FC - Manchester United FC MATCH PRESS KIT Stadio Olimpico, Rome Wednesday 27 May 2009 - 20.45CET Matchday 13 - Final

Contents 1 - Match background 7 - UEFA information 2 - Match facts 8 - Match-by-match lineups 3 - Squad list 9 - Competition facts 4 - Head coach 10 - Team facts 5 - Match officials 11 - Legend 6 - Domestic information This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Champions League match. For more detailed factual information, and in-depth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html Match background

FC Barcelona and Manchester United FC will descend on Rome's Stadio Olimpico for the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League final each seeking to write another chapter in their long and rich history. In a city resonant with ancient glories, these two modern-day superpowers have their eyes on European club football's greatest prize. • For Barcelona, victory would bring their third European crown – and earn coach Josep Guardiola a place on the privileged list of men who have won the trophy as both player and coach. • Holders United are on a record-breaking 25-match unbeaten run in the competition and are aiming to capture their fourth European Champion Clubs' Cup – and, with it, become the first team to retain the trophy in the UEFA Champions League era. • If successful, their manager Sir would take his place alongside Liverpool FC's Bob Paisley in the record books as the manager with the most European Cup wins following his previous successes with United in 1999 and 2008. • A final deep in subplots also brings the neutral the opportunity to observe in direct competition two of the world's most celebrated attackers in United's Cristiano Ronaldo and of Barcelona – first and second in the FIFA World Player of the Year vote for 2008, and leading scorers in the UEFA Champions League last year and this year respectively. • Barcelona are seeking a third European Cup triumph in what is their sixth final. Their previous appearances were: 1960/61 SL Benfica 2-3 lost 1985/86 FC Steaua Bucureşti 0-0 (0-2 pens) lost 1991/92 UC Sampdoria 1-0 won 1993/94 AC Milan 0-4 lost 2005/06 Arsenal FC 2-1 won • The Catalan club advanced to Rome after Andrés Iniesta's strike three minutes into added time at Stamford Bridge earned them a 1-1 draw at semi-final opponents Chelsea FC and progress on away goals following a first-leg stalemate. Prior to that they had recorded emphatic aggregate victories against FC Bayern München (4-0 home, 1-1 away) and Olympique Lyonnais (1-1 away, 5-2 home) having topped Group C with a record of W4 D1 L1. • Barcelona have hit 30 goals in 12 fixtures from the group stage onwards – a scoring rate of 2.5 per game. It is the most prolific goal output by any team en route to the final since United hit 27 in ten matches in 1998/99, a rate of 2.7 per match.

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• Barcelona will hope the parallels with 1999 do not end there. Having already lifted the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Liga title, Guardiola's team can become the first Spanish treble winners with victory in Rome – a feat United achieved in 1999 after winning that year's UEFA Champions League final at Barcelona's stadium. • Guardiola was a member of the first Barcelona team to win the European Cup with a 1-0 victory against Sampdoria at Wembley in 1992. He appeared in the final again two years later but finished on the losing side against Milan in Athens. • If he leads Barcelona to the trophy, Guardiola will become the sixth man to have experienced European Cup success first on the pitch and then in the dugout. The five members of that exclusive club include the coaches of Barcelona's two previous winning teams: Miguel Muñoz, player with Real Madrid CF 1956,1957; coach with Madrid 1960, 1966. Giovanni Trapattoni, with Milan 1963, 1969; with Juventus 1985. , with AFC Ajax 1971, 1972, 1973; with Barcelona 1992. Carlo Ancelotti, with Milan 1989, 1990; with Milan 2003. , with Milan 1989, 1990, with Ajax 1995; with Barcelona 2006. • United travel to Rome in pursuit of a fourth European Cup and hope to maintain their 100 per cent winning record in finals: 1967/68 Benfica 4-1 won 1998/99 Bayern 2-1 won 2007/08 Chelsea 1-1 (6-5 pens) won • The English titleholders reached the final with a comprehensive 4-1 aggregate victory against rivals Arsenal FC (1-0 home, 3-1 away). They had previously disposed of FC Porto (2-2 home, 1-0 away) and FC Internazionale Milano (0-0 away, 2-0 home) after finishing top of Group E with a record of W2 D4 L0. • United are looking to become the first side to win back-to-back European Cups since Milan, winners in 1989 and 1990. • Besides Milan, seven other teams have recorded successive triumphs, starting with the great Real Madrid side of the late 1950s: 1956/60 Real Madrid 1961/62 Benfica 1964/65 Inter 1971/73 Ajax 1974/76 Bayern 1977/78 Liverpool 1979/80 Nottingham Forest FC • United are the first team since 1997 and only the fourth since the inception of the UEFA Champions League to have reached the final again 12 months after lifting the trophy. On each occasion the holders fell at the final hurdle: Milan Winners 1994, runners-up 1995 Ajax Winners 1995, runners-up 1996 Juventus Winners 1996, runners-up 1997 • In previous years, Benfica (1963) and Liverpool (1985) also reached the final as defending champions but lost. • A United victory would make Sir Alex the tenth coach to have retained the trophy, following in the footsteps of: José Villalonga (1956, 1957), Luis Antonio Carniglia (1958, 1959), Béla Guttman (1961, 1962), (1964, 1965), Stefan Kovács (1972, 1973), Dettmar Cramer (1975, 1976), Bob Paisley (1977, 1978), Brian Clough (1979, 1980) and (1989, 1990). • Moreover, it would give the Scot this third European Cup – equalling the three that Paisley won with Liverpool in 1977, 1978 and 1981. • If United emerge victorious it will be the third time they have won the European Cup without losing a match – having managed the feat previously in 1998/99 and 2007/08. Like United, Ajax (1971/72 and 1994/95), Liverpool (1980/81 and 1983/84), and Milan (1988/89 and 1993/94) have been unbeaten champions twice previously.

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• There is a considerable gulf between the respective coaches when it comes to age and experience. The 67-year-old Sir Alex embarked on his first European campaign as a manager with Aberdeen FC in 1978/79 when Guardiola was just seven years old. Three decades on, Guardiola, now 38, is in his first season as a coach in Europe. • The only winning coach in European Cup history older than Sir Alex is now was Belgian Raymond Goethals who was 71 years 232 days old when his Olympique de Marseille side defeated Milan in 1993. • This is the second major final between these clubs, following their duel for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in Rotterdam in 1991. • United ran out 2-1 winners in that contest to give Alex Ferguson, as he was then, his first European trophy while in charge at . Former Barça striker Mark Hughes was the United hero with two second-half goals before halved the deficit for a Barcelona side reduced to ten men by defender Nando's late dismissal. • It was the second time Sir Alex had claimed silverware at the expense of Spanish opponents after his Aberdeen side defeated Real Madrid 2-1 to capture the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in Gothenburg in 1983. • Carlos Busquets, father of Barcelona Sergio, was in goal for the Catalan outfit that night while Aitor 'Txiki' Beguiristain, Barcelona's technical director, featured in their midfield. Brian McClair and Mike Phelan – now both coaches at Old Trafford – were among United's starting lineup. • The full lineups for that final on 15 May 1991 were: Barcelona: Carlos Busquets, Nando, José Alexanco (Antonio Pinilla 72), Ronald Koeman, , Juan Goicoechea, José Maria Bakero, Eusebio Sacristán, Aitor Beguiristain, Michael Laudrup, . Manchester United: Les Sealey, Denis Irwin, Steve Bruce, Gary Pallister, Clayton Blackmore, Mike Phelan, Bryan Robson, Paul Ince, Lee Sharpe, Brian McClair, Mark Hughes. • This is the tenth meeting between the sides and the record so far is two wins for Barcelona, three for United and four draws. • The rundown of previous encounters is: 1983/84 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United (Hogg og 35, Rojo 90) Manchester United 3-0 Barcelona (Robson 21 50, Stapleton 51) United won 3-2 on aggregate 1990/91 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final Barcelona 1-2 Manchester United (Koeman 79; Hughes 67 74) 1994/95 UEFA Champions League group stage Manchester United 2-2 Barcelona (Hughes 19, Sharpe 79; Romário 33, Bakero 49) Barcelona 4-0 Manchester United (Stoitchov 2 59, Romário 45, Ferrer 88) Barcelona advance, United eliminated 1998/99 UEFA Champions League group stage Manchester United 3-3 Barcelona (Giggs 16, Scholes 24, Beckham 63; Anderson 47, Giovanni 59pen, 70pen) Barcelona 3-3 Manchester United (Anderson 1, Rivaldo 57 73; Yorke 25 68, Cole 53) United advance, Barcelona eliminated 2007/08 UEFA Champions League semi-final Barcelona 0-0 Manchester United Manchester United 1-0 Barcelona (Scholes 14) United won 1-0 on aggregate • United became the third English team in four seasons to eliminate Barcelona from the UEFA Champions League when they defeated them 1-0 on aggregate in last season's semi-finals. Paul Scholes, scorer of the only goal in the second leg at Old Trafford on 29 April, actually made his debut in the competition against Barcelona in the clubs' 2-2 draw at Old Trafford in October 1994. • United midfielder Ryan Giggs is another survivor of the sides' group-stage meetings in 1994/95, while Barcelona coach Guardiola featured for the Blaugrana.

