2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

International football competition February 2021 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 CET (UTC+1) for matches to 11 March 2009, and CEST (UTC+2) for matches from 7 April 2009. as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses). Format Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that had the higher aggregate score over the two legs progressed to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finished level, the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals were also equal, 30 minutes of extra time were played. If there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team qualified by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided via a penalty shoot-out. The draw mechanism is as follows: In the draw for the first knockout round, matches were played between the winners of one group and the runners-up of a different group, with the group winner hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or same association cannot be drawn against each other. From the quarter-finals onwards, these restrictions did not apply and teams from the same national association or in same group could be drawn against each other. In the final, the tie was played over just one leg at a neutral venue. If scores were level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time was played, followed by penalties if scores remained tied. Qualified teams Key to coloursSeeded in round of 16 drawUnseeded in round of 16 draw GroupWinnersRunners-upAITA RomaENG ChelseaBGRE PanathinaikosITA InternazionaleCESP BarcelonaPOR Sporting CPDENG LiverpoolESP Atlético MadridEENG Manchester UnitedESP VillarrealFGER Bayern MunichFRA 1974 LyonGPOR PortoENG ArsenalHITA JuventusESP Real Madrid Bracket numbered 2 1 40 20 y y Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final FRA 1974 Lyon 1 2 3 ESP Barcelona 1 5 6 POR Sporting CP 0 1 1 GER Bayern Munich 5 7 12 ESP Real Madrid 0 0 0 ENG Liverpool 1 4 5 ENG Chelsea 1 2 3 ITA Juventus 0 2 2 ITA Internazionale 0 0 0 ENG Manchester United 0 2 2 ESP Atlético Madrid 2 0 2 POR Porto (a) 2 0 2 ESP Villarreal 1 2 3 GRE Panathinaikos 1 1 2 ENG Arsenal 1 0 1 (7) ITA Roma 0 1 1 (6) ESP Barcelona 4 1 5 GER Bayern Munich 0 1 1 ENG Liverpool 1 4 5 ENG Chelsea 3 4 7 ENG Manchester United 2 1 3 POR Porto 2 0 2 ESP Villarreal 1 0 1 ENG Arsenal 1 3 4 ESP Barcelona (a) 0 1 1 ENG Chelsea 0 1 1 ENG Manchester United 1 3 4 ENG Arsenal 0 1 1 27 May – Rome ESP Barcelona 2 ENG Manchester United 0 Round of 16 The draw for the round of 16 was held on 19 December 2008, and conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Bruno Conti, the ambassador for the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7790235.stm Man Utd to face Mourinho's Inter BBC Sport BBC 19 December 2009 25 February 2009 Summary The first legs of the round of 16 were played on 24 and 25 February 2009, while the second legs were played on 10 and 11 March.http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=64/newsid=551134.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071022040759/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind%3D64/newsid%3D551134.html dead 2008/09 Draw and match calendar 22 October 2007 UEFA Bayern Munich defeated Sporting CP by 12–1 on aggregate in the first knockout round; the biggest two-leg win in Champions League era. Manchester United's 2–0 victory against Internazionale in the first knockout round was their 21st consecutive undefeated match, a record surpassing Ajax's 20 undefeated matches, set between 1985–86 and 1995–96. The record was extended to 25 matches, ending with a 2–0 defeat to Barcelona in the final. main y Chelsea ENG 3–2 Juventus ITA 1–0 2–2 Villarreal ESP 3–2 Panathinaikos GRE 1–1 2–1 Sporting CP POR 1–12 Bayern Munich GER 0–5 1–7 Atlético Madrid ESP 2–2 (a) Porto POR 2–2 0–0 Lyon FRA+1974 3–6 Barcelona ESP 1–1 2–5 Real Madrid ESP 0–5 Liverpool ENG 0–1 0–4 Arsenal ENG 1–1 (7–6 p) Roma ITA 1–0 0–1 (aet) Internazionale ITA 0–2 Manchester United ENG 0–0 0–2 Matches The knockout phase began on 24 February with four first-leg ties.Champions League round-up http://msnsport.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12040_4969239,00.html Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting 24 February 2009 25 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090227064131/http://msnsport.