well there is nothing quite like this occasion welcome to the uefa champions league finals
the best two teams in europe this season preparing to go head-to-head for the crown
this is derek ray in the comedy position and i'm joined as always on these big occasions
by the former arsenal and england defender lee dixon it is bayern munich up against
iax while 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
and so they start at 11 for bayern manuel neuer stands between the posts
nicholas zulu starts with dalio upper meccano in central defence
and getting the vote of confidence in attack today robert lewandowski
well what an achievement to get to back-to-back finals it really is especially in the champions
league but when you get to a final you have to win it and they're confident they
have belief and they're going to try their best to pick that glorious trophy up again
well here's the starting lineup for iax
thanks and they are a team lee known for their aggressive high pressing well absolutely that
takes a lot of hard work a lot of organization forced the opposition to make early passes
the weakness of it if you beat the high press you can get exposed at the back
and they get the ball rolling in the champions league final
we're about to find out who will be crowned club kings of europe
it
was that needs an accurate cross
graffenberg classen
a concession of a corner here
played into the center of the box
first goal in this season's champions league
well here's another look at it it's a good delivery from the corner
and then it's a good heavy finish to be fair keeper no chance lovely goal
a chance to revisit the goal
one nil then
lewandowski onto gohetska
they might be able to get in now well if only he had time does run slightly better offside
lewandowski another perfect position to read it
lisandro martinez
tadic has it
well that's bayern's turn now
david
and beyond the last defender offside
the attacking options appear plentiful
well not quite what he wanted to do with the pass
excellent ball over the top great work defensively but still the chance
can they do something positive on the counter attack will it be sufficiently imaginative
timmy on to canavery able to close down the shot and that'll be offside
and what an important goal in the grand scheme of things well it's the sort of
determination and desire that's got them here all the momentum is with them now
well we'll see it again here if you ball watch against the one two this is what happens and he
had choices of what type of finish to apply and bang he goes for the smash lovely goal
well the earlier goal cancelled out one a piece
pearce hughes
classen has it
lisandro martinez
the ball with skewers tagliafico graffenberg they keep working away looking for passing lanes
lewandowski can they hit on the break and we will have just one additional minute he's in here
and with that they take the lead well just look at the celebrations derek
the fans are starting to believe it's theirs
well here's the replay and it all starts with the delivery into the box just
begging for someone to get on the end of it and the timing to get this spot
on yes it needs a bit of luck but boy does it need skill as well it's a brilliant goal
and there's the whistle half time it is a radiant champions league final
up to this point league well nervous cagey boring not so this final this has been a
really entertaining game so far looking forward to more of the same in the second half derek 45
minutes separating these two sides from glory the second half of the champions league final begins
graffenberg and the ball with alera
looking for that final pass and for that chance to level the game
well as you can see fine have hardly had the ball but again
we've seen it before we'll see it again their counter-attack play has been absolutely fantastic
pace really hurts defenses and they've got that in abundance he goes in the way of that cross
and now the delivery and punched away
they just let his opponent fly by bodies forward and the break looks on defenders need to cover
i'm still looking for space
thomas mueller
and the ball's gone
it's with david
brian graffenberg and he's taking us away
oh good vision leroy zane can they stop it going in
and bayern moving the ball with purpose
sunny and he takes it on
and a goal i'll tell you what they're going to be very hard to catch now name of the trophy maybe
well just look at this any kids out there watching learn from
this just look at the technique head over the ball textbook stop
well let's take another look at that goal shall we
so there it is 3-1 the current scoreline here
tagliafico so 20 minutes to go
lisandro martinez not a clear foul but the referee letting the play float
it's with martinez
david
physically strong and secure on the ball it needs an accurate cross
there's plenty of know-how in the ball shielding department lisandro martinez
wanted to keep it but couldn't just been a thoroughly cogent and convincing performance
in this match late while bayern have been great tonight they really have their imagination their
delivery their execution creatively been first class a real top draw performance
a real joy to watch as well and look at the smiles on those players faces
disappointing cross goal kick
and a substitution in the office
inside the final five minutes now
thomas muller sunny now with lewandowski
sunny well-timed tackle perfectly positioned to take it away lewandowski
there will be one minute added on at the end sebastian alaire tadic has it pressure exerted
but and it's all over now a champions league success story for bayern munich
don't forget about the losers but bayern not focusing on that part of the equation too much
they've done more than enough in this final league well the expectation levels on these players is
huge they'll be expected to win this trophy but expectation doesn't win anything you've got to
go out and prove you're the best team they've done that and look at them celebrate brilliant
a club steeped in european tradition they always expect to land silverware
but my goodness this is always special the coveted trophy awaits well they've
been a team derrick they really have that togetherness has put them on that podium
voyage lift the trophy
a night for wild celebrations now no two ways about that
and this is really special getting to celebrate in front of your own fancy well it's giving
something back these fans have traveled all over the place following their team
now they get to join in the celebrations go into the crowd and give them the cup that's what i say
well then it might never find its way to the trophy cabinet league
and now the players get to relax a bit and
enjoy having the pictures taken well you know exactly where i'd be sitting in that photo
don't you derek i think i've heard it before lee straight at the front