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The last 20 Champions League finals: history and curiosities

Data as of 31 October 2026

Every Champions League final from 2007 to 2026: score, stadium, attendance, scorers and the story behind each one. Twenty seasons, from Athens 2007 to Budapest 2026, with four finals decided on penalties and two relocated because of the pandemic and the war.

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YearChampionRunner-upResultVenue
2026París Saint-GermainArsenal1-1 (4-3 en penaltis)Budapest
2025París Saint-GermainInter5-0Munich
2024Real MadridBorussia Dortmund2-0London
2023Manchester CityInter1-0Istanbul
2022Real MadridLiverpool1-0Paris
2021ChelseaManchester City1-0Porto
2020Bayern MunichParís Saint-Germain1-0Lisbon
2019LiverpoolTottenham2-0Madrid
2018Real MadridLiverpool3-1Kyiv
2017Real MadridJuventus4-1Cardiff
2016Real MadridAtlético de Madrid1-1 (5-3 en penaltis)Milan
2015BarcelonaJuventus3-1Berlin
2014Real MadridAtlético de Madrid4-1 (a.e.t.)Lisbon
2013Bayern MunichBorussia Dortmund2-1London
2012ChelseaBayern Munich1-1 (4-3 en penaltis)Munich
2011BarcelonaManchester United3-1London
2010InterBayern Munich2-0Madrid
2009BarcelonaManchester United2-0Rome
2008Manchester UnitedChelsea1-1 (6-5 en penaltis)Moscow
2007MilanLiverpool2-1Athens
2026

PSG retain the title on penalties

París Saint-Germain 1-1 (4-3 en penaltis) Arsenal · Puskás Aréna (Budapest) · attendance 61,035.

Kai Havertz put Arsenal ahead in the 6th minute and Ousmane Dembélé equalised from the spot in the 61st. After extra time PSG won the shoot-out 4-3 when Gabriel sent his kick over the bar.

Luis Enrique won his third Champions League as a manager.

In a nutshell: PSG are, with Real Madrid, the only club to retain the Champions League since it took that name.

2025

The biggest win ever in a final

París Saint-Germain 5-0 Inter · Allianz Arena (Munich) · attendance 64,327.

Achraf Hakimi (12'), Désiré Doué (20' and 63'), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (73') and Senny Mayulu (86') scored all five of Luis Enrique's PSG goals.

It was the Parisian club's first Champions League title.

In a nutshell: The 5-0 is the largest margin of victory in a European Cup final.

2024

The fifteenth, and Ancelotti's fifth

Real Madrid 2-0 Borussia Dortmund · Wembley (London) · attendance 86,212.

Dani Carvajal opened the scoring with a header from a Kroos corner (74') and Vinícius sealed it with an assist from Bellingham (83'). Edin Terzić's Dortmund had earlier had clear chances.

It was Real Madrid's fifteenth European Cup.

In a nutshell: Carlo Ancelotti won his fifth Champions League as a manager, an all-time record.

2023

The treble Guardiola was chasing

Manchester City 1-0 Inter · Atatürk (Istanbul) · attendance 71,412.

Rodri scored the only goal of the final in the 68th minute in a very tight game against Simone Inzaghi's Inter. City won their first Champions League after losing the 2021 final.

It completed the treble (Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League).

In a nutshell: Guardiola won his second treble, fourteen years after the 2009 one with Barça.

2022

A final moved because of the war and an imperial Courtois

Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool · Stade de France (Paris) · attendance 75,000.

The final was due to be played in St Petersburg, but UEFA moved it to Paris after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Crowd-control problems outside the stadium delayed the kick-off by 36 minutes.

Vinícius Júnior scored the only goal in the 59th minute, and Thibaut Courtois made nine saves.

In a nutshell: Courtois was the star of the final with nine saves.

2021

Havertz decides an English final in Portugal

Chelsea 1-0 Manchester City · Estádio do Dragão (Porto) · attendance 14,110.

Kai Havertz scored the only goal of the final in the 42nd minute, after a pass from Mason Mount. Chelsea had changed manager in January: Thomas Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard.

Because of pandemic restrictions the final was moved from Istanbul to Porto and played with a reduced crowd.

In a nutshell: Only about 14,000 spectators attended, one of the smallest crowds for a final.

2020

A final without fans and a perfect Bayern

Bayern Munich 1-0 París Saint-Germain · Estádio da Luz (Lisbon) · behind closed doors.

Because of the pandemic, the final stages were played in Lisbon as single matches from the quarter-finals and the final was behind closed doors. Kingsley Coman, a product of PSG's academy, scored the only goal in the 59th minute.

Hansi Flick led a Bayern side that won every game of the competition.

In a nutshell: Bayern won all 11 matches of that Champions League, something nobody had done before.

2019

A two-minute penalty and the title for Klopp

Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham · Wanda Metropolitano (Madrid) · attendance 63,272.

Mohamed Salah converted a penalty in the 2nd minute after a handball by Moussa Sissoko. Tottenham, playing their first final, never found a way back until Divock Origi sealed the 2-0 in the 87th.

Liverpool made up for the final they lost the previous year in Kyiv.

In a nutshell: It was Liverpool's sixth European Cup and Jürgen Klopp's first.

2018

Salah gets injured and Bale scores an overhead kick

Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool · NSC Olimpiyskiy (Kyiv) · attendance 61,561.

Mohamed Salah injured his shoulder in the 30th minute after a collision with Sergio Ramos and left the pitch in tears. Later, goalkeeper Loris Karius made decisive errors: in the 51st minute he gifted Benzema the opening goal.

Gareth Bale, who came on as a substitute, scored a famous overhead kick (64') and another long-range strike (83'). Sadio Mané had equalised in the 55th.