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• Giggs and Scholes scored the opening two goals of the 3-3 draw between the teams in September 1998 at Old Trafford, while Gary Neville and Scholes figured in the return at the Camp Nou two months later. • Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué was an unused United substitute in last season's semi-final first leg between the teams in . He did not make the bench for the second leg nor for the final against Chelsea. Piqué joined United in 2004 after spending seven years in Barcelona's youth ranks. He made 23 appearances in all competitions for the Old Trafford club, scoring two goals – both in last season's UEFA Champions League, including United's goal in a 1-1 group-stage draw at Roma on Matchday 6 – before rejoining Barcelona last summer. • Barcelona's overall record against English clubs is: W20 D17 L15. • United's overall record against Spanish clubs is: W10 D16 L11. • The Old Trafford team have recorded five goalless draws in their last six matches against Spanish opposition. • Curiously, given his impressive scoring feats in the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona forward Messi has not found the net in ten games against English opponents in the competition. The same goes for Ronaldo in his six previous outings against Spanish sides, the Portuguese international missing an early penalty at the Camp Nou in last season's semi-final first leg. • Barcelona forward Thierry Henry spent eight years with United's Premier League rivals Arsenal (1999-2007) and scored nine goals in 18 appearances against the Old Trafford outfit for the Gunners. • Eidur Gudjohnsen (Chelsea, 2000-2006), Aleksandr Hleb (Arsenal, 2005-2008) and Sylvinho (Arsenal, 1999-2001) also know all about United from their time in England. • There have been nine previous Anglo-Spanish finals in UEFA club competition with English teams holding a 5-4 advantage: 2006 UEFA Champions League, Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal 2006 UEFA Cup, Sevilla FC 4-0 Middlesbrough FC 2001 UEFA Cup, Liverpool 5-4 Deportivo Alavés 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Real Zaragoza 2-1 Arsenal 1991 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Manchester United 2-1 Barcelona 1981 European Cup, Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid 1980 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Valencia CF 0-0 Arsenal (5-4 pens) 1971 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Chelsea 2-1 Real Madrid (replay after 1-1 draw) 1963 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Tottenham Hotspur FC 5-1 Club Atlético de Madrid • This is the fourth European Cup final staged at the Stadio Olimpico. Two of the previous three have brought an English triumph: 1976/77 Liverpool 3-1 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 1983/84 AS Roma 1-1 Liverpool (2-4 pens) 1995/96 AFC Ajax 1-1 Juventus (2-4 pens) • Barcelona coach Guardiola knows the arena well having spent the 2002/03 season with Roma. • Barcelona have visited the Stadio Olimpico twice before. In 1975/76 they were 3-0 winners at S.S. Lazio in a UEFA Cup second-round tie, but they lost by the same score to Roma in the UEFA Champions League second group stage in 2001/02. • United won at this stadium last season, following that draw with Roma on Matchday 6 by beating the same opponents 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals with goals from Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. Rooney was also on target at the Stadio Olimpico at the same stage of the competition 12 months earlier, although on that occasion United went down to a 2-1 defeat against the Giallorossi. • Another individual in the spotlight is United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar who is hoping to collect a third UEFA Champions League winners' medal at a stadium where he finished on the losing side in the 1996 final with Ajax. Ajax went down on penalties to Juventus then, but it was Van der Sar's spot-kick save from Nicolas Anelka which secured United's victory in another final shoot-out against Chelsea 12 months ago. • The Dutchman could taste UEFA Champions League success 14 years after winning with Ajax in 1995. Milan's Paolo Maldini holds the record for the longest span between his first and final European Cup successes – recording triumphs in 1989 and 2007.

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• Barcelona's Víctor Valdés, Carles Puyol and Samuel Eto'o all started their 2006 final win against Arsenal. Iniesta came on at half-time while Xavi Hernández and Sylvinho were unused substitutes. Eto'o scored Barça's equaliser in a 2-1 win against an opposing side that included Henry and substitute Hleb, now both Barcelona players. • The full Barcelona lineup for that last final appearance on 17 May 2006 was: Víctor Valdés, Oleguer Presas (Juliano Belletti 71), Rafael Márquez, Carles Puyol, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Deco, Edmílson (Andrés Iniesta 46), Mark van Bommel (Henrik Larsson 61), Ludovic Giuly, Samuel Eto'o, Ronaldinho. • United's starting lineup for their final win against Chelsea in Moscow on 21 May last year was: Edwin van der Sar, Wes Brown (Anderson 120), Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidić, Patrice Evra, Owen Hargreaves, Michael Carrick, Paul Scholes (Ryan Giggs 87), Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos Tévez, Wayne Rooney (Nani 101). • Giggs and Neville are the only survivors of the United's 1999 UEFA Champions League-winning team, Scholes famously missing the final through suspension. • United full-back Patrice Evra tasted UEFA Champions League final defeat with AS Monaco FC in 2004, and forward Dimitar Berbatov suffered the same fate as a substitute for Bayer 04 Leverkusen against another Spanish side, Real Madrid, in 2002. • Barcelona's shoot-out record in UEFA club competitions is: 5-4 v Lech Poznán, 1988/89 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round 0-2 v Steaua Bucureşti, 1985/86 European Cup final 5-4 v IFK Göteborg, 1985/86 European Cup semi-final 4-1 v RSC Anderlecht, 1978/79 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round 3-1 v Ipswich Town FC, 1977/78 UEFA Cup third round 5-4 v AZ Alkmaar, 1977/78 UEFA Cup second round • United's record is: 6-5 v Chelsea, 2007/08 UEFA Champions League final 3-4 v Torpedo Moskva, 1992/93 UEFA Cup first round 4-5 v Fehérvár, 1984/85 UEFA Cup quarter-finals • Ji-Sung Park, who is hoping to become the first Korean footballer to appear in a UEFA Champions League final, took Korea Republic's final spot-kick in their 5-3 shoot-out victory against a Spain side featuring Puyol and Xavi in the 2002 World Cup quarter-finals. Xavi also found the net in the shoot-out. • Carlos Tévez, Michael Carrick, Owen Hargreaves, Nani, Anderson and Ryan Giggs all converted their penalties in last season's final, but Ronaldo had his shot saved.

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Barcelona UEFA milestones • Andrés Iniesta's next UEFA Champions League appearance will be his 50th match in the competition. • Barcelona have conceded 197 goals in the European Champion Clubs' Cup. UEFA Champions League statistics • Lionel Messi is the competition's top scorer with eight goals this season. • Xavi Hernández has provided six assists, the joint-highest total in the competition along with Franck Ribéry. Messi has set up five goals. • Barcelona have scored more goals (30), had more shots wide (92), won more corners (82) and suffered more fouls (219) than any other team in the competition. Barça have been caught offside only 22 times and committed 138 fouls. Disciplinary information • Eric Abidal is suspended following his second-leg dismissal against Chelsea, and Alves is also banned after picking up a booking in the same game. Carles Puyol is available following a one-match ban.

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Latest domestic information • Saturday 23 May: FC Barcelona 0-1 CA Osasuna (Pandiani 26) Walter Pandiani scored the only goal, heading in Jaroslav Plašil's corner, as Barcelona's triumphant return to the Camp Nou failed to go to plan. Relegation-threatened Osasuna had applauded a weakened Barça side on to the pitch before kick-off but it proved a frustrating evening for the hosts, who had debutant Marc Muniesa dismissed on 81 minutes. Josep Guardiola was also sent to the stands, returning to the pitch when his side received the Liga trophy. • "We have to get to bed now as we've a game on Wednesday," Guardiola told the Camp Nou. "I'd like to say well done to the players. I want everyone here on their feet. If there is anyone sitting down then get up. Give these players a big round of applause, they deserve it." • Having played every minute of Barcelona's Copa del Rey triumph, José Pinto made his first Liga appearance of the season against Osasuna. Víctor Sánchez deputised for the injured Daniel Alves at right-back. • It was Barcelona's second successive defeat – their first back-to-back losses since August – having gone down 2-1 at RCD Mallorca on 17 May despite taking a tenth-minute lead through Samuel Eto'o. Late goals from Juan Arango (73) and Cléber Santana (78) turned it around, though Eto'o missed an added-time penalty. • The Mallorca defeat ended Barcelona's 17-match unbeaten run in all competitions. With the Osasuna reverse that followed, they have lost seven times in 60 matches in all competitions this season, always by a solitary goal. • With 71 goals between them, Eto'o (29 goals), Messi (23) and Thierry Henry (19) have scored more than any three players have ever previously mustered in one campaign for the same team. Real Madrid CF's Ferenc Puskás, Alfredo di Stéfano and Luis del Sol struck 66 in 1961. • Eto'o has scored 29 goals in the Liga this season, his best haul in 12 campaigns in Spain. His previous best was 27, in his second term at the Camp Nou in 2005/06, the last time Barcelona won the title. • Eto'o has 128 goals for the club in all competitions, and is fourth on Barcelona's all-time top-scorers' list. Rivaldo (130) is next in his sights, then Ladislao Kubala (196) and César Rodríguez (235). • Barça have sealed Liga and Copa del Rey titles since reaching the UEFA Champions League final. The Catalan club had to wait to win their 19th league championship, however, having been held to a 3-3 draw against Villarreal CF on 10 May, Guardiola's side letting slip a 3-1 lead with 12 minutes remaining. Seydou Keita (11) and Eto'o (36) scored either side of Joseba Llorente's 22nd-minute strike and when an Alves free-kick made it 3-1 on the stroke of half-time the title looked to be Barça's – only for Mati Fernández to convert a 78th-minute penalty and Llorente to level in the final minute and postpone the celebrations. • There was cause for celebration three days later as Barcelona beat Athletic Club Bilbao 4-1 in the Copa del Rey final at Mestalla, despite falling behind to Gaizka Toquero's ninth-minute header. Yaya Touré levelled (32), and second-half goals from Messi (55), Bojan Krkić (57) and Xavi (64) secured a 25th cup triumph for Barcelona, the most successful side in the competition's history. • Barcelona's previous Copa del Rey win came in 1998 and was also played at Mestalla, 's team beating Mallorca on penalties, although Guardiola missed the game through injury. • On 16 May Barcelona were confirmed as league champions thanks to Real Madrid's 3-2 loss at Villarreal, making Guardiola the seventh Barça coach to win the title in his first season in charge after Romà Forns, Josep Samitier, Enrique Fernández, Helenio Herrera, and Van Gaal. Guardiola joins Samitier and Johan Cruyff as the only men to have won the title with Barça as player and coach. • The club's previous eight Liga wins all came with the Dutchmen in charge: Frank Rijkaard (2005, 2006), Van Gaal (1998, 1999) and Cruyff (1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994). • Guardiola's side have scored six goals in a Liga game five times this season: against Real Sporting de Gijón (1-6), Club Atlético de Madrid (6-1), Real Valladolid CF (6-0), Málaga CF (6-0) and Real Madrid (2-6). • Barcelona have won a club record 13 Liga away matches this term, with one trip still to come. • Barcelona have won 27 league games this term, a record for a 38-game campaign. The highest ever number of victories, set when the Liga was made up of 22 sides, stands at 28 jointly achieved by Sir 's Barcelona team of 1996/97 and Real Madrid in 1987/88.