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12040_4969239,00.html 27 February 2009 dead English side Arsenal gained a first leg advantage with a 1–0 home victory against Roma at the Emirates Stadium, courtesy of Robin van Persie's 37th-minute penalty.Saj Chowdhury Arsenal 1-0 Roma https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7899558.stm BBC Sport BBC 24 February 2009 25 February 2009 The other English team in action, Manchester United, drew 0–0 with Internazionale at the San Siro, failing to score the away goal they had been hoping for.Mark Ashenden Inter Milan 0-0 Man Utd https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7904057.stm BBC Sport BBC 24 February 2009 25 February 2009 The other two matches finished in score draws, with the away sides having the upper hand going into the second legs. Lyon drew 1–1 with Barcelona at the Stade de Gerland in France, with Barcelona's Thierry Henry cancelling out an opener from Juninho.Henry gives Barca advantage http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3095262,00.html Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting 24 February 2009 26 February 2009 Porto came from behind twice away to Atlético Madrid to secure a 2–2 draw at the Vicente Calderón. Maxi Rodríguez put Atlético in front in the fourth minute, Lisandro López equalised in the 22nd minute, Diego Forlán scored on the stroke of half-time to restore Atlético's advantage but López levelled in the 72nd minute.Rob Carragher Porto grab draw in Madrid http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3095261,00.html Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting 24 February 2009 25 February 2009 In the second set of first leg ties, played on 25 February 2009, three teams scored away goals.Champions League round-up http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11945_4973484,00.html Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting 25 February 2009 25 February 2009 Bayern Munich scored five times without reply away to Sporting CP. In the match at the Estádio José Alvalade, Franck Ribéry gave the Germans the lead in the 42nd minute and Miroslav Klose doubled their advantage in the 57th. Ribéry scored again from the penalty spot in the 63rd before a brace from Luca Toni put the tie out of Sporting's reach, even before the second leg.Steve Pass Five-star Bayern hammer Sporting http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3095267,00.html Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting 25 February 2009 25 February 2009 Five-time winners Liverpool also managed an away win, against nine-time winners Real Madrid, but had to wait until the 82nd minute at the Santiago Bernabéu for it, when Yossi Benayoun scored a header from Fábio Aurélio's free-kick to hand them the advantage for the second leg.Mandeep Sanghera Benayoun earns Liverpool win in Madrid https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7899591.stm BBC Sport BBC 25 February 2009 26 February 2009 Villarreal and Panathinaikos shared a score draw at the El Madrigal, with Giuseppe Rossi scoring a 67th-minute penalty to cancel out Giorgos Karagounis' 59th-minute opener.Greeks gain unlikely advantage http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3095265,00.html Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting 25 February 2009 25 February 2009 In the other game, Chelsea beat Juventus at Stamford Bridge courtesy of a 12th-minute strike from Didier Drogba.Phil McNulty Chelsea on top after Drogba goal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7899584.stm BBC Sport BBC 25 February 2009 26 February 2009 In the four second leg ties played on 10 March, the two English clubs in action both progressed along with Bayern Munich and Villarreal.Champions League roundup http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11945_5034241,00.html Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting 10 March 2009 11 March 2009 Liverpool eliminated the nine-time European Cup winners Real Madrid with a 4–0 home victory. Fernando Torres doubled Liverpool's aggregate lead in the 16th minute, and Steven Gerrard made it 2–0 on the night with a 28th-minute penalty. Gerrard further extended Liverpool's lead two minutes after half-time and Andrea Dossena made it 5–0 on aggregate with two minutes left.Phil McNulty Superb Liverpool crush sorry Real https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7899615.stm BBC Sport BBC 10 March 2009 11 March 2009 Chelsea also made it through to the quarter-finals with a 2–2 draw, having won the first leg at Stamford Bridge 1–0. They fell behind to a goal from Vincenzo Iaquinta in the 19th minute but equalised through Michael Essien on the stroke of half-time. Juventus went back in front through an Alessandro Del Piero penalty, although Chelsea were heading through on the away goals ruling. Chelsea sealed their passage to the last eight when Didier Drogba equalised in the 83rd minute to win 3–2 on aggregate.Jonathan Stevenson Chelsea knock out Juventus https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7899606.stm BBC Sport BBC 10 March 2009 11 March 2009 In the other games, Sporting