Olympiastadion (Munich, Germany). Opened in 1972. Accommodates 69,250 spectators.
The final match of the first UEFA Champions League draw of the 1992/93 season took place at the Munich Olympic Stadium. “Marseille” and “Milan” fought for the trophy. The meeting, which took place on May 23, 1993, ended with the victory of the French team with a score of 1: 0.
The Munich arena hosted the second final of the main club tournament in Europe in 1997. In that match, Borussia Dortmund beat Juventus 3: 1.
Olympic Stadium (Athens, Greece). Opened in 1982, renovated in 2002-2004. Accommodates 69 618 spectators.
The Olympic stadium in the capital of Greece can be called a lucky one for Milan. After being defeated in the 1992/93 season finale, the Italian club in next year again reached the decisive stage of the tournament, where he defeated Barcelona with a score of 4: 0.
13 years later, the Rossoneri entered the field again Olympic stadium Athens as a contender for the trophy, and again they managed to win, this time over Liverpool - 2: 1.
Ernst Happel Stadion (Vienna, Austria). Opened in 1931, reconstructed twice - in 1986 and 2008. Accommodates 55,665 spectators.
The arena in the Austrian capital hosted the 1994/95 UEFA Champions League final, with Milan appearing for the third time in a row. Like two years earlier, the Italians lost 0-1, but this time to Ajax.
"Stadio Olimpico" (Italy, Rome). Opened in 1937, the last reconstruction was carried out in 1989-1990. Accommodates 72 698 spectators.
In the 1995/96 season, Ajax arrived in Rome as the current winner of the Champions League, but the Dutch club failed to defend their title. Already in the first half of the match with Juventus, the teams exchanged goals, after which they brought matters to a penalty shootout. “Bianconeri” were more accurate and won the main club trophy in Europe.
The Olympic Stadium in Rome won the right to host the 2008/09 Champions League final again, but this time the local teams failed to make it to the decisive stage of the tournament. The trophy this year was won by Barcelona, beating Manchester United 2-0.
"Amsterdam Arena" (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Opened in 1996. Accommodates 54,990 spectators.
The stadium, now named after Johan Cruyff, hosted the Champions League final just two years after opening. In May 1998, Real Madrid and Juventus met at the Amsterdam Arena. The match ended with a score of 1: 0 in favor of the Madrid club.
Camp Nou (Barcelona, Spain). Opened in 1957, reconstructed twice - in 1995 and 2008. Accommodates 99 354 spectators.
Barcelona's stadium has seen many memorable matches, but the 1998/99 UEFA Champions League final stands alone. That meeting between “Bavaria” and “Manchester United” can be called legendary without exaggeration. The Germans took the lead already in the 6th minute and controlled the course of the game until last minutes, but two goals, scored by the Mancunians in stoppage time in the second half, brought the victory to Manchester United.
"Stade de France" (Saint-Denis, France). Opened in 1998. Accommodates 81,338 spectators.
The arena, built on the outskirts of Paris, was the venue for the Champions League final for the 1999/2000 season for the first time. Meeting “Real” and “Valencia” ended with a confident victory of the Madrid club with a score of 3: 0. This was the first time in the history of the Champions League that clubs from the same country played in the final.
6 years later, in the 2005/06 season, Barcelona and Arsenal competed for the trophy at Stade de France. Londoners, from the 18th minute playing in the minority after the removal of goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, opened the scoring 10 minutes before the break, but in the second half goals from Samuel Eto “O” and Juliano Belletti brought victory to the Catalans - 2: 1.
"San Siro" (Milan, Italy). Opened in 1926. The last reconstruction was carried out in 1989. Accommodates 80,018 spectators.
Stadium "San Siro" was renamed in honor of Giuseppe Meazza in 1979, but the historical name of the arena remains the most popular and recognizable all over the world. The Champions League final has been played here twice.
In the 2000/01 season, Bayern Munich and Valencia played a dramatic match in Milan, in which the 11-meter kicks played the main role. Already in the 2 nd minute Gaisk Mendieta brought the Spaniards ahead from the penalty spot, and after 4 minutes the goalkeeper of the “Bats” Santiago Canisares deflected the 11-meter kick performed by Mehmet Scholl. At the beginning of the second half, Stefan Effenberg equalized the score from the penalty spot, and the fate of the match was decided in a series of post-match strikes, in which Bayern's players were more precise.
