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2010 UEFA Champions League

final

Match programme cover

Event

Date

22 May 2010

Venue

UEFA

(Inter Milan)

Fans' Man of the Match

(Inter Milan)

(

)

Attendance

73,490

Weather

Sunny

25 °C (77 °F)

32%

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The

2010 UEFA Champions League final

was an

match

played at the

, home of

on 22 May

2010, to determine the winners of the

. It was

the first Champions League final to be played on a weekend, rather than the

traditional Wednesday.

The match was won by

, who beat

2–0 to complete the

, a feat never before achieved by any team

from either Italy or Germany. The refereeing team came from England and was

led by

The win gave Inter their third European Cup title, and their first since

That 45 years of await broke the record of the longest gap between two UCL

titles, which was held by

before, with 32 years (

Moreover, it was Inter's first appearance in the final since

, and they

were the first Italian team to appear in the showpiece match since

won the competition in

. Meanwhile, Bayern had won the competition

as recently as

—their most recent final appearance—although they were

the first German side to reach the final since

. The

2010 final was the first not to feature an English side since

beat

with

also coaching the winning side, and due to

being knocked out by Bayern in the quarter-finals on away

goals. This was also the first final to include two group runners-up, both

Bayern and Inter finished second in group A and F, respectively. The Santiago

Bernabéu Stadium had hosted three European Cup finals before; in

and

As the winners, Inter played against

winners

in the

, and also entered the semi-finals

of the

. The match was Inter's last game under the

management of Mourinho as he would move to Real Madrid a few days after the

match.

Background

[

]

Prior to the 2010 final,

and

had met four times in European competition. In those four

matches, Bayern held the edge with two wins to Inter's one; the other match finished as a draw. The first meeting

between the two sides took place in the

; Inter won 2–0 the first match at the

in Munich, but Bayern responded with a 3–1 win at the San Siro two weeks later to go through on the

. They were next drawn together in

, along with

and

. The first match between Bayern and Inter was played at the San Siro, where Bayern won 2–0; the return

match finished as a 1–1 draw.

Both teams went into the final chasing

, an achievement never before reached by teams from their respective

countries; Inter came closest in 1965, when they won the

and the

but lost 1–0 to

in the

. Bayern Munich claimed their 22nd

title on the last day of the season with a 3–1 win away

on 8 May 2010,

before claiming their eighth

with a 4–0 win over

in the

on 15 May.

Meanwhile, Inter beat

1–0 for their sixth

on 5 May,

and then

won their fifth Serie A title in a row and their second Double on 16 May with a 1–0 win away to relegated

With both teams having secured domestic Doubles going into the final, it was guaranteed that the Treble would be won

for the second year in a row, following

's success in

The managers of both teams had won the Champions League before: Bayern manager

won the competition with

, while Inter's

was manager of

side. The winning manager would therefore become

only the third in European Cup history to win as manager of two clubs, following in the footsteps of

(

and

) and

(

and Bayern Munich in

Venue

[

]

The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium

was selected as the venue for the

2010 UEFA Champions League final

in March 2008.

The

was selected as the venue for the 2010 UEFA

Champions League final at a meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee in

, on 28 March 2008. The committee – who selected the venue for the

at the same meeting – based their decision on a number

of criteria, including stadium capacity, facilities and security.

It had been

decided that the final would be played on a Saturday for the first time in Champions

League history at the UEFA Executive Committee's meeting in

, on 30 November

2007.

The front side of Bernabéu

during the final.

The stadium was opened in 1947 following the election of

as the

president of Real Madrid. Upon construction, the stadium had a maximum capacity in

excess of 75,000, but this was increased to 125,000 with the addition of a fourth

stand in 1954. The stadium was chosen as one of two venues for matches at the

, hosting both of the

team's matches, including their 2–1

win over the

. In preparation for the

, FIFA requirements forced renovations to the

stadium, adding a canopy to three of the four stands and reducing the capacity to 90,800. The stadium hosted all three

Group B matches and the final of the 1982 World Cup. Conversion to an all-seater stadium in 1998 further reduced

capacity to just over 75,000, but the most recent expansion in 2006 increased capacity to just over 80,000. Only

around 75,000 seats, however, were available for the 2010 final.

The stadium had hosted three

: in

and

themselves won the 1957 final –

their second of five consecutive wins – beating

2–0 in front of 120,000 spectators, the second highest

attendance in a European Cup final.

won the next final at the stadium, beating

4–1 in 1969, and

won 1–0 against

in the most recent final in Madrid in 1980.

