A look at how the Chelsea and Bayern Munich teams compare tactically and where the game might be won or lost ahead of the Champions League final at the Allianz Arena:

Past and present Wimbledon winners Maria Sharapova and Czech Petra Kvitova made straight-set moves into the third round of the Rome Masters on Tuesday, with the Russian second seed made to work hard.

Tournament organisers have announced that both showpiece European club finals next year will be held in Dublin.

Italy's Domenico Pozzovivo took a solo victory on stage eight of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday as Canada's Ryder Hesjedal remained in the overall lead.

Serena Williams crushed world No 1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-1, 6-3 on Sunday to win the Madrid Masters and make a return to the No 6 ranking.

Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams will square off for the Madrid Open title after the current and former world number ones swept into the final with a minimum of fuss on Saturday.

McLaren's Jenson Button set the pace in Spanish Grand Prix practice on Friday with half the field separated by little more than a second.

Roger Federer braved dust storm conditions to blow past Argentine Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-4 and open his week with a second-round victory at the Rome Masters on Wednesday.

The 2011/12 Uefa Champions League final pits Chelsea against Bayern Munich and evokes an eventful tie from the recent past, as well as some mixed memories from previous European finals.

Former world number one Ana Ivanovic outlcassed Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 6-3 in their WTA Rome first-round match.

Pastor Maldonado grabbed an astonishing first Formula One victory on Sunday in a Spanish Grand Prix thriller that handed former champions Williams their first triumph in 132 races and nearly eight years.

Paolo Tiralongo out-sprinted one of the overall favourites in Michele Scarponi to win the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia over 202km from Recanati to Rocca di Cambio on Saturday.

Fifa president Joseph Blatter has all but settled the debate over Juventus's number of Serie A titles by sending an official letter of congratulation to club president Andrea Agnelli.

Juve have officially won 28 titles due to having been stripped of their 2005 and 2006 successes for match-fixing.

The club refused to acknowledge the punishment and insist that they have won 30, but Blatter is having none of that.

"Congratulations for the 28th title, after nine years you are once again the best in Serie A. Well done," said Blatter in a letter intercepted by Italian media.

Juve claim they will put a third star on their shirts next season to mark 30 scudetto successes -- in Italy teams put a star on their shirts for every 10 titles won.

Having been stripped of their previous two, Juve's last official title was in 2003, nine years ago.

A badly out of sorts Rafa Nadal crashed to his first defeat on clay in 23 matches when he was upset 6-3 3-6 7-5 by Spanish compatriot Fernando Verdasco in a thrilling third-round match at the Madrid Open on Thursday.