15 years later, in May 2016, Real and Atlético in the same arena almost exactly repeated the scenario of the game of Bayern and Valencia. The main time also ended with a score of 1: 1, in additional time the teams failed to distinguish themselves, and the Royal Club won in the penalty shootout.
Hampden Park (Glasgow, Scotland). Opened in 1903. Renovated in 1999. Accommodates 51,866 spectators.
Real Madrid and Bayer 04 entered Hampden Park in the Champions League final in May 2002, and six months later the arena celebrated its 99th anniversary. The match itself ended with a score of 2: 1 in favor of “Real” and was remembered for the most beautiful goal of Zinedine Zidane from the penalty area.
Old Trafford (Manchester, England). Opened in 1910. The last reconstruction was carried out in 2006. Accommodates 74,879 spectators.
Second in modern history The Champions League final with teams representing the same country took place in the 2002/2003 season. In the decisive match of the tournament, which took place in Manchester, Milan and Juventus met. The main and extra time ended with a score of 0: 0, and in the penalty shootout, Milan won the victory with an accurate shot from Andriy Shevchenko.
"Veltins-Arena" (Gelsenkirchen, Germany). Opened in 2001. Last time the stadium's capacity was increased in 2015, and today it is 62,271 people.
The arena has been bearing its current name since the summer of 2005, earlier it was called "Aufschalke Arena". The stadium hosted matches of the World Cup and ice hockey. Since 2002, the annual Christmas race of biathlon stars has been held here.
The 2004 Champions League final, held in Gelsenkirkhin, is one of the most memorable for Russian fans, as one of the goals was scored by Dmitry Alenichev. The Porto midfielder has set the final score of the match against AS Monaco (3-0). The Portuguese team at that time was led by Jose Mourinho, who became the youngest head coach in history to win the main club trophy in Europe.
Olympic Stadium (Istanbul, Turkey). Opened in 2002. Accommodates 80,500 spectators.
The stadium in Istanbul was built for the alleged holding of the 2008 Summer Olympics, but Turkey's bid did not receive the required number of votes, and the Olympics took place in Beijing. Currently, the arena in Istanbul is named after the first President of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and is the largest in the country.
The 2005 Istanbul Champions League final is arguably the greatest in tournament history. In the decisive match, Milan beat Liverpool 3-0 after the first half, but goals from Gerrard, Schmitzer and Alonso turned everything upside down in the second half. There were no goals scored in extra time, and the British club turned out to be stronger in the penalty shootout.
Luzhniki (Moscow, Russia). Opened in 1956. The last reconstruction was carried out in 2017. Accommodates 81,000 spectators.
For the first time, Russia won the right to host the 2007/08 Champions League final, and this honorable mission was entrusted to the Bolshoi sports arena Luzhnikov. Chelsea and Manchester United fought for the trophy, the first time two English teams faced off in a Champions League decisive match.
The game caused great excitement among fans both in England and in Russia, more than 67 thousand spectators were present in the stands. In the middle of the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo brought Manchester United forward, but just before the break, Frank Lampard equalized the score. The second half and extra time passed without goals scored, and in the penalty shootout, the Mankunians were more precise.
"Santiago Bernabeu" (Madrid, Spain). Opened in 1947. The last reconstruction was carried out in 2001. Accommodates 81,044 spectators.
The home arena of one of the most successful clubs in modern football has hosted the Champions League final only once - in the 2009/10 season, but this so far only match has gone down in history.
In the Madrid final, Inter and Bayern Munich met. The match ended with a score of 2: 0 in favor of italian club and Jose Mourinho, who was working with the Nerazzurri at the time, became the third coach in history to win the European Cup with two by different teams(now there are already five of them: in addition to the Portuguese, they are Ernst Happel, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Jupp Heynckes and Carlo Ancelotti).
An interesting fact is that in the final of 2010 there was only one Italian in the Milanese - Marco Materazzi, and even he appeared on the field in the 90th minute of the match.
Wembley (London, England). Opened in 2007. Accommodates 90,000 spectators.
The new Wembley is built on the site of the legendary arena that hosted the matches of the World and European Championships, Olympic Games and many European Cup finals.