Route to the final

[

]

Further information:

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Round

Opponent

Result

Opponent

Result

(A)

Matchday 1

(H)

Matchday 2

(A)

Matchday 3

(H)

Matchday 4

(A)

(H)

Matchday 5

(A)

Matchday 6

(H)

runners-up

Pos

Team

Pld

Pts

Source:

Final standings

runners-up

Pos

Team

Pld

Pts

Source:

Opponent

1st leg

2nd leg

Opponent

1st leg

2nd leg

4–4 (

)

(H)

(A)

Round of 16

3–1

(H)

(A)

4–4 (

)

(H)

(A)

Quarter-finals

2–0

(H)

(A)

4–0

(H)

(A)

Semi-finals

3–2

(H)

(A)

Pre-match

[

]

Identity

[

]

The unique visual identity of the 2010 final was revealed at a special ceremony at Madrid's

Ciudad del Fútbol Español

on 20 November 2009. In attendance at the ceremony were final ambassador

president Ángel María Villar Llona and UEFA's competitions director Giorgio Marchetti. UEFA has given the

Champions League final a unique visual identity every year since 1999, in order to give "a distinctive flavour of the

host city".

The logo features the UEFA Champions League trophy at its core, surrounded by elements of the Champions

League "starball" logo, the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and the

. The logo was designed to capture "the

cultural and 'fiesta' aspects which Madrid is famed for".

Ticketing

[

]

Although the usual capacity of the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium was over 80,000, the net capacity for the 2010 Champions

League final was around 75,000. The two finalists were each allocated 21,000 tickets, with a further 11,000 tickets

being made available to the general public. Applications for those tickets were opened on 8 March 2010 and ran until

19 March; recipients were determined by a random lottery. These figures included a certain number of tickets set aside

specifically for children; 2,000 tickets from each club's allocation went to children and their accompanying adults,

as did 1,000 tickets from the general public's allocation. Finally, 500 tickets were reserved for children taking

part in the activities at the UEFA Champions Festival in the week leading up to the final.

A ticketing launch event was held in Madrid on 5 March 2010, at which the ticketing concept for the final was

announced. The event was also used to promote the start of ticket sales for the match, and was attended by the

ambassador for the final,

, the president of the

, and

representatives from

, the

and the host club,

At the event,

Aguirre was presented with the first ticket for the final by Real Madrid players

and

Related events

[

]

A trophy handover ceremony was held at the Palacio de Cibeles in Madrid on 16 April 2010, when

and

– as representatives of the 2009 champions,

– returned the UEFA Champions League Trophy to UEFA

president

. Platini then handed the trophy to Royal Spanish Football Federation president Ángel María

Villar Llona and

, the mayor of Madrid, so that it might be put on display in the city until the

day of the final. Real Madrid president

, players

and

, and final

ambassador Emilio Butragueño were also present at the ceremony.

Match ball

[

]

A ball from the final

on display at the 2011

UEFA Champions Festival in

Hyde Park, London.

The official match ball for the 2010 Champions League final, the

Madrid

, was

unveiled on 9 March 2010. It was the tenth ball to use the "Starball" design that had

become synonymous with the UEFA Champions League. Each of the stars on the ball featured an

element of the logos of each of the last 10 Champions League finals, drawn in gold. In

reference to the colours of the

, each gold star has a red border, while the

base colour of the ball referred to the white of

's kit. The ball retained the

"goosebump" texture of the previous two versions, but the panel configuration was changed for the

Finale Madrid

, with

the panels following the star pattern on the ball.

Officials

[

]

Match referee Howard

Webb had been on the list

of FIFA-accredited

referees since 2005.

The referee for the 2010 UEFA Champions League final was

, representing

of England.

Webb became an international referee in 2005,

and

took charge of his first UEFA Champions League match in the August of that year, when he

officiated the match between

and

in the second qualifying round. His first

appointment in the Champions League proper came a year later with the group stage encounter

between

and

on 26 September 2006. Prior to the 2010 final, he had

refereed a further 17 Champions League matches and nine

matches. He was also a referee at

the

and he was selected to be England's representative at the

As usual, the referee was supported by assistant referees and a fourth official from the same country; in the 2010

final, Howard Webb was assisted by Darren Cann and Mike Mullarkey, with

as the fourth official.

