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2020 UEFA Champions League Final
Istanbul Atatürk Olympic Stadium 1.jpg
The Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul will host the final
Event 2019–20 UEFA Champions League
Date 29 August 2020 (2020-08-29) TBC
Venue Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul
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The 2020 UEFA Champions League Final was a super exciting football match. It was the big end game of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League season. This is Europe's top club football tournament. It's organized by UEFA. This was the 65th time this tournament was held. It was also the 28th season since it changed its name. Before, it was called the European Champion Clubs' Cup.

The final was supposed to be played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. It was planned for May 30, 2020. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was moved. It ended up being played on August 23, 2020, in Lisbon, Portugal.

The team that won this final got to play against the winner of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. This special match is called the 2020 UEFA Super Cup. The Champions League winner also got a spot in the group stage of the next season's tournament, the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.

The Big Match

Game Rules

The "home" team for the final was decided by a special draw. This happened after the semi-final matches were played. The game was played on August 23, 2020, at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon.

Here are the main rules for the match:

  • The game lasts for 90 minutes.
  • If the score is tied after 90 minutes, they play 30 minutes of extra time.
  • If it's still a tie after extra time, they have a penalty shoot-out. This decides the winner.
  • Each team can have up to twelve players ready to come in as substitutes.
  • Teams can make three substitutions during the game. If the game goes into extra time, they can make one more substitution.

Other Cool Finals

  • 2020 UEFA Europa League Final
  • 2020 UEFA Women's Champions League Final
  • 2020 UEFA Super Cup


Images for kids

  • LuzLissabon

    The Estádio da Luz in Lisbon hosted the final.

  • Hans-Dieter Flick, Germany national football team (03)

    Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick appeared in his second European Cup final, having lost as a player with Bayern in 1987.

  • PSG-Shakhter15 (2)

    Ángel Di María of Paris Saint-Germain had the joint-most assists in the competition with six.

  • Robert Lewandowski123666

    Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski was the competition's leading scorer and joint-leading assister with 15 goals and 6 assists en route to the final.

  • 2020 UCL Final identity

    Original identity of the final.

  • Daniele Orsato 2016 (cropped)

    Italian Daniele Orsato was the referee for the final.

  • Kingsley Coman (2019) (cropped)

    Bayern winger Kingsley Coman scored the only goal of the match in the 59th minute.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Final de la Liga de Campeones de la UEFA 2019-20 para niños

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