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The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 17th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy, on 27 May 2009. [ 1 ]
The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal football competition established in 1955. [1] Prior to the 1992–93 season, the tournament was named the European Cup. [1] The UEFA Champions League is open to the league champions of all UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) member associations (except Liechtenstein, which has no league competition), as well as to the clubs finishing from ...
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 16 September and 10 December 2008. [1]
[3] [4] Clubs that finish below the qualifying spots are eligible for the second-tier UEFA Europa League competition, and since 2021, for the third-tier UEFA Conference League. [ 5 ] In its present format, the Champions League begins in early July with three qualifying rounds and a play-off round, all played over two legs.
The knockout phase of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League began on 24 February 2009 and concluded with the final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 27 May 2009. The knockout phase involved the 16 teams who finished in the top two in each of their groups in the group stage. Times are CET/CEST, [note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in ...
The Champions League knockout stage kicks off in February
Alex Ferguson won two titles as manager of Manchester United in 1999 and 2008, and reached a further two finals. Vicente del Bosque won two titles as manager of Real Madrid in 2000 and 2002. European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning managers* [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
The first legs were held on 15 and 16 July, while the second legs were played on 22 and 23 July 2008. Two of the 14 ties were won by the team with the lower UEFA coefficient: Inter Baku (Azerbaijan, country rank 42) beat Rabotnički (Macedonia, 36); and BATE Borisov (Belarus, 40) beat Valur (Iceland, 37).