The 2010/11 Champions League final, which took place at the new Wembley, was in some sense a home for Manchester United, but it didn't help the Mancunians win the trophy. Barcelona, led by the trio Xavi - Iniesta - Messi, won 3-1.
In 2013, Wembley hosted the first German Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. The victory and the cup were brought to the Bavarians by the accurate blow of Arjen Robben, who in the 89th minute set the final score - 2: 1.
Allianz Arena (Munich, Germany). Opened in 2005. Accommodates 67,812 spectators.
The decisive match of the 2011/12 Champions League season was the first final of the tournament, which took place at the home stadium of one of the participants in the meeting - Bayern hosted Chelsea in Munich. The account was opened only in the 83rd minute after hitting the hosts striker Thomas Muller, but five minutes later the leader of the attacks of Londoners Didier Drogba restored the balance.
The fate of the trophy was decided in a penalty shootout. Bayern again took the lead after a precise shot by Philippe Lam and a miss by Juan Mata, but then the away players made all their attempts, while the players German team made two misfires. Thus, Chelsea won the Champions League for the first time in their history.
Millennium (Cardiff, Wales). Opened in 1999. Accommodates 73 930 spectators.
The home arena of the Wales national team was opened at the turn of the millennium, having received the corresponding name, but in 2016 the stadium received a new name - Principality Stadium, which with a certain amount of imagination can be translated simply as "Princely Stadium", since Wales is part of the United Kingdom, and the Queen's son Elizabeth II Charles bears the title of Prince of Wales.
But back to the Champions League. The final of the main club tournament in Europe took place here in 2017, with Real Madrid and Juventus participating in that match. Madrid won 4: 1 and won the second Champions League title in a row, and football fans will remember that meeting with the super goal of the Turin striker Mario Mandzhukic.
Metropolitano (Madrid, Spain). Opened in 1994. Renovated in 2017. Accommodates 67,700 spectators.
Liverpool and Tottenham met in the 2019 Champions League final. The final was the first in history for Tottenham and the first since the final in 2013, where at least one Spanish club did not play. Liverpool, reaching the final for the second time in a row, won the match 2-0. Jurgen Klopp won the trophy in his third Champions League final as head coach.
Denis Tumasyan is a football player who defends the colors of the club Russian Premier League- "Ufa". The tall defender has been with the team from Bashkortostan for the fourth season already, one of which he played for the “townspeople” on loan, while still a player of the “Urals”.
Biography
Denis Tumasyan was born in 1985 in Kiev. Soon the boy's family moved to a permanent place of residence in Russia, where he played football in one of the Rostov youth sports schools. Denis's father worked football coach so it's no surprise that the guy also decided to follow in his footsteps. Best of all young player it turned out to prove himself in the position of a defender - in this role he spent most of the playing time. In Rostov, Denis began and professional career football player, the guy at that time was barely seventeen years old.
Player career
After spending on high level his debut season for the Rostov "SKA" and in professional sports overall, Denis Tumasyan was considered one of the most promising young defenders in Russian football. Nevertheless, with the assistance of coach Alexei Eremenko in 2004 Russian player moved to the Finnish Championship, where he defended the colors for the next two seasons football club"Yaro". For the team from Yakobstad, Tumasyan had 40 fights, in which he managed to excel eight times goals scored- a very serious indicator, especially with an eye on the role of a football player.
Return to Russia
After the Finnish voyage, Denis Tumasyan continued his career in the country that became his second homeland. The defender signed a contract with the club, whose glorious traditions date back to the dawn of the last century. However, today the Moscow "Torpedo" plays only in the PFL, but with an eye on the Premier League.
Tumasyan spent two seasons in the capital's team and in 81 matches he upset the goalkeepers of opponents with goals scored nine times. Since 2009, Tumasyan has defended the colors of the Urals, with which he spent six whole years. The most successful period for the player was the 2012/2013 championship, which the team from Yekaterinburg held in the PFL. The club won the championship and went for a promotion, and the defender himself, according to the results of the vote, became best player years in his role, as well as top scorer among defensive players.
