Fútbol Club Barcelona and Juventus Football Club s.p.A. will verse each other in the 2015 Champions League Final on Saturday, June 6 at the FOX Olympiastadion at 11:45 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time). The match will livestream in the United States at FOX Soccer 2GO USA, in Spain at Movistar TV fútbol, and in Italy at Sky GO Italia.
Each team is allowed a maximum of eleven players, including a goalie. The minimum number of players on a team is seven. Barcelona’s starting lineup for the match will likely consist of goalie Marc-André ter Stegen, defense players Martín Montoya, Gerard Piqué, midfielder Ivan Rakitić, 4th captain Sergio Busquets, cap Xavi Hernández, vice cap Andrés Iniesta, forward Pedro Rodríguez, Luis Suárez, 3rd captain Lionel Messi, and Neymar. The rest of the team members are forward player Rafinha, goalie Claudio Bravo, Jordi Masip, midfielder Javier Mascherano, Sergi Roberto, defense Marc bartra, Douglas, Jordi Alba, Adriano, Dani Alves, Thomas Vermaelen, and Jérémy Mathieu.
Barca made it to the finals seven times. They won 4 match and lost 3. The Spanish team is one of seven elite Treble-winning teams. They hold a domestic title, primary domestic title, and have won either the European of Champions League. The team’s motto is "Més que un club,” which translates in English to “more than a club.” The team’s manager is Luis Enrique. Barca was established in 1899. Their home colors are blue and red, away colors are orange, and third colors are yellow.
Photo of the Juventus FC team logo taken on October 2012.
Juve’s starting line up will likely consist of goalie and captain Gianluigi Buffon, midfielder Rômulo, Paul Pogba, Simone Pepe, 2nd vice captain Claudio Marchisio, defense 1st vice captain Giorgio Chiellini, Martín Cáceres, Angelo Ogbonna, Andrea Barzagli, Paolo De Ceglie, and forward álvaro Morata. Their other members are forward Carlos Tevez, Kingsley Coman, Fernando Llorente, defense Leonardo Bonucci, Stephan Lictsteiner, Patrice Evra, Midfielder Simone Padoin, Gianluigi Buffon, Kwadwo Asamoah, Arturo Vidal, Stefano Sturaro, Roberto Pereyra, Luca Marrone, Goalie Marco Storari, Rubinho, Luca Marrone, and forward Alessandro Matri.
Juve was established in 1897. The team won two finals in 1985 and 1996. It won in 1-0 against Liverpool at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels and defeated Ajax at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. The Italian team lost five finals in the past against Ajax, SC Hamburg, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, and AC Milan. Juve’s home colors are black and white, away colors are blue, and third colors are green. Juve's manager is Massimiliano Allegri.
