and here it is the last lap in the season-long race for the trophy
millions of viewers from around the world are tuning in for the biggest final in club football
the champions league final a warm welcome from me derek ray joined here in the commentary box as
always by the former arsenal and england defender lee dixon and with the atmosphere building to
fever pitch we're just minutes away from kickoff time it is bayern munich facing milan well it's an
absolute pleasure derek to be here very very lucky indeed to be broadcasting to millions and millions
of people let alone watching this fantastic game i'm sure the players are a little bit nervous as
well with that audience looming in the background tuning in on their televisions it's gonna be a
great night i'm very excited to be here hopefully we get the game that this tournament deserves
well with the level of competition in europe it really is an incredible
achievement to make back-to-back finals
only a few teams can claim that it's certainly not going to be easy but i tell you
they've got belief they've got confidence and i'm pretty sure they all think they can win it tonight
here's the initial 11-4 bayern the highly rated manuel neuer between the posts
nicklas zulu starts with dalio ipamicano in central defense serge ginabri plays with
kingsley coleman out wide and getting the vote of confidence in attack today robert lewandowski
and milan's lineup looks like this the goalkeeper is chipley and tatarushanu teo hernandez starts
with davide calabria in the fullback positions and the striker today is zlatan ibrahimovic
with it lewandowski jose kimi's
serge canavery and you've got to keep the ball a bit better than that
hernandez well racing past his man
surge cannabini options in the center it was well stopped well the positioning is
everything for a goalkeeper and he was in a good position then
he's using a strength to good effect failed to keep hold of it
lewandowski
leon
gomez serge canavery well he's outplayed and that thought him can happen and the goalkeeper
up to the task well yeah it's a decent save but if he lets that in you'll be asking questions
have lost possession here
oh that's a super ball over the top and couldn't keep himself on side
passes like that very much in his repertoire well sitting deep like this might be a dangerous game
still passing it around with authority and that was a very fine read
doesn't want to give it away here
well that could be his final rebuke i think and the referees making that absolutely clear
i like that derek good referee nice and strong told the player exactly what he was thinking
and a goal he was composure personified and he's done his job from the spot
well as we see it again i can tell you his nerves will have been jangling but he kept his nerve
really good penalty on the goal again albeit from a different angle
and underway again a wake-up call for milan perhaps
and milan looking dangerous oh great vision oh just mis-timed his run and the flag going up
kimmy
ganabri with it
yozur kimi's
top class defending counter attacking very much adoption they need to get bodies back
the players waiting in the center and with that the attack
fizzles out and that's gone out of play for what will be a goal kick
corman on the ball with alfonso davies bayern pushing forward with options available
the trophy coming their way surely well here it is again you're trained from a young age
to getting those sort of positions and never in any real doubt he'd finish that cool and composed
so two nail now
jose
canavery with it and one minute of stoppage time has been added on lost possession
half time in the champions league final well we're not quite at the stage where we're tracking
the record margin of victory in a major european final but not far away lee well we're expecting
a lot more weren't we a lot more competitive football we haven't had that very very one side 45
minutes separating these two sides from glory the second half of the champions league final begins
milan have lost the ball
thomas mueller
goretzka has it now
jose it's opening up for them won it back and bayern the recipients of the free kick here
and opting for the lenient approach the referee rather than cautioning him
well the bus got in the way
and that's an important intervention
well he was so unlucky not to score derrick it was a great effort and room now out on the flank
flying tackle there to prevent the chance and intercepts again
ibrahimovic well he has the measure of his opponent and a fantastic diving save
he's driven in the corner and he clears the danger
serge cannabini
promising move this from bayern and a chance to whip it in here and fist it away
on the ball with alfonso davies gives it a go
high degree of difficulty to hit it on the volley like that and it was close well it's
all about timing you've got to wait for the ball to come down and he's very very unlucky
ibrahimovic dangerous looking through ball a chance to eat into their lane
naval defending but can they keep it out
using his physical strength to make sure he doesn't lose the ball
samuel castillejo calabria and milan could get in behind the defense
and the cross not quite imaginative enough
oh
and now the delivery and he's done well to tip it over the bar now he's given a corner they referee
and firing it into the area the fist of the goalkeeper
well they've won possession back what can they do from here well as you can
see buying i haven't had too much of the ball but they won't mind they're winning this game
and why because their counter attack is absolutely fantastic and teammates to play it too and again
well as we see again that's how to score goals get the ball into the
box from wide areas and finishing like that with a lovely heady goal
he's absolutely superb now the goal again albeit from a different angle
it's a massive lead and it's very hard to imagine them losing it now
it's with ibrahimovic keeping possession of the ball with authority
oh incredible say and he snuffed out the danger
and he's fired over the corner
but perhaps a bit too late in this contest they haven't been at the races this evening
well here's the replay it's a dangerous set piece into the box and still with lots to
do he unleashes a very powerful effort gave the keeper little chance lovely goal that was
well that's a tale of four goals in this match now three one it is
we have entered the final minutes of normal time
zane
on the ball mark rocker
has it that needs an accurate cross really important piece of last ditch
defending and it's all over now a champions league success story for bayern munich
don't forget about the losers but 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 lifts 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 fans
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 lee