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 | Barcelona team last won the Champions League final in London18-03-2011 |
Barcelona pull a good draw for the Champions League 1/4-final by withdrawing Shakhtar Donetsk, but ranking in the semifinals will have to face the winner of the clash Real Madrid - Tottenham.
The finals in 2011 in London, namely Barcelona won the last final, played in the British capital. This happened at the old Wembley in 1992 when Barcelona with Hristo Stoichkov in composition beat Sampdoria 1:0 and won the first trophy in their history.
So far five finals were played in London and the first decisive battle for Europe will be the new Wembley, as only one of the 8 teams reached 1/4-final became a champion of the continent in the city and the Thames It is Manchester United, who in 1968 beat Benfica to 4:1 after extra time and won his first evrotitla.
A curious fact is that the draw of the season ensured that the final this season on May 28 could face two teams from London - Chelsea and Tottenham ..
All finals of the Champions League / European Cup in London:
1963 - AC Milan - Benfica 2:1
1968 - Manchester United - Benfica 4:1 (after extra time)
1971 - Ajax - Panathinaikos 2:0
1978 - Liverpool - Bruges 1:0
1992 - Barcelona - Sampdoria 1:0 (after extra time)
2011 - the battle was on May 28
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