European Football Thread

[Landslide Lyndon]

Some fun facts about the final:

1)It was the first time a final ended 2-0 since 1972 when Ajax beat Inter at Roterdam with the same score.

2)All three coaches who led Barcelona to victory, had already won the trophy as players (Cryuff, Rijkaard, Guardiola).

3)It was Manchester United's first defeat since May 2007 when they lost their semifinal against Milan in ''San Siro'' against Milan.

4)Barcelona became the first spanish team ever to achive the Treble.

5)Barcelona scored 32 goals on her way to the top, a record for a European champion. The previous best was Manchester United from 1999 (29 goals). But United played just 11 games instead of Barca's 13, so they still have the best average (2,63 against 2,46 for Barcelona).  

[Landslide Lyndon]

5)Barcelona scored 32 goals on her way to the top, a record for a European champion. The previous best was Manchester United from 1999 (29 goals). But United played just 11 games instead of Barca's 13, so they still have the best average (2,63 against 2,46 for Barcelona). 

This is "best average" for "champions league" days only, I presume?
Real Madrid scored 20 goals in 7 matches on the road to becoming the first ever European Champions (just semi-randomly checking the first ever year), which is a higher average.

Of course.
We can't compare the old format with the current one.