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| Event | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 22 May 2010 | ||||||
| Venue | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid | ||||||
| UEFA Man of the Match | Diego Milito (Inter Milan)[1] | ||||||
| Fans' Man of the Match | Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan) | ||||||
| Referee | Howard Webb (England)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 73,490[1] | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny 25 °C (77 °F) 32% humidity[3] | ||||||
The 2010 UEFA Champions League final was an association football match played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home of Real Madrid,[4] on 22 May 2010, to determine the winners of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League. It was the first Champions League final to be played on a weekend, rather than the traditional weekday.[5] The match was won by Inter Milan, who beat Bayern Munich 2–0 to complete the treble, a feat never before achieved by any team from either Italy or Germany. The refereeing team came from England and was led by Howard Webb.[2]
The win gave Inter their third European Cup title, and their first since 1965; moreover, it was their first appearance in the final since 1972, and they were the first Italian team to appear since A.C. Milan won the competition in 2007. Meanwhile, Bayern had won the competition as recently as 2001 – their most recent final appearance – although they were the first German side to reach the final since Bayer Leverkusen in 2002. The 2010 final was the first not to feature an English side since Porto beat Monaco in 2004, due to Manchester United being knocked out by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals on away goals. The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium had hosted three European Cup finals: in 1957, 1969 and 1980.
As the winners, Inter played against 2009–10 UEFA Europa League winners Atlético Madrid in the 2010 UEFA Super Cup, and also entered the semi-finals of the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup.
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- ^ "Madrid and Hamburg awarded 2010 finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 March 2008. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "Champions League final switched". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2008.