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Injury news • Daniel Alves – out since 21 May (sprained right foot) • Albert Jorquera – out since 11 May (broken thumb) • Andrés Iniesta – out since 10 May (right thigh tear) • Thierry Henry – out since 2 May (right knee ligament strain) • Rafael Márquez – out since 28 April (torn left meniscus) • Gabriel Milito – out since 29 April 2008 (knee) • Víctor Sánchez – out since 23 May (broken hand) • On 2 May Márquez underwent a successful operation on the knee injury he suffered during the first leg against Chelsea. The Mexican international is expected to be back in action at the end of July. • Alves – who is suspended for the UEFA Champions League final – has been ruled out for three weeks after spraining his right foot in training last Wednesday. • Barça defender Víctor Sánchez has started a four-week recovery period after undergoing surgery on a broken left hand sustained in the 1-0 home defeat against Osasuna. Miscellaneous • Guardiola has been nominated in the sporting category of the annual Prince of Asturias Awards, with the winners to receive their prizes from Spain's heir apparent in September. The title is currently held by tennis player Rafael Nadal, nephew of former Barcelona defender Miguel. • Puyol was rested for the Osasuna match and remains on 299 Liga games for the club. The 31-year-old is two games away from equalling Andoni Zubizaretta on Barça's all-time total of league appearances with Guillermo Amor (311), Xavi (317), (328) and Migueli (391) all ahead of the current club captain. • Xavi has made 470 appearances for the Catalan club and is second on their all-time list behind Migueli (548). Manchester United UEFA milestones • United extended the record for the longest unbeaten run in UEFA Champions League history with their semi-final second-leg victory against Arsenal. The holders last lost in the competition at AC Milan on 2 May 2007 and have won 15 of their subsequent 25 games, drawing ten. AFC Ajax (14 September 1994 to 3 April 1996) and FC Bayern München (14 March 2001 to 10 April 2002) shared the previous record of 19 matches without defeat. • The holders have conceded 249 goals in 262 matches in UEFA club competition. UEFA Champions League statistics • Ronaldo has had more shots on target (32) and off target (21) than any other player still in the competition. He has also been fouled 36 times, again the most of any player still involved. • United have conceded only six goals, the lowest total of the teams who reached the quarter-finals. • The holders have had 87 shots on goal, more than any other side in the competition. • United collected only eleven yellow cards, fewer than any other team who reached the quarter-finals. Disciplinary information • Darren Fletcher is suspended for the final following his red card in the second leg against Arsenal. Latest domestic information • Sunday 24 May: Hull City AFC 0-1 Manchester United FC (Gibson 24) Darron Gibson's stunning 18-metre drive was enough to earn a much-changed United side a club record 28th victory in a single Premier League campaign as the 2008/09 season came to a conclusion. • Sir Alex Ferguson retained only Fletcher, who will miss the Rome showpiece through suspension, from the side that drew 0-0 with Arsenal on 16 May to seal the title. Defenders Wes Brown and Gary Neville both returned to the starting lineup following injuries, lining up alongside Premier League debutants Lee Martin and Ritchie De Laet.

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• "It's just what I expected," said Sir Alex, whose team finished with 90 points, just one fewer than their best return in a 20-team English top flight, set in 1999/00. "We have a great bunch of young players and what they need is opportunities like today. They all played their part and hopefully a lot of them will get more chances next season. All the players have been brilliant and it's been an exceptional season by anyone's standards." • Gibson's goal was his first in the English top flight, though he scored twice in United's run to the FA Cup semi-finals. • United have had plenty to celebrate since booking their place in Rome, with wins against Manchester City FC (2-0) and Wigan Athletic FC (2-1) leaving the Old Trafford outfit within a point of their third successive league title – and they duly wrapped up a record-equalling 18th championship with a goalless draw at home to Arsenal. • "It feels brilliant," said Giggs after winning his eleventh championship with United. "We'd been talking about doing it in front of our own fans, and that's what makes it so special. It's been a special time at the club since the manager took over and we've managed to win so much. Hopefully we can carry that on. I don't think anyone's ever [won the league title] four times on the trot so there's another record that hopefully we can break." • The Arsenal stalemate was United's first league draw in 21 matches, since their game at Tottenham Hotspur FC on 13 December ended goalless. They won 18 out of the intervening 20 games, the run spoiled only by losses to Liverpool FC on 14 March and Fulham FC eight days later – their first back-to-back league defeats since April 2005. • United have kept clean sheets in eight of their last eleven matches in all competitions and did not concede in 24 Premier League matches over the course of the season, more than any other team. • Van der Sar kept 21 clean sheets in the league in 2008/09, more than any other goalkeeper. • Ronaldo ended the season with 18 league goals, finishing second to Chelsea FC striker Nicolas Anelka in the Premier League top scorers' list. • Giggs, who made his 800th United appearance in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg against Arsenal, scored twice in the league this term. The Welshman has registered in the top flight in each of his 19 campaigns with the club and is the only player to find the net in all 17 seasons of the Premier League era. • Paul Scholes played in his 600th United game in the 2-0 win against Portsmouth FC on 22 April; only Giggs, Sir Bobby Charlton (758) and Bill Foulkes (688) have made more appearances for the club. "In my time he would been in the top six or seven players, without question," said Sir Alex. "He's got that wonderful velvet touch on the ball. Funnily enough we've never had one enquiry for Paul Scholes, because they all know he would never leave." Injury news • Wes Brown – out 25 October to 27 January and 31 January to 24 May (ankle) • Gary Neville – out 22 April to 24 May (right foot) • Rio Ferdinand – out 21 March to 1 April (back/groin), 1-15 April (groin), 29 April to 5 May (ribs) and since 5 May (calf) • Ben Foster – out since 19 May (thumb) • Rafael and Brown picked up minor injuries at Hull. "I took Rafael off [as a precaution] and hopefully he'll be okay,” said Sir Alex. "Wes got a little knock, but given that it was his first game back after so long out we're thankful he's come through well overall." • The United manager is also hopeful Ferdinand will be fit to feature in Rome, adding after the Hull match: "Rio is coming along fine. He trained on Saturday and today with the other players who were also training. I think he's on course to play on Wednesday." • Foster has undergone surgery on ruptured ligaments in his right thumb. "It is big blow for Ben," said Sir Alex. "He's tried to continue the season with this injury but it got so critical that an operation was the only way forward." • Owen Hargreaves has dropped out of United's UEFA Champions League squad having been sidelined since 21 September due to a knee injury. Miscellaneous • On 26 April Giggs was named Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year, claiming the prize for the first time having been awarded the Young Player of the Year title in 1992 and 1993. Giggs was one of six United players in the Premier League Team of the Year, along with Van der Sar, Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidić, Patrice Evra and Ronaldo.

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• In January United paid a reported €17m to FK Partizan for Serbian duo Zoran Tošić and Adam Ljajić, with the latter returning to the Belgrade club on loan for the rest of the season. Tošić is ineligible for the UEFA Champions League. • United became the first English club to win the FIFA Club World Cup with a 1-0 defeat of LDU de Quito in Yokohama, Japan on 21 December, Rooney scoring the only goal.

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Squad list

Barcelona

Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Víctor Valdés ESP 14.01.1982 27 - 2 - 11 - 35 - 54 - 64 - 13 José Pinto ESP 08.11.1975 33 - - - - - 1 - 5 - 29 - 25 Albert Jorquera ESP 03.03.1979 30 - - - 1 - - - 3 - 3 - 26 Oier Olazábal ESP 14.09.1989 19 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 32 Rubén ESP 18.02.1989 20 ------Defenders 2 Martín Cáceres URU 07.04.1987 22 - - - 3 - 12 - 3 - 3 - 3 Gerard Piqué ESP 02.02.1987 22 - 2 - 11 1 24 1 15 3 17 3 4 Rafael Márquez MEX 13.02.1979 30 - 1 - 9 1 23 1 41 1 52 1 5 Carles Puyol ESP 13.04.1978 31 - 2 - 8 - 28 1 83 2 98 2 16 Sylvinho BRA 12.04.1974 35 - - - 6 1 14 - 31 3 47 3 18 Gabriel Milito ARG 07.09.1980 28 ------9 - 19 - 20 Daniel Alves BRA 06.05.1983 26 S 2 - 10 - 34 5 18 2 58 4 22 Eric Abidal FRA 11.09.1979 29 S 2 - 3 - 25 - 34 - 36 - 29 Víctor Sánchez ESP 08.09.1987 21 - - - 3 - 7 - 3 - 3 - 33 David Córcoles ESP 08.05.1985 24 ------1 - 1 - 34 Xavi Torres ESP 21.11.1986 22 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 36 Alberto Botia ESP 27.01.1989 20 ------46 Marc Muniesa ESP 27.03.1992 17 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 6 Xavi Hernández ESP 25.01.1980 29 - 2 1 11 2 34 6 87 5 107 7 8 Andrés Iniesta ESP 11.05.1984 25 - 2 - 8 1 26 4 49 5 55 5 15 Seydou Keita MLI 16.01.1980 29 - 2 - 9 2 28 4 24 4 60 6 21 Aleksandr Hleb BLR 01.05.1981 28 - 2 - 7 - 18 - 40 2 70 7 24 Yaya Touré CIV 13.05.1983 26 - 2 - 9 - 24 2 24 1 30 2 28 Sergio Busquets ESP 16.07.1988 20 - - - 7 2 24 1 7 2 7 2 30 Víctor Vázquez ESP 20.01.1987 22 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 - 31 Jeffren ESP 20.01.1988 21 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 35 Abraham González ESP 16.07.1985 23 ------Forwards 7 Eidur Gudjohnsen ISL 15.09.1978 30 - 1 - 4 - 23 3 45 7 58 11 9 Samuel Eto'o CMR 10.03.1981 28 - 2 2 9 3 35 29 45 16 59 24 10 Lionel Messi ARG 24.06.1987 21 - - - 11 8 31 23 32 16 33 16 11 Bojan Krkić ESP 28.08.1990 18 - 1 - 9 3 22 2 18 4 19 4 14 Thierry Henry FRA 17.08.1977 31 - 2 1 9 5 29 19 104 50 131 59 27 Pedro Rodríguez ESP 28.07.1987 21 - 1 - 3 - 6 - 3 - 4 - Coach - Josep Guardiola ESP 18.01.1971 38 - 2 - 11 - - - 11 - 13 -

