We waited a long time for the of the UEFA Champions League Final, and last weekend it arrived in all its glory. Around 26 teams had been competing for the cup but in the packed stadium in Berlin, only two were remaining. For the fifth time, Barcelona came out as the winners.
The stadium
The stadium that was used for the final is situated in western Berlin. It is quite old and was built for the 1936 Berlin Olympics. It was drawn and designed by Werner March, a local architect, and could initially take 100,000 spectators. Since 1963 it has been the home of Hertha Berlin, when the German permier league “Bundesliga” was founded. During the 1974 FIFA World Cup, it was the biggest stadium and hosted three matches. In the UEFA cup finals, about 75,000 people were watching in the stadium.
The game
In the final of the Champions Leauge, the Spanish team Barcelona played the Italian team Juventus. The star players were Messi, a Forward from Barcelona, and Tevez, a striker from Juventus.
These teams qualified for the champions league final because they play a tactical game and of course they are two of the best teams in the world, but in the end it was Barcelona who went home with the cup after scoring three great goals against a single goal from Juventus.
By Hugo and Freddie