{"id":6975,"date":"2021-05-30T23:21:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T22:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/?p=6975"},"modified":"2021-07-01T10:27:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T09:27:53","slug":"champions-league-final-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/sports-betting-guides\/champions-league-final-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League Final Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#What_is_the_Champions_League_Final\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> What is the Champions League Final?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#When_is_the_Champions_League_Final_on\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> When is the Champions League Final on?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#How_to_watch_the_Champions_League_Final\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> How to watch the Champions League Final<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Champions_League_Final_history_and_facts\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> Champions League Final history and facts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"What_is_the_Champions_League_Final\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the Champions League Final?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Champions League Final is the last game of the UEFA Champions League tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"When_is_the_Champions_League_Final_on\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When is the Champions League Final on?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next Champions League Final will take place in 2022. At the time of writing, the 2022 Final is set to be played on May 28th 2022 at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2021 UEFA Champions League Final was played in Porto, Portugal on May 29th. It was initially supposed to be held in Istanbul, Turkey but changes were made in order to allow more fans to attend. At the time of the Final, Portugal was on the UK\u2019s green list for travel following the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"How_to_watch_the_Champions_League_Final\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to watch the Champions League Final<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year\u2019s Final was shown on BT Sport in the UK. Check back closer to the end of the Champions League 21\/22 season for more information about how to watch the final.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Champions_League_Final_history_and_facts\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Champions League Final history and facts<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The league used to be known as the European Champion Clubs\u2019 Cup but was renamed in the 1992\/93 season to the UEFA Champions League. Teams play a round robin group stage to qualify for a double-legged knockout format and the winner is decided by a single leg final.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Champions League Final 2021 recap<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2021 UEFA Champions League Final saw Manchester City take on Chelsea. Along with 14,110 fans, the two English teams travelled to the Est\u00e1dio do Drag\u00e3o in Porto, Portugal on May 29th 2021. It was Manchester City\u2019s first time playing in the UCL final, and Chelsea\u2019 third appearance following their win in 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just before the end of the first half, Kai Havertz scored for Chelsea. Unfortunately, Man City were unable to return the favour, so Chelsea took their second title as the whistle blew. They\u2019ll now play the winners of the 2020\u201321 UEFA Europa League, Villarreal, in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup, and at the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chelsea\u2019s N\u2019Golo Kant\u00e9 was named Man of the Match.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facts<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Man City\u2019s appearance in the 2021 UCL Final comes 51 years after their last major European final. In 1970, they beat Polish team Gornik Zabrze 2-1 in the Winners\u2019 Cup final. They broke the record for the longest gap between finals for a team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real Madrid have made the most appearances in the UEFA Champions League Final, having played 7 times.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Spanish side also hold the record for the most goals scored, knocking out an impressive 18 goals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the record for the most goals scored in one final belongs to Liverpool. In the 2005 Final against AC Milan, which ended in a 3-3 draw at half time, Liverpool went on to win 3-2 on penalties. That\u2019s an impressive 6 goals in one game.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Top goal scorer in a final: 4 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/865211\/uefa-champions-league-final-game-most-goals-by-player\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/865211\/uefa-champions-league-final-game-most-goals-by-player\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Champions League trophy is nicknamed Ol\u2019 Big Ears because it has two large handles. It is 73.5cm tall and weighs around 7.5kg.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AC Milan have the biggest win at 4-0 against Barcelona (1993\/94 Final).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Champions League Final? The Champions League Final is the last game of the UEFA Champions League tournament. When is the Champions League Final on? The next Champions League Final will take place in 2022. 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