Striking Facts You Are Yet To Know About The UEFA Champions League Final

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UEFA Champions League final victories (country)

8 Spain (1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015)

6 Italy (1994, 1996, 2003, 2007, 2010)

4 England (1999, 2005, 2008, 2012)

3 Germany (1997, 2001, 2013)

UEFA Champions League final victories (club)

4 Barcelona (2006, 2009, 2011, 2015)

4 Real Madrid (1998, 2000, 2002, 2014)

3 AC Milan (1994, 2003, 2007)

2 Bayern München (2001, 2013)

2 Manchester United (1999, 2008)

UEFA Champions League final appearances (country)

12 Italy

12 Spain

9 England

8 Germany

2 France

2 Netherlands

1 Portugal

 

UEFA Champions League final appearances (club)

6 AC Milan (1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2005, 2007)

5 Bayern München (1999, 2001, 2010, 2012, 2013)

5 Barcelona (1994, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015)

5 Juventus (1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2015)

4 Manchester United (1999, 2008, 2009, 2011)

4 Real Madrid (1998, 2000, 2002, 2014)

 

 

  • One-country finals

2000: Real Madrid 3-0 Valencia

2003: Milan 0-0 Juventus (3-2 penalties)

2008: Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea (6-5 penalties)

2013: Bayern München 2-1 Borussia Dortmund

2014: Real Madrid 4-1 Atlético Madrid (aet)*

*First European final between teams from the same city.

  • Most common result

5: 2-1 (1999, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2013)

4: 1-1 (1996, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2016)

3: 1-0 (1993, 1995, 1998)

 

  • Most goals in one final

2: Daniele Massaro (Milan 1994)

2: Karl-Heinz Riedle (Borussia Dortmund 1997)

2: Hernán Crespo (Milan 2005)

2: Filippo Inzaghi (Milan 2007)

2: Diego Milito (Internazionale Milano 2010)

2: Cristiano Ronaldo {Real Madrid 2017}

 

  • Scoring in two finals

Raúl González (Real Madrid 2000, 2002)

Samuel Eto’o (Barcelona 2006, 2009)

Lionel Messi (Barcelona 2009, 2011)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United 2008, Real Madrid 2014)

 

  • Winning on home soil

1997: Borussia Dortmund (final in Munich)

1996: Juventus (final in Rome),

 

  • Losing in final on home soil

2011: Manchester United (final in London)

2012: Bayern (final in their own stadium, the Fußball Arena München)

  • Retaining the trophy: 1 {Real Madrid}
  • Holders losing in the final

Milan (1994, 1995)

Ajax (1995, 1996)

Juventus (1996, 1997)

Manchester United (2008, 2009)

 

 

 

 

 

Credit: UEFA