
Barcelona players celebrate winning the 2015 Champions League.

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

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

Juventus also brought its supports from Turin and around Italy.

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

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

Andrea Pirlo feels the heat as half time approaches.

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

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

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

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