CP departed the competition after setting a new Champions League record aggregate defeat of 12–1 to Bayern Munich. An early goal from Lukas Podolski extended Bayern's lead to 6–0 on aggregate and this was followed up by further strikes before half-time from Podolski again, Ânderson Polga (own goal) and Bastian Schweinsteiger, sandwiched by a consolation from Sporting's João Moutinho. Bayern were not finished at 4–1 as Mark van Bommel, Miroslav Klose and Thomas Müller further added to the scoreline.Bayern complete record rout http://www.skysports.com/football/match_facts/0,19762,11065_3095271,00.html Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting 10 March 2009 11 March 2009 Villarreal were the fourth side to make it into the quarter-finals by beating Panathinaikos 3–2 overall. Ariel Ibagaza put Villarreal 2–1 up on aggregate in the 49th minute, Evangelos Mantzios equalised six minutes later, but Joseba Llorente turned the tie in Villarreal's favour in the 70th minute and the match finished 2–1 to Villarreal.Villarreal through in Greece http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3095269,00.html Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting 10 March 2009 11 March 2009 The remaining two English sides both reached the quarter-finals on 11 March and they were joined by Porto and Barcelona.Champions League roundup http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11945_5038550,00.html Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting 11 March 2009 12 March 2009 Manchester United defeated Internazionale 2–0 on aggregate at Old Trafford. After a 0–0 draw at the San Siro in the first leg, United were aware that an away goal for Inter would make it difficult, but they made the perfect start with centre back Nemanja Vidić scoring with a header after four minutes. Cristiano Ronaldo doubled the lead just after half-time and the match finished 2–0.Phil McNulty Man Utd 2-0 Inter Milan https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7899577.stm BBC Sport BBC 11 March 2009 12 March 2009 Porto and Atlético Madrid played out a 0–0 draw at the Estádio do Dragão in Portugal, but Porto went through on the away goals rule, having scored twice in a 2–2 draw in Spain.Elliot Ball Porto sneak past Atletico http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3095273,00.htm Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting 11 March 2009 12 March 2009 Barcelona beat Lyon 6–3 on aggregate with a 5–2 win at the Camp Nou. Thierry Henry scored twice in the space of a couple of minutes shortly before the half-hour mark to put Barcelona 3–1 up on aggregate before Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o made it 4–0 just before half-time on the night. Lyon scored two consolation goals through Jean Makoun on the stroke of half-time and Juninho just after the break, but Barcelona added a fifth in the final minute.Barca power past Lyon http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3095274,00.html Sky Sports British Sky Broadcasting 11 March 2009 12 March 2009 In the last game to finish, Roma defeated Arsenal 1–0 at the Stadio Olimpico with Juan scoring in the ninth minute. The first match had finished 1–0 to Arsenal so the match headed into extra-time and, eventually, penalties. Arsenal emerged victorious in the shootout, winning 7–6 after Max Tonetto missed Roma's final spotkick.Ian Hughes Roma 1-0 Arsenal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7899570.stm BBC Sport BBC 11 March 2009 12 March 2009 2009 2 25 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Chelsea ENG 1–0 ITA Juventus Drogba 12 Stamford Bridge, London 38,079 Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302785/ 2009 3 10 y 20:45 Juventus ITA 2–2 ENG Chelsea Iaquinta 19 Del Piero 74 pen. Essien 45+1 Drogba 83 Stadio Olimpico, Turin 27,319 Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302797/ Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate. 2009 2 25 y 20:45 Villarreal ESP 1–1 GRE Panathinaikos Rossi 67 pen. Karagounis 59 Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal 21,810 Konrad Plautz (Austria) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302786/ 2009 3 10 y 20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Panathinaikos GRE 1–2 ESP Villarreal Mantzios 55 Ibagaza 49 Llorente 70 Olympic Stadium, Athens 60,616 Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302798/ Villarreal won 3–2 on aggregate. 2009 2 25 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Sporting CP POR 0–5 GER Bayern Munich Ribéry 42 63 pen. Klose 57 Toni 84 90+1 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon 35,163 Bertrand Layec (France) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302787/ 2009 3 10 y 20:45 Bayern Munich GER 7–1 POR Sporting CP Podolski 7 34 Polga 39 o.g. Schweinsteiger 43 Van Bommel 74 Klose 82 pen. Müller 90 Moutinho 42 Allianz Arena, Munich 65,000 Martin Hansson (Sweden) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302799/ Bayern Munich won 12–1 on aggregate. 