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coincidence? no. It boils down to major cup tactics. The teams that are going for that cup (among others) more often switch from an attacking style play to a defense heavy line-up, most often using the 4-5-1 locking keeping the ball well clear of the 6 yard box.

pointing out how many of the games ended in a draw is completely irrelevent without also acknowledging the large number of games, in general, that end in a draw. Draw games are a huge part of the sport.

Included in those draws were the AC Milan/Liverpool final which saw Milan go into the break leading 3 nil. Liverpool came out and shut them down in a thrilling second half to tie it 3-3. Liverpool won on penalties.

Also Arsenal/Barcelona. two extremely attacking teams nullifying the other side's world class strikers with a stonewall midfield, Arsenal finished the game down a player because of the keeper's Red Card. Barcelona won on penalties.

But if you want to believe that players who fight and train their whole careers just to get to that game (and are already making obscene amounts of money) are all conspiring to end in a draw for the sake of the bookies... well, then more power to you.