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Man. United

Current season All-time UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Edwin van der Sar NED 29.10.1970 38 - - - 9 - 33 - 81 - 126 - 12 Ben Foster ENG 03.04.1983 26 - - - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 29 Tomasz Kuszczak POL 20.03.1982 27 - - - 2 - 4 - 7 - 7 - 40 Ben Amos ENG 10.04.1990 19 ------Defenders 2 Gary Neville ENG 18.02.1975 34 - - - 4 - 16 - 103 2 114 2 3 Patrice Evra FRA 15.05.1981 28 - - - 10 - 28 - 48 1 57 1 5 Rio Ferdinand ENG 07.11.1978 30 - - - 10 - 24 - 64 2 84 2 6 Wes Brown ENG 13.10.1979 29 - - - 2 - 8 1 57 1 60 1 15 Nemanja Vidić SRB 21.10.1981 27 - - - 8 1 34 4 25 2 40 6 20 Fabio BRA 09.07.1990 18 ------21 Rafael BRA 09.07.1990 18 - - - 4 - 16 1 4 - 4 - 22 John O'Shea IRL 30.04.1981 28 - - - 11 1 30 - 61 2 67 2 23 Jonny Evans NIR 03.01.1988 21 - - - 7 - 17 - 9 - 9 - 42 Richard Eckersley ENG 12.03.1989 20 - - - - - 2 - - - - - Midfielders 8 Anderson BRA 13.04.1988 21 - - - 8 - 17 - 20 - 21 - 11 Ryan Giggs WAL 29.11.1973 35 - - - 10 1 28 2 114 24 130 26 13 Ji-Sung Park KOR 25.02.1981 28 - - - 8 1 25 2 34 2 43 3 16 Michael Carrick ENG 28.07.1981 27 - - - 8 - 28 4 32 2 33 2 17 Nani POR 17.11.1986 22 - - - 7 - 13 1 24 1 27 1 18 Paul Scholes ENG 16.11.1974 34 - - - 5 - 21 2 107 21 118 23 19 Daniel Welbeck ENG 26.11.1990 18 - - - - - 3 1 - - - - 24 Darren Fletcher SCO 01.02.1984 25 S - - 8 - 26 3 39 - 44 - 28 Darron Gibson IRL 25.10.1987 21 - - - 2 - 3 1 2 - 2 - 34 Rodrigo Possebon BRA 13.02.1989 20 - - - - - 3 - - - - - 43 Davide Petrucci ITA 05.10.1991 17 ------Forwards 7 Cristiano Ronaldo POR 05.02.1985 24 - - - 11 4 33 18 51 15 57 16 9 Dimitar Berbatov BUL 30.01.1981 28 - - - 8 4 31 9 34 11 61 32 10 Wayne Rooney ENG 24.10.1985 23 - - - 12 4 30 12 45 15 47 16 32 Carlos Tévez ARG 05.02.1984 25 - - - 8 2 29 5 20 6 24 6 41 Federico Macheda ITA 22.08.1991 17 - - - - - 4 2 - - - - Coach - Sir Alex Ferguson SCO 31.12.1941 67 - - - 12 - - - 152 - 228 -

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Head coach FC Barcelona: Josep Guardiola Date of birth: 18 January 1971 Nationality: Spanish Playing career: FC Barcelona, Brescia Calcio (twice), AS Roma, Al-Ahly Club, Dorados de Sinaloa Coaching career: FC Barcelona B, FC Barcelona A playing legend at FC Barcelona, Josep Guardiola was given the task of returning the club to the top of the domestic and European scenes when he took over from previous coach Frank Rijkaard in the summer of 2008. After two trophyless terms at the Camp Nou, a gamble was taken by the Barça board who decided to promote the largely untried Guardiola from the club's youth team. 'Pep,' as he was affectionately referred to as a player, won a host of honours with the Azulgrana between the years of 1990 and 2001 including six Spanish Liga titles, one European Champion Clubs' Cup, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and two Copa del Rey trophies. Having had an initial period at Brescia Calcio disrupted due to a four-month doping ban, Guardiola went on to play a handful of games for 's AS Roma before returning to Brescia. He subsequently finished his club career in Mexico with Dorados de Sinola in 2006 after a spell at Al-Ahli Club of Doha. A 1992 Olympic gold medallist in Barcelona with Spain, with whom he won 40 senior caps, Guardiola missed out on the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup tournaments through injury. Given the opportunity to take up the reigns at Barcelona's B team in June 2007 with the objective of returning the team to the Segunda División B, the 37-year-old succeeded in style while relying on a style of play that placed an emphasis on wide attackers and pressing defenders. His youngsters went on to win 28 games while remaining unbeaten and he gained a promotion himself to become the 15th Catalan-born coach to take the helm of the Barcelona first team.

Manchester United FC: Sir Alex Ferguson Date of birth: 31 December 1941 Nationality: Scottish Playing career: Queen's Park FC, Saint Johnstone FC, Dunfermline Athletic FC, Rangers FC, Falkirk FC, Ayr United FC Coaching career: Falkirk FC, East Stirlingshire FC, Saint Mirren FC, Aberdeen FC, Manchester United FC Sir Alex Ferguson has enjoyed almost three decades at the top, cementing Manchester United FC in a position as one of Europe's foremost clubs. He helped to nurture a group of young players including David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville who formed the backbone of United's treble-winning side of 1999, and the latter two were still serving the club as the UEFA Champions League was regained in 2008, at the end of a season in which the Scotsman also clinched his tenth English title. The esteem in which he is held by his peers is reflected in his position as head of the UEFA Coaches Panel. Sir Alex enjoyed a relatively successful playing career that featured a spell at Rangers FC before becoming player-coach at Falkirk FC. He then managed East Stirlingshire FC and Saint Mirren FC before shooting to prominence at Aberdeen FC. In 1980, the club won the Scottish title to break the Old Firm's 14-year stranglehold, a dominance that has returned since Aberdeen's last championship in 1985. But his greatest glory with the Dons came in 1983 when they beat Real Madrid CF to lift the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. United appointed Sir Alex in 1986 and, after a difficult start, he led the Old Trafford team to their longest period of sustained success. Their first trophy was the 1990 FA Cup, followed the next season by a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph. In 1993 came the first of ten Premier League titles, to which five FA Cups have been added. Ferguson's finest hour arrived in 1999, when two stoppage-time goals gave United a 2-1 UEFA Champions League final victory against FC Bayern München. After failing to get beyond the 2005/06 group stage and also finishing as Premier League runners-up, Sir Alex hit the heights again with the 2006/07 league crown. This was retained in the following campaign before United defeated Chelsea FC in Moscow to claim the UEFA Champions League for the third time in their history.

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Match officials

Referee Massimo Busacca (SUI) Assistant referees Matthias Arnet (SUI), Francesco Buragina (SUI) Fourth official Claudio Circhetta (SUI) UEFA Delegate Jim Stjerne Hansen (DEN) UEFA Referee observer Marc Batta (FRA)

Referee

Name Nat. Date of birth UCL UEFA Massimo Busacca SUI 06.02.1969 25 50 Massimo Busacca has steadily enhanced his reputation since succeeding Urs Meier on Switzerland's élite list, with the 2007 UEFA Cup final following the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He had three games in Germany, including Argentina’s 2-1 last-16 win against Mexico. From Monte Carrasso, in the Italian-speaking southern canton of Ticino, Busacca reached the highest domestic level in 1996 and within three years was cutting his teeth in UEFA youth matches. Busacca is a UEFA Champions League regular, notably serving as fourth official to Meier for the 2002 final between Real Madrid CF and Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The UEFA Cup final Sevilla FC won 3-1 on penalties after a 2-2 draw against RCD Espanyol was his third visit to Hampden Park as he also refereed Scotland's 1-0 victory against in a UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifier and ended the 2007/08 club season by taking charge of the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg between FC Barcelona and eventual winners Manchester United FC, his sixth match in the competition proper that season. He was also selected for UEFA EURO 2008™, where he refereed the group matches between the Netherlands and Romania and Greece and Sweden. Another high-level game for Busacca, who enjoys travel in his spare time, was the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup semi-final between Brazil and Argentina in Utrecht. At home, the company director, who is also a keen skier, took charge of his first Swiss Cup final in May 2005.

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res. Venue 22.10.2003 UCL GS1 Real Madrid CF - FK Partizan 1-0 Madrid 11.08.2004 UCL QR3 Wisla Kraków - Real Madrid CF 0-2 Krakow 07.12.2004 UCL GS FC Porto - Chelsea FC 2-1 Porto 24.08.2005 UCL QR3 Debreceni VSC - Manchester United FC 0-3 Budapest 19.10.2005 UCL GS RSC Anderlecht - Liverpool FC 0-1 Brussels 22.08.2006 UCL QR3 CA Osasuna - Hamburger SV 1-1 Pamplona 12.09.2006 UCL GS PSV Eindhoven - Liverpool FC 0-0 Eindhoven 05.12.2006 UCL GS FC Barcelona - Werder Bremen 2-0 Barcelona 21.02.2007 UCL 1/8 FC Porto - Chelsea FC 1-1 Porto 19.09.2007 UCL GS FC Barcelona - Olympique Lyonnais 3-0 Barcelona 06.11.2007 UCL GS FC Schalke 04 - Chelsea FC 0-0 Gelsenkirchen 11.12.2007 UCL GS Real Madrid CF - S.S. Lazio 3-1 Madrid 04.03.2008 UCL 1/8 Sevilla FC - Fenerbahçe SK 3-2*(2-3) Sevilla 23.04.2008 UCL SF FC Barcelona - Manchester United FC 0-0 Barcelona 27.08.2008 UCL QR3 Liverpool FC - R. Standard de Liège 1-0 Liverpool 30.09.2008 UCL GS FC Zenit St. Petersburg - Real Madrid CF 1-2 St Petersburg 26.11.2008 UCL GS Club Atlético de Madrid - PSV Eindhoven 2-1 Madrid 10.03.2009 UCL 1/8 Panathinaikos FC - Villarreal CF 1-2 Athens 15.04.2009 UCL QF FC Porto - Manchester United FC 0-1 Porto

