The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs decided by draw. Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal) Simeone was shouting at his players, trying to rally them, but it must have been hard to hear him over the booming chant from the Madrid end. Uefa Champions League 2013/2014 var den 59:e säsongen av Uefa Champions League, Europas största fotbollsturnering, och den 22:a säsongen sedan den bytte namn från "Europacupen". The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16. Each of these men was face to face with disgrace. After the break it was another stonewall penalty turned down, Salman Al-Faraj latching onto a through ball deep in the right corner of the penalty area and was clearly brought down by Ante Covic but wasn't punished for the indiscretion. The Saudi's pushed on and on, pressing for a goal that would take the game into extra time, and it looked for all money like they had one in the 84th minute. When Marcelo got the ball two minutes from time, five Atlético players were marooned offside in the Madrid half, too shattered to get back in position. They sensed it was their cup. That’s the advantage of being the richest club in the world: You get your pick of the superhumans, while everyone else has to make do with mere humans. José Sosa sent the free kick into the arms of Iker Casillas. The Atlético fans behind the Madrid goal let out a triumphant roar. ... 2014 Lisbon final: Real Madrid 4-1 Atlético. [33] The first legs were played on 19 and 20 August, and the second legs were played on 26 and 27 August 2014. Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify. Real Madrid had done what no other team had conquered yet and in the process, they became heroes for millions of fans. While Real beat defending champions Bayern Munich in the semi-final, Atletico got the better of Chelsea on aggregate. Juric opened up enough space for a placed shot from the edge of the penalty area, which beat the keeper but not the woodwork, the ball bouncing away from the path of Mark Bridge who would have been faced with a tap-in. It was contested by the under-19 youth teams of the 32 clubs qualified for the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.[1]. Moments before half-time Al Hilal had their best chance of the night after a defensive clearance smashed into Mateo Poljak's face and rebounded for the benefit of Al-Hilal, with Alshamrani being played through on goal but skying his shot. The Brazilian ran straight through the middle and smashed a cruel third beyond Courtois. Eight years later, Al-Nassr hosted the 1995 final, when Ilhwa Chunma won the match 1–0 in the King Fahd International Stadium. Chelsea won 3–2 and secured their first title in the competition. At the other end of Lisbon’s Estádio da Luz, the three tiers of Atlético supporters were as silent and still as a photograph. Prior to the final, Al-Hilal coach Laurențiu Reghecampf dismissed the Wanderers as "a small team", and frequently promised that Al-Hilal would win the title. In the group stages, both teams had won a similar number of games. . All rights reserved. The first final hosted by a Saudi Arabian city was the first ever Asian final, the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship, which was won by South Korean side Daewoo Royals 3–1 against Al-Ahli in the city of Jeddah. The first leg was hosted by Western Sydney Wanderers at Parramatta Stadium in Sydney on 25 October 2014, while the second leg was hosted by Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh on 1 November 2014. When is the 2014 Champions League final? The stadium was chosen in preference to the 45,500 seated Sydney Football Stadium and 84,000 seated Stadium Australia.[5]. With Real Madrid struggling, Ancelotti decided to ring the changes. Ludogorets Razgrad and Malmö FF made their debut appearances in the group stage.[35]. They had woken up in the second half but all their attacks had foundered against Atlético’s red-and-white wall. The save was the biggest moment for an Australian keeper since Mark Schwarzer in the famous shootout against Uruguay. To win the Champions League in the first year after the despised coach’s departure would be the sweetest vindication. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries. * Ronaldo grabbed the ball, scored the penalty, tore off his shirt and ran towards the Madrid fans, screaming and flexing his world-famous muscles. Both clubs qualified directly to the Champions League group stage through their respective leagues; Al-Hilal finished second in the 2012–13 Saudi Professional League and Western Sydney Wanderers ended their first ever season of competition (the 2012–13 A-League) as league winners. The round of 16 matches were played on 27 January, 17, 23, 24 and 25 February 2015. “When you’re in a final at 19, you don’t realize how important these titles really are, not just for you as a player but for your club,” he had said at the press conference the night before. Waves of white spread across the stadium in anticipation. Western Sydney Wanderers won the match 1–0 on aggregate to become the first Australian team to win the trophy. Order of legs reversed after original draw. [11] Therefore, Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk and Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16. The clubs began competing in the Champions League group stage in February 2014 during mid-season in their domestic competitions, and they continued in the tournament after the end of the 2013–14 football seasons in Australia and Saudi Arabia due to the calendar format of the Asian tournament. By joining Slate Plus you support our work