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 See more

Barcelona
By virtue of their third-place finish in the 2007–08 La Liga, Barcelona entered the 2008–09 Champions … See more

Identity
Since 1999, the UEFA Champions League final has been given a unique visual identity in order to … See more

Summary
First half
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. Further … See more

The Stadio Olimpico in Rome was selected as the venue for the 2009 UEFA Champions League final at a meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 4 October 2006. The committee – who decided the venue for the 2008 final … See more

Trophy presentation
At the final whistle, Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola offered his commiserations to each of Manchester United's players, while former … See more

• 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup final – contested between same teams
• 2009 UEFA Cup final
• 2009 UEFA Super Cup
• 2009 FIFA Club World Cup See more