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Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res. Venue 24.04.1999 U16 GS - FT Spain - Croatia 2-0 Moravska Trebova 01.09.2000 U21 QR Bosnia-Herzegovina - Spain 0-2 Zenica 28.09.2000 UCUP R1 HNK Rijeka - RC Celta de Vigo 0-1 Rijeka 26.10.2000 UCUP R2 Liverpool FC - FC Slovan Liberec 1-0 Liverpool 29.07.2001 U18 P-O 3rd Serbia - Spain 2-6 Helsinki 27.08.2002 UIC F Fulham FC - Bologna FC 3-1 London 12.12.2002 UCUP R3 Leeds United AFC - Málaga CF 1-2 Leeds 03.03.2004 UCUP R3 FC Barcelona - Brøndby IF 2-1 Barcelona 16.03.2005 UCUP 1/8 FC Steaua Bucureşti - Villarreal CF 0-0 Bucharest 30.03.2005 WC QR Serbia - Spain 0-0 Belgrade 07.09.2005 WC QR Northern Ireland - England 1-0 Belfast 23.02.2006 UCUP 1/16 Olympique de Marseille - Bolton Wanderers FC 2-1 Marseille 14.06.2006 WC GS - FT Spain - Ukraine 4-0 Leipzig 20.06.2006 WC GS - FT Sweden - England 2-2 Cologne 08.03.2007 UCUP 1/8 Newcastle United FC - AZ Alkmaar 4-2 Newcastle 24.03.2007 EURO QR Spain - Denmark 2-1 Madrid 16.05.2007 UCUP F RCD Espanyol - Sevilla FC 2-2*(1-3) Glasgow 10.04.2008 UCUP QF Getafe CF - FC Bayern München 3-3 Getafe

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Domestic information FC Barcelona (Liga) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 31/08/08 CD Numancia (A) 0-1 League 13/09/08 Real Racing Club (H) 1-1 Messi 71(pen) League 21/09/08 Real Sporting de Gijón (A) 6-1 Xavi Hernández 27, Eto'o 33, Own goal 50, Iniesta 70, Messi 85, 89 League 24/09/08 Real Betis Balompié (H) 3-2 Eto'o 17, 23, Gudjohnsen 79 League 27/09/08 RCD Espanyol (A) 2-1 Henry 84, Messi 90(pen) League 04/10/08 Club Atlético de Madrid (H) 6-1 Márquez 3, Eto'o 6(pen), 18, Messi 9, Gudjohnsen 28, Henry 73 League 19/10/08 Athletic Club Bilbao (A) 1-0 Eto'o 63 League 25/10/08 UD Almería (H) 5-0 Eto'o 5, 21, 24, Henry 14, Daniel Alves 37 Cup 28/10/08 Benidorm (A) 1-0 Krkić 55 League 01/11/08 Málaga CF (A) 4-1 Xavi Hernández 5, 53, Messi 19, Own goal 82 League 08/11/08 Real Valladolid CF (H) 6-0 Eto'o 12, 30, 43, 44, Gudjohnsen 71, Henry 83 Cup 12/11/08 Benidorm (H) 1-0 Messi 84 League 16/11/08 RC Recreativo de Huelva (A) 2-0 Messi 51, Keita 86 League 23/11/08 Getafe CF (H) 1-1 Keita 72 League 29/11/08 Sevilla FC (A) 3-0 Eto'o 20, Messi 78, 90 League 06/12/08 Valencia CF (H) 4-0 Henry 20, 28, 79, Daniel Alves 46 League 13/12/08 Real Madrid CF (H) 2-0 Eto'o 83, Messi 90 League 21/12/08 Villarreal CF (A) 2-1 Keita 54, Henry 66 League 03/01/09 RCD Mallorca (H) 3-1 Henry 32, Iniesta 76, Touré 90 Cup 06/01/09 Club Atlético de Madrid (A) 3-1 Messi 12, 57(pen), 79 League 11/01/09 CA Osasuna (A) 3-2 Eto'o 45, Xavi Hernández 80, Messi 85 Cup 14/01/09 Club Atlético de Madrid (H) 2-1 Krkić 28, Gudjohnsen 75 League 17/01/09 RC Deportivo La Coruña (H) 5-0 Messi 21, Henry 27, 82, Eto'o 42, 87(pen) Cup 21/01/09 RCD Espanyol (A) 0-0 League 24/01/09 CD Numancia (H) 4-1 Messi 49, 76, Eto'o 53, Henry 71 Cup 29/01/09 RCD Espanyol (H) 3-2 Krkić 34, 48, Piqué 56 League 01/02/09 Real Racing Club (A) 2-1 Messi 65, 80 Cup 05/02/09 RCD Mallorca (H) 2-0 Henry 34, Márquez 74 League 08/02/09 Real Sporting de Gijón (H) 3-1 Eto'o 23, 40, Daniel Alves 66 League 14/02/09 Real Betis Balompié (A) 2-2 Eto'o 45, 84 League 21/02/09 RCD Espanyol (H) 1-2 Touré 63 League 01/03/09 Club Atlético de Madrid (A) 3-4 Henry 19, 74, Messi 30 Cup 04/03/09 RCD Mallorca (A) 1-1 Messi 81 League 07/03/09 Athletic Club Bilbao (H) 2-0 Busquets 18, Messi 32(pen) League 15/03/09 UD Almería (A) 2-0 Krkić 53, 56 League 22/03/09 Málaga CF (H) 6-0 Xavi Hernández 19, Messi 25, Henry 32, Eto'o 43, 57, Daniel Alves 51 League 04/04/09 Real Valladolid CF (A) 1-0 Eto'o 40 League 11/04/09 RC Recreativo de Huelva (H) 2-0 Iniesta 1, Own goal 68 League 18/04/09 Getafe CF (A) 1-0 Messi 19 League 22/04/09 Sevilla FC (H) 4-0 Iniesta 3, Eto'o 17, Xavi Hernández 49, Henry 54 League 25/04/09 Valencia CF (A) 2-2 Messi 24, Henry 86 League 02/05/09 Real Madrid CF (A) 6-2 Henry 18, 58, Puyol 20, Messi 35, 75, Piqué 83 League 10/05/09 Villarreal CF (H) 3-3 Keita 11, Eto'o 36, Daniel Alves 45 Cup 13/05/09 Athletic Club Bilbao (A) 4-1 Touré 30, Messi 54, Krkić 57, Xavi Hernández 63 Lineups: Pinto, Piqué, Puyol, Daniel Alves, Xavi Hernández (Pedro Rodríguez 87), Messi, Keita, Touré (Sylvinho 88), Busquets, Eto'o, Krkić (Hleb 83) League 17/05/09 RCD Mallorca (A) 1-2 Eto'o 10

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Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers Lineups: Oier Olazábal, Martín Cáceres, Sylvinho, Daniel Alves, Abidal, Xavi Torres, Hleb, Gudjohnsen (Alcántara 74), Eto'o, Krkić, Pedro Rodríguez (Jeffren 87) League 23/05/09 CA Osasuna (H) 0-1 Lineups: Pinto, Martín Cáceres, Sylvinho (Marc Muniesa 51), Abidal, Xavi Torres, Hleb, Víctor Sánchez (Jeffren 70), Gudjohnsen, Eto'o (Keita 60), Krkić, Pedro Rodríguez League 30/05/09 RC Deportivo La Coruña (A) Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 FC Barcelona 37 27 5 5 104 34 86 2 Real Madrid CF 37 25 3 9 82 50 78 3 Sevilla FC 37 20 7 10 52 39 67 4 Club Atlético de Madrid 37 19 7 11 77 57 64 5 Villarreal CF 37 17 11 9 58 52 62 6 Valencia CF 37 17 8 12 66 54 59 7 RC Deportivo La Coruña 37 16 9 12 47 46 57 8 Málaga CF 37 15 10 12 55 56 55 9 RCD Mallorca 37 14 9 14 51 57 51 10 UD Almería 37 13 7 17 45 58 46 11 Real Racing Club 37 12 9 16 48 47 45 12 RCD Espanyol 37 11 11 15 43 49 44 13 Athletic Club Bilbao 37 12 8 17 47 60 44 14 Real Valladolid CF 37 12 6 19 45 57 42 15 Getafe CF 37 10 11 16 49 55 41 16 Real Betis Balompié 37 10 11 16 50 57 41 17 Real Sporting de Gijón 37 13 1 23 45 78 40 18 CA Osasuna 37 9 13 15 39 46 40 19 CD Numancia 37 10 5 22 38 67 35 20 RC Recreativo de Huelva 37 8 9 20 33 55 33

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Manchester United FC (Premier League) Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers Cup 10/08/08 Portsmouth FC (H) 0-0 League 17/08/08 Newcastle United FC (H) 1-1 Fletcher 24 League 25/08/08 Portsmouth FC (A) 1-0 Fletcher 32 League 13/09/08 Liverpool FC (A) 1-2 Tévez 3 League 21/09/08 Chelsea FC (A) 1-1 Park 18 Cup 23/09/08 Middlesbrough FC (H) 3-1 Cristiano Ronaldo 25, Giggs 79, Nani 90 League 27/09/08 Bolton Wanderers FC (H) 2-0 Cristiano Ronaldo 60(pen), Rooney 77 League 04/10/08 Blackburn Rovers FC (A) 2-0 Brown 31, Rooney 64 League 18/10/08 West Bromwich Albion FC (H) 4-0 Rooney 56, Cristiano Ronaldo 69, Berbatov 71, Nani 90 League 25/10/08 Everton FC (A) 1-1 Fletcher 22 League 29/10/08 West Ham United FC (H) 2-0 Cristiano Ronaldo 14, 30 League 01/11/08 Hull City AFC (H) 4-3 Cristiano Ronaldo 3, 44, Carrick 29, Vidić 57 League 08/11/08 Arsenal FC (A) 1-2 Rafael 90 Cup 11/11/08 QPR (H) 1-0 Tévez 76(pen) League 15/11/08 Stoke City FC (H) 5-0 Cristiano Ronaldo 3, 89, Carrick 45, Berbatov 49, Welbeck 84 League 22/11/08 Aston Villa FC (A) 0-0 League 30/11/08 Manchester City FC (A) 1-0 Rooney 42 Cup 03/12/08 Blackburn Rovers FC (H) 5-3 Tévez 36, 51(pen), 54, 90, Nani 40 League 06/12/08 Sunderland AFC (H) 1-0 Vidić 90 League 13/12/08 Tottenham Hotspur FC (A) 0-0 League 26/12/08 Stoke City FC (A) 1-0 Tévez 83 League 29/12/08 Middlesbrough FC (H) 1-0 Berbatov 69 Cup 04/01/09 Southampton FC (A) 3-0 Welbeck 20, Nani 48(pen), Gibson 81 Cup 07/01/09 Derby County FC (A) 0-1 League 11/01/09 Chelsea FC (H) 3-0 Vidić 45, Rooney 63, Berbatov 87 League 14/01/09 Wigan Athletic FC (H) 1-0 Rooney 1 League 17/01/09 Bolton Wanderers FC (A) 1-0 Berbatov 90 Cup 20/01/09 Derby County FC (H) 4-2 Nani 16, O'Shea 22, Tévez 34, Cristiano Ronaldo 89(pen) Cup 24/01/09 Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) 2-1 Scholes 35, Berbatov 36 League 27/01/09 West Bromwich Albion FC (A) 5-0 Berbatov 22, Tévez 44, Vidić 60, Cristiano Ronaldo 65, 73 League 31/01/09 Everton FC (H) 1-0 Cristiano Ronaldo 44(pen) League 08/02/09 West Ham United FC (A) 1-0 Giggs 62 Cup 15/02/09 Derby County FC (A) 4-1 Nani 29, Gibson 44, Cristiano Ronaldo 48, Welbeck 81 League 18/02/09 Fulham FC (H) 3-0 Scholes 12, Berbatov 30, Rooney 63 League 21/02/09 Blackburn Rovers FC (H) 2-1 Rooney 23, Cristiano Ronaldo 60 Cup 01/03/09 Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) 0-0 League 04/03/09 Newcastle United FC (A) 2-1 Rooney 20, Berbatov 56 Cup 07/03/09 Fulham FC (A) 4-0 Tévez 20, 35, Rooney 50, Park 81 League 14/03/09 Liverpool FC (H) 1-4 Cristiano Ronaldo 23(pen) League 21/03/09 Fulham FC (A) 0-2 League 05/04/09 Aston Villa FC (H) 3-2 Cristiano Ronaldo 14, 80, Macheda 90 League 11/04/09 Sunderland AFC (A) 2-1 Scholes 19, Macheda 76 Cup 19/04/09 Everton FC (H) 0-0 League 22/04/09 Portsmouth FC (H) 2-0 Rooney 9, Carrick 82 League 25/04/09 Tottenham Hotspur FC (H) 5-2 Cristiano Ronaldo 57(pen), 68, Rooney 67, 71, Berbatov 79 League 02/05/09 Middlesbrough FC (A) 2-0 Giggs 25, Park 51 League 10/05/09 Manchester City FC (H) 2-0 Cristiano Ronaldo 18, Tévez 45

