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2021 UEFA Champions League Final
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Match programme cover
Event 2020–21 UEFA Champions League
Date 29 May 2021 (2021-05-29)
Venue Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Man of the Match N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea)[1]
Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)[2]
Attendance 14,110[3]
Weather Clear night
19 °C (66 °F)
72% humidity[4]
2020
2022

The 2021 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, the 66th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 29th season since it was renamed from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It was played at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal on 29 May 2021,[5] between English clubs Manchester City, in their first European Cup final, and 2012 winners Chelsea. This was the third all-English final in the competition, after the 2008 and 2019 finals.

The final was originally scheduled to be played at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia. However, due to the postponement and relocation of the 2020 final to Lisbon as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the final hosts were shifted back a year, with the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey instead planning to host the 2021 final.[6] This was the second consecutive final in Portugal. Two weeks before the final, UEFA announced that it would be relocated to Porto to allow a limited number of fans to attend the match.[5] A capacity limit of 33% was agreed for the 50,000-seater Estádio do Dragão, resulting in an attendance of 14,110.[7]

Chelsea won the final 1–0 for their second UEFA Champions League title, with Kai Havertz scoring the only goal of the game late in the first half.[8] As winners, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, Villarreal, in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup, and also qualified for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, winning in both competitions. Chelsea also qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup through UEFA's champions pathway (the winners of the Champions League between 2021 and 2024). Manchester City also qualified after winning the 2023 UEFA Champions League.[9]

Teams

In the following table, finals until 1992 were in the European Cup era, since 1993 were in the UEFA Champions League era.

Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
England Manchester City None
England Chelsea 2 (2008, 2012)

Venue

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The Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul was originally selected to host the final, until the UEFA decided to move the venue to Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal due to travel restrictions caused by COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.

The match was the fourth European Cup/Champions League final to take place in Portugal, and the first to take place outside Lisbon, which previously hosted finals in 1967 at the Estádio Nacional and in 2014 and 2020 at the Estádio da Luz. This was the first time the European Cup/Champions League final took place in the same country in successive seasons.[10] The Estádio do Dragão previously hosted matches at UEFA Euro 2004 and the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals. Additionally, this final was the first since 2004 to be held in a stadium with capacity lower than 60,000.[citation needed]

Initial host selection

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An open bidding process was launched on 22 September 2017 by UEFA to select the venues of the finals of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Women's Champions League in 2020. Associations had until 31 October 2017 to express interest, and bid dossiers must be submitted by 1 March 2018. Associations hosting matches at UEFA Euro 2020 were not allowed to bid for the 2020 UEFA Champions League final.[citation needed]

UEFA announced on 3 November 2017 that two associations had expressed interest in hosting the 2020 UEFA Champions League final.[11]

Bidding associations for final
Country Stadium City Capacity Notes
 Portugal Estádio da Luz Lisbon 65,647 Hosted the 2014 UEFA Champions League final
 Turkey Atatürk Olympic Stadium Istanbul 76,092 Hosted the 2005 UEFA Champions League final

The Atatürk Olympic Stadium was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Kyiv on 24 May 2018.[12][13][14]

On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee announced that due to the postponement and relocation of the 2020 final to the Estádio da Luz, Istanbul would instead host the 2021 final.[6]

Relocation to Porto

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, Premier League side Aston Villa offered to have Villa Park in Birmingham as the venue for the Champions League final instead of Istanbul to hold 8,000 English fans, which could be affected by travel limitations.[15] Villa Park has previously hosted the 1999 Cup Winners' Cup Final, the last final of that UEFA competition. It also hosted the 2012 FA Community Shield, also contested between Manchester City and Chelsea, due to Wembley Stadium – England's national stadium – hosting the Olympic football tournament finals in the previous days, being picked in part because of its equidistance between Manchester and London. On 7 May 2021, Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps advised against any fans traveling to Turkey for the game.[16]

