Arsenal v Barcelona, 17 May 2006

Score2-1 to Barcelona
RefereeTerje Hauge
CompetitionUEFA Champions League Final
VenueStade de France, Paris
Attendance79,500

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KICK-OFF: 7.45pm BST Assistant referee Ole Hermann Borgan from Norway was replaced before the game after he was pictured wearing a Barcelona shirt. Both teams recorded eight victories and four draws each in their 12 matches in reaching the final. It was only the third time since the competition began in 1992 that the two teams had reached the final unbeaten. Barcelona and Arsenal had previously met each other twice in Europe. In the 1999/2000 Champions League First Round group phase, they drew 1-1 at the Camp Nou but then Barca won 4-2 at Highbury.

1 Arsenal

2 Barcelona

Goals:

Sol Campbell 37 G

Goals:

Samuel Eto'o 76 G
Belletti 80 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann
Defender Sol Campbell
Defender Ashley Cole
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Eboué
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Gilberto Silva
Midfielder Aleksandr Hleb
Midfielder Freddie Ljungberg
Midfielder Robert Pirés
Forward Thierry Henry

Starting lineup:

Victor Valdés Goalkeeper
Presas Oleguer Defender
Puyol Defender
Edmilson Defender/Centre back
Rafael Márquez Defender/Midfielder
Deco Midfielder
Ludovic Giuly Midfielder
Ronaldinho Midfielder
Mark van Bommel Midfielder
Giovanni van Bronckhorst Midfielder
Samuel Eto'o Forward

Substitutions:

Manuel Almunia for Robert Pirés 18
Mathieu Flamini for Cesc Fàbregas 74
José Antonio Reyes for Aleksandr Hleb 85

Substitutions:

Iniesta for Edmilson 46
Henrik Larsson for Mark van Bommel 61
Belletti for Presas Oleguer 71

Cards:

Jens Lehmann 18 R
Emmanuel Eboué 21 Y
Thierry Henry 51 Y

Cards:

Presas Oleguer 69 Y
Henrik Larsson 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Forward José Antonio Reyes

On the bench:

Defender/Right back Belletti
Midfielder Iniesta
Forward Henrik Larsson

Comments:

Unused substitutes: Dennis Bergkamp, Robin Van Persie, Philippe Senderos and Gael Clichy MATCH STATS supplied by UEFA.com Shots on target: 5 Shots off target: 3 Fouls committed: 16 Corners: 4 Offsides: 1 Possession: 36% ---- Up to reaching the final, Arsenal had not conceded a Champions League goal since 27 September 2005. The sequence of ten consecutive clean sheets is a Champions League record. The previous best was held by AC Milan, who kept seven clean sheets in the 2004-05 season. Samuel Eto'o's goal was the first they had conceded in 995 minutes - also a Champions League record. ---- Arsenal had previously played 20 European matches against clubs from Spain and have won seven, drawn five and lost eight. ---- Arsenal have been knocked out of European competition by Spanish clubs on three occasions. It includes the Cup Winners' Cup Final defeats to Valencia in 1980 and Real Zaragoza in 1995. ---- Arsenal were undefeated in their 13 previous Champions League games - a club record in the competition. The Gunners' record in European competition stands at 16, between September 1993 and April 1995. ---- Jans Lehmann, who became the first player to be sent-off in a Champions League Final, has now kept goal for Arsenal for a Champions League record of 763 minutes without conceding a goal. The previous record holder was Edwin van der Sar, who did not concede a goal for 658 minutes while playing for Ajax in the 1995-96 season. The last player to score a Champions League goal against Lehmann was Bayern Munich's Hasan Salihamidzic in the 65th minute of their 3-1 victory on 22 February 2005.

Comments:

Unused substitutes: Albert Fortia Jorquera, Thiago Motta, Xavi Hernandez and Sylvio Mendes Campos Silvinho MATCH STATS supplied by UEFA.com Shots on target: 9 Shots off target: 9 Fouls committed: 20 Corners: 3 Offsides: 1 Possession: 64% ---- Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard won the European Cup / Champions League three times as a player and now joins the exclusive list of European Cup / Champions League winners as player and coach. The other four are Miguel Munoz, Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff and Carlo Ancelotti. ---- Barca have now won the European Cup/Champions League twice, the Cup Winners' Cup four times and the Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup three times. The other teams that have completed the full set of European trophies are Ajax, Bayern Munich and Juventus. ---- Barca have previously met English opposition in three European finals. After winning the Fairs Cup in 1958 and 1960 by defeating a London XI and Birmingham City respectively, they lost the Cup Winners' Cup Final in 1991 against Manchester United 2-1. ---- This is the first time that Barca have won the Champions League. They were runners-up to AC Milan in 1993-94. ---- In 1992, they won the European Cup for the only time in its last season. They beat Sampdoria 1-0 in London at Wembley Stadium.