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Comp. Date Opponent Res. Goalscorers League 13/05/09 Wigan Athletic FC (A) 2-1 Tévez 61, Carrick 86 Lineups: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Vidić, Evans, Evra, Carrick, Scholes (Giggs 75), Anderson (Tévez 58), Cristiano Ronaldo, Berbatov (Park 89), Rooney League 16/05/09 Arsenal FC (H) 0-0 Lineups: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Vidić, Evans, Evra, Cristiano Ronaldo, Fletcher, Carrick, Giggs, Rooney (Anderson 90), Tévez (Park 67) League 24/05/09 Hull City AFC (A) 1-0 Gibson 24 Lineups: Kuszczak, Rafael (Eckersley 60), G. Neville, Brown, De Laet (Possebon 79), Nani, Fletcher, Gibson, Welbeck (Z. Tošić 87), Martin, Macheda Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Manchester United FC 38 28 6 4 68 24 90 2 Liverpool FC 38 25 11 2 77 27 86 3 Chelsea FC 38 25 8 5 68 24 83 4 Arsenal FC 38 20 12 6 68 37 72 5 Everton FC 38 17 12 9 55 37 63 6 Aston Villa FC 38 17 11 10 54 48 62 7 Fulham FC 38 14 11 13 39 34 53 8 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 14 9 15 45 45 51 9 West Ham United FC 38 14 9 15 42 45 51 10 Manchester City FC 38 15 5 18 58 50 50 11 Wigan Athletic FC 38 12 9 17 34 45 45 12 Stoke City FC 38 12 9 17 38 55 45 13 Bolton Wanderers FC 38 11 8 19 41 53 41 14 Portsmouth FC 38 10 11 17 38 57 41 15 Blackburn Rovers FC 38 10 11 17 40 60 41 16 Sunderland AFC 38 9 9 20 34 54 36 17 Hull City AFC 38 8 11 19 39 64 35 18 Newcastle United FC 38 7 13 18 40 59 34 19 Middlesbrough FC 38 7 11 20 28 57 32 20 West Bromwich Albion FC 38 8 8 22 36 67 32

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UEFA EURO 2012™ host cities UEFA's Executive Committee has taken a series of decisions concerning the selection of host cities for UEFA EURO 2012™ in Poland and Ukraine. The committee, meeting in Bucharest, decided to confirm the appointment of the four venues – Gdansk, Poznan, Warsaw and Wroclaw – initially proposed by the Polish Football Association during the bidding phase and signed by UEFA as official host cities for UEFA EURO 2012™. With regard to Ukraine, the committee confirmed Kiev as host city for group matches, quarter-final match(es) and a semi-final. It decided not to confirm Kiev for the final match of UEFA EURO 2012™; the final will be held in Kiev only if specific conditions with regard to the stadium, airport infrastructure, regional transport and accommodation are met by 30 November 2009. In addition, the committee decided not to confirm/appoint Donetsk, Lviv and Kharkiv as host cities for group matches of UEFA EURO 2012™ for the time being. However, a last deadline has been granted to these three cities to meet specific conditions by 30 November 2009 with regard to the stadiums, airport infrastructure, regional transport and accommodation. Anti-racism pledge UEFA President Michel Platini has sent out a strong message against racism, in the wake of discussions by UEFA's Executive Committee on possible action to be taken in the event of racist conduct at UEFA matches. At its meeting in Bucharest, the committee agreed with Mr Platini that a zero tolerance approach should be taken in terms of Law 5 of the Laws of the Game – allowing match officials to stop, suspend, or abandon the match because of outside interference of any kind. Mr Platini said he shared his indignation with the Executive Committee at the various racist incidents that had tarnished the football season in some European countries. "These incidents are an insult to human dignity that UEFA can neither tolerate nor pass over in silence. To remain silent on such an issue would amount to complicity," he said. Concrete measures will be submitted to the Executive Committee for consideration at its meeting in Vilnius in July. The UEFA President reaffirmed UEFA's strong commitment to fighting racism. Disabled fans to benefit from UEFA award The annual UEFA Monaco Charity Award, amounting to CHF 1m, will be presented to the UK National Association of Disabled Supporters for a four-year development programme for its Centre for Access to Football in Europe (CAFE) project. The 2009 award was approved by the UEFA Executive Committee in Bucharest, and will be presented at UEFA's Monaco events in August which herald the start of the new European club competition season. The objective of the CAFE programme is to offer further access for disabled fans to football games and improve stadium infrastructures for disabled supporters across Europe. The aim is also to raise disability awareness and improve the lives of disabled people using the special influence of football within Europe, as well as building up a network of disabled supporter groups across Europe. Grassroots Day UEFA's Executive Committee has agreed that Wednesday 19 May 2010 – during the week building up to the first UEFA Champions League final to be played on a Saturday – should be designated UEFA Grassroots Day 2010, in order to celebrate and embrace grassroots football across Europe. The 2010 UEFA Champions League final will be played in Madrid. Norway claim Fair Play prize Norway have won the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking, based on all UEFA competition matches played at club and national-team levels between 1 May 2008 and 30 April 2009. Norway finished ahead of Denmark and Scotland, and all three associations will be granted one additional slot for the first qualifying round of the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League. The three associations that are allocated an additional UEFA Europa League place will be entitled to enter the club that has won the domestic top-division fair play competition. The Fair Play assessments are made by the official UEFA delegates on criteria such as positive play, respect for the opponent, respect for the referee, behaviour of the crowd and of team officials, as well as cautions and dismissals. Eat For Goals! The successful child cookery book, Eat for Goals! – bringing together UEFA, the World Heart Federation and the European Commission in the campaign to tackle obesity – is now available in bookstores in five additional languages, with English, French, Polish, Russian and Spanish being added following the German version's launch in September 2008. Eat for Goals! sees a multicultural group of 13 internationally renowned male and female football players sharing what they love to eat and giving recipes for their favourite dishes, to convey the message that a healthy lifestyle is also based on healthy food.

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Match-by-match lineups - FC Barcelona

Group stage Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Barcelona 6 4 1 1 18 8 13 Sporting Clube de Portugal 6 4 0 2 8 8 12 FC Shakhtar Donetsk 6 3 0 3 11 7 9 FC Basel 1893 6 0 1 5 2 16 1 Date Match Result Stadium/Venue 16.09.2008 Barcelona - Sporting 3-1 Camp Nou, Barcelona Goals: 1-0 Márquez 21, 2-0 Eto'o 60 (pen) , 2-1 Tonel 72, 3-1 Xavi Hernández 87 Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Márquez, Puyol (Sylvinho 89), Xavi Hernández, Iniesta, Eto'o (Touré 66), Messi, Henry (Pedro Rodríguez 75), Keita, Daniel Alves 01.10.2008 Shakhtar - Barcelona 1-2 RSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Donetsk Goals: 1-0 Ilsinho 45, 1-1 Messi 87, 1-2 Messi 90+4 Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Márquez, Puyol, Xavi Hernández, Iniesta, Eto'o (Krkić 74), Henry (Messi 60), Keita (Gudjohnsen 81), Daniel Alves, Touré 22.10.2008 Basel - Barcelona 0-5 St. Jakob-Park, Basel Goals: 0-1 Messi 4, 0-2 Busquets 15, 0-3 Krkić 22, 0-4 Krkić 46, 0-5 Xavi Hernández 48 Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Márquez (Martín Cáceres 53), Puyol, Xavi Hernández (Henry 57), Messi, Krkić, Sylvinho, Daniel Alves, Hleb, Touré (Víctor Sánchez 67), Busquets 04.11.2008 Barcelona - Basel 1-1 Camp Nou, Barcelona Goals: 1-0 Messi 62, 1-1 Derdiyok 82 Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Márquez, Puyol, Iniesta (Eto'o 67), Krkić (Messi 60), Henry, Sylvinho, Hleb, Busquets, Víctor Sánchez (Xavi Hernández 60) 26.11.2008 Sporting - Barcelona 2-5 José Alvalade, Lisbon Goals: 0-1 Henry 14, 0-2 Piqué 17, 0-3 Messi 49, 1-3 Miguel Veloso 65, 2-3 Liedson 66, 2-4 Marco Caneira 67 (o.g.) , 2-5 Krkić 73 (pen) Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Martín Cáceres, Piqué, Márquez, Xavi Hernández (Keita 74), Gudjohnsen, Messi (Pedro Rodríguez 57), Henry (Krkić 46), Daniel Alves, Hleb, Busquets 09.12.2008 Barcelona - Shakhtar 2-3 Camp Nou, Barcelona Goals: 0-1 Gladkiy 31, 0-2 Gladkiy 58, 1-2 Sylvinho 59, 1-3 Fernandinho 76, 2-3 Busquets 83 Barcelona: Jorquera, Martín Cáceres, Piqué, Krkić, Keita, Sylvinho, Hleb, Pedro Rodríguez (Gudjohnsen 76), Busquets, Víctor Sánchez, Víctor Vázquez

