The match will be played in Athens, on the Oaka Spyros Louis Stadium, also known as the Olympic Stadium.
And now, the line ups (click on the names to view the player profiles):
Viitorul Constanta: (4-3-3 counter) Nicolas Salva – Michiel Aarts, Xavier Dumont, Georgica Dicu, Sebastien Verdier – Yasen Zlatinski, Mike Broadhead, Alin Dicher – Rastislav Benko, Jerome Vrignaud, Dramane Sow
Reserves: Vaninho, Fabian Caporale, Danut Gongolea, Hector Fernandez, Roman Benes, Guido van der Meulen, Juan Cruz Argenti
Real Madrid: (4-2-3-1) Joaquin – A. Chacon, A. Viqueira, D. Boyata, W. Santillan – V. Andreani, H. Mkhitaryan – D. Martinez, O. Luz, F. Ghiglia – R. Sanchez
I have to admit that Real Madrid’s line up looks quite scary… Anyway…
The live text broadcast will be shown below, the updates will appear automatically, no need to refresh the page.
The match will be played in extended highlights mode.
LIVE BLOG – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2023
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Cant wait!
Haha, you tell me? I have to find something to do until then in order to stay away from the computer
Wimbledon final and Silverstone GP should do just well for you, mate. And obviously good luck tonight! Happy to see Dumont featuring, a “big gamble” making it to the CL final
Thanks Ronny. Good point on Dumont, he’s an essential player now, just a few years after joining the club.
Good luck in the final!
Real have a class team, but mkhitaryan and boyar a look like the weak links, hopefully you can exploit them and win!
Thanks mate. Those two aren’t that weak though, at least Boyata isn’t weak at all in my view.
I’m not saying they’re not very good, I’m just saying they’re in my opinion the worst players in Madrid’s line-up. They are both still great players though.
Not long till kick-off now!
Can’t wait, but can’t imagine how much you’re itching to get going, you mush have a lot of will power!
Good luck
Thanks mate. I do have lots of patience, that’s one of my (few) qualities
How are you going to play it, in extended version?
Cheers
Yes, extended highlights. I forgot to mention that.
Good luck Johnny
cant wait for the final!
Thanks Michael!
Ha! Great idea Johnny.
Shame I have to work tonight so will miss it but I wish you even more luck!!
Thanks Ana! And don’t work too hard
Ha!!
Was just in my Dad’s restaurant waiting tables and serving drinks such an exciting life I Iead!
Just a re-post to congratulate you on your brilliant achievement! So great to see so many people share that moment with you deserved success as always and a fantastic story to follow.
One last question (might have been asked so many responses!) are you planning on staying on to retain the champions league or will you try another story elsewhere?
Either way am looking forward to see whats next, congratulations Johnny.
Thanks a lot Ana. I will stay to get the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Championship and then think about what to do next.
Good look Johnny, I can’t wait to see what happens…looking through the squads Real are the clear favorites but I can see a hole or two to be exploited and never underestimate the underdog effect in this competition, cued up to be a great game. Just about to watch Wimbledon then tune in for the CL final, turning into a great Sunday
Thanks Darren! I agree that Real Madrid have the better players, that is quite obvious, but we have beaten them before so I hope we’ll do that again with a bit of luck. I’m currently zapping between the Wimbledon final and today’s stage in the Tour de France
Only 3 hours and 14 minutes Johnny , time will fly
Haha, I’m really counting the minutes mate
I hope for red cards, missed penalties and goals!
Haha, I hope Real Madrid will produce the red cards and missed penalties and we’ll provide the goals
Good luck, i cant wait until this gets underway !!
Thanks Ryan!
The murray match is heating up. But that is just a opener for the main event! I predict a 2-1 to madrid (sorry) but i do want you to win!
Thanks mate, I understand your prediction as they are the favourites.
Hoping for excitement here!
Can’t wait good luck!!!
What a fine job you have done keep it up.
Please read my Crewe story
http://footballmanagerstory.com/forum/index.php?topic=1541.0
Thanks mate, I’ll have a look at your story later tonight or tomorrow. I will surely bookmark it for the future though
Thanks Johnny.
Keep calm your players will do you proud
line ups look great! Hope it’s a cracker, good luck Johnny!
Thanks Jack!
Just over 15minutes! The tension is killing me!
Haha
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are you sure we don’t have to refresh? because your updates aren’t appearing on my screen
The updates are showing on my computer, maybe it has something to do with your browser. Refresh at will if you have to
Good luck ! I’m following two finals at the same time: yours and the Winbledon.
Thanks Victor!
LET’S GO ROMAAAAAAAAANSSS!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck Johnny. I hope for a close and thrilling match!
Why didn’t Juan Cruz Argenti start his stats look good
I preferred to use Vrignaud because he was in better form. It seems I was right because he provided both assists
I arrived home just at the right time. GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAL!!
Congratz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!!!
The second half was perfect.
Amazing performance with a Romanian team and your work after all these years is rewarded. Epic story !
Thanks mate, I guess it did become one hell of a story tonight.
YEAH! GET IN! Great work Johnny!
Thanks buddy.
Congrats on the win mate!! Knew it was coming!!! First ever Champions League!! Crazy stuff…you’ve done it again…brought a club from nothing..to Champions League winners…hats off!
Thanks Malhar, it was quite a journey. I’m planning on writing a recap post with all the steps that we had to take to get this far.
