[153] Immediately after the goal, Henry was replaced by Seydou Keita, allowing Barcelona to adopt a more defensive stance. Real Madrid are the only Spanish team remaining in the tournament and the 13-time record winners will face current Premier League champions Liverpool.. Barcelona, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid were all eliminated at the Round of 16 stage in the Champions League. [154], United responded to the goal immediately, as Giggs made a surging run through the Barcelona defence before playing the ball to Berbatov in the inside-right channel. Other attractions at the Champions Festival included appearances by representatives from both clubs (Bryan Robson and Ole Gunnar Solskjær for Manchester United and Hristo Stoichkov for Barcelona), exhibitions featuring memorabilia from past UEFA Champions League tournaments and the European Champion Clubs' Cup on display. [44][45] The draw had determined that United would play the first leg at home, and after Rooney, Tevez and Ronaldo had early chances, John O'Shea opened the scoring, firing home a Michael Carrick cross after Arsenal had failed to clear a corner. [87] South Korean midfielder Park Ji-sung was also promised a place in the team after he missed the 2008 final,[88] finally making him the first Asian to appear in a European Cup final. [195], Television audiences for the final reached more than 10 million in both Spain and the United Kingdom. [166] Scholes then found Rooney again on the left wing with a raking ball from deep inside his own half, but Rooney's first touch was heavy, allowing Puyol to get back and put the ball out for a corner. Led by their manager, Alex Ferguson, and team captain, Ryan Giggs, the Manchester United team then ascended the specially constructed rostrum to collect their runners-up medals from UEFA president Michel Platini and secretary David Taylor. [95], Barcelona kicked the match off, but Manchester United showed their intent from the outset, forcing goalkeeper Víctor Valdés to concede a throw-in after just 10 seconds. [98] The resulting corner was cleared, but only as far as Wayne Rooney, whose snap-shot was wayward and went out for a goal kick. [115] Valdés' clash with Park, however, left him requiring treatment, and although the injury was not sufficient to necessitate a substitution, Valdés chose to leave his next few goal kicks to Piqué. Only 6.55 million people watched the match on Germany's Sat.1 channel. [167] Rooney took the corner short to Tevez, whose cross was just beyond the reach of Berbatov and diverted behind again by Puyol. The match determined the winners of the 2008–09 season of the UEFA Champions League, a tournament for the top football clubs in Europe. [189] Ferguson also expressed his regret at the unavailability of midfielder Darren Fletcher, who was suspended for the match, and lamented at his side's "shoddy" defending and ineffectiveness when in possession. Messi and Henry also scored to seal a 4–0 home victory before half-time. [7] The match was refereed by Swiss referee Massimo Busacca. Nevertheless, United ended up being drawn into Group E with two teams they had played against before: Villarreal (whom they had drawn in 2005–06) and Celtic (2006–07); and one they had not: Aalborg BK. [83] Rio Ferdinand was also a doubt following a calf injury that has kept him out of the United side since the semi-final second leg against Arsenal; Alex Ferguson had said that Ferdinand might not start in Rome if he was not fit to play against Hull,[84] but he later admitted that Ferdinand was on course to recover in time to play in the match. The quarter-finals of the Champions League and Europa League kick-off this week, with all eight first leg ties across both competitions taking place between Tuesday and … With two away goals on the United scoreboard, Arsenal now had to score four goals to reach the final. [4], As usual, the referee was supported by assistant referees and a fourth official from the same country; in the 2009 final, Massimo Busacca was assisted by Matthias Arnet and Francesco Buragina, with Claudio Circhetta as the fourth official. in European football, "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Wednesday 27 May 2009", "Rome ready to welcome European superpowers", "Distribution of revenue to participating clubs", "Cléber rouses Wisła but Barça pass test", "Europe's finest set for group stage draw", "Europe awaits UEFA Champions League draw", "Barça brilliance turns tables on Bayern", "Bayern save face as Barcelona keep apace", "Darren Fletcher to miss Champions League final after Uefa reject red card appeal", "Ticketless Manchester United legion sets up camp on outskirts of Rome", "Iconic 'Finale Rome' set for ultimate stage", "adidas Roma Champions League Final Ball Revealed! [108], The quality of the teams' passing remained the main difference between them; however, in the 16th minute, Barcelona lost the ball and Ryan Giggs sent a long ball forward to Ronaldo. [67][68], The referee for the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final was Massimo Busacca, representing the Swiss Football Association. [9], Both teams went into the match as the champions of their respective countries – the first time that the final had been contested by domestic champions since 1999, when Manchester United beat Bayern Munich 2–1 at Barcelona's home, the Camp Nou – both winning with games to spare. Recall some memorable moments from past matches between the sides in the Champions League. [118] Precise passing from