Football match
The 2021 UEFA Champions League Final was the concluding match of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, the 66th season of Europe ‘s premier baseball club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 29th season since it was renamed from the european Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It was played at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal on 29 May 2021, [ 5 ] between English clubs Manchester City, in their first UEFA Champions League final, and 2012 winners Chelsea.
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The concluding was primitively scheduled to be played at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia. however, due to the delay and resettlement of the 2020 final examination to Lisbon as a solution of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the final examination hosts were shifted back a year, with the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey alternatively planning to host the 2021 final examination. [ 6 ] Two weeks before the final examination, UEFA announced that it would be relocated to Porto to allow a restrict number of fans to attend the match. [ 5 ] Chelsea won the final 1–0 for their second UEFA Champions League title. [ 7 ] As winners, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, Villarreal, in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup, and besides qualified for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup .
Teams [edit ]
In the following table, finals until 1992 were in the European Cup era, since 1993 were in the UEFA Champions League era.
venue [edit ]
The match was the fourth european Cup/Champions League final to take invest in Portugal, and the first base to take place outside Lisbon, which previously hosted finals in 1967 at the Estádio Nacional and in 2014 and 2020 at the Estádio district attorney Luz. This was the beginning fourth dimension the european Cup/Champions League final examination took place in the same state in consecutive seasons. [ 8 ] The Estádio do Dragão previously hosted matches at UEFA Euro 2004 and the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals. additionally, this concluding was the first since 2004 to be held in a stadium with capacity lower than 60,000. [ citation needed ]
initial host choice [edit ]
For the details on the survival of Saint Petersburg as the master host for the final, see 2022 UEFA Champions League Final § Host excerpt An afford bidding serve was launched on 22 September 2017 by UEFA to select the venues of the finals of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Women ‘s Champions League in 2020. Associations had until 31 October 2017 to express interest, and bid dossiers must be submitted by 1 March 2018. Associations hosting matches at UEFA Euro 2020 were not allowed to bid for the 2020 UEFA Champions League concluding. [ citation needed ] UEFA announced on 3 November 2017 that two associations had expressed interest in hosting the 2020 UEFA Champions League final. [ 9 ]
The Atatürk Olympic Stadium was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Kyiv on 24 May 2018. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee announced that ascribable to the postponement and move of the 2020 final to the Estádio district attorney Luz, Istanbul would rather host the 2021 final. [ 6 ]
move to Porto [edit ]
due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, Premier League side Aston Villa offered to have Villa Park in Birmingham as the venue for the Champions League Final rather of Istanbul to hold 8,000 english fans, which could be affected by travel limitations. [ 13 ] Villa Park has previously hosted the 1999 Cup Winners ‘ Cup Final, the death concluding of that UEFA competition. It besides hosted the 2012 FA Community Shield, besides contested between Manchester City and Chelsea, due to Wembley Stadium – England ‘s national stadium – hosting the Olympic football tournament finals in the previous days, being picked in partially because of its equidistance between Manchester and London. On 7 May 2021, Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps advised against any fans traveling to Turkey for the bet on. [ 14 ] In negotiations with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, UEFA would lone consider Wembley as a potential venue within the United Kingdom, and required guarantees that their officials, sponsors and journalists would be excuse from the UK COVID-19 travel restrictions. [ 15 ] The british Government was unable to agree to this, [ 16 ] and on 13 May 2021, UEFA announced the final examination was relocated to the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal, [ 5 ] a area which was on the british “ green list ” for unrestricted travel during the pandemic. [ 16 ]