and get exclusive content. All the information you could possibly need ahead of the showpiece event of the 2013-14 club season . Listen: Champions League final highlights on BBC Sounds 'Neuer showed he is the number one' Manuel Neuer was part of Bayern Munich's 2013 squad that won the Champions League The matchdays were 16–18 September, 30 September–2 October, 21–23 October, 4–6 November, 25–27 November, and 9–11 December 2014, with the matches played on the same matchday as the corresponding Champions League matches, but not necessarily on the same day. UEFA Champions League: 5 instances when teams from the same country reached the final, Top 3 UEFA Champions League Finals of this decade, 10 best Champions League finals of all-time, Top 5 greatest Champions League player seasons ever, 3 men who have won the UEFA Champions League both as players and managers, Top 3 players from the UEFA Champions League final, All-time top goalscorers in Champions League group stage history, Lionel Messi's litany of international misses since the 2014 World Cup final. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. Courtois parried his shot, but the ball looped up beyond the far post, where Bale soared above Alderweireld to head into the top corner. Sergio Ramos leapt and crashed the header of his life into the bottom corner of Thibaut Courtois’ net. This season was the first where clubs must comply with UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations in order to participate. [8] Another ruling centred in regional instability was also made where Israeli teams were prohibited from hosting any UEFA competitions due to the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict. Under Mourinho, Madrid had been swift, strong, and ruthless, destroying teams with lightning counter-attacks. On 24th May 2014, the entire footballing world came together to witness the inevitable- the 10th Champions League title of Real Madrid, which is fondly called the La Decima. Gamba Osaka eventually claimed the title 5–0 on aggregate. Ryuji Sato (Japan), Western Sydney Wanderers coach, Tony Popovic, spoke after the match about the win, saying "we were called a small club yesterday, today we are the biggest in Asia. Stars, the coach says, “are just names.”. The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 18 July 2014. The draw also decided the home team for each quarter-final, and the "home" team for administrative purposes for each semi-final and final (which were played on neutral ground). Some names, it turns out, are more equal than others. 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2014/15", "New dates for Youth League conclusion in Nyon", "UEFA Champions League group stage draw pots", "Media accreditation for club knockout draws", "Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Goals", "Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Assists", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2014–15_UEFA_Youth_League&oldid=983273179, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Yet faced with a choice between the unfit star Costa and the fully fit subordinate Adrián, Simeone picked the star. Slate relies on advertising to support our journalism. Al-Hilal dominated possession and the chances but couldn't find any cracks in the Wanderers defensive armour. Official in-depth guide to every UEFA Champions League and European Cup season, including results, stats and video highlights. Atlético now had a scarecrow at right back, and Madrid could not be expected to chivalrously ignore that fact for very long. In the course of his remarks, Ramos had referred indirectly to José Mourinho, the coach with whom Madrid bitterly parted company this time last year. The winners of the ties involving these two clubs could also not be drawn against each other in the quarter-finals. Thus, his task was to stick to his strengths and do what he does best. 01:41 Now he darted into the Atlético area, where he was tripped by Gabi. And the Sergio Ramos goal was likewise a prodigious feat of physicality to which Atlético had no answer. That sets up a potential all-Madrid Champions League final, though both will face a tough task getting there. Now, at the age of 33, he was finally about to discover what it … Nawaf Al Abed (Al-Hilal), Assistant referees: For the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2013 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2008–09 to 2012–13. But too often they failed against disciplined defenses who refused to give them space in behind. And you'll never see this message again. The ball bounced once before spinning out for a corner just inches away from the goalpost. The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Australian team Western Sydney Wanderers and Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal. [4], The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the group compositions being the same as in the draw for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held on 28 August 2014, 17:45 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[2][5][6]. Ancelotti was a celebrated coach in this competition- he had already led Milan to 3 finals, winning twice. The draw for the first and second qualifying rounds was held on 23 June 2014. Times up to 25 October 2014 (matchdays 1–3) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times were CET (UTC+1). In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. And in a way, Ronaldo’s shirtless posturing, however graceless, was also appropriate, because that bulging physique told the real story of the match.
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