In negotiations with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, UEFA would only consider Wembley as a potential venue within the United Kingdom, and required guarantees that their officials, sponsors and journalists would be exempt from the UK COVID-19 travel restrictions.[17] The British Government was unable to agree to this,[18] and on 13 May 2021, UEFA announced the final was relocated to the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal,[5] a country that was on the British "green list" for unrestricted travel during the pandemic.[18]

Background

Manchester City were playing in their first European Cup/UEFA Champions League final. They had previously played in one European final, the 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, and won. They became the ninth distinct English side to play in a European Cup/UEFA Champions League final. This was the third UEFA Champions League final for manager Pep Guardiola, and his first since the two wins with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011, both against Manchester United.[19] City were seeking to become the first club to win its first European Cup/UEFA Champions League final since Chelsea in 2012, with seven clubs having failed to do in between.[20]

Chelsea were playing in their third European Cup/UEFA Champions League final, and the first since their win in 2012 away against Bayern Munich. In addition, they had previously played in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Europa League finals twice each – winning all. In addition, Chelsea became the first club ever to see its men's and women's teams reach the Champions League final in the same season, having qualified for the 2021 UEFA Women's Champions League final as well. Head coach Thomas Tuchel became the first manager to reach the European Cup/UEFA Champions League final in successive seasons with different clubs, having lost the 2020 final to Bayern Munich while coaching Paris Saint-Germain.[21]

This was the third all-English final in the history of the competition, after 2008 in Moscow between Chelsea and Manchester United and 2019 in Madrid between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur. This was also the third consecutive Champions League final to feature a first-time finalist, after Tottenham in 2019 and Paris Saint-Germain in 2020.

This was the third meeting between the teams in Europe, having previously met in the semi-finals of the 1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup, where Chelsea won both legs 1–0 en route to their first European trophy. It was also the second major cup final between them, after the 2019 EFL Cup Final, which City won on penalties following a goalless draw after extra time. The teams met twice during the season's Premier League, with each side winning away: City won the first match 3–1 at Stamford Bridge, while Chelsea won the second 2–1 at Etihad Stadium three weeks before the final. Three weeks before the second league encounter, Chelsea also beat City 1–0 in the FA Cup semi-finals, denying City the chance of winning an unprecedented quadruple.[22]

Road to the final

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

England Manchester City Round England Chelsea
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Portugal Porto 3–1 (H) Matchday 1 Spain Sevilla 0–0 (H)
France Marseille 3–0 (A) Matchday 2 Russia Krasnodar 4–0 (A)
Greece Olympiacos 3–0 (H) Matchday 3 France Rennes 3–0 (H)
Greece Olympiacos 1–0 (A) Matchday 4 France Rennes 2–1 (A)
Portugal Porto 0–0 (A) Matchday 5 Spain Sevilla 4–0 (A)
France Marseille 3–0 (H) Matchday 6 Russia Krasnodar 1–1 (H)
Group C winners

The 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage began on 20 October 2020 and ended on 9 December 2020.[23] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.

Krasnodar, Midtjylland, İstanbul Başakşehir and Rennes made their debut appearances in the group stage. Istanbul is the first city providing 4 teams for group stage. This season is also the first in Champions League history to three Russian teams qualifying to group stages.

Draw

The draw was held at the RTS Studios in Geneva, Switzerland on 1 October 2020 at 17:00 CEST.[24]

The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on the following principles (Regulations Article 13.06):

  • Pot 1 contained the Champions League and Europa League title holders, and the champions of the top six associations based on their 2019 UEFA country coefficients. As the Champions League title holders, Bayern Munich, were also the champions of their association, the champions of the next highest ranked association, Portugal, were also seeded into Pot 1.
  • Pots 2, 3 and 4 contained the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2020 UEFA club coefficients.[25]

On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.[26]

Moreover, for associations with two or more teams, teams were paired in order to split them into two sets of four groups (A–D, E–H) for maximum television coverage. The following pairings were announced by UEFA after the group stage teams were confirmed:[27]

