UEFA Champions League Final..! Pre-Match Review
Two of the European football's great names meet in the UEFA Champions League final 2014/2015 as Juventus and FC Barcelona will be competing for the Champions league crown at Berlin's Olympiastadion tomorrow on 6 June 2015.
As for Juventus, this is their first final in 12 years, and it will be their third European title if they win on tomorrow night, which isn't an easy task as they are facing the best club in the world with the history of winning the champions league four times in the past decade.
What is your prediction..? Barcelona or Juventus..?
Lets see the current status of these clubs and what they have achieved so far during the season.
BARCELONA - SPAIN
Barcelona have already been declared the winner of the Spanish premier league - La LIGA, as well as the Copa Del Rey for the 2014/2015 season.
On their way to the champions league finals, they have managed to knock out best teams like PSG, and Bayern Munich, and both of these teams won their domestic leagues
Barcelona still have their key players who played in their last champions league finals in 2011, which are; Daniel Alves, Gerard Piqué, Xavi Hernández, Andrés Iniesta, Javier Mascherano, Sergio Busquets, Pedro Rodríguez and Lionel Messi.
For Barcelona this is their eighth European Cup final and they have won four (4) and Loose (3)
1960/61 Barcelona 2-3 v SL Benfica (Lost)
1985/86 Barcelona 0-0 v FC Steaua Bucureşti (0-2 pens) (Lost)
1991/92 Barcelona 1-0 v UC Sampdoria (aet) (Won)
1993/94 Barcelona 0-4 v AC Milan (Lost)
2005/06 Barcelona 2-1 v Arsenal FC (Won)
2008/09 Barcelona 2-0 v Manchester United FC (Won)
2010/11 Barcelona 3-1 v Manchester United FC (Won)
The club has three best attacking players in their favor which are Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suárez
JUVENTUS - ITALY
Juventus are the current Italian football champions (SERIE A) as they have already being awarded their Scudetto (small shield) and they are the Coppa Italia champions.
Juventus knocked out Borussia Dortmund, as well as the winners of the last Champions League, Real Madrid in the semifinals.
For Juventus this is their eighth European Cup final. With their record of 2 Wins and 5 Losses
1972/73 Juventus 0-1 v AFC Ajax (Lost)
1982/83 Juventus 0-1 v Hamburger SV (Lost)
1984/85 Juventus 1-0 v Liverpool FC (Won)
1995/96 Juventus 1-1 v AFC Ajax (4-2 pens) (Won)
1996/97 Juventus 1-3 v Borussia Dortmund (Lost)
1997/98 Juventus 0-1 v Real Madrid CF (Lost)
2002/03 Juventus 0-0 v AC Milan (2-3 pens) (Lost)
Despite of being out of the Champions League final for 12 years, the club has a squad with players like Lichsteiner and Chiellini secure the back line, players such as Paul Pogba and Tevez are on the offensive side up-front ready to score.
Tomorrow’s Champions League Final in Berlin, where we will observe the meeting of the best two clubs in the world. There is no doubt that it will be a match to remember as both of the teams have the chance of taking home the title this year.
All in all, Juventus need a huge performance from their number one goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who has never faced Messi before, and with the trio of Messi, Neyma and Suarez it will be a huge task for him.
It’s not that I bet against Juventus, anything can happen — Believe it when I say, Barcelona isn’t as good as they were back in the days, but their attacking trio is better.
So, what is your prediction? Is it Barcelona or Juventus
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