First knockout round, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 24/02/09 Lyon - Barcelona 1-1 Stade de Gerland, Lyon Goals: 1-0 Juninho 7, 1-1 Henry 67 Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Márquez, Puyol, Xavi Hernández, Eto'o, Messi, Henry, Daniel Alves, Touré, Busquets (Keita 77) First knockout round, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 11/03/09 Barcelona - Lyon 5-2 Camp Nou, Barcelona Goals: 1-0 Henry 25, 2-0 Henry 27, 3-0 Messi 40, 4-0 Eto'o 43, 4-1 Makoun 44, 4-2 Juninho 48, 5-2 Keita 90+5 Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Márquez, Xavi Hernández, Iniesta (Hleb 90+2), Eto'o (Krkić 87), Messi, Henry (Keita 75), Sylvinho, Daniel Alves, Touré Quarter-finals, first leg

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Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 08/04/09 Barcelona - Bayern 4-0 Camp Nou, Barcelona Goals: 1-0 Messi 9, 2-0 Eto'o 12, 3-0 Messi 38, 4-0 Henry 43 Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Márquez, Puyol, Xavi Hernández, Iniesta, Eto'o (Krkić 89), Messi, Henry (Keita 74), Daniel Alves, Touré (Busquets 81) Quarter-finals, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 14/04/09 Bayern - Barcelona 1-1 Fußball Arena München, Munich Goals: 1-0 Ribéry 47, 1-1 Keita 73 Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Puyol, Xavi Hernández, Iniesta (Hleb 78), Eto'o, Messi, Keita, Daniel Alves, Abidal, Touré Semi-finals, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 28/04/09 Barcelona - Chelsea 0-0 Camp Nou, Barcelona Goals: - Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Márquez (Puyol 52), Xavi Hernández, Iniesta, Eto'o (Krkić 82), Messi, Henry (Hleb 87), Daniel Alves, Abidal, Touré Semi-finals, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 06/05/09 Chelsea - Barcelona 1-1 Stamford Bridge, London Goals: 1-0 Essien 9, 1-1 Iniesta 90+3 Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Xavi Hernández, Iniesta (Gudjohnsen 90+6), Eto'o (Sylvinho 90+7), Messi, Keita, Daniel Alves, Abidal, Touré, Busquets (Krkić 85)

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Match-by-match lineups - Manchester United FC

Group stage Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts Manchester United FC 6 2 4 0 9 3 10 Villarreal CF 6 2 3 1 9 7 9 Aalborg BK 6 1 3 2 9 14 6 Celtic FC 6 1 2 3 4 7 5 Date Match Result Stadium/Venue 17.09.2008 Man. United - Villarreal 0-0 Old Trafford, Manchester Goals: - Man. United: Van der Sar, G. Neville, Evra, Hargreaves (Anderson 62), Ferdinand, Rooney, Park (Cristiano Ronaldo 62), Nani, Evans, Fletcher, Tévez (Giggs 81) 30.09.2008 AaB - Man. United 0-3 Aalborg, Aalborg Goals: 0-1 Rooney 22, 0-2 Berbatov 55, 0-3 Berbatov 79 Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Berbatov, Rooney (Tévez 59), Vidić, Nani, Scholes (Giggs 16), Rafael (Brown 66), O'Shea 21.10.2008 Man. United - Celtic 3-0 Old Trafford, Manchester Goals: 1-0 Berbatov 30, 2-0 Berbatov 51, 3-0 Rooney 76 Man. United: Van der Sar, G. Neville (Brown 60), Cristiano Ronaldo (Park 82), Anderson, Berbatov (Tévez 60), Rooney, Vidić, Nani, O'Shea, Evans, Fletcher 05.11.2008 Celtic - Man. United 1-1 Celtic Park, Glasgow Goals: 1-0 McDonald 13, 1-1 Giggs 84 Man. United: Foster, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Giggs, Vidić, Carrick, Nani (Berbatov 46), Rafael (Evra 66), O'Shea, Fletcher, Tévez (Rooney 71) 25.11.2008 Villarreal - Man. United 0-0 El Madrigal, Villarreal Goals: - Man. United: Kuszczak, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson, Rooney, Carrick (Tévez 86), Nani (Park 84), O'Shea, Evans, Fletcher (Gibson 80) 10.12.2008 Man. United - AaB 2-2 Old Trafford, Manchester Goals: 1-0 Tévez 3, 1-1 Jakobsen 31, 1-2 Curth 45+2, 2-2 Rooney 52 Man. United: Kuszczak, G. Neville (Rafael 77), Ferdinand, Anderson, Rooney, Giggs (Scholes 46), Nani, O'Shea, Evans, Gibson (Park 46), Tévez

First knockout round, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 24/02/09 Internazionale - Man. United 0-0 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Goals: - Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Berbatov, Giggs, Park (Rooney 84), Carrick, O'Shea, Evans, Fletcher First knockout round, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 11/03/09 Man. United - Internazionale 2-0 Old Trafford, Manchester Goals: 1-0 Vidić 4, 2-0 Cristiano Ronaldo 49 Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Berbatov, Rooney (Park 84), Giggs, Vidić, Carrick, Scholes (Anderson 70), O'Shea

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Quarter-finals, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 07/04/09 Man. United - Porto 2-2 Old Trafford, Manchester Goals: 0-1 Rodríguez 4, 1-1 Rooney 15, 2-1 Tévez 85, 2-2 Mariano 89 Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney, Park (Giggs 59), Vidić, Carrick, Scholes (Tévez 72), O'Shea, Evans (G. Neville 72), Fletcher Quarter-finals, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 15/04/09 Porto - Man. United 0-1 Estádio do Dragão, Porto Goals: 0-1 Cristiano Ronaldo 6 Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson (Scholes 78), Berbatov (Nani 68), Rooney, Giggs, Vidić, Carrick, O'Shea Semi-finals, first leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 29/04/09 Man. United - Arsenal 1-0 Old Trafford, Manchester Goals: 1-0 O'Shea 17 Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand (Evans 88), Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson (Giggs 67), Rooney, Vidić, Carrick, O'Shea, Fletcher, Tévez (Berbatov 67) Semi-finals, second leg Date Match Result Stadium, Venue 05/05/09 Arsenal - Man. United 1-3 Arsenal Stadium, London Goals: 0-1 Park 8, 0-2 Cristiano Ronaldo 11, 0-3 Cristiano Ronaldo 61, 1-3 Van Persie 76 (pen) Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra (Rafael 65), Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson (Giggs 63), Rooney (Berbatov 66), Park, Vidić, Carrick, O'Shea, Fletcher

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Competition facts

UEFA Champions League final: Did you know? • Spain and Italy are the most successful nations with four triumphs each. Spain's wins – 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2006 – came from seven final dates while Italy were victorious in 1994, 1996, 2003 and 2007 from their ten appearances. England emerged victorious in 1999, 2005 and 2008, and were losing finalists in 2006, 2007 and 2008. • No team has played in more finals than AC Milan as 2007 marked their sixth appearance. They equalled Real Madrid CF's record of three victories with that triumph against Liverpool FC in Athens. • Italy with 25 has the most appearances per nation in all-time European Champion Clubs' Cup finals – of those eleven have ended in victory and 14 in defeat. England has recorded eleven wins from 16 final appearances. Spain has 20 final appearances (eleven wins/nine defeats) and Germany 13 (six/seven). • In the previous 16 finals, there have been eleven outright wins and five matches decided on shoot-outs. A total of 41 goals have been scored with the most common results being 2-1, which has happened on four occasions, while three finals have finished 1-0. • Fourteen European Champion Clubs' Cup finals have gone to extra time. The finals of 1958, 1968, 1970 and 1992 were decided in the additional period, while the 1974 showpiece between FC Bayern München and Club Atlético de Madrid ended 1-1 after 120 minutes with Bayern subsequently winning a replay. The other nine finals were settled by a penalty shoot-out after extra time: in 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2008 when Manchester United FC defeated Chelsea FC 6-5 in the shoot-out after a 1-1 draw. • Milan's 4-0 win against FC Barcelona in the 1994 final remains the biggest winning margin and the Rossoneri were also involved in the highest scoring showpiece when they shared six goals with Liverpool in 2005 before penalties. In terms of the all-time European Cup, Madrid's 7-3 defeat of Eintracht Frankfurt in 1960 remains the most impressive while Bayern (1974 v Club Atlético de Madrid) and Milan (1989 v FC Steaua Bucureşti) also recorded 4-0 successes. • No player has scored a hat-trick in a final. Daniele Massaro (Milan 1994), Karlheinz Riedle (BV Borussia Dortmund 1997), Hernán Crespo (Milan 2005) and Filippo Inzaghi (2007) all struck twice. In European Cup terms, only Ferenc Puskás (Madrid 1962) and Pierino Prati (Milan 1969) have managed a final hat-trick. • Only Raúl González has scored in two different UEFA Champions League finals (Madrid 2000 and 2002) – adding him to an exclusive club of 12 players to have found the net in more than one European Cup showpiece. Alfredo di Stéfano leads the list having scored seven goals in five separate finals for Madrid. • Jens Lehmann (2006) and Didier Drogba (2008) are the only players to have been dismissed in a European Cup final. • If United triumph in Rome, they will become the seventh team to win the UEFA Champions League without losing a game having also achieved that feat in 1999 and 2008. Olympique de Marseille (1993), Milan (1994), AFC Ajax (1995) and Barcelona (2006) also remained unbeaten in claiming the trophy. • Clarence Seedorf is the only player to win the European Champion Clubs' Cup with three clubs (AFC Ajax 1995, Madrid 1998, Milan 2003, 2007). Liverpool's Bob Paisley (1977, 1978, 1981) is the only coach to win three times. • Ottmar Hitzfeld (BV Borussia Dortmund 1997, Bayern 2001) and Ernst Happel (Feyenoord 1970, Hamburger SV 1983) are the only coaches to win the trophy with two clubs. • Rome was awarded the 2009 UEFA Champions League final after a decision by the UEFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia in October 2006. The Stadio Olimpico, home of AS Roma and S.S. Lazio, previously held European Cup finals in 1977, 1984 and 1996 and was also the venue for the 1990 FIFA World Cup final between West Germany and Argentina.

