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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.
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 ]
Until 2009, clubs that had earned that badge were allowed to keep the European Champion Clubs' Cup and a new one was commissioned; [7] since 2009, the winning team each year has received a full-size replica of the trophy, while the original is retained by UEFA. [8] A total of 23 clubs have won the Champions League/European Cup.
Since 2009, Champions League winners have not kept the real trophy, which remains in UEFA's custody at all times. [6] A full-size replica trophy, the Champions League winners trophy, is awarded to the winning club with their name engraved on it. [7] Winning clubs are permitted to make replicas of their own.
The 2022-23 UEFA Champions League saw Manchester City finally win the trophy after years of disappointment under Pep Guardiola, beating Italian club Inter Milan in the final after a lone goal by Rodri(footballer, born 1996) in the 68th minute, marking the 4th consecutive time the UEFA Champions League Final finished 1-0. Inter also notably ...
Real Madrid hold the record for the most goals conceded by a Champions League-winning team, conceding 23 goals in 17 matches in 1999–2000. Benfica achieved the highest-ever goals conceded-per-game ratio for Champions League-winning in the history of the competition (1.57), the club conceded 11 goals in 7 matches in 1961–62.
Winners' and runners-up medals from Manchester United's UEFA Champions League final appearances in 2008, 2009 and 2011 United reached a further two European Cup finals in the next three years, but lost to Barcelona on both occasions: first in the 2009 final in Rome, [ 14 ] and then in the 2011 final at the new Wembley Stadium in London. [ 15 ]
Most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie: 6, against Bayer Leverkusen in 2011–12 [348] Most different opponents scored against in UEFA Champions League history: 40 [349] Most goals in the UEFA Super Cup: 3 [350] [af] Most appearances in the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 7 (2015–2021)