Towards 2012 UEFA Champions League final in Munich between Bayern Munich and Chelsea, I would like to give some information about the last 10 final of Champions League.
2002 Final: Real Madrid 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen, Hampden Park, Glasgow
Zidane's amazing goal
Real Madrid return to the final, this time an amazing left-foot volley from the most expensive player at that time, Zinedine Zidane ensure the trophy belong to them.
2003 Final: AC Milan 0-0 Juventus (3-2 pen.), Old Trafford, Manchester
Italian superiority
strong competition from the two Italian teams, full of high technical ability. Andriy Shevchenko's penalty kick allow AC Milan won their sixth European title.
2004 Final: Porto 3-0 AS Monaco, Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
Mourinho's double success
Deco's man of the match performance led Jose Mourinho's squad gained their second success in Europe, a year after winning the UEFA Cup.
2005 Final: Liverpool 3-3 AC Milan (3-2 pen.), Stadium Ataturk, Istanbul
Two half game
AC Milan lead after just 52 seconds and 3-0 in the first half, but goals from Gerrard , Smicer and Alonso trigger Liverpool's win on penalties.
2006 Final: Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal, Stade de France, Paris
Barcelona's patience
Arsenal goalkeeper, Jens Lehmann be the first player to received a red card in the Champions League final, when Barcelona make sure the title with two goals in the last 15 minutes.
2007 Final: AC Milan 2-1 Liverpool, Olympic Stadium, Athens
Milan take revenge
Two years after Liverpool's excellent revival, both team meet again and Milan won the title after Fillipo Inzaghi's brace.
2008 Final: Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea (6-5 pen.), Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
English's domination
The first final between two English clubs. United won after a balanced game along with John Terry's penalty failure for their third European title.
2009 Final: Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United, Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Barcelona's dominance
United had a great start, but they been shocked by Samuel Eto'o's goal after 10 minutes and was unable to fight after that.
2010 Final: Inter Milan 2-0 Bayern Munich, Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid
Inter's long anticipation
Mourinho guided Inter for their third European trophy and first since 1965. Two goals from Diego Milito complete their glorious season with three trophies after won the Scuddeto & Coppa Italia.
2011 Final: Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United, Wembley Stadium, London
Barcelona undefeated
Barcelona dominated the 2009 final repeat, when goals from Pedro, Messi and Villa rewarding Guardiola's third title in six years.
2012 Final: Bayern Munich vs Chelsea, Allianz Arena, Munich
Franck Ribery aims to help Bayern win their fifth European title at home against Chelsea, who knocked 2011 champions, Barcelona in the semi-finals.
Source: Metro Harian