2017 UEFA Champions League final

2017 UEFA Champions League final
Match programme cover
Event2016–17 UEFA Champions League
Date3 June 2017 (2017-06-03)
VenueMillennium Stadium, Cardiff
Man of the MatchCristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)[1]
RefereeFelix Brych (Germany)[2]
Attendance65,842[3]
WeatherPartly cloudy
16 °C (61 °F)
56% humidity[4]
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The 2017 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, the 62nd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 25th season since it was renamed from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It was played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on 3 June 2017,[5] between Italian side Juventus and Spanish side and title holders Real Madrid, in a repeat of the 1998 final. It would also be the first European Cup final held under a closed roof.[6] Real Madrid won the match 4–1 to secure their 12th title in this competition. With this victory, Real Madrid became the first team to successfully defend their title since Milan in 1990. Meanwhile, Juventus lost their seventh Champions League final out of nine finals.

Real Madrid qualified as the UEFA representative at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, Manchester United, in the 2017 UEFA Super Cup, triumphing in both competitions.

  1. ^ "Majestic Real Madrid win Champions League in Cardiff". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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  4. ^ "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Saturday 3 June 2017" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Cardiff to host 2017 Champions League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Champions League final roof closed for safety reasons". bbc.co.uk. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2021.