background [edit ]
Manchester City were playing in their first european Cup/UEFA Champions League final. They had previously played in one european final, the 1970 european Cup Winners ‘ Cup Final, and won. They became the one-ninth discrete english side to play in a european Cup/UEFA Champions League final. This was the third UEFA Champions League final for coach Pep Guardiola, and his foremost since the two wins with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011, both against Manchester United. [ 17 ] City were seeking to become the foremost golf club to win its first european Cup/UEFA Champions League final since Borussia Dortmund in 1997, which seven clubs had failed to do in between. [ 18 ] Chelsea were playing in their third european Cup/UEFA Champions League concluding, and the foremost since their win in 2012 aside against Bayern Munich. In addition, they had previously played in the UEFA Cup Winners ‘ Cup and UEFA Europa League finals doubly each – winning all. In addition, Chelsea became the first club always to see its men ‘s and women ‘s teams reach the Champions League final in the same season, having qualified for the 2021 UEFA Women ‘s Champions League Final as well. Head coach Thomas Tuchel became the first coach to reach the European Cup/UEFA Champions League final in consecutive seasons with different clubs, having lost the 2020 concluding to Bayern Munich while coaching Paris Saint-Germain. [ 19 ] This was the third base all-English final in the history of the competition, after 2008 in Moscow between Chelsea and Manchester United and 2019 in Madrid between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur. This was besides the third consecutive Champions League concluding to feature a first-time finalist, after Tottenham in 2019 and Paris Saint-Germain in 2020. This was the third base meet between the teams in Europe, having previously met in the semi-finals of the 1970–71 european Cup Winners ‘ Cup, where Chelsea won both branch 1–0 en route to their inaugural european trophy. It was besides the second major cup final between them, after the 2019 EFL Cup Final, which City won on penalties following a scoreless draw after extra time. The teams met doubly during the season ‘s Premier League, with each slope winning away : City won the first match 3–1 at Stamford Bridge, while Chelsea won the second 2–1 at Etihad Stadium three weeks before the final examination. In between, Chelsea beat City 1–0 in the FA Cup semi-finals, denying City the casual of winning an unprecedented quadruple. [ 20 ]
road to the final [edit ]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
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Officials [edit ]
Spaniard Antonio Mateu Lahoz ( center ) officiated the final examination along with assistants Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar ( left ) and Pau Cebrián Devís ( right ). On 12 May 2021, UEFA named Spaniard Antonio Mateu Lahoz as the referee for the final. Mateu Lahoz had been a FIFA referee since 2011, and was previously the fourth official in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final. He officiated six prior matches in the 2020–21 Champions League season, with one match in the play-off round, four in the group stage and one quarter-final leg. He served as a referee at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and was selected as an official for UEFA Euro 2020. He was joined by six of his colleague countrymen, including assistant referees Pau Cebrián Devís and Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar. Carlos del Cerro Grande served as the one-fourth official, while Alejandro Hernández Hernández acted as the television assistant referee. Juan Martínez Munuera and Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain were appointed as adjunct VAR officials, along with polish referee Paweł Gil. [ 2 ]
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Opening ceremony [edit ]
American DJ and electronic music manufacturer Marshmello performed a virtual prove for the opening ceremony before the meet, along with Selena Gomez and Khalid. [ 24 ]
match [edit ]
summary [edit ]