2009 2 24 y 20:45 Atlético Madrid ESP 2–2 POR Porto Rodríguez 3 Forlán 45+2 López 22 72 Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid 47,000 Howard Webb (England) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302788/ 2009 3 11 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Porto POR 0–0 ESP Atlético Madrid Estádio do Dragão, Porto 46,509 Pieter Vink (Netherlands) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302800/ 2–2 on aggregate; Porto won on away goals. 2009 2 24 y 20:45 Lyon FRA 1974 1–1 ESP Barcelona Juninho 7 Henry 67 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 39,258 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302789/ 2009 3 11 y 20:45 Barcelona ESP 5–2 FRA 1974 Lyon Henry 25 27 Messi 40 Eto'o 43 Keita 90+5 Makoun 44 Juninho 48 Camp Nou, Barcelona 86,368 Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302793/ Barcelona won 6–3 on aggregate. 2009 2 25 y 20:45 Real Madrid ESP 0–1 ENG Liverpool Benayoun 82 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid 71,579 Roberto Rosetti (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302790/ 2009 3 10 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Liverpool ENG 4–0 ESP Real Madrid Torres 16 Gerrard 28 pen. 47 Dossena 88 Anfield, Liverpool 42,550 Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302794/ Liverpool won 5–0 on aggregate. 2009 2 24 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Arsenal ENG 1–0 ITA Roma Van Persie 37 pen. Emirates Stadium, London 60,003 Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302791/ 2009 3 11 y 20:45 Roma ITA 1–0 yes ENG Arsenal Juan 9 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 62,383 Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) Pizarro Vučinić Baptista Montella Totti Aquilani Riise Tonetto 6–7 Eduardo Van Persie Walcott Nasri Denílson Touré Sagna Diaby https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302795/ 1–1 on aggregate; Arsenal won 7–6 on penalties. 2009 2 24 y 20:45 Internazionale ITA 0–0 ENG Manchester United San Siro, Milan 80,018 Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302792/ 2009 3 11 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+0) Manchester United ENG 2–0 ITA Internazionale Vidić 4 Ronaldo 49 Old Trafford, Manchester 74,769 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302796/ Manchester United won 2–0 on aggregate. Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals took place in Nyon, Switzerland, on 20 March 2009.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7954390.stm Liverpool draw Chelsea in Europe BBC Sport BBC 20 March 2009 7 April 2009 Summary The first legs were played on 7 and 8 April while the second legs were played on 14 and 15 April. Due to the 20th anniversary of Hillsborough Disaster, Liverpool were granted their request that their return leg not be played on 15 April; the match was played on 14 April.UEFA statement on Hillsborough anniversary http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=941857.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121102204557/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=941857.html dead 2 November 2012 UEFA Union of European Football Associations 16 March 2009 27 June 2011 Reds won't play on Hillsborough date http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N163682090320-1159.htm liverpoolfc.tv Liverpool FC 20 March 2009 20 March 2009 22 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090322090817/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N163682090320-1159.htm live Porto's 1–0 loss to Manchester United in the second leg of the quarter-finals was the club's first ever home defeat to English opposition. main y Villarreal ESP 1–4 Arsenal ENG 1–1 0–3 Manchester United ENG 3–2 Porto POR 2–2 1–0 Liverpool ENG 5–7 Chelsea ENG 1–3 4–4 Barcelona ESP 5–1 Bayern Munich GER 4–0 1–1 Matches English sides Manchester United and Arsenal were involved in the first two quarter-final matches on 7 April. Arsenal were playing the first leg away against Villarreal from Spain, their second encounter in three years following on from a meeting in the semi-finals three years earlier. Villarreal went in front in the 10th minute thanks to a long-range effort from Marcos Senna. The Yellow Submarine went on to dominate the first half, but Arsenal did not concede again and their defensive work was rewarded in the 66th minute as a clipped ball from Arsenal captain Cesc Fàbregas was controlled on the chest by Emmanuel Adebayor and volleyed