The 2012 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match between Bayern Munich of Germany and Chelsea of England, played at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany to decide the winner of the 2011–12 season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament organised annually by the UEFA confederation. Chelsea won the match on penalties after the game finished 1–1 after extra time. The game was the culmination of the 57th season of the tournament, and the 20th since it was renamed the Champions League.
It was the first Champions League Final to be held in the Allianz Arena (known as "Fußball Arena München" for the final) which opened in 2005. With Bayern being one of two tenants of the Arena, it was the first time since 1984 that a finalist had home stadium advantage.
The teams had not met before in the final. Bayern entered the competition as four-time winners from eight final appearances, most recently losing in 2010, while Chelsea had reached the final just once before, losing on penalties in 2008. Defending champions Barcelona were eliminated by Chelsea in the semi-finals. Neither team reached the final as champions of their 2011–12 domestic leagues (the Bundesliga and Premier League, respectively), although Chelsea won the 2012 FA Cup Final. The winners, Chelsea, will play the 2011–12 Europa League winners Atlético Madrid of Spain in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup, and also enter the semi-finals of the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup as the UEFA representative.
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