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On each matchday, one set of four groups played their matches on Tuesday, while the other set of four groups played their matches on Wednesday, with the two sets of groups alternating between each matchday. The fixtures were decided after the draw, using a computer draw not shown to public, with the following match sequence (Regulations Article 16.02):[2]

Group stage schedule
Matchday Dates
Matchday 1 20–21 October 2020
Matchday 2 27–28 October 2020
Matchday 3 3–4 November 2020
Matchday 4 24–25 November 2020
Matchday 5 1–2 December 2020
Matchday 6 8–9 December 2020

There were scheduling restrictions: for example, teams from the same city (e.g. Real Madrid & Atlético Madrid and Manchester City & Manchester United) in general were not scheduled to play at home on the same matchday (to avoid them playing at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control), and teams from "winter countries" (e.g. Russia) were not scheduled to play at home on the last matchday (due to cold weather).

Teams

Below were the participating teams (with their 2020 UEFA club coefficients),[28] grouped by their seeding pot. They included:

Key to colours
Group winners and runners-up advance to round of 16
Third-placed teams enter Europa League round of 32
Pot 1 (by association rank)
Assoc. Team Coeff.
TH Germany Bayern Munich 136.000
EL Spain Sevilla 102.000
1 Spain Real Madrid 134.000
2 England Liverpool 99.000
3 Italy Juventus 117.000
5 France Paris Saint-Germain 113.000
6 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 64.000
7 Portugal Porto 75.000
Pot 2
Team Coeff.
Spain Barcelona 128.000
Spain Atlético Madrid 127.000
England Manchester City 116.000
England Manchester United 100.000
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 85.000
Germany Borussia Dortmund 85.000
England Chelsea 83.000
Netherlands Ajax 69.500
Pot 3
Team Notes Coeff.
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv [LP] 55.000
Austria Red Bull Salzburg [CP] 53.500
Germany RB Leipzig 49.000
Italy Inter Milan 44.000
Greece Olympiacos [CP] 43.000
Italy Lazio 41.000
Russia Krasnodar [LP] 35.500
Italy Atalanta 33.500
Pot 4
Team Notes Coeff.
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 33.000
France Marseille 31.000
Belgium Club Brugge 28.500
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 26.000
Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 21.500
Denmark Midtjylland [CP] 14.500
France Rennes 14.000
Hungary Ferencváros [CP] 9.000

Notes

  1. TH Champions League title holders, automatically placed into Pot 1 as top seed.
  2. EL Europa League title holders, automatically placed into Pot 1 as second top seed.
  3. CP Winners of play-off round (Champions Path).
  4. LP Winners of play-off round (League Path).

Format

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams entered the Europa League round of 32.

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (see Article 17 Equality of points – group stage, Regulations of the UEFA Champions League):[29]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among the tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Wins in all group matches;
  10. Away wins in all group matches;
  11. Disciplinary points (direct red card = 3 points; double yellow card = 3 points; single yellow card = 1 point);
  12. UEFA club coefficient.

Groups

The matchdays were 20–21 October, 27–28 October, 3–4 November, 24–25 November, 1–2 December, and 8–9 December 2020. The scheduled kickoff times were 21:00 CET/CEST, with two matches on each Tuesday and Wednesday scheduled for 18:55 CET/CEST.[30]

Times were CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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27 October 2020 (2020-10-27)
21:00 (20:00 WET)
Porto Portugal 2–0 Greece Olympiacos
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029403/
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 2,450[32]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

3 November 2020 (2020-11-03)
21:00 (20:00 WET)
Porto Portugal 3–0 France Marseille
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029418/



9 December 2020 (2020-12-09)
21:00 (22:00 EET)
Olympiacos Greece 0–2 Portugal Porto
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029459/

Group D

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21 October 2020 (2020-10-21)
21:00
Midtjylland Denmark 0–4 Italy Atalanta
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029281/
MCH Arena, Herning
Attendance: 132[31]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

27 October 2020 (2020-10-27)
21:00 (20:00 GMT)
Liverpool England 2–0 Denmark Midtjylland
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029404/