acrobatically with an overhead kick into the bottom corner. The match eventually finished 1–1, with Arsenal taking an away goal into the second leg.Jonathan Stevenson Villarreal 1-1 Arsenal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7976997.stm BBC Sport BBC 7 April 2009 7 April 2009 Manchester United played their first leg at home at Old Trafford against Porto, the team who had knocked them out in the first knockout round five years before. Porto took an early lead, in the fourth minute, when Cristian Rodríguez netted past Edwin van der Sar. The advantage lasted only 11 minutes, however, at which point Wayne Rooney scored the equaliser, chipping the ball over the advancing Helton following a careless back-pass from Bruno Alves. In an open game, in which Porto dominated, another goal appeared certain but did not come until the 85th minute. Carlos Tevez saw off his marker to score from a Rooney flick from a couple of yards out. The action had not finished however and Mariano González equalised in the final minute to hand Porto a second away goal.Phil McNulty Man Utd 2-2 Porto https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7976964.stm BBC Sport BBC 7 April 2009 7 April 2009 Liverpool and Chelsea faced each other in an all-English tie at Anfield on 8 April. The sides were meeting in the Champions League for the fifth straight season, having last faced each other in the competition in the 2008 semi-final, when Chelsea advanced to the final. Fernando Torres handed an early advantage to Liverpool, scoring in the sixth minute. However, their lead only lasted until the 39th minute when the Liverpool defence allowed Branislav Ivanović too much space at a corner and he was able to power a header past Pepe Reina. Chelsea took the lead in the 62nd minute from an almost identical situation as Ivanović scored his second headed goal. Didier Drogba added a final goal to make it 3–1 to the away side with a side-footed finish.Phil McNulty Liverpool 1-3 Chelsea https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7977013.stm BBC Sport BBC 8 April 2009 10 April 2009 In the final game, played on the same evening, two of the most successful European clubs, Barcelona and Bayern Munich met at the Camp Nou in Spain. It was their first meeting since the group stage of the 1998–99 tournament. Bayern had beaten Sporting CP 12–1 in the previous round, but Barcelona posed a far tougher proposition and it showed. Lionel Messi put Barcelona in front in the ninth minute and Samuel Eto'o doubled the lead three minutes later. Messi scored his second goal in the 38th minute and Thierry Henry made it 4–0 in the 43rd minute. The score remained at 4–0 throughout the second half, leaving Barcelona as favourites to progress.Caroline Cheese Barcelona 4-0 Bayern Munich https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7986695.stm BBC Sport BBC 8 April 2009 10 April 2009 thumb|Robin van Persie takes a free kick against Villarreal. In the first two of four second-leg ties, Chelsea came with a 3–1 advantage over Liverpool and the bonus of three away goals, Liverpool came into their match knowing they needed to score three times without conceding to progress, or win 3–1 to take the game to extra time at Stamford Bridge. Despite starting the match as outsiders, Liverpool looked to be well on the way towards their target as they took a 2–0 lead within half an hour and levelled the scores at 3–3 on aggregate. Fábio Aurélio scored directly with a free kick from the left of the penalty area in the 19th minute to hand them the lead and this was doubled nine minutes later from the penalty spot: Xabi Alonso stepped up to score following a foul on him by Branislav Ivanović. But six minutes after half-time, Didier Drogba made the score 2–1 with a shot that went through the hands of Pepe Reina, and six minutes later, Chelsea equalised to 2–2 when Alex scored with a powerful free kick. Frank Lampard put Chelsea 3–2 up in the 76th minute and, at this stage, Liverpool needed to score three goals to advance. Goals from Lucas and Dirk Kuyt in the 81st and 83rd minutes, respectively, put Liverpool 4–3 up on the night and only a goal away from advancing. However, Lampard scored again in the 89th minute to finish the tie off, and the match ended 4–4 and 7–5 to Chelsea overall.Paul Fletcher Chelsea 4–4 Liverpool (agg 7–5) https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7977038.stm BBC Sport BBC 14 April 2009 17 April 2009 In the other match to take place that evening, Barcelona and Bayern Munich played out a 1–1 draw at the Allianz Arena. Bayern trailed the tie 4–0 following the first match at the Camp Nou and they were able to play without fear in the first half. Luca Toni and Franck Ribéry created chances in the first half but Barcelona