Team selection

[

]

The Inter team that began the game featured no Italian players in the starting line-up, while Bayern started the game

with five Germans, all internationals named in the provisional

was

a notable absence for Bayern, serving a three-match suspension after being sent off in the first leg of the semi-final

against

for a foul on

, while Inter were without midfielder

, who was serving a two-

match suspension.

Opening ceremony

[

]

More than 100 people were

involved in the opening ceremony.

The 2010 Champions League final officially opened with the UEFA Champions Festival

on 15 May 2010. The festival was held at Madrid's

and ran for the

entire week leading up to the final. It featured several events and exhibitions for

fans to take part in; as well as being able to play on public-use mini-pitches,

fans were able to meet famous faces from European football and explore the history

of the Champions League. On the day of the final, the festival culminated with a match between former Spanish players

and other European ex-professionals.

The

was performed by Peruvian tenor

Match

[

]

Summary

[

]

The Inter Milan fans unfurled a

huge banner prior to kick-off.

The match was won 2–0 by Inter. Inter employed a counter-attacking strategy that

saw them have less possession than Bayern, but Inter were able to comfortably defend

their lead.

Both goals were scored by

, in the 35th and 70th

minutes. Milito's first was scored following a long clearance by Inter goalkeeper

flicked down by Milito to

, who returned the pass to

Milito to score. Milito's second goal came after he collected a pass from

and beat

with

the ball.

Milito was substituted shortly before the end of the match, allowing him to be applauded by the Inter

supporters.

After the match, Milito stated the win brought "incredible happiness" and claimed his side deserved its

victory.

Bayern captain

conceded Inter was the "most effective team", referring to the success of

Inter's counter-attacking tactics.

José Mourinho revealed after the match that he would likely resign from Inter

to pursue the goal of being the first manager to win the Champions League with three clubs. Reports had linked him

with a move to Real Madrid.

Details

[

]

22 May 2010

20:45

0–2

35'

70'

Attendance: 73,490

Referee:

(

)

Bayern Munich

Inter

Milan

(

)

Substitutes:

Manager:

(

)

90+2

Substitutes:

90+2

Manager:

UEFA Man of the Match:

(Inter Milan)

Fans' Man of the Match:

(Inter Milan)

Mike Mullarkey (

)

Darren Cann (

)

(

)

Peter Kirkup (

)

Statistics

[

]

First half

Statistic

Bayern

Munich

Inter

Milan

Goals scored

Total shots

Shots on

target

Saves

Ball

possession

67%

33%

Corner kicks

Fouls

committed

Offsides

Yellow cards

Red cards

Second half

Statistic

Bayern

Munich

Inter

Milan

Goals scored

Total shots

Shots on

target

Saves

Ball

possession

69%

31%

Corner kicks

Fouls

committed

Offsides

Yellow cards

Red cards

Overall

Statistic

Bayern

Munich

Inter

Milan

Goals scored

Total shots

Shots on

target

Saves

Ball

possession

68%

32%

Corner kicks

Fouls

committed

Offsides

Yellow cards

Red cards

Post-match

[

]

Match winner

jersey and memorabilia from the

final displayed at the

museum

As a result of Inter's victory, Italy held onto its position in the top three of the

and would therefore retain its fourth berth in the

. Had Bayern won or the match had gone to penalties,

Germany would have overtaken Italy and received an extra entry in the following

season.

Having beaten

in both the

and to the

title, Inter became the first ever Italian club to have won the

As of the

, Inter would appear in two more Champions League finals, losing both to treble-

winning sides in

and

. They are still the most recent Italian club to have won the Champions League, and the

last to have won a European trophy until Roma won the

Despite winning the treble, Mourinho resigned as manager of Inter on 28 May to take over from

manager of

, citing a desire to become the first manager to win the Champions League with three clubs.

However, he was unable to accomplish this feat, being eliminated in three successive semi-finals before returning to

his former club

in June 2013,

with

replacing him at Real Madrid; he would gone on to win

the elusive Champions League title in his

Bayern would end their wait for the Champions League title in

and securing their own treble, but not after losing

another final, held at their

, to Chelsea. As of 2025, they would appear in one more

Champions League final post-2013, when they won in

to secure a second treble.

As winners of the Champions League, Inter played in the

against

winners

. They lost the match 2–0, with goals from

and

. They also took part in

the

, entering at the semi-finals. There they beat

winners

3–0

to reach the final against

winners

, whom they also beat 3–0

to take the title.