2014 UEFA Champions League final

Venue

The Estádio da Luz, officially the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, was chosen as the venue at a UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Istanbul on 20 March 2012. It has been the home of Benfica since 2003 and was built to host five matches of UEFA Euro 2004, including the final. The original stadium, demolished in 2003, hosted the 1992 European Cup Winners' Cup final and the second leg of the 1983 UEFA Cup final. The last European Cup final in Lisbon was in 1967 at the Estádio Nacional, where Celtic beat Inter Milan 2–1. The 2005 UEFA Cup final was held at the Estádio José Alvalade.

Background

This was the first final between two teams from the same city and the second all-Spanish final, following the 2000 final between Real Madrid and Valencia. Real Madrid reached a record 13th final after a 5–0 aggregate win against defending champions Bayern Munich. They had won nine previous finals (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002) and lost three (1962, 1964, 1981). Coach Carlo Ancelotti was in his fourth Champions League final, having won with Milan in 2003 and 2007 and lost in 2005.

Atlético Madrid reached their second European Cup final, 40 years after their first, after defeating Chelsea 3–1 on aggregate. Their only previous final in 1974 ended in defeat to Bayern Munich after a replay. Atlético had also won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1962 and the Europa League in 2010 and 2012. Coach Diego Simeone could have become the first non-European coach to win the competition since Helenio Herrera.

Pre-match

Former Portugal international Luís Figo, who won the Champions League with Real Madrid in 2002, was the final's ambassador. The visual identity, unveiled on 29 August 2013, was inspired by Portuguese discoveries, including the armillary sphere and windrose. Tickets ranged from €70 to €390, with each finalist allocated 16,970 tickets. Atlético made 14,000 tickets available to members; Real Madrid received 24,103 requests from 73,314 members for 13,134 tickets, awarded by draw. Dutch referee Björn Kuipers was appointed on 7 May 2014, becoming the fourth Dutch referee in a European Cup/Champions League final. His team included fellow countrymen Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra as assistants, Pol van Boekel and Richard Liesveld as additional assistants, Angelo Boonman as reserve assistant, and Turkey's Cüneyt Çakır as fourth official.

Match

Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso was suspended after his third booking of the competition. Sami Khedira replaced him, and Raphaël Varane started instead of Pepe. Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, and Karim Benzema overcame injuries to start. Atlético's Gabi returned from suspension, and Diego Costa started despite a hamstring injury, but was forced off after eight minutes.

Arda Turan did not recover in time. Atlético wore shirts with Luis Aragonés's name inside the collar. In the 36th minute, Diego Godín scored with a looping header from a Juanfran flick-on. Real Madrid pushed for an equaliser, with Ancelotti substituting Fábio Coentrão and Khedira for Marcelo and Isco.

In the third minute of stoppage time, Sergio Ramos headed in from Luka Modrić's corner. The match went to extra time with no substitutions left for either team. Real Madrid won 4–1 with extra-time goals from Gareth Bale, Marcelo, and Cristiano Ronaldo.