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Saturday, June 6, 2015

2014-15 UEFA Champions League Final Berlin Saturday June 06,2015 -FC Barcelona beats Juventus 3-1 to lift title

FC Barcelona beat Juventus 3-1 to lift fifth Champions League title

FC Barcelona won the Champions League for the fourth time in a decade on Saturday

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Goal Scorers

For FC Barcelona -Ivan Rakitic(4)Luis Suarez(68)and Neymar(90)

The helpless Andrea Pirlo and Paul Pogba can only watch as Rakitic's well-placed effort beats the outstretched Buffon 

Suarez reacted quickest to the loose ball after Gianluigi Buffon parried Messi's shot, with the striker adjusting his body and sidefooting home

Neymar added gloss to the result, scoring with the last kick of the game to complete Barcelona's fourth conquest of Europe in a decade

For Juventus -Alvaro Morata(55) 

Pique, Carlos Tevez, Dani Alves, Jordi Alba , Pirlo and Rakitic watch open-mouthed as the Spanish striker hits the net to level the score

Ivan Rakitic had sent Barcelona into a fourth-minute lead, but Juventus leveled 10 minutes into the second half through Alvaro Morata

Ivan Rakitic's opening goal was Barcelona's fastest in a European final  


Ivan Rakitic celebrates his goal with Neymar

Luis Suarez scored Barcelona's second in the 68th minute after Lionel Messi's shot was palmed away by goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.

Neymar had a goal disallowed for handball but, with the final going into a seventh minute of stoppage time, the Brazil striker found time to score again. This time it counted.

Neymar joined Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the top scorer in the Champions League this season with his 10th goal  


Neymar (right) celebrates his goal

Juventus, though, couldn't prevent Barcelona from collecting the European Cup for the fifth time as the formidable Messi-Neymar-Suarez front three took their goal tally to 122 this season.

The unstoppable attacking trio of Luis Suarez, Messi and Neymar took their combined tally to a staggering 122 goals this season

The triumph comes after four years without success in European competition and ensures both coach Luis Enrique and Suarez end their first season with the club with a treble.
Barcelona champs league trophy

This was the fifth time Barcelona have been crowned European champions and it is their fourth Champions League title in the last decade after their 2006, 2009 and 2011 triumphs

Gerard Pique, himself a three-time winner of the competition, lifts the famous trophy in front of his jubilant team-mates 
Gerard Pique, himself a three-time winner of the competition, lifts the famous trophy in front of his jubilant team-mates 

FC Barcelona players form a huddle in the corner of the pitch after seizing an early lead in a thrilling Champions League final

Barcelona players form a huddle in the corner of the pitch after seizing an early lead in a thrilling Champions League final 

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