3 November 2020 (2020-11-03)
21:00
Midtjylland Denmark 1–2 Netherlands Ajax
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029421/
MCH Arena, Herning
Attendance: 132[33]
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)


1 December 2020 (2020-12-01)
21:00 (20:00 GMT)
Liverpool England 1–0 Netherlands Ajax
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029453/

Group E

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20 October 2020 (2020-10-20)
21:00 (20:00 BST)
Chelsea England 0–0 Spain Sevilla
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029382/

20 October 2020 (2020-10-20)
21:00
Rennes France 1–1 Russia Krasnodar
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029383/

28 October 2020 (2020-10-28)
18:55 (20:55 MSK)
Krasnodar Russia 0–4 England Chelsea
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029390/
Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar
Attendance: 10,544[38]
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

4 November 2020 (2020-11-04)
21:00 (20:00 GMT)
Chelsea England 3–0 France Rennes
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029407/

24 November 2020 (2020-11-24)
18:55 (20:55 MSK)
Krasnodar Russia 1–2 Spain Sevilla
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029430/
Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar
Attendance: 10,554[40]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

2 December 2020 (2020-12-02)
18:55 (20:55 MSK)
Krasnodar Russia 1–0 France Rennes
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029439/

2 December 2020 (2020-12-02)
21:00
Sevilla Spain 0–4 England Chelsea
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029438/

8 December 2020 (2020-12-08)
21:00 (20:00 GMT)
Chelsea England 1–1 Russia Krasnodar
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029462/

8 December 2020 (2020-12-08)
21:00
Rennes France 1–3 Spain Sevilla
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029463/

Group F

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8 December 2020 (2020-12-08)
18:58
Lazio Italy 2–2 Belgium Club Brugge
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029465/

Group G

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20 October 2020 (2020-10-20)
18:55 (19:55 EEST)
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 0–2 Italy Juventus
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029387/


4 November 2020 (2020-11-04)
21:00
Ferencváros Hungary 1–4 Italy Juventus
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029410/

24 November 2020 (2020-11-24)
21:00 (22:00 EET)
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 0–4 Spain Barcelona
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029435/


8 December 2020 (2020-12-08)
21:00
Barcelona Spain 0–3 Italy Juventus
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029466/

Group H

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28 October 2020 (2020-10-28)
21:00 (20:00 GMT)
Manchester United England 5–0 Germany RB Leipzig
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2029396/
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 577[38]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)




Notes

  1. CEST (UTC+2) for dates up to 24 October 2020 (matchday 1), and CET (UTC+1) for dates thereafter (matchdays 2–6).
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 2.47 2.48 2.49 2.50 2.51 2.52 2.53 2.54 2.55 2.56 2.57 2.58 2.59 2.60 2.61 2.62 2.63 2.64 2.65 2.66 2.67 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Real Madrid played their home matches at Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium, Madrid, instead of their regular stadium Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Shakhtar Donetsk played their home matches at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, instead of their regular stadium Donbass Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Ferencváros played their home matches against Juventus and Barcelona at Puskás Aréna, Budapest, instead of their regular stadium Groupama Arena, Budapest.[43]
  6. 6.0 6.1 The Paris Saint-Germain v İstanbul Başakşehir match was suspended after 14 minutes, with the score 0–0 at the time, as both teams left the pitch in protest after an alleged racist incident by a match official directed at the assistant manager of İstanbul Başakşehir;[44] then resumed on 9 December 2020, 18:55 CET, with a new team of match officials.

