Everything you need to know about the Champions League final all in one place

The jewel in the crown of European football is on this Saturday night, when Juventus face Barcelona in the Champions League final.

Everything you need to know about the Champions League final all in one place

By Grainne McGuinness, Michelle O’Keeffe and Robbie Byrne.

The jewel in the crown of European football is on this Saturday night, when Juventus face Barcelona in the Champions League final in the Olympiastadion, Berlin.

Are you fully fact-ready? Prepared to wow all in earshot with the range of stats and info you can recall on a moment’s notice?

In case you need a little refresher, here’s a graphic with everything you need to know – from the most valuable player to those most likely to hit the back of the net, probable line-ups and just how much these teams are worth.

Feast your eyes on its informative glory.

Not enough for you, you fact glutton?

Check out our interactive map for more on where the players involved are from. Then compare them to the teams involved in the first European Cup, between Real Madrid and Stade de Reims in 1956.

More? This is how the two teams made their way through the tournament to reach the final.

And for absolute gold-star, top of the class extra-credit, why not dazzle your viewing companions on Saturday with all the lowdown on Juventus’ Lazarus-like recovery from relegation and scandal in 2006 to the pinnacle of European football on Saturday.

Go forth and educate your mates, you know-all!

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