[2] It was the clubs' first meeting in the final since 1992 when Atlético won 2–0 over Real Madrid.
Before this match, the two teams had met in the final on three other occasions: 1960, 1961 and 1975; all were Atlético wins, except 1975 when Real Madrid won.
[3] It was the first time since 1992 that Atlético had won trophies in two consecutive seasons, following their win in the 2012 UEFA Europa League Final the previous year.
Due to its greater capacity of 80,000, the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (Real Madrid's home ground) was chosen as the venue over Atlético's Vicente Calderón stadium.
[6] The match was originally scheduled for Saturday, 18 May, but was moved to Friday, 17 May for TV broadcast reasons.