Champions League: Barcelona defeat Juventus to claim European crown

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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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