2020 UEFA Champions League Final
The 2020 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League. It was played on 23 August 2020 at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich. The match was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey. Originally, it had been scheduled to be played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on 30 May 2020.[5] On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee chose to relocate the final to Lisbon as part of a "final-eight tournament" consisting of single-match knockout ties played in two stadiums across the city.[6]
Event | 2019–20 UEFA Champions League | ||||||
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Date | 23 August 2020 | ||||||
Venue | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon | ||||||
Man of the Match | Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich)[1] | ||||||
Referee | Daniele Orsato (Italy)[2] | ||||||
Attendance | 0[3][note 1] | ||||||
Weather | Clear night 25 °C (77 °F) 53% humidity[4] | ||||||
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Teams
In the following table, finals until 1992 were in the European Cup era, since 1993 were in the UEFA Champions League era.
Team | Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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Paris Saint-Germain | None |
Bayern Munich | 10 (1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2010, 2012, 2013) |
Venues
The final was originally scheduled to be played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on 30 May 2020.[7] However, UEFA announced on 23 March 2020 that the final was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee chose to relocate the final to Lisbon as part of a "final-eight tournament" consisting of single-match knockout ties played in two stadiums across the city.[6]
The UEFA Executive Committee chose the Estádio da Luz, officially known as the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, in Lisbon as the final venue at their meeting on 17 June 2020.[6]
The home stadium of Benfica since 2003, it was rebuilt to host five matches of 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 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.[8]
Lisbon had also hosted a European Cup final in 1967, when Celtic beat Inter Milan 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.[8]
Background
Paris Saint-Germain reached their first Champions League final. They entered the final having played 110 matches in the European Cup and Champions League, the most for a final debutant, surpassing Arsenal's record of 90 matches prior to their final appearance in 2006.[9]
Bayern Munich reached their eleventh Champions League final, tying Milan for the second-most finals behind Real Madrid's 16. Recently, they appeared in the 2013 final, in which they won 2–1 against Borussia Dortmund for their fifth title.
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral).
Paris Saint-Germain | Round | Bayern Munich | ||||||
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Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||
Real Madrid | 3–0 (H) | Matchday 1 | Red Star Belgrade | 3–0 (H) | ||||
Galatasaray | 1–0 (A) | Matchday 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7–2 (A) | ||||
Club Brugge | 5–0 (A) | Matchday 3 | Olympiacos | 3–2 (A) | ||||
Club Brugge | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | Olympiacos | 2–0 (H) | ||||
Real Madrid | 2–2 (A) | Matchday 5 | Red Star Belgrade | 6–0 (A) | ||||
Galatasaray | 5–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 (H) | ||||
Group A winnersTemplate:2019–20 UEFA Champions League group tables | Final standings | Group B winnersTemplate:2019–20 UEFA Champions League group tables | ||||||
Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
Borussia Dortmund | 3–2 | 1–2 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Chelsea | 7–1 | 3–0 (A) | 4–1 (H) |
Atalanta | 2–1 (N) | Quarter-finals | Barcelona | 8–2 (N) | ||||
RB Leipzig | 3–0 (N) | Semi-finals | Lyon | 3–0 (N) |
Pre-match
Identity
The original identity of the 2020 UEFA Champions League Final was unveiled at the group stage draw on 29 August 2019.[10]
Ambassador
The ambassador for the original Istanbul final was Hamit Altıntop,[11] who finished as runner-up in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich as well as winning the 2003 and 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cups with Schalke 04.
Officials
On 20 August 2020, UEFA named Italian Daniele Orsato as the referee for the final. He was joined with Lorenzo Manganelli and Alessandro Giallatini as assistant referees, Massimiliano Irrati as the video assistant referee and Marco Guida as the assistant VAR official. The fourth official was Ovidiu Hațegan, while Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar and Alejandro Hernández Hernández served as the offside and support VAR officials, respectively.[2]
Team selection
Each team made one change to their starting line-up following the semi-finals. After recovering from injury, Keylor Navas started in place of Sergio Rico. For Bayern Munich, Hansi Flick decided to replace Ivan Perišić, and Kingsley Coman on the left wing. Jérôme Boateng was also fit to start for Bayern, having suffered a minor injury in the semi-final which required him to be substituted off at half-time.[12]
Match
Details
The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held on 10 July 2020 (after the quarter-final and semi-final draws), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[13]
23 August 2020 21:00 CEST |
Paris Saint-Germain | 0–1 | Bayern Munich | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 0[3][note 1] Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
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Match rules[15]
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Statistics
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2020 UEFA Champions League Final Media
Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick appeared in his second European Cup final, having lost as a player with Bayern in 1987.
Ángel Di María of Paris Saint-Germain had the joint-most assists in the competition with six.
Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski was the competition's leading scorer and joint-leading assister with 15 goals and 6 assists en route to the final.
Italian Daniele Orsato was the referee for the final.
Bayern winger Kingsley Coman scored the only goal of the match in the 59th minute.
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Paris 0–1 Bayern: Coman strikes gold". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 23 August 2020. https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2030150/postmatch/report/. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Referee team appointed for UEFA Champions League final in Lisbon". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 19 August 2020. https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/news/0260-102d0728ce34-c1031f033e1e-1000/. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Full Time Report Final – Paris Saint-Germain v Bayern Munich" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 August 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Sunday 23 August 2020" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 August 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ↑ "UEFA Club Finals postponed". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 23 March 2020. https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/about-uefa/news/025b-0f8e76c8c787-b9f310787e70-1000--uefa-club-finals-postponed/. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "UEFA competitions to resume in August". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 17 June 2020. https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/newsid=2642232.html. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ↑ "Istanbul to host 2020 UEFA Champions League Final". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 24 May 2018. https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/news/0245-0f8e60d11f0f-78765b792753-1000--istanbul-to-host-2020-uefa-champions-league-final/. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Finals in Lisbon". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014.
- ↑ Azzoni, Tales (18 August 2020). "PSG beats Leipzig 3–0 to reach 1st Champions League final". Associated Press. https://apnews.com/a790952f9adf5171c3fbe1520072cfcf. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League launches 2020 Istanbul final identity". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ↑ "EURO 2008 spotlight: How brilliant was Turkey's Hamit Altıntop?". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 1 May 2020. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/025d-0f4d4e874249-706b086c7e61-1000--all-hail-hamit-altintop/. Retrieved 20 June 2020. "...Turkish Football Federation's Executive Committee members planning the UEFA Champions League 2020 final in Istanbul. Hamit is a UEFA ambassador for the city.".
- ↑ "Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain to win Champions League". ESPN. 23 August 2020. https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=573698. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League quarter-final, semi-final and final draws". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 July 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ↑ "Venues for Round of 16 matches confirmed". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 9 July 2020. https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/news/025f-0fd8ee39d484-116d3b4051d6-1000/. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League: 2019/20 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2020. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Team statistics" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 August 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[14]
- ↑ Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
Other websites
- UEFA Champions League (official website)