Full time: Juventus 1-3 Barcelona
The referee blows his final whistle, Barcelona are crowned champions to complete their second treble in six years
90+7' Neymar finishes off a flowing move on the break to hit a low shot past Buffon.
90+7' GOOOOOAAAAAAAL FOR BARCELONA!!!
90+2 A tame shot by Tevez is easily collected by Ter Stegen as Barca close on triumph.
90+1 Barcelona make another substitution. Rakitic is replaced with French defender Jeremy Mathieu.
90' The referee adds five minutes of stoppage time.
89' The final substitution for Juventus. Left-back Evra, who sustains an injury, is replaced with youngster Kingsley Coman.
87' A chance for Juve with just three minutes remaining!! Pereyra is found by Llorente but he dithers on the ball and the defence intercepts to clear the danger.
86' Suarez looks to have sustained an injury after being challenged by Bonucci.
85' Another substitution for Juventus. Morata, who scored Juve's only goal, is replaced with fellow striker Fernando Llorente.
82' A chance for Barcelona!! A superb threaded pass from the in-form Rakitic helps Pique beats the offside trap. The defender turns and volleys over the bar.
79' Juve make their first substitution. Vidal is replaced with Roberto Pereyra.
79' A chance for Juve!! Pogba's header at the far post goes just over the bar after he towers above Pique.
77' Veteran midfielder Xavi replaces Iniesta for his final appearance with Barca before heading to Qatar's Al-Sadd.
77' A curling free-kick from Messi goes high over.
75' A chance for Juve!! Ter Stegen is really lucky following a corner as the ball rebounds off a defender's back.
71' A disallowed goal for Barcelona!! One of the line officials rules out Neymar's header after the ball hits his arm on its way to the net.
70' Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is booked.
67' Suarez fires into the roof of the net on the rebound after a Messi low shot is parried by Buffon into his path. Messi starts the move after collecting the ball in the middle of the pitch before charging towards the box, skipping past a challenger in the process.
Barcelona's Luis Suarez, second right, scores his side's second goal during the Champions League final soccer match between Juventus Turin and FC Barcelona at the Olympic stadium in Berlin Saturday, June 6, 2015(AP)
67' A cross from Evra is cleared by the Barca defence. It's an evenly balanced affair now.
65' Another shot, this time by Pogba, is collected by Ter Stegen.
63' A chance for Juve!! Morata feeds Tevez on the edge of the area but the Argentinean's shot on the turn goes high over.
60' A breakaway by Barca is thwarted by Juve's defence after Messi makes a marauding run.
58' Morata towers to meet a Pirlo free kick but his header goes wide.
57' Barca pay for missing some easy goal-scoring chances.
55' Morata finds an empty net on the rebound after Teves shot on the turn is parried by Ter Stegen into his path. The move is started by a brilliant back-heel pass from Marchisio.
Juventus' Alvaro Morata scores his sides first goal during the Champions League final soccer match between Juventus Turin and FC Barcelona at the Olympic stadium in Berlin Saturday, June 6, 2015. (AP)
51' Another chance for Barca! A flowing move involving Neymar, Suarez and Messi allows the latter to break into the box but his eventual shot misses the target.
49' An angled volley by Suarez goes over the crossbar.
48' A chance for Barca on the break!! Buffon again comes to Juve's rescue, diving to his right to thwart Suarez's shot at the near post after the Uruguay striker is fed by Rakitic.
48' Pique heads a Pirlo free kick out for a corner.
47' Juventus still have a good chance to level the score, with Barca still unable to produce their normally dazzling display.
The second half is underway
The referee blows his half-time whistle
45' Messi tries to weave his way past several challengers but the ball goes out.
44' A Marchisio shot is blocked by Ter Stegen
44' Juve lose possession but Barcelona fail to pounce, with Suarez unable to properly connect with a cross from the left.
41' Pogba receives a yellow card for a tackle from behind on Neymar.
40' Buffon produces another brilliant save tonight to palm over a shot from Suarez.
39' A chance for Barcelona!! Suarez's angled, low shot from the edge of the area narrowly misses the target.
39' Juventus gain more possession but they are struggling to carve out any openings.
35' Pogba appeals for a foul on the edge of the area but the referee waves play on.
34' A low cross from Evra is cleared by the Barcelona defence. Some boring minutes produce no efforts at either end.
31' Both sides ease off. Barcelona are yet to produce their trademark devastating form.
27' Neymar cuts inside and sends a tame shot into the safe hands of Buffon.
25' A piledriver by Marchisio goes over the bar but the referee awards Barcelona a foul after Alba is felled.
24' A chance for Juve!! the ball is rolled towards Morata's path inside the area but his curling effort goes just wide!
23' It's Barcelona's turn again to lay siege to Juve's area.
19' Pogba tries to find Tevez with a threaded pass but Mascherano makes a superb interception to clear the danger.
