THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL IN NUMBERS

JUVENTUS

2 Juve have won the European Cup twice. 21 Years since they last won the competition. 0 Defeats for Juve in this season’s competition. Victory would make them the first unbeaten champions since Manchester United in 2008. 39 Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, 39 years and 126 days old, can become the oldestever champion.

REAL MADRID

11 Real’s record total of European Cup wins. 499 They are one goal away from 500 in the Champions League since it was rebranded. 1 Real are bidding to become the first back-to-back winners in the Champions League era. 2 Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos are two of the five players to score in two separate Champions League finals.

PAST FINALS

28 For both Italian and Spanish clubs, this is a 28th appearance in a Champions League or European Cup final. 10 The final has gone to a penalty shoot-out on 10 occasions. 2 Players have been sent off in the final – Arsenal’s Jens Lehmann and Chelsea’s Didier Drogba.

TONIGHT

2 Felix Brych will referee his second major UEFA final (2014 Europa League). 66,000

The National Stadium’s capacity for the final. 1,370volunteers

Staff and

are involved in staging tonight’s Cardiff final.