Brazilians are ‘amulets’ for the Champions Champions
The Grand Final between PSG and Inter In Munich he consecrated the French cast as the New champion of the UEFA Champions League 2024-2025but also ratified a statistic that has been repeated in the last two decades: All champions since 2006 had a Brazilian footballer on the squad.
Liverpool, in 2005, was the most recent champion that did not have a Brazilian player On the court or in a bank of the Champions League final. In the Ataturk stambul stadium, the Reds beat Milan in the penalties, although Milan did have Brazilians: Dida, Kaká and Cafú as headlines.
From then on, each champion had at least one Brazilian in the final.
The champions who had Brazilians in the Champions League final
2005-2006: Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal
In the Stade of France, Rijkaard used Edmilson already Ronaldinho as headlines, but Julian Belletti He was the determining player, since he entered as a relay to score the goal of the victory, for a spectacular comeback from Barcelona, which also had Silvinho on their squad, in addition to Brazilians of dual nationality, such as Deco either Thiago Motta.
2006-2007: Liverpool 1-2 Milan
The Olympic Stadium of Athens stunned Milan’s rematch against the Reds, in a final where Dida and Kaká They were holders, while Cafú and Serghinho They stayed as substitutes, but they also celebrated the title. Ronaldo, the ‘phenomenon’, arrived in January to the team, but could not play the final and practically no Champions match for its serious injury.
2007-2008: Manchester United 1 (6)-(5) 1 Chelsea
The triumph in the Reds penalties against Chelsea had only one Brazilian player on the court: Andersonwho entered the last minute of extra time to be one of the collectors in the final batch, and the midfielder did not fail, by marking the penultimate criminal, before the decisive of Ryan Giggs.
2008-2009: Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United
The first great duel between Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Lionel Messi Barcelona took him, who crowned his great season with Silvinho In the Once Holder. Dani Alves That season arrived at the Guardiola team, But the final was lost for an warning in the semifinal rematch.
2009-2010: Inter 2-0 Bayern Munich
The triumph of the Italian club led by José Mourinho had the contribution as holders of the goalkeeper Julio César, Pike and Maicona final defined by Diego Milito with a double.
2010-2011: Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United
In Wembley, the Barca ones were widely superior to the United of Chicharito and Rooney. Dani Alves Now he could lift the trophy after playing as headline on the right side, while Adrianothe other Brazilian of the squad, stayed in the bank.
2011-2012: Bayern Munich 1 (3)-(4) 1 Chelsea
Chelsea lifted the Champions League after imposing himself on the penalties, in a starting team where he shone David Luiz as the only Braziliansince Ramires, Alex and Lucas Piazon were not summoned to that definition.
2012-2013 Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Bayern Munich
Bayern won the final again with a starting team in which he formed Dantewhile Luiz Gustavo He entered the last minute. Rafinha was not summoned.
2013-2014: Real Madrid 4-1 Atletico de Madrid
Marcelowho entered the second half to replace Coentrao, was the only Brazilian representative of the champion in this final who dramatically won the merengue team in extra times.
2014-2015: Juventus 1-3 Barcelona
The Berlin Olympic stadium witnessed the most recent title in Barcelona, with Neymar As part of the fabulous trident with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, in a team where he was also an indisputable holder Dani Alves. Adriano and Rafinha stayed in the bank.
2015-2016: Real Madrid 1 (5)-(3) 1 Atlético de Madrid
The rematch did not arrive for Atlétic Marcelo and Casemirowhile Danilo He played as a relay.
2016-2017: Juventus 1-4 Rea Madrid
The unforgettable goal of Chilean by Cristiano Ronaldo framed the second consecutive victory of Real Madrid in the Champions League, a match where Marcelo and Casemiro They repeated as headlines, but Danilo this time was substitute.
2017-2018: Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool
The milestone The Tricampeonado achieved by Zinedine Zidane also had the same Brazilians on the court: Marcelo and Casemiro.
2018-2019: Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool
New rematch for Liverpool, which charged the Spurs defeat against Real Madrid in the final, where he had great Brazilian contribution in the titular team: Alisson, Fabinho and Firmino.
2019-2020: PSG 0-1 Bayern Munich
The Champions Final of the Covid-19 pandemic was played without fans in the stands, so that Bayern Munich’s sad triumph had the participation of Thiago Alcántara (Spanish Naturalized Brazilian) as a holder, and Philippe Coutinho As relief.
2020-2021: Manchester City 0-1 Chelsea
Jorginho (of Italian nationality) and Thiago Silva They were the representatives of Brazil For the Chelsea champion as headlines. Emerson (also Italian) stayed in the bank.
2021-2022: Liverpool 0-1 Real Madrid
Real Madrid lifted the orejona number 14 in the Stade de France, where he repeated Casemiro as a holder, in addition to Éder Militão and the emerging star Junior Viníciusauthor of the goal of the title, although he also played Rodrygo As a relief, while Marcelo, already out of exit, stayed as a substitute.
2022-2023: Manchester City 1-0 Inter
The final in Istanbul is one of the least Brazilian players in both teams in this century. Only Edersonholder in the arch of Manchester City, represented the champion team.
2023-2024: Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid
The definition in Wembley was the winner of the team that Brazilians aligned on the court. The merengue had the exclusive figure of VINICIUS JR., author of the second goal, Rodrygo and Éder Militaowho was in the substitute bank.
2024-2025: PSG vs. Inter
In the Munich final, Marquinhoscaptain and player with more presences in the history of the club, he stressed so that the PSG won his first orejona. Without the importance of his partner, reference and idol of the club, Lucas Beraldo He stayed at the bank.
