The ball is made by Adidas as the German brand took over the contract from Nike in 2000, and was firstly developed based on the Adidas Terrestra Silverstream, the official match ball of the UEFA Euro 2000 in the Netherlands and Belgium.

This ball was also made with the same type of materials and construction used for the Adidas Fevernova, except, of course, the graphics.

[3] The Finale ball incorporates a unique design that was inspired by the UEFA Champions League "starball" logo.

The Finale is softer, faster, and more accurate than any other Adidas football before and it also features a layer of highly compressed, gas-filled micro-balloons of equal size (syntactic foam), proven during Euro 2000 and probably contributing to one of the highest average goal rates in a major tournament.

For the 2007–08 season, the ball was decorated in tangerine orange and black stars with grey trim.

From 2006–07 to 2010–11, the Champions League holder played with the match ball used in the previous final in their home games.