The one tie Italy vs. Yugoslavia in was followed by a win in the replay. Playing at home clearly benefits teams in international finals. Combined, the World Cup and European Championship final hosts have gone Follow MikeCummings Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Your sports. German side Bayern ultimately won the final at the Estadio da Luz with a solitary goal enough to see off Paris Saint-Germain.
With Istanbul's Attaturk losing out in , the Turkish ground was earmarked to hold the final. Once again, UEFA's final planning was dealt a blow with a surge in positive covid cases in Turkey forcing the government to declare a state of alarm and introduce a lock-down that would have complicated the gravel plans for the participating teams Chelsea and Manchester City, club employees and fans.
The final ultimately returned to Portugal with 15, fans witnessing Chelsea claim the trophy with a win at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto. The showpiece will be staged at Zenit's 68,capacity Gazprom Arena, making it the second time Russia has hosted a Champions League final following the clash between Manchester United and Chelsea at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. And despite the odds being against them, the Bavarians , after trailing in the first half, spurted to four unanswered goals and pulled off the upset to eliminate Juventus and keep their European dreams alive.
Bordeaux 16, Bayern 10 , Juventus 8. In the knockout stage, Bayern drew a tough Fiorentina side that pushed them to the limit in the Round of In the first leg, Bayern was rather fortunate to grab a victory at Allianz Arena. Miroslav Klose was at the center of controversy after entering the match.
He could have easily been sent off after a clumsy reckless tackle, and he goes on to score the match winning goal from an apparent offside position. In the second leg in Florence, Bayern had their hands full once again. But a persistent German side would not shy away from the challenge. After deficits of and that would have put them out of competition, Bayern Munich retaliated with three unanswered goals, the vital final strike coming from winger Arjen Robben in breathtaking fashion.
In the Quarterfinals, Bayern Munich was dealt the task of squaring off against a confident and in form Manchester United side. The English giants got a crucial away goal early in the first leg from striker Wayne Rooney, but a Ribery equalizer and an Olic stoppage time strike gave Bayern the result.
Manchester United jolted to a lead and aspirations of advancing once again looked slim for Bayern.
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