2012 UEFA Champions League Final

2012 UEFA Champions League Final
Event2011–12 UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich Chelsea
Germany England
1 1
After extra time
Chelsea won 4–3 on penalties
Date19 May 2012 (2012-05-19)
VenueAllianz Arena, Munich
UEFA Man of the MatchDidier Drogba (Chelsea)[1]
Fans' Man of the MatchPetr Čech (Chelsea)[2]
RefereePedro Proença (Portugal)[3]
Attendance62,500[4]
WeatherPartly cloudy
20 °C (68 °F)
38% humidity[5]
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The 2012 UEFA Champions League final was the last football match in Germany. Bayern Munich played against Chelsea. They played at the Allianz Arena in Munich to see who would win the 2011–12 season of the Champions League. Bayern had been in the final nine times before, winning four and losing four most recently losing in 2010. Chelsea had been in the final once before in 2008, but they didn't win. This match was special because it was the first time the Champions League final was played at the Allianz Arena, which is Bayern's home stadium (known as Fußball Arena München for the final). Both teams did really well to get to the final, beating other teams along the way. The match was exciting. Bayern scored first, but Chelsea tied the game later on. They played extra time, and even though Bayern had a chance to score with a penalty, they missed. So, they had to do a penalty shootout. Chelsea won the shootout 4–3 and became the Champions League winners for the first time. This was big because they were the first London club to win it and the fifth English club overall.[6]

Because they won, Chelsea got to play in the UEFA Super Cup but lost to Atlético Madrid. They also got to play in the next season's Champions League, even though they didn't do well in their own league. They represented Europe at the FIFA Club World Cup but lost to Corinthians in the final.

How the teams got here

Further information: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Germany Bayern Munich Round England Chelsea
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Switzerland Zürich 3–0 2–0 (H) 1–0 (A) Play-off round Bye
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Spain Villarreal 2–0 (A) Matchday 1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 (H)
England Manchester City 2–0 (H) Matchday 2 Spain Valencia 1–1 (A)
Italy Napoli 1–1 (A) Matchday 3 Belgium Genk 5–0 (H)
Italy Napoli 3–2 (H) Matchday 4 Belgium Genk 1–1 (A)
Spain Villarreal 3–1 (H) Matchday 5 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 (A)
England Manchester City 0–2 (A) Matchday 6 Spain Valencia 3–0 (H)
Group A winners

2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage

Final standings Group E winners

2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage

Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Switzerland Basel 7–1 0–1 (A) 7–0 (H) Round of 16 Italy Napoli 5–4 1–3 (A) 4–1 (aet) (H)
France Marseille 4–0 2–0 (A) 2–0 (H) Quarter-finals Portugal Benfica 3–1 1–0 (A) 2–1 (H)
Spain Real Madrid 3–3 (3–1 p) 2–1 (H) 1–2 (aet) (A) Semi-finals Spain Barcelona 3–2 1–0 (H) 2–2 (A)

Match

Details

Bayern Munich Germany1–1 (a.e.t.)England Chelsea
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 62,500[4]
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Bayern Munich[5]
Chelsea[5]
GK 1 Germany Manuel Neuer
RB 21 Germany Philipp Lahm (c)
CB 17 Germany Jérôme Boateng
CB 44 Ukraine Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
LB 26 Germany Diego Contento
DM 31 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger Yellow card 2'
DM 39 Germany Toni Kroos
RW 10 Netherlands Arjen Robben
AM 25 Germany Thomas Müller Substituted off 87'
LW 7 France Franck Ribéry Substituted off 97'
CF 33 Germany Mario Gómez
Substitutes:
GK 22 Germany Hans-Jörg Butt
DF 5 Belgium Daniel Van Buyten Substituted in 87'
DF 13 Brazil Rafinha
MF 14 Japan Takashi Usami
MF 23 Croatia Danijel Pranjić
FW 9 Germany Nils Petersen
FW 11 Croatia Ivica Olić Substituted in 97'
Manager:
Germany Jupp Heynckes
GK 1 Czech Republic Petr Čech
RB 17 Portugal José Bosingwa
CB 4 Brazil David Luiz Yellow card 86'
CB 24 England Gary Cahill
LB 3 England Ashley Cole Yellow card 81'
DM 12 Nigeria Mikel John Obi
CM 8 England Frank Lampard (c)
RW 21 Ivory Coast Salomon Kalou Substituted off 84'
AM 10 Spain Juan Mata
LW 34 England Ryan Bertrand Substituted off 73'
CF 11 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba Yellow card 93'
Substitutes:
GK 22 England Ross Turnbull
DF 19 Portugal Paulo Ferreira
MF 5 Ghana Michael Essien
MF 6 Spain Oriol Romeu
MF 15 France Florent Malouda Substituted in 73'
FW 9 Spain Fernando Torres Yellow card 120' Substituted in 84'
FW 23 England Daniel Sturridge
Interim manager:
Italy Roberto Di Matteo
UEFA Man of the Match:

Didier Drogba (Chelsea)[1]

Fans' Man of the Match:

Petr Čech (Chelsea)[2]

Assistant referees:

Bertino Miranda (Portugal)

Ricardo Santos (Portugal)

Fourth official:

Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Additional assistant referees:

Jorge Sousa (Portugal)

Duarte Gomes (Portugal)

Reserve assistant referee:

Tiago Trigo (Portugal)

Match rules[7]
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Player Rater – Top Player – Didier Drogba". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Player Rater – Top Player – Petr Čech". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Proença to officiate UEFA Champions League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Full Time Report, Final – Saturday 19 May 2012" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Saturday 19 May 2012" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  6. ↑ Tim Rich (24 May 2013). "Thomas Muller: Bayern Munich couldn't handle losing a Champions League final again". The Independent. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2011/12" (PDF). UEFA.com. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. March 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.