this is where every top-level footballer wants to be after a long season the champions league
final only two teams left in the battle for europe's premier club
competition my name's derek ray and i'm joined for commentary on this final tonight by lee dixon
it's barcelona against borussia dortmund well hundreds of millions of people will be tuning
into this one probably the biggest club game in the world pointed end of the tournament
who's going to come out on top well derek we're just about to find out very very excited
it is the game that the world truly focuses on the champions league final only two teams left
in the quest for european glory who's it going to be tonight lee well it's the toss of a coin for
me it's a really big night for everybody all that hard work leading up to pre-season training going
through your domestic league playing champions league on and off the winter break all of that
culminates in tonight very very big night for everybody concerned supporters
but most so the players they have to stay focused play the game not the occasion
thank you enjoy the game
this is it the champions league final they are underway who will be crowned club kings of europe
and introducing the borussia dortmund side roman berkey begins in goal matsumo starts alongside
manuela kanji and central defense emery chan plays alongside mahmoud in the center of the pitch
and rather than use a strike partnership they've gone with just the one player in attack
and able to close down the shots
target azar emery chan
and across the touch line so a throw in here
well no way through
hummers
and who else could be in trouble
an inability to keep hold of the ball there
and he was in the right place to intercept
good vision can he get onto this
now sergio aguero wakes up the back post coutinho
here's aguero well they keep working away looking for an opening so junior dest aguero
mastery of the passing game
now the attack promising as it was scuppered there emery jam da hood
holland
now many a another successful intervention running the ball back
aguero
and unable to keep possession
wasteful in possession rice
well it's deadlock could be a mistake could be a moment of magic
surely someone will take this game by the scruff of the neck he has time to play us over
aguero barcelona have given us away
manuel akanji
possession lost barcelona now and potentially a dangerous position can they take the lead here
a goal for barcelona the blagrana out in front in the champions league final
so how important will that be for barcelona to get their noses in front that remains to be seen
well here's the replay and as we see it's a class ball through to split the defense
and he chooses to use power in the finish not much chance for the keeper when he's hit that hard
no more time left that is it for the first half here at the home of tottenham
into the second half then in this battle for champions league glory
many eight
akanji has it
organ azar
frankie deyoung
aguero and he takes on the shots on the block by humos
well barcelona pushing to add to the lead it'll be a corner
now
maybe
well here's the replay derek's a good strong ball into the box and what a great finish as
well good connection with the ball leaving the goalkeeper absolutely no chance fantastic goal
so two toenail now
many eight
akanji has it
poland
with it emery jan well look at the stats dortmund controlling possession here but
after that it's been disappointing i'd like to see them use those wide areas
around the defense get around them as opposed to trying to go through the middle you have
your life's ticket thank you good work from basa to make sure possession changed hands
no high quality defending
this might be ideal for the counter
well visionary passing he just needs to stay level-headed
real chance and it goes to reduce the deficit still very much alive and kicking
well don't you just love counter-attack football pace
power coordination the movement off the ball is absolutely brilliant and there's a finish to match
well the action continues and dortmund find themselves within touching distance here
coutinho
emerson haunted young jordy alba
he'll have a go here oh the reflexes of roman berkey breathtaking
corner kick played in just couldn't get it through it's one corner after another
over it comes only fail to get it away properly and putting his body on the line
top class defending
manuel akanji
and the keeper takes charge and dealing with the free kick
mini8 brat we might very well have late excitement here five minutes to go
and just one goal between them routine really
emerson dembele on the ball
sergio aguero has it dembele
barcelona free kick it'll be here he's been admonished by the referee he's now got to
walk something of a tightrope yeah he knows exactly where he stands look at the referee
how he's told him off there no yellow card but certainly knows what the referee's thinking
and the keeper grabbing hold of that free kick
and now the wait is over barcelona have done it
the champions league trophy will return to catalonia well magnificent end to a long
long hard season eventually they've got their rewards and fully fully justified
well for one team it's a story of celebration for the other
bitter disappointment but the vasa players will remember this night for the rest of their lives
and as a player lee as a barcelona player in this case this is what you want to experience
well it is you have expectations at the start of the season all those long hard training sessions
in pre-season you kind of need a goal to get through that pain
and focusing on winning trophies for barcelona will be that carrot that they need
it's barcelona's champions league
and they've got to savour this it's not every night this comes along
well it probably will be here next year you never know the way that