2017 UEFA Champions League final
The 2017 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, the 62nd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 25th season since it was renamed from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It was played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on 3 June 2017, between Italian side Juventus and Spanish side and title holders Real Madrid, in a repeat of the 1998 final. It would also be the first European Cup final held under a closed roof. Real Madrid won the match 4–1 to secure their 12th title in this competition. With this victory, Real Madrid became the first team to successfully defend their title since Milan in 1990. Meanwhile, Juventus lost their fifth consecutive Champions League final and its seventh overall in nine total finals reached.
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| Event | 2016–17 UEFA Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 3 June 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) | ||||||
| Referee | Felix Brych (Germany) | ||||||
| Attendance | 65,842 | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy 16 °C (61 °F) 56% humidity | ||||||
Real Madrid qualified as the UEFA representative at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, Manchester United, in the 2017 UEFA Super Cup, triumphing in both competitions.