2012 UEFA Champions League Final
The 2012 UEFA Champions League final was the last football match in Germany. Bayern Munich played against Chelsea. They played at the Allianz Arena in Munich to see who would win the 2011–12 season of the Champions League. Bayern had been in the final nine times before, winning four and losing four most recently losing in 2010. Chelsea had been in the final once before in 2008, but they didn't win. This match was special because it was the first time the Champions League final was played at the Allianz Arena, which is Bayern's home stadium (known as Fußball Arena München for the final). Both teams did really well to get to the final, beating other teams along the way. The match was exciting. Bayern scored first, but Chelsea tied the game later on. They played extra time, and even though Bayern had a chance to score with a penalty, they missed. So, they had to do a penalty shootout. Chelsea won the shootout 4–3 and became the Champions League winners for the first time. This was big because they were the first London club to win it and the fifth English club overall.[6]
| Event | 2011–12 UEFA Champions League | ||||||
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| After extra time Chelsea won 4–3 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 19 May 2012 | ||||||
| Venue | Allianz Arena, Munich | ||||||
| UEFA Man of the Match | Didier Drogba (Chelsea)[1] | ||||||
| Fans' Man of the Match | Petr Čech (Chelsea)[2] | ||||||
| Referee | Pedro Proença (Portugal)[3] | ||||||
| Attendance | 62,500[4] | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy 20 °C (68 °F) 38% humidity[5] | ||||||
← 2011 2013 → | |||||||
Because they won, Chelsea got to play in the UEFA Super Cup but lost to Atlético Madrid. They also got to play in the next season's Champions League, even though they didn't do well in their own league. They represented Europe at the FIFA Club World Cup but lost to Corinthians in the final.
How the teams got here
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
 Bayern Munich
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Round |  Chelsea
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Qualifying phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
 Zürich
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3–0 | 2–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) | Play-off round | Bye | |||
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||
 Villarreal
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2–0 (A) | Matchday 1 | Bayer Leverkusen
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2–0 (H) | ||||
| Manchester City
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2–0 (H) | Matchday 2 | Valencia
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1–1 (A) | ||||
 Napoli
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1–1 (A) | Matchday 3 |  Genk
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5–0 (H) | ||||
| Napoli
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3–2 (H) | Matchday 4 | Genk
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1–1 (A) | ||||
| Villarreal
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3–1 (H) | Matchday 5 | Bayer Leverkusen
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1–2 (A) | ||||
| Manchester City
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0–2 (A) | Matchday 6 | Valencia
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3–0 (H) | ||||
| Group A winners | Final standings | Group E winners | ||||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Basel
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7–1 | 0–1 (A) | 7–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Napoli
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5–4 | 1–3 (A) | 4–1 (aet) (H) |
 Marseille
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4–0 | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Quarter-finals |  Benfica
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3–1 | 1–0 (A) | 2–1 (H) |
| Real Madrid
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3–3 (3–1 p) | 2–1 (H) | 1–2 (aet) (A) | Semi-finals | Barcelona
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3–2 | 1–0 (H) | 2–2 (A) |
Match
Details
| 19 May 2012 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Bayern Munich
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1–1 (a.e.t.) |
Chelsea
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Allianz Arena, Munich Attendance: 62,500[4] Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal) |
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https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2012/matches/round=2000267/match=2007693/index.html |
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| Penalties | ||||
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3–4 | * Mata
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          Bayern Munich[5]
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     Chelsea[5]
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| UEFA Man of the Match:
Didier Drogba (Chelsea)[1] Fans' Man of the Match: Bertino Miranda (Portugal) Ricardo Santos (Portugal) Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) Additional assistant referees: Tiago Trigo (Portugal) |
Match rules[7]
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2012 UEFA Champions League Final Media
The Allianz Arena in Champions League final livery
Didier Drogba scored the equalising goal and the winning penalty.
British Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel watching the penalty shoot-out with US President Barack Obama, French President François Hollande, European Union President José Manuel Barroso and others during the G8 summit.
Chelsea received the trophy from UEFA President Michel Platini.
Bayern Munich vs Chelsea 2012-05-19
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Player Rater – Top Player – Didier Drogba". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Player Rater – Top Player – Petr Čech". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "Proença to officiate UEFA Champions League final". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 17 May 2012. http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/matchorganisation/refereeing/news/newsid=1797921.html. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Full Time Report, Final – Saturday 19 May 2012" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Saturday 19 May 2012" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ↑ Tim Rich (24 May 2013). "Thomas Muller: Bayern Munich couldn't handle losing a Champions League final again". The Independent. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2011/12" (PDF). UEFA.com. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. March 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.