Champions League: Barcelona defeat Juventus to claim European crown

By Eoghan Macguire, CNN

Updated 0015 GMT (0815 HKT) June 7, 2015

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Barcelona players celebrate winning the 2015 Champions League.

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The Spanish champions faced off against its Italian counterparts Juventus for the title of European champions in Berlin Saturday.

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Thousands had traveled from Catalonia to offer their support to Barcelona and its talisman Lionel Messi.

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Juventus also brought its supports from Turin and around Italy.

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Ivan Rakitic opened the scoring fin the opening minutes with a neat finish beyond Gianluigi Buffon in the Juventus goal.

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The goal was the fourth fastest in a Champions League final.

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Andrea Pirlo feels the heat as half time approaches.

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Lionel Messi rides a tackle from Arturo Vidal. The Chilean's tough tackling style earned him an early yellow card.

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Alvaro Morata leveled the scores at the beginning of the second half.

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But Luis Suarez restored Barcelona's advantage after 68 minutes.

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Neymar rounded off the scoring in injury time to give Barcelona its fifth European title.

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(CNN)Barcelona became kings of Europe for a fifth time Saturday with a deserved 3-1 Champions League final victory over Juventus in Berlin.

Ivan Rakitic opened the scoring early on for the Catalans before Alvaro Morata drew Juve level at the start of the second half. But parity didn't last long as Luis Suarez restored Barcelona's lead a little over 10 minutes later.

Neymar then added a third in injury time to ensure European football's biggest prize would return to Spain for a second year running.