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2009 UEFA Champions League final

2009 UEFA Champions League final
Match programme cover
Event2008–09 UEFA Champions League
Barcelona Manchester United
Spain England
2 0
Date27 May 2009
VenueStadio Olimpico, Rome[1]
UEFA Man of the MatchXavi (Barcelona)[2]
Fans' Man of the MatchLionel Messi (Barcelona)[3]
RefereeMassimo Busacca (Switzerland)[4]
Attendance62,467[5]
WeatherClear night
23 °C (73 °F)
71% humidity[6]
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The 2009 UEFA Champions League final was played on 27 May 2009 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. The match determined the winners of the 2008–09 season of the UEFA Champions League, a tournament for the top football clubs in Europe. The match was won by Barcelona of Spain, who beat England's Manchester United 2–0. Samuel Eto'o opened the scoring in the 10th minute, and Lionel Messi added another goal 20 minutes from the end to earn Barcelona a historic treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League, a feat never before achieved by a Spanish club.[7] The match was refereed by Swiss referee Massimo Busacca.[4]

This was Barcelona's third victory in the competition, 17 years after their first European Cup win in 1992.[8] Manchester United went into the match as the competition's defending champions, the first defending champions to reach the final since Juventus in 1997. Manchester United also sought to be the first team to retain the European Cup since the A.C. Milan win in 1990. It was the fifth consecutive year that the final involved at least one English team.[9] The Stadio Olimpico had hosted three previous Champions League finals, in 1977, 1984 and 1996.[1]

Prequalified as the winners of the 2008–09 Champions League, Barcelona played 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.[11] For winning the final, Barcelona won €7 million in prize money, and Manchester United received €4 million as runners-up.[12]

  1. ^ a b "Stadio Olimpico". UEFA. 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference xavi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference messi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference referee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference full_time was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Wednesday 27 May 2009" (PDF). UEFA. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  7. ^ Ashby, Kevin (27 May 2009). "Guardiola salutes his treble winners". UEFA. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  8. ^ Haslam, Andrew (27 May 2009). "Spain savour European pre-eminence". UEFA. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  9. ^ "Rome ready to welcome European superpowers". UEFA. 26 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  10. ^ Haslam, Andrew (28 August 2009). "Pedro pounces to add to Barça glory". UEFA. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  11. ^ "Club elite take shape". FIFA. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  12. ^ "Distribution of revenue to participating clubs" (PDF). Uefadirect (87): 6–7. July 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.

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