1 Arsenal

Goals:

Sol Campbell 37 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann
Defender Sol Campbell
Defender Ashley Cole
Defender/Midfielder Emmanuel Eboué
Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Gilberto Silva
Midfielder Aleksandr Hleb
Midfielder Freddie Ljungberg
Midfielder Robert Pirés
Forward Thierry Henry

Substitutions:

Manuel Almunia for Robert Pirés 18
Mathieu Flamini for Cesc Fàbregas 74
José Antonio Reyes for Aleksandr Hleb 85

Cards:

Jens Lehmann 18 R
Emmanuel Eboué 21 Y
Thierry Henry 51 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Manuel Almunia
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Forward José Antonio Reyes

Comments:

Unused substitutes: Dennis Bergkamp, Robin Van Persie, Philippe Senderos and Gael Clichy MATCH STATS supplied by UEFA.com Shots on target: 5 Shots off target: 3 Fouls committed: 16 Corners: 4 Offsides: 1 Possession: 36% ---- Up to reaching the final, Arsenal had not conceded a Champions League goal since 27 September 2005. The sequence of ten consecutive clean sheets is a Champions League record. The previous best was held by AC Milan, who kept seven clean sheets in the 2004-05 season. Samuel Eto'o's goal was the first they had conceded in 995 minutes - also a Champions League record. ---- Arsenal had previously played 20 European matches against clubs from Spain and have won seven, drawn five and lost eight. ---- Arsenal have been knocked out of European competition by Spanish clubs on three occasions. It includes the Cup Winners' Cup Final defeats to Valencia in 1980 and Real Zaragoza in 1995. ---- Arsenal were undefeated in their 13 previous Champions League games - a club record in the competition. The Gunners' record in European competition stands at 16, between September 1993 and April 1995. ---- Jans Lehmann, who became the first player to be sent-off in a Champions League Final, has now kept goal for Arsenal for a Champions League record of 763 minutes without conceding a goal. The previous record holder was Edwin van der Sar, who did not concede a goal for 658 minutes while playing for Ajax in the 1995-96 season. The last player to score a Champions League goal against Lehmann was Bayern Munich's Hasan Salihamidzic in the 65th minute of their 3-1 victory on 22 February 2005.

2 Barcelona

Goals:

Samuel Eto'o 76 G
Belletti 80 G

Starting lineup:

Victor Valdés Goalkeeper
Presas Oleguer Defender
Puyol Defender
Edmilson Defender/Centre back
Rafael Márquez Defender/Midfielder
Deco Midfielder
Ludovic Giuly Midfielder
Ronaldinho Midfielder
Mark van Bommel Midfielder
Giovanni van Bronckhorst Midfielder
Samuel Eto'o Forward

Substitutions:

Iniesta for Edmilson 46
Henrik Larsson for Mark van Bommel 61
Belletti for Presas Oleguer 71

Cards:

Presas Oleguer 69 Y
Henrik Larsson 90 Y

On the bench:

Defender/Right back Belletti
Midfielder Iniesta
Forward Henrik Larsson

Comments:

Unused substitutes: Albert Fortia Jorquera, Thiago Motta, Xavi Hernandez and Sylvio Mendes Campos Silvinho MATCH STATS supplied by UEFA.com Shots on target: 9 Shots off target: 9 Fouls committed: 20 Corners: 3 Offsides: 1 Possession: 64% ---- Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard won the European Cup / Champions League three times as a player and now joins the exclusive list of European Cup / Champions League winners as player and coach. The other four are Miguel Munoz, Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff and Carlo Ancelotti. ---- Barca have now won the European Cup/Champions League twice, the Cup Winners' Cup four times and the Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup three times. The other teams that have completed the full set of European trophies are Ajax, Bayern Munich and Juventus. ---- Barca have previously met English opposition in three European finals. After winning the Fairs Cup in 1958 and 1960 by defeating a London XI and Birmingham City respectively, they lost the Cup Winners' Cup Final in 1991 against Manchester United 2-1. ---- This is the first time that Barca have won the Champions League. They were runners-up to AC Milan in 1993-94. ---- In 1992, they won the European Cup for the only time in its last season. They beat Sampdoria 1-0 in London at Wembley Stadium.