sevilla 3–1 (A) Matchday 5   Sporting CP 2–1 (A)
  Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 (H) Matchday 6   Borussia Dortmund 2–2 (H)
Group H winners
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Juventus 6 14
2   Sevilla 6 11
3   Lyon 6 8
4   Dinamo Zagreb 6 0
Source: UEFA
 Final standings Group F runners-up
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Borussia Dortmund 6 14
2   Real Madrid 6 12
3   Legia Warsaw 6 4
4   Sporting CP 6 3
Source: UEFA
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Porto 3–0 2–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Round of 16   Napoli 6–2 3–1 (H) 3–1 (A)
  Barcelona 3–0 3–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Quarter-finals   Bayern Munich 6–3 2–1 (A) 4–2 (aet) (H)
  Monaco 4–1 2–0 (A) 2–1 (H) Semi-finals   Atlético Madrid 4–2 3–0 (H) 1–2 (A)

Match

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Details

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The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw, which was held on 21 April 2017 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[5]

Juventus  1–4  Real Madrid
Mandžukić   27' Report
Attendance: 65,842[3]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Juventus[4]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real Madrid[4]
GK 1   Gianluigi Buffon (c)
CB 15   Andrea Barzagli   66'
CB 19   Leonardo Bonucci
CB 3   Giorgio Chiellini
RM 23   Dani Alves
CM 5   Miralem Pjanić   66'   71'
CM 6   Sami Khedira
LM 12   Alex Sandro   70'
AM 21   Paulo Dybala   12'   78'
CF 9   Gonzalo Higuaín
CF 17   Mario Mandžukić
Substitutes:
GK 25   Neto
DF 4   Medhi Benatia
DF 26   Stephan Lichtsteiner
MF 7   Juan Cuadrado   72'   84'   66'
MF 8   Claudio Marchisio   71'
MF 18   Mario Lemina   78'
MF 22   Kwadwo Asamoah
Manager:
  Massimiliano Allegri
 
GK 1   Keylor Navas
RB 2   Dani Carvajal   42'
CB 4   Sergio Ramos (c)   31'
CB 5   Raphaël Varane
LB 12   Marcelo
DM 14   Casemiro
CM 8   Toni Kroos   53'   89'
CM 19   Luka Modrić
RF 22   Isco   82'
CF 9   Karim Benzema   77'
LF 7   Cristiano Ronaldo
Substitutes:
GK 13   Kiko Casilla
DF 6   Nacho
DF 23   Danilo
MF 16   Mateo Kovačić
MF 20   Marco Asensio   90+1'   82'
FW 11   Gareth Bale   77'
FW 21   Álvaro Morata   89'
Manager:
  Zinedine Zidane
Man of the Match:

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]

Mark Borsch (Germany)

Stefan Lupp (Germany)

Fourth official:[2]

Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Additional assistant referees:[2]

Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Marco Fritz (Germany)

Reserve assistant referee:[2]

Rafael Foltyn (Germany)

Match rules[6]
  • 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.

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Majestic Real Madrid win Champions League in Cardiff". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Felix Brych appointed Champions League final referee".
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Full Time Report Final – Juventus v Real Madrid" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "full_time" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Saturday 3 June 2017" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "UEFA Champions League semi-final draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2016/17 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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