Pulisic attack The match kicked off around 8 post meridiem in front of a crowd of 14,110. In the fourth minute, Kai Havertz played the ball across the Manchester City penalty area but it was gathered by Ederson. Five minutes later, a farseeing kick from Ederson found Sterling, who controlled the ball and was about to shoot when he was dispossessed by Reece James. [ 26 ] : 11 Havertz then passed to Werner, who missed the ball from near roll when attempting to shoot. In the 15th moment, Mason Mount passed to Werner, who shot straight at Ederson, before then seeing a subsequent come to tipped away for a corner. Ben Chilwell played in a crabbed to the far post but N’Golo Kante ‘s header went over the Manchester City bar. [ 26 ] : 10 In the 28th infinitesimal, Phil Foden was played in on goal and was about to shoot when Antonio Rüdiger tackled him. Two minutes by and by, Kyle Walker sent the ball across the Chelsea penalty area but it fizzed just out of Mahrez ‘s reach. With ten-spot minutes of the half remaining, İlkay Gündoğan became the first player to be booked after a foul on Mount. [ 26 ] : 9 In the 38th infinitesimal, Kante played the musket ball to Havertz, who was denied a shooting opportunity by a fishing gear from Oleksandr Zinchenko. A minute late, Chelsea were forced to make the first substitution of the couple with the hurt Thiago Silva being replaced by Andreas Christensen. Three minutes before half-time, Chelsea took the lead. Mount passed to Havertz, who went one-on-one with Ederson, and although the goalkeeper rushed out and deflected the ball away, Havertz passed it into an empty net to make it 1–0. There were three minutes of arrest meter. [ 26 ] : 8 Neither side made any lineup changes during the interval. Manchester City dominated the early stages of the second half. [ 26 ] : 7 Twelve minutes into the half, Rüdiger was booked for a pollute on City ‘s Kevin De Bruyne, who was injured in the challenge, leaving the sales talk due to the new concussion protocol, in tears, to be replaced by Gabriel Jesus. Two minutes late, Manchester City appealed for a penalty when the ball struck James on the arm in his own penalty area, but the VAR review decided against a dirty, noting that the testis deflecting off James ‘ thorax first. In the 64th minute, Bernardo Silva was replaced by Fernandinho for Manchester City before Christian Pulisic came on for Werner for Chelsea. [ 26 ] : 6 With 21 minutes remaining, City pressed for an equalizer. Mahrez ‘s crossbreed to Gündoğan was cleared by César Azpilicueta. Four minutes late, Pulisic flicked the ball to Havertz, who passed it bet on to Pulisic, but his attempted blast rolled just past the City goalpost. In the 75th moment, Sterling passed to Jesus, but the ball was cleared by Chilwell. Manchester City made their third substitution when Sergio Agüero came on for Sterling. [ 26 ] : 5 Mateo Kovačić was brought on for Chelsea to replace Mount in the eightieth moment, and five minutes by and by, Agüero attempted to find Foden with a loft intersect to the far post, but the ball was easily caught by Édouard Mendy in the Chelsea goal. A moment belated, Walker played a cross-field out-swinging pass which narrowly missed both Agüero and Foden. Two minutes from the end of the couple, Jesus was booked for a dirty on Havertz before Christensen made a block to maintain his side ‘s head. At the end of regular meter, the fourthly official displayed that a minimum of seven minutes of blockage would be played. [ 26 ] : 4 In the final examination minute, Mahrez ‘s half-volley from the edge of the Chelsea punishment area went just over the crossbar, and the catch was brought to an end with Chelsea winning 1–0. [ 26 ] : 3
Details [edit ]
A “ home ” team was determined, for “ administrative purposes, ” [ note 1 ] through a special draw held on 19 March 2021, [ 27 ] after the quarter-final and semi-final draw .
Manchester City[4]
Chelsea[4]
Statistics [edit ]
First half[30]
Statistic
Manchester City
Chelsea
Goals scored
0
1
Total shots
3
5
Shots on target
1
2
Saves
1
1
Ball possession
53%
47%
Corner kicks
1
1
Fouls committed
7
6
Offsides
1
2
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
0
Second half[30]
Statistic
Manchester City
Chelsea
Goals scored
0
0
Total shots
4
3
Shots on target
0
0
Saves
0
0
Ball possession
64%
36%
Corner kicks
2
0
Fouls committed
7
7
Offsides
0
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Red cards
0
0
Overall[30]
Statistic
Manchester City
Chelsea
Goals scored
0
1
Total shots
7
8
Shots on target
1
2
Saves
1
1
Ball possession
58%
42%
Corner kicks
3
1
Fouls committed
14
13
Offsides
1
3
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
0
See besides [edit ]
Notes [edit ]
- ^ Each of the two finalists is able to wear their first-choice colours. If, however, there is a clash of colours that necessitates a kit exchange from one club, then the baseball club designated as “ the away side ” must use an alternative kit. In the actual 2021 final examination, both teams wore their first-choice colours .
- ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in supernumerary time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the originate of extra clock time and at half-time in extra time .
References [edit ]
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