the Barcelona midfield got the Catalans moving upfield until a shoulder charge from Anderson sent Iniesta stumbling to the ground in the inside-left channel 30 yards from goal. [180] Once the entire Barcelona team had collected their medals, Platini made his way to the front of the podium to present Carles Puyol with the European Champion Clubs' Cup. "[94] By upholding the suspensions, UEFA made Abidal, Alves and Fletcher the first players to miss a Champions League final through suspension since Juventus' Pavel Nedvěd sat out the 2003 final at Old Trafford. [177], After offering his commiserations to Manchester United's players,[178] Joan Laporta then joined the Barcelona team to lead them up the podium, closely followed by manager Guardiola. Samuel Eto'o opened the scoring in the 10th minute, and Lionel … However, two of their European Cup final defeats came against teams wearing white – against Steaua București in 1986 and against A.C. Milan in 1994. [39] The lack of an away goal at the San Siro meant that United could not afford to concede a goal in the event of a draw. [58], Despite only receiving 20,000 tickets for fans, it was expected that around 30,000 Manchester United fans would be travelling to Rome for the final, leading to police warning ticketless fans not to travel amidst fears of potential hooligans making the trip. He also took charge of the first leg of the semi-final between Manchester United and Barcelona in the 2007–08 competition. The 2009 UEFA Champions League Final was played on 27 May 2009 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. Manchester United also sought to be the first team to retain the European Cup since A.C. Milan in 1990. The draw paired Manchester United with José Mourinho's Inter, but since United had won their group, they were rewarded by having the second leg at home. [113] A quick-passing move from United followed, culminating with a through-ball to Park in the inside right channel, only for Valdés to cut out the pass, taking out the South Korean in the process. Live now, Group H United continued to make chances throughout the game, but despite Arsenal making a couple of chances themselves, the match finished at 1–0 and United travelled to the Emirates Stadium a week later needing only to avoid defeat to become the first defending champions to reach the final since Juventus in 1997. ... Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain locked horns in last season's Champions League final with the German side coming out on top. [123] The second corner was crossed in towards Piqué, but he was unable to make contact with the ball. They wore blue for their first European Cup final against Benfica in 1968, but wore red for both of their most recent finals in 1999 and 2008. [142] After Ronaldo was called offside in the 59th minute – despite appearing to be level with the last defender – Giggs stole the ball mid-way inside the Barcelona half before playing the ball to Ronaldo on the left wing. [97] Ronaldo fired the free kick directly at Valdés, but the Spanish goalkeeper could only parry the ball and Gerard Piqué did well to divert Park Ji-sung's follow-up effort over the bar. The Champions League draw for the quarter-finals will commence proceedings on Friday, March 19 at 11am GMT and will be followed immediately by the semi-final … Live now, Group G [187] Barcelona's victory also made Guardiola only the sixth man to win the competition as both a player and a manager, following in the footsteps of Miguel Muñoz, Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Cruyff, Carlo Ancelotti and, most recently, Frank Rijkaard, who also won the Champions League as Barcelona manager. It had been expected that defender Wes Brown would also miss the match after suffering a recurrence of a foot injury,[81] but he returned to training quicker than expected and was involved in United's match against Hull City on 24 May,[82] although he picked up a slight knock during the game. Live now, Group F [92] Barcelona decided to appeal against the suspensions of Abidal and Alves after United lodged an appeal against Fletcher's red card. Edwin van der Sar cleared the ball downfield for Manchester United, but it was headed away by Barcelona's midfield anchor Sergio Busquets. The match determined the winners of the 2008–09 season of the UEFA Champions League, a tournament for the top football clubs in Europe. [2] Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola took the time to give special praise to Messi, whom he said he moved back into the midfield in order to increase the team's effectiveness when in possession of the ball. [54], Tickets for the 2009 final were similar to ATM cards, with an integrated chip storing the ticket holder's personal information in order to ensure that the ticket is being presented by its legitimate owner. [156] The resulting corner reached Berbatov on the far side of the goal, but it was deemed to have crossed the goal line first and Barcelona were awarded a goal kick, from which they launched another attack. [162] While the referee played advantage after Scholes' foul, Iniesta cut inside from the left wing and hit a shot that was saved above the head of Van der Sar. [131] The French forward turned Ferdinand inside-out, but his shot from a narrow angle was straight at Van der Sar and ended up going out for a throw-in. Xavi[2] The committee – who decided the venue for the 2008 final and the 2008 and 2009 UEFA Cup Finals at the same meeting – based their decision on a number of factors, including stadium capacity, safety and security facilities, and accessibility. [24], In the first leg in Lyon, Barcelona fell behind to a seventh-minute free kick from Juninho, only for Thierry Henry to equalise halfway through the second half, giving Barcelona an away goal to take back to the Camp Nou. 