Barcelona and Manchester United had previously faced each other nine times in European competitions: three times in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and six times in the UEFA … 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