Today in the evening, the strongest team of the Old Continent will be revealed in Cardiff - Turin's "Juventus" and Madrid's "Real" clubs will compete in the UEFA Champions League final. We present the most interesting match facts.
- this will be the 19th match between the teams in European Cup/Champions League tournaments, and by this indicator they are in second place after Munich's "Bayern" and "Real" matches (24)
- both the Italian team and the representatives of "La Liga" have each won 8 matches (excluding the final), two matches ended in a draw, and the only meeting in the final in 1998 ended with a 1-0 victory for the "Real" team.
- in the crucial tournament match, the "Real" club will play for the 15th time, well ahead of the second-placed "Milan" (11). The Spaniards celebrated victories 11 times (79 percent).
- this is the third final of the royal club in the last four years, successfully the Spaniards have not played since 1956-1960 (5 finals in a row).
- "Real" could become the first club since 1989-1990, when the winner of the European Cup/Champions League tournament managed to defend the title ("Milan").
- "Juventus" is the only team in this year's tournament that has not experienced a knockout stage defeat so far (9 wins, 3 draws).
- in the first semi-final match, "Juventus" forward G. Higuain scored as many goals as in the last 24 Champions League knockout matches combined. His five goals this season are a player record in the Champions League.
- "Juventus" defender Dani Alves has scored 10 goals and made 25 assists in the Champions League since his debut in 2007/2008 - more than any other player in that position in the tournament.