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Team facts

FC Barcelona UEFA club competition milestones • In total, Barcelona have appeared in five European Champion Clubs' Cup finals, winning the 1991/92 competition against UC Sampdoria thanks to a 112th-minute Ronald Koeman free-kick before their triumph in the 2005/06 campaign. • They lost on penalties to FC Steaua Bucureşti in the 1985/86 season, 3-2 to SL Benfica in 1960/61 and 4-0 to AC Milan in 1993/94. Four-time UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winners, they lost in the 1968/69 and 1990/91 finals. UEFA Champions League milestones • With Barcelona now in their 13th campaign, the highlight remains the 2-1 win against Arsenal FC in Paris that made them European champions in 2006. Only Manchester United FC and FC Porto (14) have taken part on more occasions. UEFA club competition honours • European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1991/92, 2005/06 • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1978/79, 1981/82, 1988/89, 1996/97 • UEFA Super Cup: 1992, 1997 Ten-year record 2007/08: UEFA Champions League – semi-finals 2006/07: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round 2005/06: UEFA Champions League – winners 2004/05: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round 2003/04: UEFA Cup – fourth round 2002/03: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals 2001/02: UEFA Champions League – semi-finals 2000/01: UEFA Cup – semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage) 1999/00: UEFA Champions League – semi-finals 1998/99: UEFA Champions League – group stage 2007/08 season Domestic record: Barça finished third in Spain last term, ten points behind runners-up Villarreal CF with champions Real Madrid CF a further eight ahead. It was a far cry from the season before where the Catalan side had only lost the title by virtue of a poorer head to head against their rivals from the capital. Barcelona reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey before being knocked out by eventual winners Valencia CF 4-3 on aggregate. European record: UEFA Champions League Group E was a happy hunting ground for Barcelona last season and they went through undefeated, recording four victories and two draws to finish top. They faced Celtic FC in the first knockout round, a 3-2 first-leg win in Glasgow setting up an aggregate success and a quarter-final tie with FC Schalke 04. A pair of 1-0 triumphs earned a last-four spot but there they met Manchester United FC who won through 1-0 overall. United went on to become European champions. Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 8-0: FC Barcelona v ŠKM Púchov 15.10.2003, UEFA Cup first round second leg 8-0: FC Barcelona v Apollon Limassol FC 15.09.1982, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 0-7: Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC v FC Barcelona 12.09.1995, UEFA Cup first round first leg

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• Heaviest home defeat 0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv 05.11.1997, UEFA Champions League group stage 0-4: FC Barcelona v 1. FC Köln 05.11.1980, UEFA Cup second round second leg • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: AC Milan v FC Barcelona 18.05.1994, European Champion Clubs' Cup final (played at a neutral venue, included here for information purposes) 0-3: FC Barcelona v Sevilla FC 25.08.2006, UEFA Super Cup (played at a neutral venue, included here for information purposes) 3-0: AS Roma v FC Barcelona 26.02.2002, UEFA Champions League second group stage 3-0: Beşiktaş JK v FC Barcelona 19.09.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage 4-1: Valencia CF v FC Barcelona 02.05.2000, UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg 3-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Barcelona 22.10.1997, UEFA Champions League group stage 3-0: Manchester United FC v FC Barcelona 21.03.1984, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final second leg 3-0: Aston Villa FC v FC Barcelona 26.01.1983, UEFA Super Cup final second leg 3-0: RSC Anderlecht v FC Barcelona 18.10.1978, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round first leg 3-0: PSV Eindhoven v FC Barcelona 29.03.1978, UEFA Cup semi-finals first leg 3-0: Ipswich Town FC v FC Barcelona 23.11.1977, UEFA Cup third round first leg 3-0: OGC Nice v FC Barcelona 19.09.1973, UEFA Cup first round first leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 5-0: FC Barcelona v PFC Levski Sofia 12.09.2006, UEFA Champions League group stage 5-0: FC Barcelona v Panathinaikos FC 02.11.2005, UEFA Champions League group stage 5-0: FC Barcelona v Beşiktaş JK 08.11.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage 5-0: FC Barcelona v AC Sparta Praha 08.12.1999, UEFA Champions League second group stage 5-0: FC Barcelona v AIK Solna 27.10.1999, UEFA Champions League first group stage • Biggest away win 0-5: FC Basel 1893 v FC Barcelona 22.10.2008, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: AC Milan v FC Barcelona (see above for details) 3-0: AS Roma v FC Barcelona (see above for details) 3-0: Beşiktaş JK v FC Barcelona (see above for details) 4-1: Valencia CF v FC Barcelona (see above for details) 3-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Barcelona (see above for details)

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Manchester United FC UEFA club competition milestones • United have been crowned champions of Europe three times, having defeated English Premier League rivals Chelsea FC on penalties in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League final. United also won the competition in 1998/99, overturning a one-goal deficit against FC Bayern München with goals from and Ole Gunnar Solskjær in added time, and in 1967/68, running out 4-1 winners over SL Benfica after extra time. UEFA Champions League milestones • No club has taken part more times than United (14), although FC Porto also share this achievement. United's first entry came in 1994/95 and they last missed out in 1995/96, meaning this is their 13th campaign in a row. No team is on as good a run, with Real Madrid CF, Olympiacos CFP and PSV Eindhoven (12) their closest rivals. UEFA club competition honours • European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1967/68, 1998/99, 2007/08 • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1990/91 • European/South American Cup: 1999 • UEFA Super Cup: 1991 Ten-year record (including current season) 2007/08: UEFA Champions League – winners 2006/07: UEFA Champions League – semi-finals 2005/06: UEFA Champions League – group stage 2004/05: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round 2003/04: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round 2002/03: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals 2001/02: UEFA Champions League – semi-finals 2000/01: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals 1999/00: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals 1998/99: UEFA Champions League – winners 2007/08 season Domestic record: United retained the title by two points from Chelsea on the final day of the Premier League season, having also finished one place above the London club the previous campaign. It was their tenth championship since the Premier League began in 1992. In all-time records since 1889, United have 17 titles, just one fewer than Liverpool FC. They were knocked out of the FA Cup at Old Trafford in the quarter-final 1-0 by eventual winners Portsmouth FC. European record: United won five of their six Group F matches to finish five points clear of AS Roma at the summit. They then completed a narrow 2-1 aggregate triumph over Olympique Lyonnais in the first knockout round before meeting Roma in the quarter-finals for the second consecutive season, prevailing 3-0 overall. A lone Paul Scholes goal was enough to see of the challenge of FC Barcelona over two legs in the semi-final, to send United through to a final against Chelsea which they won 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes. Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 10-0: Manchester United FC v RSC Anderlechtois 26.09.1956, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round second leg • Biggest away win 0-6: Shamrock Rovers FC v Manchester United FC 25.09.1957, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg

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• Heaviest home defeat 0-1: Manchester United FC v AC Milan 23.02.2005, UEFA Champions League first knockout round first leg 2-3: Manchester United FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña 17.10.2001, UEFA Champions League first group stage 0-1: Manchester United FC v FC Bayern München 03.04.2001, UEFA Champions League quarter-finals first leg 2-3: Manchester United FC v Real Madrid CF 19.04.2000, UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg 0-1: Manchester United FC v BV Borussia Dortmund 23.04.1997, UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg 0-1: Manchester United FC v Juventus 20.11.1996, UEFA Champions League group stage 0-1: Manchester United FC v Fenerbahçe SK 30.10.1996, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v Manchester United FC 18.03.1964, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals second leg UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only) • Biggest home win 7-1: Manchester United FC v AS Roma 10.04.2007, UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg • Biggest away win 2-6: Brøndby IF v Manchester United FC 21.10.1998, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 0-1: Manchester United FC v AC Milan (see above for details) 2-3: Manchester United FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña (see above for details) 0-1: Manchester United FC v FC Bayern München (see above for details) 2-3: Manchester United FC v Real Madrid CF (see above for details) 0-1: Manchester United FC v BV Borussia Dortmund (see above for details) 0-1: Manchester United FC v Juventus (see above for details) 0-1: Manchester United FC v Fenerbahçe SK (see above for details) • Heaviest away defeat 4-0: FC Barcelona v Manchester United FC 02.11.1994, UEFA Champions League group stage

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:: All-time statistics The all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition. UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1960-1999), the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup (1973 - ), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (1960-2004). Matches in the Inter-Cities' Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded. :: Squad list The eligible list of players ordered first by playing position and then numeric order. Current season - UCLQ: Total UEFA Champions League appearances in qualifying rounds only. Current season - UCL: Total UEFA Champions League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday. Current season - League: Total league appearances based on the date press kit was last updated All-time - UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from the 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. All-time - UEFA: Total appearances in UEFA club competition (as defined above) including all qualifying round matches. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. Age: based on the date press kit was last updated BL: Booking list (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended, #: suspended for at least one match) :: Match officials The match officials appointed to officiate the fixture. UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records. :: Competitions Club competitions ECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League UCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship :: Competition stages :: Other Abbreviations F: Final QR3: Third qualifying round AP: Appearances No.: Number GS: Group stage R1: First round Comp.: Competition Pld: Matches played GS1: First group stage R2: Second round D: Drawn Pos.: Position GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round DoB: Date of birth Pts: Points KO1: First knockout round R4: Fourth round GA: Goals against R: Sent off (red card) PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals GF: Goals for Res.: Result QF: Quarter-finals 1/8: Eighth-finals L: Lost W: Won QR: Qualifying round 1/16: Sixteenth-finals Nat.: Nationality Y: Booked QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg N/a: Not Applicable Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct QR2: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg red) FT: Final tournament P-O: Play-off :: Statistics (-) : Denotes player substituted (+) : Denotes player introduced (*) : Denotes player dismissed/sent off (+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted :: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on www.uefa.com.

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