2017 UEFA Champions League Final — final of the 2016–17 edition of the UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid defeated Juventus 4–1 to become the first club to successfully defend the UEFA Champions League title since Milan in 1990.
Key Facts
- Final score
- Real Madrid 4–1 Juventus
- Venue
- Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
- Real Madrid's title count
- 12th UEFA Champions League title
- Tournament edition
- 62nd season of European Cup/UCL
- Juventus final record
- Lost 7th final out of 9 appearances
- First closed-roof European Cup final
- Yes
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Juventus and Real Madrid both progressed through the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League knockout rounds, with Real Madrid entering as defending champions. The two clubs had previously met in the 1998 European Cup final, making this a high-profile rematch between two of European football's most storied clubs.
On 3 June 2017 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Real Madrid faced Juventus in the Champions League final. Real Madrid won 4–1, claiming their 12th European title and becoming the first club since Milan in 1989–90 to retain the trophy, while Juventus suffered their seventh defeat in nine finals.
Real Madrid qualified as UEFA's representative at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, which they won, and earned the right to contest the 2017 UEFA Super Cup against Europa League winners Manchester United, which they also won, completing a dominant year in European club competition.