Nicely done
Guess my prediction was wrong! Deserving champions of Europe, onwards and upwards now!
Thanks mate!
WOW
Yep, I’m still having trouble closing that jaw that dropped at the second goal
Well done Johnny, that was absolutely brilliant!
Sow is a Legend, didn’t he want to leave last year?
Thanks Karl. That is right, Sow wanted to leave last summer, I didn’t want to let him go and then he changed his mind
Great stuff Johnny – what a remarkable achievement and I’m delighted you finally won the Champions League
Thanks a lot Kevin. I have to confess that it feels great
Well Done you have finally done you deserve it.
Thanks Silva!
What will you do now, after winning the champions league?
I’m going to have a beer
Just kidding, I’ll continue the story because I also want to win the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Championship. Then I’ll probably stop and look for another challenge.
I think you should try brake the dominace of Celtic and Rangers with a lower league scottish side.
That could be an option.
absolutely fantastic – well done on a special achievement
Thanks Ryan.
What a win! Against a strong Madrid team aswell.
Has your reputation increased now?
Thanks Ben. The reputation will be updated later, probably in June (game time), and we’re still at the end of May. I hope it will go up now, it has to!
Oh wow! Serious congratulations are in order. In a mere 12 years you’ve taken a team from the second-tier of Romanian football to the top of the World!
Thanks a lot Bhargav, I guess we did pull off a half-miracle here.
Congrats Johnny! I knew you could! You deserve this, your hard work and patience with the lads really paid off finally. I personally hope you will now move on to another league and team in Europe, seeing as you have accomplished your goal of winning the CL with Viitorul. Anyway, great match! You showed Mourinho what it’s all about!
Thanks mate, it’s always great to win against Mourinho!
As I said, I will stick around to win the Super Cup and the Club World Championship and then think about moving.
Amazing achivement Johnny, congratulations!
Is this the first time you win the CL with a Romanian team or you did it before with the one you are a fan?
Thanks Mariano. Steaua Bucharest have won the Champions Cup back in 1986, on penalties against Barcelona.
No, I meant you managing a Romanian team wining the CL before on a previous version of FM.
Oh, I got it now. I did win the Champions League with Universitatea Craiova in FM 2007 or 2008, can’t remember exactly.
Wow simply brilliant Johnny, to beat Real is the best way to go and considering your continued feud with Mr Mourinho it must be doubly good!! Those two goals were great also, Sow seems like a true clinical finisher and fingers crossed this will bring your reputation to the next level so you can start bringing in even better players. Great work and a very entertaining read, well done!
Thanks a lot Darren, it was a double satisfaction indeed
As for the reputation, do I really need better players? 
Haha, very true
Brilliant win and great blog, loved how the screen refreshed automatically like a vidiprinter.
Sow is a club legend, and that just reminds me FM13 seriously need a tropy award animation.
Who’s the special one now, Mourinho!?
Hahaha, thanks mate! By the way, Sow isn’t yet listed as a legend in the club information screen but I guess it’s just a matter of time now
Well done Johnny its a great achievement and one you deserve
Thanks Martin.
Fantastic achievement, you’ve done it at last, winning the Champions League. I love that it was Mourinho who was in charge of Real Madrid. It’s always good to get one over him, especially as he loves to play mind-games, although I always ignore him, which is probably why he changed in my game from thinking we could be friends, to disliking me.
Thanks Ziggy, I love beating Mourinho and he dislikes me too. We do have a T-Shirt stating that, don’t we? > http://www.cafepress.com/fmstoriesshop.582331827
Truly magnificent! What an achievement with such a small club!
Thanks Jack, it was nice indeed
Congratulations on such an incredible achievement Johnny. Its been a pleasure reading this story and long may it continue!
Thanks Michael. The story will continue but I’m not sure for how long.
Finally, you lay your hands on the most glamorous trophy. Congratulations, you are a true Viitorul legend. Lets hope this is the first of the many triumph in Europe.
Thanks Lye, I guess it was a well-deserved triumph after 12 seasons.
Congrats, Johnny! This is a dream come true for you and Viitorul and makes every Romanian fan proud – at least virtually we can win trophies like this one
Congrats on an amazing achievement and good job with this live blog thing!
Thanks Calin. Actually I think Viitorul are our best bet in real life too, they seem to be the only serious and well-organised club in Romania.
Well done Jonny you have a fantastic job with vitorria ive read it from the start. you beat a tough real side but i knew you could pull it off!
Thanks Varun, it was a wild journey indeed.
Well done mate you finally did it!
That was a great final, well-deserved trophy after a very long road and another great season. Now what next? 
Will you be trying to defend your European title? New story coming along, or perhaps continue this one with another club? Looking forward to see how it turns out, once again huge congratulations!
Thanks mate. I will continue for a while because I want to get the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Championship. Then I’ll start thinking about what to do next.
congrats!! Nice victory:)
Thanks Ronan!
Wow, in the end the reputation level you had did not hinder you from getting the Champions League title! Congratulations Johnny, you will have the Club World Cup to look forward to next season, great achievement with a modest squad
Now, I wonder if your reputation will go up
WOOP!!! You finallay done it, congratulations mate, you deserve it!
Could you please look at my 2 stories on the forum? 
http://footballmanagerstory.com/forum/index.php?topic=1519.0
http://footballmanagerstory.com/forum/index.php?topic=1459.0