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[15], By virtue of their third-place finish in the 2007–08 La Liga, Barcelona entered the 2008–09 Champions League at the third qualifying round. [173] That was to be the final act of the match, as referee Massimo Busacca blew for full-time as soon as Xavi took the free kick.[174]. [33] Barcelona needed to avoid defeat to reach the final, but they found themselves a goal down within 10 minutes; after they failed to clear Frank Lampard's pass into the penalty area, Michael Essien fired a left-footed volley past Víctor Valdés into the roof of the net. [65] The venue provided ticketless fans with the opportunity to watch the match on a giant screen, and kept them away from the streets of Rome's city centre, although the alcohol ban that came into effect in the city at 17:00 (Central European Summer Time) on 26 May was still in force. In the United Kingdom, however, although the match received the highest ratings of any programme that evening, viewing figures were down by 1.5 million on the previous year's final, with just 9.6 million watching on ITV1, although an additional 1.79 million watched on Sky Sports 1. Arsenal v Slavia Prague. An alternative logo consisting of the UEFA Champions League logo surrounded by a laurel wreath was also released. Unlike United, however, Barcelona opened ticket applications to all 150,000 of their members. [59] Fans were also warned to avoid certain areas of the city that are known to be frequented by members of Rome's Ultra fan groups. [56] The remaining 17,000 tickets were retained by UEFA for the "European football family", which comprises UEFA itself, the local organising committee, UEFA's member associations and its commercial partners. [121], With ten minutes left until half-time, the Manchester United defence effectively switched off and allowed Touré to dribble unopposed to within 15 yards of their penalty area before slipping the ball out wide to Puyol, whose low cross was diverted behind by Vidić. [120] Another free kick followed, as Messi was bundled over by a double-challenge from Vidić and Carrick, but it came to nothing. [103] In a rehearsed corner move, Xavi played the ball back to the edge of the penalty area towards Messi, but the tournament's top scorer was unable to make a proper connection. [34] Norwegian referee Tom Henning Øvrebø allowed a minimum of four minutes of injury time at the end of the second half; in the third of those four minutes – just when it looked like Chelsea were about to secure a repeat of the 2008 final – Messi played the ball across the edge of the penalty area to Andrés Iniesta, who shot just past Petr Čech's outstretched hand for the away goal that would send Barcelona to the final. Villarreal v Dinamo Zagreb. The Champions League and Europa League action continues this week with the quarter-final second legs. [42] Those away goals meant that United travelled to the Estádio do Dragão in Porto needing a win or a score-draw of 2–2 or higher to remain in the competition. While replays showed that Fletcher played the ball before felling Cesc Fàbregas in the penalty area, the UEFA appeals process only allows for cards to be rescinded in the case of mistaken identity. [1], As winners of the 2008–09 Champions League, Barcelona later played against 2008–09 UEFA Cup winners Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2009 UEFA Super Cup,[10] and they represented UEFA at the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup. [3] The UEFA Technical Study Group, however, chose the man who provided the cross for Messi's goal, Xavi, as their man of the match, citing his control of the tempo of the match as the reason for their decision. Nemanja Vidić attempted to shepherd the Cameroonian striker towards the goal line, but Eto'o easily stepped inside him and toe-poked the ball past Van der Sar to make it 1–0 to Barcelona inside 10 minutes. Live now, Group E [182], UEFA Man of the Match: This position amongst the top eight European clubs meant that they would avoid drawing former European champions Barcelona, Inter and Real Madrid until at least the first knockout round, although they were faced with the prospect of drawing Bayern Munich or Roma. Champions League era. [52], Although the usual capacity of the Stadio Olimpico is over 72,000, this was reduced to approximately 67,000 for the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final. You have to give credit to a very good Barcelona team – the better team won. [47] Robin van Persie scored the penalty to make the score 3–1, but it was not enough to prevent United from reaching the final unbeaten for the third time in their history. Fourth official: [116], In the 22nd minute, a lofted through-pass from Carrick found Rooney on the left wing, but the Liverpudlian's cross was blocked by Touré and went out for a corner kick. [74] At the culmination of the routine, the players emerged from the tunnel, accompanied by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli singing Il Gladiatore – a song based on Earth from the soundtrack to the film Gladiator – before Bocelli sang supporting vocals to the UEFA Champions League Anthem. 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