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| Event | 2013–14 UEFA Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 24 May 2014 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio da Luz,Lisbon | ||||||
| UEFAMan of the Match | Ángel Di María(Real Madrid)[1] | ||||||
| Fans' Man of the Match | Sergio Ramos(Real Madrid)[2] | ||||||
| Referee | Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) | ||||||
| Attendance | 60,976[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy 17 °C (63 °F) 51%humidity[4] | ||||||
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The2014 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the2013–14 UEFA Champions League, the 59th season of Europe's premier clubfootball tournament organised byUEFA, and the 22nd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to theUEFA Champions League.
The match took place on Saturday, 24 May 2014, at theEstádio da Luz inLisbon, Portugal, between Spanish sidesReal Madrid andAtlético Madrid. It was the fifth tournament final to feature two teams from the same association, the second all-Spanish final and the first between teams from the same city. Real Madrid won the match 4–1 after extra time, a wonder 93rd-minute header bySergio Ramos, which cancelled outDiego Godín's first-half goal saved Real Madrid CF from defeat. In extra time with goals fromGareth Bale,Marcelo andCristiano Ronaldo they won the Champions league. In doing so, Real Madrid secured a record 10th title (La Décima), 12 years after their ninth title.
As the winners, Real Madrid earned the right to play against2013–14 UEFA Europa League winnersSevilla in the2014 UEFA Super Cup. They also qualified to enter the semi-finals of the2014 FIFA Club World Cup as the UEFA representative, ultimately triumphing in both competitions. The match is considered one of the greatest Champions League finals in history by the media.[5]
TheEstádio da Luz (officially known as the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica) inLisbon, Portugal, was chosen as the venue of the 2014 UEFA Champions League final at a UEFA Executive Committee meeting inIstanbul, Turkey, on 20 March 2012.[6][7]
The home stadium of Portuguese Primeira Liga sideBenfica since 2003, it was newly built to host five matches ofUEFA Euro 2004, including thefinal. Before the old stadium's demolition in 2003, to make way for the new 65,000-capacity ground, theoriginal Estádio da Luz hosted the1992 European Cup Winners' Cup final, whereWerder Bremen beatMonaco 2–0, and the second leg of the1983 UEFA Cup final, whereAnderlecht secured a 1–1 draw with Benfica to lift the trophy.[8]
The last time the European Cup final was played in Lisbon was in1967, when Scottish sideCeltic beatInter Milan of Italy 2–1 at theEstádio Nacional. The Portuguese capital also hosted the2005 UEFA Cup final at theEstádio José Alvalade, home of Benfica's local rivals and finalistsSporting CP, who lost 3–1 toCSKA Moscow.[8]
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This was the first final in the history of the competition to be disputed by two teams from the same city. It was also the second all-Spanish final, after the2000 final between Real Madrid andValencia, and the fifth final between teams from the same country, the others being2003 (Italy),2008 (England), and2013 (Germany).[9]
Real Madrid reached a record 13th final after a 5–0 aggregate win against defending championsBayern Munich, making it the first time the club had reached the final since they won theirrecord ninth title in 2002.[10] Previously they won finals in1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1966,1998,2000, and2002, and lost in1962,1964, and1981.[11] This was also their 17th final in all UEFA club competitions, having also played in twoCup Winners' Cup finals (losing in1971 and1983) and twoUEFA Cup finals (winning in1985 and1986).[12] It was the fourth Champions League final for their current coachCarlo Ancelotti, who previously coachedA.C. Milan to victories in2003 and2007 and defeat in2005, equalling therecord shared byMiguel Muñoz,Marcello Lippi andAlex Ferguson.[13] He joinedBob Paisley as theonly manager to have won three titles,[14][15] and also became the fifth manager to win titles with two clubs, afterErnst Happel,Ottmar Hitzfeld,José Mourinho andJupp Heynckes.[16]
Atlético Madrid, who a week earlier had won their firstLa Liga title since 1996, reached their second European Cup final, 40 years after their first, after defeating 2012 championsChelsea 3–1 on aggregate.[17] This was the longest wait between finals, eclipsing the 38-year wait byInter Milan (1972–2010).[18] Atlético Madrid's only previous European Cup final in1974 ended in defeat toBayern Munich after a replay.[19] Atlético Madrid have also played in threeCup Winners' Cup finals (winning in1962, and losing in1963 and1986) and twoEuropa League finals (winning in2010 and2012), with their most recent Europa League triumph in 2012 led by current coachDiego Simeone. He had the chance to join fellow ArgentiniansLuis Carniglia andHelenio Herrera as theonly non-European coaches to win the European Cup/Champions League.[20] Had they won the final, they would have become the first Spanish club and the fifth club overall tohave won all three pre-1999 major European trophies (European Cup/Champions League, UEFA Cup/Europa League and the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup).