In a nutshell: It was Real Madrid's third Champions League in a row; Zidane left the bench a few days later.

2017

The first team to retain the Champions League

Real Madrid 4-1 Juventus · Millennium Stadium (Cardiff) · attendance 65,842.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice (20th and 64th minutes), Casemiro added one (61') and Asensio sealed the 4-1 in the 90th. Mandžukić had scored for Juventus with a spectacular acrobatic effort.

Real Madrid beat a Juventus side that arrived with one of Europe's best defences.

In a nutshell: Nobody had retained the title since the European Cup was renamed the Champions League.

2016

Another Madrid derby final, decided on penalties

Real Madrid 1-1 (5-3 en penaltis) Atlético de Madrid · San Siro (Milan) · attendance 71,942.

Sergio Ramos put Real Madrid ahead in the 15th and Yannick Carrasco equalised in the 79th. In the shoot-out Juanfran hit the post and Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner.

Zidane won his first Champions League as a manager just five months after taking over.

In a nutshell: It was the second final Atlético lost to Real Madrid in three years.

2015

Barça's second treble

Barcelona 3-1 Juventus · Olympiastadion (Berlin) · attendance 70,442.

Rakitić scored after four minutes and Morata levelled in the 55th. Luis Suárez (68') and Neymar, in stoppage time, decided the final for Luis Enrique's side.

That front three, Messi-Suárez-Neymar, became famous for their goalscoring.

In a nutshell: Barcelona became the first European club to win the treble twice.

2014

La Décima, with a Ramos goal in the 93rd minute

Real Madrid 4-1 (a.e.t.) Atlético de Madrid · Estádio da Luz (Lisbon) · attendance 60,976.

Diego Godín put Atlético ahead in the 36th and Simeone's side held on. In the 93rd minute Sergio Ramos headed in a Modrić corner to force extra time.

Then came Atlético's collapse: Bale (110'), Marcelo (118') and a Cristiano penalty (120') made it 4-1.

In a nutshell: It was Real Madrid's tenth European Cup, twelve years after the ninth.

2013

The first all-German final

Bayern Munich 2-1 Borussia Dortmund · Wembley (London) · attendance 86,298.

Mario Mandžukić put Bayern ahead in the 60th and İlkay Gündoğan equalised from the penalty spot soon after. Arjen Robben, who had missed a decisive penalty a year earlier, scored in the 89th.

Jupp Heynckes and Jürgen Klopp faced off in a duel that reflected Germany's dominance at the time.

In a nutshell: Bayern completed the treble a week later by also winning the German Cup.

2012

A sixth-placed Chelsea win at Bayern's home

Chelsea 1-1 (4-3 en penaltis) Bayern Munich · Allianz Arena (Munich) · attendance 62,500.

Thomas Müller put Bayern ahead in the 83rd and Didier Drogba equalised with a header with two minutes left. In extra time Arjen Robben missed a penalty saved by Petr Čech.

In the shoot-out Drogba scored the decisive kick. Chelsea, with Roberto Di Matteo as caretaker manager, won the first Champions League for a London club.

In a nutshell: Bayern played the final in their own stadium, the Allianz Arena, and lost it.

2011

Guardiola's Barça at Wembley

Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United · Wembley (London) · attendance 87,695.

Pedro (27'), Messi (54') and Villa (69') scored for Barcelona; Wayne Rooney had briefly equalised in the 34th. Many analysts rank that side among the best ever.

It was the first European Cup final at the new Wembley, opened in 2007.

In a nutshell: Eric Abidal, who had surgery for a liver tumour in 2011, was handed the armband by Puyol to lift the trophy.

2010

Mourinho and Milito, an Italian treble

Inter 2-0 Bayern Munich · Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid) · attendance 73,490.

Diego Milito scored both of Inter's goals (35th and 70th minutes) at Real Madrid's stadium. Louis van Gaal's Bayern could not find space.

Inter completed a perfect season: Serie A, Coppa Italia and the Champions League.

In a nutshell: It was the first treble by an Italian club.

2009

The first treble for a Spanish club

Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United · Estadio Olímpico (Rome) · attendance 62,467.

In his first season in charge of the first team, Pep Guardiola won the league, the cup and the Champions League. Samuel Eto'o opened the scoring in the 10th minute and Lionel Messi sealed it with a header in the 70th.

Standing in the way were Alex Ferguson's Manchester United, the defending champions.

In a nutshell: Guardiola, a European champion as a player in 1992, now repeated the feat as a manager.

2008

The first all-English final

Manchester United 1-1 (6-5 en penaltis) Chelsea · Luzhniki (Moscow) · attendance 67,310.

Cristiano Ronaldo put United ahead with a header and Frank Lampard equalised just before half-time. The match went to penalties in the Moscow rain.

In the shoot-out John Terry slipped taking the penalty that would have given Chelsea the title and hit the post. Edwin van der Sar then saved Nicolas Anelka's kick and United won 6-5.

In a nutshell: It was the first European Cup final between two English clubs.

2007

Milan gets revenge for Istanbul

Milan 2-1 Liverpool · Estadio Olímpico (Athens) · attendance 63,000.

Two years after the legendary 2005 final in Istanbul, Milan and Liverpool met again in the final. This time the Italians won: Filippo Inzaghi scored both Rossoneri goals (45th and 82nd minutes) and Dirk Kuyt pulled one back in the 89th.

It was the club's seventh European Cup, with Carlo Ancelotti on the Milan bench and Rafa Benítez on Liverpool's.

In a nutshell: Milan had lost the 2005 final after leading 3-0 at half-time; this time they did not let the lead slip.

Source: Wikipedia · List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals. Data as of 31 October 2026.

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