Denis Tumasyan: Ufa and prospects
Throughout the entire period of his performances for the Ural team, Tumasyan remained not only a player in the main team, but also an undisputed leader on the field. However, over time, the club's management "headed" towards the rejuvenation of the composition. Therefore, the thirty-year-old player in 2014 was forced to go on loan to Ufa. A season later, he signed a full-fledged contract with the team from Bashkortostan.
National team career
Due to the presence in the biography of the football player Armenian roots in 2011, he received a call-up to the Armenian national team, but for unknown reasons he never joined the team.
Denis Tumasyan was born in pure sports family, in which, in addition to the coach father, there is a mother - a master of sports in athletics and two more brothers who also play football.
In his youth, Denis played football well and was just as bad at school. According to the defender himself, he barely graduated from high school, after which he immediately went into professional sports.
The footballer spent his first money earned on food from the supermarket. At fifteen, he brought home a huge bag of groceries. Now he is thirty-two, but still the first place is played by football and family, and only after - money and other values.
Tumasyan is completely devoted to sports. He wants to play football as long as he has enough strength, and after the end of his career, he wants to move to an administrative position. But Denis does not strive to be a coach like a father.
Denis Tumasyan is one of the most underrated footballers of his generation. It has Armenian roots, but Russian according to the passport.
Childhood and youth
He was born in April, 1985, in Kiev. As a child, he was not very fond of sports. He just liked to play football on the street. After some time, I decided that I wanted to try myself in this direction. Parents young man did not mind and fully supported him. In Kiev, he studied exclusively at the children's level. When I played football a little, I felt the beauty of this sport. Begins to dream of one day entering the field as a professional.
Denis Tumasyan did not stay for a long time in the capital of Ukraine and at the age of seventeen he moved to Rostov. The guy showed himself well at the training camp and signed a contract with the local SKA. This is how his career began, which he dreamed of a few years ago.
Professional performances
He spends the 2002/2003 season in the Rostov team. Plays quite successfully. Thirty-one times he enters the field and scores two goals. Next year he decides to go to Finland. The athlete spent some time in YBC, after which he moved to Yaro. There is information that he greatly facilitated the move to this country. Outside of Russia, he will spend only one year and will show just an amazing game. Will enter the field forty times and score eight goals. It is noteworthy that he became the most productive defender of the championship.
In 2006 Denis Tumasyan joins the ranks of the capital "Torpedo". Here he will be the main defender for two years. During this time, he will play in eighty-one matches and score nine goals. Rumors began to appear in the press that giants were interested in the centerback Russian football, however, he goes to Ural, which at that time represented the First League. In the new team, he immediately becomes the main one. For five years he was a stable player in the starting lineup. Became one of the main "culprits" of the release of "bumblebees" in Major league... In total, he played one hundred and twelve matches for the club and scored eleven goals.
In 2014, he went to Ufa on loan. He will immediately show a confident game and next year he will become a footballer of the Ufa team on a permanent basis, where he plays to this day.
National team career
Denis Tumasyan is a very effective defender. The footballer has scored thirty-eight goals since 2004. Despite the excellent statistics, he has never played for the Russian national team. In 2011, the Armenian Football Federation decided to take advantage of this. This summer, he received a call from the Armenian national team. It was planned that the player will make his debut in one of the friendly matches. Unfortunately, it was not possible to enter the field.
The media began to actively disseminate information that the defense lawyer has some problems with his documents. Since then, he has not received any more calls to any national team.
Many experts confidently state that this player is one of the best defenders in Russia. He could be an excellent reinforcement for the national team, but the coaches do not want to take advantage of this opportunity.
Achievements and awards
In the 2012/2013 season, together with Ural, Denis Tumasyan became the winner of the National Football League. In 2012 and 2013. added the National League Cup to the collection of awards.
In the 2012/2013 championship he became the best defender of the First League. At the end of the season, he also received the title of the most driven player in the defensive plan.
Unfortunately, the player has no more awards. There is no doubt that if he played in stronger clubs, he would have had much more team and personal awards.
Now the Ufa player is only thirty years old. If he continues to perform at the same high level, there is a chance that he will join the ranks of one of the championship leaders. It is believed that this age is the most suitable for defenders. We can only wish good luck and hope that Denis Tumasyan will still be able to declare himself at the top of his voice and, perhaps, will make his debut in the national team. This defender is one of the few who truly deserves to spend the rest of his career at the highest level.