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Final standings Group E winners

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Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 2–0 (A)[lower-alpha 1] 2–0 (H)[lower-alpha 1] Round of 16 Spain Atlético Madrid 3–0 1–0 (A)[lower-alpha 2] 2–0 (H)
Germany Borussia Dortmund 4–2 2–1 (H) 2–1 (A) Quarter-finals Portugal Porto 2–1 2–0 (A)[lower-alpha 3] 0–1 (H)[lower-alpha 3]
France Paris Saint-Germain 4–1 2–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Semi-finals Spain Real Madrid 3–1 1–1 (A) 2–0 (H)

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Both legs of Manchester City's round of 16 tie against Borussia Mönchengladbach were played in Budapest, Hungary due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic between Germany and the United Kingdom.[1][2]
  2. The first leg away of Chelsea's round of 16 tie against Atlético Madrid was played in Bucharest, Romania due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic from the United Kingdom to Spain.[1]
  3. 3.0 3.1 Both legs of Chelsea's quarter-final tie against Porto were played in Seville, Spain due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic between Portugal and the United Kingdom.[3]

Pre-match

Officials

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Spaniard Antonio Mateu Lahoz (centre) officiated the final along with assistants Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (left) and Pau Cebrián Devís (right).

On 12 May 2021, UEFA named Spaniard Antonio Mateu Lahoz as the referee for the final. Mateu Lahoz had been a FIFA referee since 2011, and was previously the fourth official in the 2019 UEFA Champions League final. He officiated six prior matches in the 2020–21 Champions League season, with one match in the play-off round, four in the group stage and one quarter-final leg. He served as a referee at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and was selected as an official for UEFA Euro 2020. He was joined by six of his fellow countrymen, including assistant referees Pau Cebrián Devís and Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar. Carlos del Cerro Grande served as the fourth official, while Alejandro Hernández Hernández acted as the video assistant referee. Juan Martínez Munuera and Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain were appointed as assistant VAR officials, along with Polish referee Paweł Gil.[4]

Opening ceremony

American DJ and electronic music producer Marshmello performed a virtual show for the opening ceremony before the match, along with Selena Gomez and Khalid.[5]

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Marshmello's setlist[6]

Match

Summary

The match kicked off around 8 p.m. in front of a crowd of 14,110. In the fourth minute, Kai Havertz played the ball across the Manchester City penalty area but it was gathered by Ederson. Five minutes later, a long kick from Ederson found Sterling, who controlled the ball and was about to shoot when he was dispossessed by Reece James.[7]:11 Havertz then passed to Werner, who missed the ball from close range when attempting to shoot. In the 15th minute, Mason Mount passed to Werner, who shot straight at Ederson, before then seeing a subsequent strike tipped away for a corner. Ben Chilwell played in a cross to the far post but N'Golo Kante's header went over the Manchester City bar.[7]:10 In the 28th minute, Phil Foden was played in on goal and was about to shoot when Antonio Rüdiger tackled him. Two minutes later, Kyle Walker sent the ball across the Chelsea penalty area but it fizzed just out of Mahrez's reach. With ten minutes of the half remaining, İlkay Gündoğan became the first player to be booked after a foul on Mount.[7]:9

In the 38th minute, Kante played the ball to Havertz, who was denied a shooting opportunity by a tackle from Oleksandr Zinchenko. A minute later, Chelsea were forced to make the first substitution of the match with the injured Thiago Silva being replaced by Andreas Christensen. Three minutes before half-time, Chelsea took the lead. Mount passed to Havertz, who went one-on-one with Ederson, and although the goalkeeper rushed out and deflected the ball away, Havertz passed it into an empty net to make it 1–0. There were three minutes of stoppage time.[7]:8

Neither side made any lineup changes during the interval. Manchester City dominated the early stages of the second half.[7]:7 Twelve minutes into the half, Rüdiger was booked for a foul on City's Kevin De Bruyne, who was injured in the challenge, leaving the pitch due to the new concussion protocol, in tears, to be replaced by Gabriel Jesus. Two minutes later, Manchester City appealed for a penalty when the ball struck James on the arm in his own penalty area, but the VAR review decided against a foul, noting that the ball deflecting off James' chest first. In the 64th minute, Bernardo Silva was replaced by Fernandinho for Manchester City before Christian Pulisic came on for Werner for Chelsea.[7]:6

