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]

2020 UEFA Champions League Final
Event2019–20 UEFA Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain Bayern Munich
France Germany
0 1
Date23 August 2020 (2020-08-23)
VenueEstádio da Luz, Lisbon
Man of the MatchKingsley Coman (Bayern Munich)[1]
RefereeDaniele Orsato (Italy)[2]
Attendance0[3][note 1]
WeatherClear night
25 °C (77 °F)
53% humidity[4]

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)
France Paris Saint-Germain None
Germany Bayern Munich 10 (1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1987, 1999, 2001, 2010, 2012, 2013)

Venues
For the details on the selection of Istanbul as the original host for the final, see 2021 UEFA Champions League Final § Host selection.
The Estádio da Luz in Lisbon hosted the final.

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
Further information: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral).

France Paris Saint-Germain Round Germany Bayern Munich
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Spain Real Madrid 3–0 (H) Matchday 1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 3–0 (H)
Turkey Galatasaray 1–0 (A) Matchday 2 England Tottenham Hotspur 7–2 (A)
Belgium Club Brugge 5–0 (A) Matchday 3 Greece Olympiacos 3–2 (A)
Belgium Club Brugge 1–0 (H) Matchday 4 Greece Olympiacos 2–0 (H)
Spain Real Madrid 2–2 (A) Matchday 5 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 6–0 (A)
Turkey Galatasaray 5–0 (H) Matchday 6 England Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 (H)
Group A winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 16
2 Spain Real Madrid 6 11
3 Belgium Club Brugge 6 3
4 Turkey Galatasaray 6 2
Source: UEFA
 Final standings Group B winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 18
2 England Tottenham Hotspur 6 10
3 Greece Olympiacos 6 4
4 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 6 3
Source: UEFA
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Germany Borussia Dortmund 3–2 1–2 (A) 2–0 (H) Round of 16 England Chelsea 7–1 3–0 (A) 4–1 (H)
Italy Atalanta 2–1 (N) Quarter-finals Spain Barcelona 8–2 (N)
Germany RB Leipzig 3–0 (N) Semi-finals France Lyon 3–0 (N)

Pre-match
Italian Daniele Orsato was the referee for the final.

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]

Paris Saint-Germain France0–1Germany Bayern Munich
Report
Attendance: 0[3][note 1]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Paris Saint-Germain[4]
Bayern Munich[4]
GK1Costa Rica Keylor Navas
RB4Germany Thilo Kehrer
CB2Brazil Thiago Silva (c)Yellow card 83'
CB3France Presnel Kimpembe
LB14Spain Juan BernatSubstituted off 80'
CM21Spain Ander HerreraSubstituted off 72'
CM5Brazil Marquinhos
CM8Argentina Leandro ParedesYellow card 52'Substituted off 65'
RF11Argentina Ángel Di MaríaSubstituted off 80'
CF7France Kylian Mbappé
LF10Brazil NeymarYellow card 81'
Substitutes:
GK16Spain Sergio Rico
GK30Poland Marcin Bułka
DF20France Layvin KurzawaYellow card 86'Substituted in 80'
DF22France Abdou Diallo
DF25Netherlands Mitchel Bakker
DF31France Colin Dagba
MF6Italy Marco VerrattiSubstituted in 65'
MF19Spain Pablo Sarabia
MF23Germany Julian DraxlerSubstituted in 72'
MF27Senegal Idrissa Gueye
FW17Cameroon Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingSubstituted in 80'
FW18Argentina Mauro Icardi
Manager:
Germany Thomas Tuchel
GK1Germany Manuel Neuer (c)
RB32Germany Joshua Kimmich
CB17Germany Jérôme BoatengSubstituted off 25'
CB27Austria David Alaba
LB19Canada Alphonso DaviesYellow card 28'
CM6Spain ThiagoSubstituted off 86'
CM18Germany Leon Goretzka
RW22Germany Serge GnabryYellow card 52'Substituted off 68'
AM25Germany Thomas MüllerYellow card 90+4'
LW29France Kingsley ComanSubstituted off 68'
CF9Poland Robert Lewandowski
Substitutes:
GK26Germany Sven Ulreich
GK39Germany Ron-Thorben Hoffmann
DF2Spain Álvaro Odriozola
DF4Germany Niklas SüleYellow card 56'Substituted in 25'
DF5France Benjamin Pavard
DF21France Lucas Hernandez
MF8Spain Javi Martínez
MF10Brazil Philippe CoutinhoSubstituted in 68'
MF11France Michaël Cuisance
MF14Croatia Ivan PerišićSubstituted in 68'
MF24France Corentin TolissoSubstituted in 86'
FW35Netherlands Joshua Zirkzee
Manager:
Germany Hansi Flick

Man of the Match:
Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Lorenzo Manganelli (Italy)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Fourth official:[2]
Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Video assistant referee:[2]
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referee:[2]
Marco Guida (Italy)
Offside video assistant referee:[2]
Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Spain)
Support video assistant referee:[2]
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

Match rules[15]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 2]

Statistics

References
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Notes
  1. The remainder of the competition, held in August 2020, was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[14]
  2. 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.

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