Champions League Final: Does Bayern Munich's Home Field Advantage Really Matter Bayern Munich Free 3.0 V5 Sale Chelsea are set to compete for the UEFA Champions League title in the final on May 19.For Bayern, it will be a home game, even though the match will officially be played at a neutral site. Because of sponsorship questions, UEFA has been referring to Bayern's Allianz Arena as "Fu ball Arena M nchen," but that's just semantics.With Bayern set for a "home" match in the biggest European club match of the season, it's reasonable to wonder how much the Germans will benefit.Will home-field advantage help Bayern MunichWill home-field advantage help Bayern MunichYes72.9%No27.1%Total votes: 1,391To find out, I researched every European Cup/Champions League final (dating to 1956) and found three examples of teams hosting the final in their own stadium. Eight more times, a team played in their own home country, and I included those results as well.At the international level, eight World Cup finals have been contested by the hosts. Those results are below, too, along with five European Championship finals.The results might surprise you, so let's get right to them.First, here are the three European Cup/Champions League finals with teams playing in their home stadiums.Year Venue "Host" "Visitor" Result 1957 Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid Real Madrid Fiorentina 2-0 1965 San Siro, Milan Inter Milan Benfica 1-0 1984 Stadio Olimpico, Rome AS Roma Liverpool 1-1 (2-4 pens)As you can see, the "hosts" won twice and lost once. In the one loss, Liverpool defeated Roma 4-2 on penalties. Clearly, home-field advantage counts for something in European Cup finals.Next, here are the eight European finals contested by teams in their home country though not in their home stadium.Year Venue "Host" "Visitor" Result 1956 Parc des Princes, Paris Stade de Reims Real Madrid 3-4 1968 Wembley Stadium, London Manchester United Benfica 4-1 1972 De Kuip, Nike Air Penny 5 Ajax Inter Milan 2-0 1978 Wembley Stadium, London Liverpool Club Brugge 1-0 1986 Estadio Ramon Sanchez, Seville Barcelona Steaua 0-0 (0-2 pens) 1996 Stadio Olimpico Juventus Ajax 1-1 (4-2 pens) 1997 Olympiastadion, Munich Borussia Dortmund Juventus 3-1 2011 Wembley Stadium, London Manchester United Barcelona 1-3Here again, the "hosts" won more often than not, taking five of the eight finals. Together with the previous list, teams playing European finals in their home country have gone 7-4 all-time.That suggests Bayern should have an advantage, though not as much as some might think.Next, here are the eight World Cup finals contested by host nations.Year Venue "Host" "Visitor" Result 1930 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Uruguay Argentina 4-2 1934 Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome Italy Czechoslovakia 2-1 1950 Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro Brazil Uruguay 1-2 1958 Rasunda Stadium, Sweden Brazil 2-5 1966 Wembley Stadium, London England West Germany 4-2 (a.e.t.) 1974 Olympiastadion, Munich West Germany Netherlands 2-1 1978 Estadio Monumental Argentina Netherlands 3-1 1998 Stade de France, Paris France Brazil 3-0In World Cup finals, host nations have won six of eight. That might have more to do with the monumental occasion, but it suggests that home teams perform better in major finals.Finally, here are the five European Championship finals that have included host nations. The list includes one replay, in 1968.Year Venue "Host" "Visitor" Result 1964 Estadio Santiago Bernabeu Spain USSR 2-1 1968 Stadio Olimpico Italy Yugoslavia 1-1 (a.e.t.) 1968 Stadio Olimpico Italy Yugoslavia 2-0 1984 Parc des Princes France Spain 2-0 2004 Estadio da Luz Portugal Greece 0-1In five European Championship finals, the hosts have gone 3-1-1. The one tie (Italy vs. Yugoslavia in 1968) was followed by a win in the replay.Playing at home clearly benefits teams in international finals. Combined, the World Cup and European Championship final hosts have gone 9-3-1.So, does any of this make any difference for Bayern Munich Let the argument begin. Follow @MikeCummings37