Die Spurs standen zum ersten Mal überhaupt im Champions-League-Finale, Liverpool hingegen schon zum neunten Mal. [20] It was the fifth time they had appeared in the final of a UEFA competition, having played in one Cup Winners' Cup final (winning in 1963 to become the first British team to win a European trophy) and three UEFA Cup finals (winning in 1972 and 1984 and losing in 1974). The matches were played on 18 and 19 August 2020. UEFA Champions League 2019/20 Pokalsieger FC Bayern München (6. The first legs were played on 6 and 7 August, and the second legs on 13 August 2019. In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. [87][88], American pop rock band Imagine Dragons performed at the opening ceremony before kick-off, playing a medley of their hits "Believer", "Thunder", "Radioactive" and "On Top of the World" while supported by a display of pyrotechnics and fireworks. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)[1], Assistant referees:[2] [58] Liverpool's reserve striker Divock Origi scored the opening goal in the seventh minute, followed by a pair of goals in quick succession by half-time substitute Georginio Wijnaldum to level the tie on aggregate in the 56th minute. The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[8], For the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2018 UEFA country coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2013–14 to 2017–18.[9]. Fans from across the globe gather to celebrate when Europe’s top teams fight for the coveted trophy of the VELUX EHF Champions League. [5] In keeping with its introduction the campaign prior, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was in use from the play-off round onwards.[6]. [68] Liverpool won their final group stage match, played on 11 December against Napoli at Anfield, with Salah scoring the only goal of the game. [28] Domestically, the sides had met once in a cup final, with Liverpool winning 3–1 after extra time in the 1982 Football League Cup Final. August 2020 Finalstadion: Estádio da Luz, Lissabon: Mannschaften: 32 (79 mit Qualifikationsrunden) Spiele: 119 Tore: 386 (ø 3,24 pro Spiel) Zuschauer: 4.751.122 (ø 39.925 pro Spiel) Torschützenkönig Robert Lewandowski (15) All remaining ties of the competition were played behind closed doors due to the remaining presence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[19]. [63] Liverpool failed to produce a shot on target during their 1–0 loss to Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo on matchday 2, which the home side won with a 90th-minute goal from Lorenzo Insigne. Felix Zwayer (Germany) The Champions League is approaching the final stages, ... Real Madrid are 20/1 to make it five Champions League crowns in the last seven seasons. [27], The final was the 171st competitive meeting between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, with a record of 79 Liverpool wins, 48 Tottenham wins and 43 draws. 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The UEFA technical study group selected the following 23 players as the squad of the tournament.[45]. Jury members selected their top three players, with the first receiving five points, the second three and the third one. The ball for this year's UEFA Champions League 2019-20 final has reportedly been leaked online earlier today. The losers from the Champions Path entered the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League play-off round, while the losers from the League Path entered the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage. [21][22] Had they won the final, they would have become the third and last English club, as well as the sixth club overall, to have won all three major European trophies (European Cup/Champions League, UEFA Cup/Europa League and the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup). [52][53] Spurs, missing forwards Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, among others, to injuries, lost 1–0 in the first leg at home, Ajax's lone goal coming in the 15th minute from Donny van de Beek. 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The shortlist of the top three players was announced on 16 September 2020. [11], The competition was suspended on 17 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. Liverpool won the final 2–0, with a penalty which was converted after 106 seconds by Mohamed Salah and a strike by substitute Divock Origi after 87 minutes. [47] Tottenham hosted the first leg, the first European tie at the newly-completed Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and won 1–0 on a goal scored by Son Heung-min in the 78th minute, following an earlier penalty from City's Sergio Agüero in the first half that was saved by Hugo Lloris. Bayern Munich defeated Paris Saint-Germain in the final, played at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, 1–0 and became the first European Cup winners to win all their matches during the tournament. 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Former Liverpool forwards Luis Suárez and Philippe Coutinho were playing against their old club for the first time competitively since being sold to Barça for record transfer fees in 2014 and 2018, respectively. His appointment completed a treble of European finals, having officiated the 2017 UEFA Europa League Final between Ajax and Manchester United, as well as the 2012 UEFA Super Cup between Chelsea and Atlético Madrid. In the qualifying rounds and the play-off round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2019 UEFA club coefficients,[20] and then drawn into two-legged home-and-away ties. The remaining tickets were allocated to the local organising committee, UEFA and national associations, commercial partners and broadcasters, and to serve the corporate hospitality programme. Mit der Finalpaarung standen … The play-off round was split into two separate sections: Champions Path (for league champions) and League Path (for league non-champions). [73], In the semi-finals, Liverpool faced tournament favourites Barcelona. [2], Prior to kick-off, a moment of silence was observed for Spanish footballer José Antonio Reyes, who had died in a car crash earlier in the day. The sides met twice during the 2018–19 Premier League season, with Liverpool winning 2–1 on both occasions. [82], With a stadium capacity of 63,500 for the final, a total of 38,000 tickets were available to fans and the general public; the two finalist teams received 17,000 tickets each and another 4,000 tickets were made available for purchase by fans worldwide via UEFA.com from 14 to 21 March 2019 in four price categories: €600, €450, €160 and €70. Order of legs reversed after original draw. [70], Liverpool were matched against German champions Bayern Munich in the round of 16 and played to a scoreless draw in the first leg at Anfield, mirroring the two sides' semi-final tie in the 1980–81 European Cup.