THE SECOND TREBLE
Whichever team that walked out the champion
Was going to complete the historic treble
THE TEAMS
(Barcelona, the Spanish League Champion & Copa Del Rey Champion)
Barcelona had previously eliminated the champions of England, France & Germany
With Man City, PSG & Bayern Munich being the teams that they knocked out
& standing in their way of completing a historic second treble in club history
Was none other than another champion, the old lady...Italian Champion Juventus
With club legend Xavi last ever match for the club before heading to Qatar
Barcelona was determined not to disappoint
& with the deathly trio of Messi, Suarez & Neymar up front
They are surely the favorites going into the final in Berlin
(Juventus, the Italian League Champion & Tim Cup Champion)
For Juve, the old lady was the clear underdog
The recently revived Italian Champion was not expected to make the final
Not until they knockedout last year champion Real Madrid in the semi finals
Juventus was just in the second division of Italian football several years back
The Phone Scandal Incident left people thinking maybe that was the end of Juve
But the old lady proved all doubters wrong
Not only making back to the top division in one year time
They were back on top sooner than people expected
Fast forwards to 2015, they are the League Champion & Tim Cup Champion
They knockedout then champion Real Madrid
& all of the sudden found themselves one step away from completing the treble
Going into the biggest match of their life
Club legends like Buffon & Pirlo along with veteran Evra & Tevez
Knows full well along with Xavi of Barcelona,
This could be their last chance to win Europe's biggest prize
But standing in their way was no ordinary team
They need to be better than the best to just perhaps stands a chance to beat
Barcelona- the critically acclaimed Best Team In The World
Without first choice centre back Chellini who was out injured
The task seems rather impossible
THE MATCH
Juventus started the match rather positively
They weren't afraid to go forward
Despite giving Messi, Suarez & Neymar the space to break them down
& to all critic's surprise, Barcelona started the match nervously
Making cheap mistake in the opening two minutes
Giving Juve hopes of possibly upsetting the red hot favorites from Catalan
But it wasn't long until Barcelona brought them back to reality
The brilliant Iniesta cuts in Juve defence with ease
& suddenly found himself one on one with Juve's keeper Buffon
Cool calm collective, Iniesta passed the ball sideways for the unmarked
Ivan Rakitic who putted the ball swiftly into the net
It was 1-0 to the Spanish Champion after just 4 minutes
The rest of the first half was intense,
Barcelona keeps on putting pressure & getting better & better
While Juventus struggles to keep the score as narrow as possible
Tension begins to build as the half plays on
Vidal & Pogba of Juventus started committing stupid fouls
& both was soon receiving yellow cards from the referee
Half time came to the delight of the struggling Italian Champion
They got 15 minutes to sort things out & try to get themselves level
Half Time: Barcelona 1 Juventus 0
Second half kicked off as Barcelona continues on the offense
Juventus seems calmer after the break
They waited & waited for their chance to break
& 10 minutes into the second half, their chances arrived
Barcelona keeper Ter Stegen kept out Carlos Tevez snap shot
But the ball would than dropped to of all players
Former Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata,
Morata as calm as possible putted the ball into the back of the Barcelona net
1-1 after 54 minutes of football
& Juventus's confidence started growing yet again
Momentum suddenly shifted back to the side of the Italian Champion
No sooner later, controversy struck
Juventus's midfielder Paul Pogba was brought down in the Barca penalty area
He wanted a penalty for it, but was not given by the referee
Juventus continues to protest as Barcelona kicks on & was on counter attack
The ball was under the feet of the brilliant Messi
Messi cuts through Juve's defense easily yet brilliantly
Juve's keeper Buffon rushes out trying to stop the best player in the world
Messi with the ball looks up & strike the ball as hard as he can
But veteran keeper Buffon denies him!
Suarez would show up out of nowhere & caught the rebounded ball
BANG!
Juventus's defense beaten yet again, merely 15 minutes after Juve had equalized
2-1 on 68 minutes, Barcelona go back in front again thanks to Suarez
All while Juventus was still protesting about Pogba's possible penalty incident
Barcelona goes back in front as Juventus suffers huge blow in confidence
Less than 2 minutes after Suarez's goal
Neymar heads in another goal for Barcelona
As the Juve fans in attendance stood silent
3-1, it was all over for the Old Lady after 70 minutes
That was until Neymar's goal was cancelled in yet another controversial event,
Replays shows that the ball hit Neymar's hand before going into the net
Therefore the goal was disallowed due to hand ball, the scores remains 2-1
It was Neymar & Barcelona turns to protest
Juventus tried & tried but wasn't able to beat Ter Stegen & Barcelona again
6 minutes later,
Fans from both side cheered
As Barcelona legend Xavi came on the pitch in a Barcelona shirt for the last time
Xavi came on to replace another club legend in Iniesta
Iniesta who helped created Barcelona opening goal earlier in the match
Puts the captain armband around the shoulder of Xavi
As Xavi went on to captain Barcelona through the final 15 minutes of the match
Near the end in a desperate attempts at goal,
Juventus throw up all their player into the penalty box of Barcelona
Hoping to level the scores through a corner in the 96th minutes
& once again they got caught off guard
As Barcelona hits them with yet another deathly counter attack
This time, it was truly to be the death nails in Juve & the match's coffin
Neymar with lighting speed ran to the Juventus penalty area with the ball
& there wasn't a single Juventus defender who could react
To the speed of the Brazilian born superstar
& with virtually the last kick of the ball & the match
Neymar makes it 3-1 in the 97th minutes, he got his goal eventually
As the referee immediately blow the final whistle to end the match
Full Time: Barcelona 3 Juventus 1
Thus Barcelona was crowned the winner of the 2015 UEFA Champions League
Their first Champions League win since 2009 when they beat Manchester United
& same as 2009, they completed the treble
(League title, Copa Del Rey & now Champions League)
Barcelona became the first & only team in history to win a second treble
Veteran Juventus legends Pirlo & Buffon left the pitch in tears
Knowing that was probably their last chance at the big trophy
Xavi was also in tears but in tears of joy
As he ended his Barcelona career in terrific fashion
For the final time as a player of Barcelona
He hoisted the Champions League trophy high in the air
As the night concluded in the triumph of Barcelona
A.K.A officially once again, The Best Team In The World
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