The UEFA Champions League Legends Tournament
Gomez, Elber, Matthäus, Bierhoff, Ribéry, and other football legends will play today at the Ultimate Champions Tournament in Munich.
The presentation of the world-class football legends begins at 2 p.m. – the four football matches will be played every half hour starting at 4 p.m. (Deutsch, Italiano, English, Français, Español)
Munich. The Official UEFA Guests gathered this morning for brunch at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof (Promenadeplatz in the heart of Munich). Buses then pulled up behind the hotel to take the UEFA guests to the SAP Garden in the Olympic Park. Numerous fans waited at the hotel to get autographs. The UEFA Champions Festival kicks off today, with international football legends such as Lothar Matthäus, Luís Figo, Kaká, Clarence Seedorf, Cafu, and many others taking to the pitch at the "Ultimate Champions" Legends Tournament at SAP GARDEN in Munich's Olympic Park (see player list below). For the first time, this opening match of the UEFA Champions League final will take place indoors: The world-class legends will be presented at SAP Garden at 2 p.m.
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| It's all about the UEFA Champions League trophy - the day before, the football gods will play at the SAP Garden in Munich. Photo of the poster for the Munich 25 final, Helga Waess |
We're looking forward to four six-team teams from the "Ultimate Champions" Legends Tournament.
Kick-off at 4 p.m. CET for the first semifinal:
Figo FC versus Matthäus Masters.
Kick-off at 4:30 p.m. CET for the second semifinal:
Royal Seedorf versus Kaká's Kings.
This will determine the pairings for the
- third-place match (5 p.m. CET)
- and the final (5:30 p.m. CET).
The final will be contested by the two winning teams.
- Kick-off at 5:30 PM CET
The TEAMS of the Ultimate Champions tournament at SAP Garden
The four teams of Champions League legends will be led by captains
- Luís Figo,
- Lothar Matthäus,
- Clarence Seedorf
- and Kaká.
Figo FC (Captain: Luís Figo)
- 1 Edwin van der Sar
- 2 Cafu
- 6 Gaizka Mendieta
- 7 Luis Figo (C)
- 7 Robert Pires
- 12 John Obi Mikel
- 19 Esteban Cambiasso
- 33 Mario Gomez
Matthäus Masters (Captain: Lothar Matthäus)
- 1 David James
- 7 Franck Ribery
- 9 Giovane Elber
- 10 Lothar Matthäus (C)
- 11 Ze Roberto
- 16 Daniele De Rossi
- 16 Dietmar Hamann
- 22 Eric Abidal
Royal Seedorf (Captain: Clarence Seedorf)
- 1 Petr Čech
- 2 Ivan Cordoba
- 6 Thiago Alcantara
- 10 Luis Garcia
- 10 Jay Jay Okocha
- 10 Clarence Seedorf (C)
- 19 Christian Karembeu
- 23 Marco Materazzi
Kaká's Kings (Captain: Kaká)
- 1 Jens Lehmann
- 3 Roberto Carlos
- 6 Claude Makélélé
- 8 Andrés Iniesta
- 10 Wesley Sneijder
- 14 Blaise Matuidi
- 20 Oliver Bierhoff
- 22 Kaká
Today, Friday, May 30, 2025, at the SAP Garden Ultimate Champions Tournament
The four STAR football teams mentioned above will compete for victory in the 2025 Ultimate Champions Tournament.
11,000 spectators are expected today at the SAP Garden multi-purpose hall in the Olympic Park.
Saturday, May 31, UEFA Champions League 2025
And tomorrow, Saturday, May 31, the climax of the 2025 season for the top teams in European club football will take place at the Allianz Football Arena in Munich with the final of the 2025 UEFA Champions League, which will crown the champion.