18' Juventus are gradually trying to push forward.
16' Rakitic's low corner finds Jordi Alba in the area but the left-back's shot goes high over.
13' Gianluigi Buffon pulls off an impressive one-handed save to block a powerful shot from Barcelona.
13' Barcelona lay siege to Juve's area. Neymar just fails to get on the end of a floated ball from Messi.
11' Vidal is booked for a challenge on Busquets.
9' At the other end, Neymar goes close with a powerful shot that goes just over the crossbar.
8' A chance for Juve on the break!! Alvaro Morata outpaces Javier Mascherano down the right before leaving the Argentinean trailing in his wake with a brilliant move. He feeds Vidal on the edge of the area but the Chilean's effort goes over the bar from the edge of the area.
7' Barcelona will be looking to add further goals and end the game as a contest. Juventus are still cautious.
5' Ivan Rakitic opens the scoring after ending a flowing move typical of Barca's style. Neymar feeds the unmarked Iniesta who squares for the Croatian to fire home from inside the area.
Barcelona's Ivan Rakitic, left, celebrates after scoring the opening goal past Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, bottom (AP)
2' A Pirlo corner finds Pogba but his mis-directed header is easily cleared by the Barca defence. Juventus mount early pressure.
1' A poor defensive clearance falls to Juventus forwards. A subsequent volley by Carlos Tevez goes high over.
The match is underway
Starting line-ups:
Juventus: Gianluigi Buffon, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci, Patrice Evra, Claudio Marchisio, Andrea Pirlo, Paul Pogba, Arturo Vidal, Carlos, Tevez, Alvaro Morata
Barcelona: Marc-André ter Stegen, Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Javier Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar
20:40 The pitch turns into a carnival ahead of the game with a musical and dancing performance.
20:30 Fifteen minutes before kick-off. Social media users have already started their duel with abundance of posts related to the match.
20:00 Fans start to pack the stadium. The players step onto the pitch for the routine warm-up.
19:35 There are no surprises in the starting line-up of both sides. Juventus will rely on two strikers upfront, while their packed midfield and defence will be looking to stifle Barca's powerful attacking trident, who are known as "MSN".
19:30 We are expecting the starting line-ups shortly. Could be there any surprises?
19:00 Juventus will be relying on Tevez for goals. A Champions League winner with Manchester United in 2008, the Argentine's career appeared to freefall at Manchester City. But Tevez is thriving after two years at Juve and his radar for goal is working again.
On the field, the link-up between Neymar, Messi and $110-million 2014 recruit Luis Suarez has restored the attacking swagger that naysayers predicted had gone when the team failed to collect a single trophy last season. The terrifying trio up front has combined for 120 goals across all competitions.
18:10 Saturday's UEFA Champions League final could signal the end of a few players' careers with their clubs, with Xavi Hernandez is on his way out of Barcelona as well as Andrea Pirlo also appears to be nearing the end of his Juventus career
17:50: Juventus and Barcelona fans are chanting and celebrating already in the streets of Berlin three hours ahead of the game
(Photo: AP)
(Photo: AP)
17:30 Juventus is back in the final for the first time since 2003 and the "Calciopoli" match-fixing scandal that emerged three years later. The reputation of the so-called "Old Lady" of Turin has gradually been restored, with the club winning the last four Italian tiles. It now has a shot at lifting the European Cup for the first time since 1996.
17:00 A fourth Champions League title would enhance Messi's credentials to reclaim the Ballon D'Or trophy from Cristiano Ronaldo and become a five-time winner of soccer's top individual award.
16:45 The thousands of Barcelona and Juventus fans streaming into Berlin's Olympic Stadium for the Champions League final later on Saturday were confident the showpiece would knock the FIFA scandal off the front pages and out of people's minds.
16:00 Only six other clubs have ever won a domestic league and cup double and the European Cup in the same season, with Celtic's Lisbon Lions of 1967 the first.
15:15 For Barcelona, it would be a second such treble following their fantastic first season under Pep Guardiola in 2008-09, but such an achievement is very rare indeed
14:30 Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri and his Barcelona counterpart Luis Enrique have already enjoyed excellent debut seasons in charge of their respective clubs, both winning domestic league and cup doubles, and both are now within touching distance of making it a glorious treble
13:00 Juventus are appearing in their first Champions League final in 12 years as they look to win the European Cup for the third time, but Barcelona, inspired by Lionel Messi, are the favourites to win a fifth European Cup and fourth in the last decade
11:45 Both Juventus and Barcelona are looking to cap fantastic seasons by completing rare trebles when they meet in the Champions League final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on Saturday
Stay tuned as match is due to start at 20:45 Cairo time (GMT+2)
Venue:Olympiastadion Berlin (Berlin)
Referee: Cüneyt Çakιr (Turkey)
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