The only previousMadrid derby matches in European competitions were in the1958–59 European Cup semi-finals, where Real Madrid defeated Atlético Madrid 2–1 in a replay, after a 2–2 aggregate draw.[21] In the 2013–14 season, Atlético Madrid defeated Real Madrid 1–0 away and drew 2–2 at home inLa Liga, while Real Madrid eliminated Atlético Madrid in theCopa del Rey semi-finals, winning 3–0 at home and 2–0 away.[22]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Galatasaray | 6–1 (A) | Matchday 1 |  Zenit Saint Petersburg | 3–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Copenhagen | 4–0 (H) | Matchday 2 |  Porto | 2–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Juventus | 2–1 (H) | Matchday 3 |  Austria Wien | 3–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Juventus | 2–2 (A) | Matchday 4 | Austria Wien | 4–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Galatasaray | 4–1 (H) | Matchday 5 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copenhagen | 2–0 (A) | Matchday 6 | Porto | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B winners
Source:UEFA | Final standings | Group G winners
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Schalke 04 | 9–2 | 6–1 (A) | 3–1 (H) | Round of 16 | Milan | 5–1 | 1–0 (A) | 4–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borussia Dortmund | 3–2 | 3–0 (H) | 0–2 (A) | Quarter-finals | Barcelona | 2–1 | 1–1 (A) | 1–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bayern Munich | 5–0 | 1–0 (H) | 4–0 (A) | Semi-finals |  Chelsea | 3–1 | 0–0 (H) | 3–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former Portugal international playerLuís Figo, who won the Champions League withReal Madrid in 2002, was named as the ambassador for the final.[25]
UEFA unveiled the visual identity of the final on 29 August 2013, the same day as the group stage draw. The design concept was inspired by elements from thePortuguese discoveries, namely thearmillary sphere and thewindrose, which were important instruments used by Portuguese sea explorers to measure the position of stars.[26]
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.[27]
The two finalist clubs were each allocated 16,970 tickets by UEFA. Atlético made 14,000 tickets available to club members, with a limit of one ticket per member.[28] Real Madrid received 24,103 requests from 73,314 club members for a total of 13,134 tickets; due to the high demand, the tickets were awarded by means of a draw.[29]
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Dutch refereeBjörn Kuipers was named by UEFA on 7 May 2014 as the referee for the final.[30] He has previously taken charge of the2011 UEFA Super Cup, the2013 UEFA Europa League final, and the2013 FIFA Confederations Cup final. He became the fourth Dutch referee in a European Cup/Champions League final, afterLeo Horn (1957, 1962),Charles Corver (1978), andDick 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'sCüneyt Çakır as the fourth official.