With 21 minutes remaining, City pressed for an equalizer. Mahrez's cross to Gündoğan was cleared by César Azpilicueta. Four minutes later, Pulisic flicked the ball to Havertz, who passed it back to Pulisic, but his attempted shot rolled just past the City goalpost. In the 75th minute, Sterling passed to Jesus, but the ball was cleared by Chilwell. Manchester City made their third substitution when Sergio Agüero, the club's highest goalscorer of all time playing his last ever game, came on for Sterling.[7]:5 Mateo Kovačić was brought on for Chelsea to replace Mount in the 80th minute, and five minutes later, Agüero attempted to find Foden with a lofted cross to the far post, but the ball was easily caught by Édouard Mendy in the Chelsea goal. A minute later, Walker played a cross-field out-swinging pass that narrowly missed both Agüero and Foden.

Two minutes from the end of the match, Jesus was booked for a foul on Havertz before Christensen made a block to maintain his side's lead. At the end of regular time, the fourth official displayed that a minimum of seven minutes of stoppage would be played.[7]:4 In the final minute, Mahrez's half-volley from the edge of the Chelsea penalty area went just over the crossbar, and the match was brought to an end with Chelsea winning 1–0.[7]:3

Details

A "home" team was determined, for "administrative purposes,"[note 1] through a special draw held on 19 March 2021,[8] after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.

Manchester City[10]
Chelsea[10]
GK 31 Brazil Ederson
RB 2 England Kyle Walker
CB 5 England John Stones
CB 3 Portugal Rúben Dias
LB 11 Ukraine Oleksandr Zinchenko
CM 20 Portugal Bernardo Silva Substituted off 64'
CM 8 Germany İlkay Gündoğan Booked 35'
CM 47 England Phil Foden
AM 17 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne (c) Substituted off 60'
CF 26 Algeria Riyad Mahrez
CF 7 England Raheem Sterling Substituted off 77'
Substitutes:
GK 13 United States Zack Steffen
GK 33 England Scott Carson
DF 6 Netherlands Nathan Aké
DF 14 Spain Aymeric Laporte
DF 22 France Benjamin Mendy
DF 27 Portugal João Cancelo
DF 50 Spain Eric García
MF 16 Spain Rodri
MF 25 Brazil Fernandinho Substituted in 64'
FW 9 Brazil Gabriel Jesus Booked 88' Substituted in 60'
FW 10 Argentina Sergio Agüero Substituted in 77'
FW 21 Spain Ferran Torres
Manager:
Spain Pep Guardiola
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GK 16 Senegal Édouard Mendy
CB 28 Spain César Azpilicueta (c)
CB 6 Brazil Thiago Silva Substituted off 39'
CB 2 Germany Antonio Rüdiger Booked 57'
RWB 24 England Reece James
LWB 21 England Ben Chilwell
CM 5 Italy Jorginho
CM 7 France N'Golo Kanté
AM 29 Germany Kai Havertz
AM 19 England Mason Mount Substituted off 80'
CF 11 Germany Timo Werner Substituted off 66'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Spain Kepa Arrizabalaga
GK 13 Argentina Willy Caballero
DF 3 Spain Marcos Alonso
DF 4 Denmark Andreas Christensen Substituted in 39'
DF 15 France Kurt Zouma
DF 33 Italy Emerson
MF 10 United States Christian Pulisic Substituted in 66'
MF 17 Croatia Mateo Kovačić Substituted in 80'
MF 20 England Callum Hudson-Odoi
MF 22 Morocco Hakim Ziyech
MF 23 Scotland Billy Gilmour
FW 18 France Olivier Giroud
Manager:
Germany Thomas Tuchel

Man of the Match:
N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea)[11]

Assistant referees:[4]
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Spain)
Fourth official:[4]
Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Video assistant referee:[4]
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referees:[4]
Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain (Spain)
Paweł Gil (Poland)

Match rules[12][13]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 2]

Statistics

See also

Notes

  1. Each of the two finalists is able to wear their first-choice colours. If, however, there is a clash of colours that necessitates a kit change from one club, then the club designated as "the away side" must use an alternative kit. In the actual 2021 final, both teams wore their first-choice colours.
  2. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

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