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A first-half strike from Fernando Torres was the only goal of the game, and helped Spain win their first European trophy in 44 years. [24] The 2012 tournament final saw reigning European and World champions Spain face Italy in Kyiv. Two first-half goals, one each from David Silva and Jordi Alba put the
The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal football competition established in 1955. [1] Prior to the 1992–93 season, the tournament was named the European Cup. [1] The UEFA Champions League is open to the league champions of all UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) member associations (except Liechtenstein, which has no league competition), as well as to the clubs finishing from ...
Lord's has hosted the final five times. The inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup final was held on 21 June 1975 at Lord's, contested by Australia and the West Indies.A man of the match performance, [11] including a century, from West Indian captain Clive Lloyd, coming in to bat at number five with his team at 50/3, [12] formed the basis of a 149-run fourth-wicket partnership with Rohan Kanhai. [13]
The last champions before the UEFA Cup was renamed to UEFA Europa League were Shakhtar Donetsk, who beat Werder Bremen 2–1 after extra time in the 2009 final. [5] Benfica and Marseille have lost the most finals, with three losses in the competition. The current champions are Atalanta, who defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 in the 2024 final.
The first Cricket World Cup was held in 1975 and then every four years since. The tournament was usually played by full ICC member nations. The ICC conceived the idea of the Champions Trophy – a short cricket tournament to raise funds for the development of the game in non-test playing countries, with the first two tournaments being held in Bangladesh and Kenya.
This was Madrid's fifth title in nine seasons (since 2013–14), their eighth consecutive win in a Champions League final, and their tenth successive victory in a major European final (including the 1985 and 1986 UEFA Cup Finals). Real Madrid has not lost a final in the Champions League era, with their last defeat occurring in 1981. [49]
M. a Won play-off 3–2. [2] N. a After the 1970–71 season, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was taken over by UEFA. A match was played between Barcelona, the first and record Fairs Cup winners, and Leeds United, the last winners, to decide who should keep the old Fairs Cup trophy permanently. [75] O. Won play-off 1–0 in Brussels.
The competition was abolished in 1999; Italian team Lazio were the last team to win the competition when they beat Mallorca 2–1. [ 1 ] Barcelona are the most successful club in the competition's history, having won it on four occasions, [ 1 ] followed by Anderlecht (Belgium), Milan (Italy), Chelsea (England) and Dynamo Kyiv (USSR / Ukraine ...