The UEFA Champions League and UEFA Women's Champions League trophies were handed over to the host city of Lisbon at a ceremony held at the City Hall, on 17 April 2014. The Mayor of LisbonAntónio Costa received the silverware from the hands of UEFA PresidentMichel Platini, who justified the decision to stage the 2014 UEFA Champions League showpiece match in Lisbon with the fact that it had "been too long since the final had been in Portugal" and for "the passion and love of football the Portuguese have."[31] The title holders of both competitions were represented at the event by Bayern Munich chairmanKarl-Heinz Rummenigge and midfielderXherdan Shaqiri, andWolfsburg defender Lina Magull. Also in attendance werePortuguese Football Federation (FPF) President Fernando Gomes and final ambassador Luís Figo. Upon their arrival to Lisbon and before the ceremony, the trophies were paraded by old tram through the city in the hands of trophy tour ambassadorsVítor Baía, former Portuguese international andPorto goalkeeper, and Mónica Jorge, former coach of the women's national team.[31]
The annual UEFA Champions Festival took place from 22 to 25 May 2014 atPraça do Comércio in the city centre.[32][33][34]
The2014 UEFA Women's Champions League final was held on 22 May 2014 atEstádio do Restelo,[35] featuring Swedish sideTyresö and defending championsWolfsburg. Losing 2–0 at half-time, Wolfsburg made a comeback to win the match 4–3.Martina Müller, who scored the winner in theprevious final, repeated the feat to secure the German team's second consecutive title.[36]
The ceremony preceding the kick-off was organised by Canadian company Circo de Bakuza, with artistic direction by London-based choreographer Wanda Rokicki.[37] She was responsible for the artistic segments of large international sporting events, such as the2004 Summer Olympics, the2010 FIFA World Cup, and the2002 and2006 Commonwealth Games.[38]Conceived "to honor Portuguese tradition, including naval history or the art of tiling",[38] the show required six months of preparation and involved a total of 400 volunteers, 90 singers and 84 large-sized banners.[37]TheUEFA Champions League anthem was interpreted by Portuguesefado singerMariza.[39]
The only player suspended from the final was Real Madrid'sXabi Alonso, who picked up his third booking of the competition in the second leg of the semi-final.[40] In his place, Carlo Ancelotti selected German midfielderSami Khedira, who himself had only recently returned from injury.Pepe was also left out of the starting XI, with 21-year-old French centre-backRaphaël Varane playing instead. Real Madrid's front three ofCristiano Ronaldo,Gareth Bale andKarim Benzema were originally doubtful for the match, but all three overcame injuries to start the match.[41]
Atlético captainGabi returned from a one-match European suspension, while strikerDiego Costa was included in the starting line-up, having undergone horse placenta treatment for a hamstring injury suffered in the last league match the previous Saturday.[42] However, despite initial optimism, key playerArda Turan did not recover in time after suffering an injury in the same game.[43]
Atlético Madrid wore shirts with the name of their former player and managerLuis Aragonés inside the collar following his death in February 2014, with the symbolism approved by UEFA PresidentMichel Platini.[44][45] Both teams wore their home kits for the final, as they do in domestic meetings.[46]
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Within eight minutes, Atlético striker Diego Costa was forced to come off because of his previous injury.Gareth Bale had Real's best chance just after the half-hour mark and it was only a few minutes later when Atlético punished this miss.[47] When Atlético received a corner, it was routinely cleared by the Real Madrid defence, but only as far as the head ofJuanfran, who headed the ball back into the penalty area and onto the head ofDiego Godín, who caughtIker Casillas off his line with a looping header to make it 1–0 to Atlético on 36 minutes.[48]
The second half saw Real pushing forward as they went in search of an equaliser to deny Atlético's first Champions League title, with managerCarlo Ancelotti making a double substitution to replaceFábio Coentrão and Khedira withMarcelo andIsco. Atlético defended with all players and Real missed several chances.[49] Atletico's defence was finally breached in the third minute of stoppage time, after the regulation 90 minutes, by a pinpointSergio Ramos header into the left of the net fromLuka Modrić's corner from the right.[48] The match went on to extra time with no substitutions left for either team.
Real Madrid became even more dominant in extra time, which proved decisive afterÁngel Di María's run on the left flank saw him dribble past three Atlético defenders and shoot at goal.Thibaut Courtois attempted to block the Argentine's shot but only managed to deflect the ball to Bale, who headed the rebound in from two yards out to put Real ahead for the first time, in the 110th minute.[47] Real then added two late goals to the scoreline.Cristiano Ronaldo squared the ball to Marcelo, who scored with his left foot from inside the penalty area in the 118th minute. At the end of extra time, Ronaldo was fouled by Gabi for a penalty,[47] which he converted into the left corner of the net for a record 17th goal in the tournament. Ronaldo became one of the few players to score and assist in a Champions League final. During the celebration for Ronaldo's goal, Varane kicked the ball towards Atlético managerDiego Simeone, who then ran onto the pitch in anger. Simeone was sent off and Varane booked for the incident.[47]
This was the seventh UEFA Champions League final (not including the finals up to 1992, when it was known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup) to go into extra time and the first to be solved during this period, without the need for apenalty shoot-out. It was also the second highest-scoring final in the tournament's history as the Champions League, after the 3–3 draw between Milan andLiverpool in2005, and provided the second biggest winning margin, behind Milan's 4–0 win overBarcelona in1994.[50]
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