weathered the storm and created their only meaningful chance of the first half through Dani Alves. They managed to pull a goal back early in the second half, when Zé Roberto took the ball past defender Yaya Touré and set up Ribéry who was able to score past Víctor Valdés. But Barcelona put the tie beyond the reach of Bayern with an equaliser from Seydou Keita at the end of a 17-pass move. The match finished 1–1, giving Barcelona a 5–1 aggregate win to set up a fourth tie with Chelsea in five seasons two weeks later.David Ornstein B Munich 1-1 Barcelona (agg 1-5) https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7996734.stm BBC Sport BBC 14 April 2009 17 April 2009 The third second-leg tie was finely poised at 1–1 between Arsenal and Villarreal at the Emirates Stadium, with Arsenal ahead courtesy of the away goals rule; Villarreal came into the match knowing they had to score. Both teams were without key players: Arsenal had to play without goalkeeper Manuel Almunia, William Gallas and Gaël Clichy while captain Marcos Senna and Santi Cazorla were missing for Villarreal. Theo Walcott delivered some dangerous crosses and Robin van Persie missed an early chance from Samir Nasri's cross, but Diego Godín also tested Arsenal goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański with a volley. Arsenal, however, took the lead in the 10th minute as Walcott raced onto a Fàbregas through-ball and chipped the ball over Diego López. Villarreal continued to create chances, including Robert Pires nearly marking his return to his former club with a goal. Emmanuel Adebayor followed up a Van Persie free kick with a header on goal, but Gonzalo Rodríguez cleared the ball off the line. After half-time, Van Persie had a shot from distance charged down, but Arsenal did score a second goal in the 60th minute as Van Persie opted to slide a pass through to Adebayor, and his strike partner applied the finish. The tie was over in the 69th minute when Godín was adjudged to have fouled Walcott; Sebastián Eguren collected a second yellow card for his protests before Van Persie scored from the penalty spot. The match finished 3–0 to Arsenal, with Arsenal winning 4–1 on aggregate.Phil Dawkes Arsenal 3-0 Villarreal (agg 4-1) https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7976998.stm BBC Sport BBC 15 April 2009 17 April 2009 The final quarter-final second leg tie was between Porto and Manchester United, played simultaneously with Arsenal's match. Porto had the advantage of two away goals, after drawing 2–2 at Old Trafford. Manchester United looked to recall Rio Ferdinand from a back injury to partner Nemanja Vidić in central defence. Despite a mixed season, Cristiano Ronaldo had still scored 20 goals in all competitions and won numerous awards and he added his 21st goal with a 35-metre strike after only six minutes. Porto created very few chances, their only meaningful shot being a free kick that went wide of Edwin van der Sar's goal in the first half and later a chance for Lisandro López. United played the game at a controlled pace, but they were unable to score a second goal to settle the nerves – the threat remained that if Porto scored late, United would be knocked out. Ronaldo had a shot saved by the Porto goalkeeper Helton and Vidić missed from a couple of yards. They held on to become the first English team to win at Porto and keep their ambition of winning five trophies in the same season alive. It was United's first clean sheet in six matches and set up a semi-final with fellow English team Arsenal.Paul Fletcher FC Porto 0-1 Man Utd (agg 2-3) https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7976970.stm BBC Sport BBC 15 April 2009 17 April 2009 2009 4 7 y 20:45 Villarreal ESP 1–1 ENG Arsenal Senna 10 Adebayor 66 Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal 21,577 Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302801/ 2009 4 15 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Arsenal ENG 3–0 ESP Villarreal Walcott 10 Adebayor 60 Van Persie 69 pen. Emirates Stadium, London 59,233 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302807/ Arsenal won 4–1 on aggregate. 2009 4 7 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Manchester United ENG 2–2 POR Porto Rooney 15 Tevez 85 Rodríguez 4 M. González 89 Old Trafford, Manchester 74,517 Konrad Plautz (Austria) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302802/ 2009 4 15 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Porto POR 0–1 ENG Manchester United Ronaldo 6 Estádio do Dragão, Porto 50,010 Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302808/ Manchester United won 3–2 on aggregate. 2009 4 8 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Liverpool ENG 1–3 ENG Chelsea Torres 6 Ivanović 39 62 Drogba 67 Anfield, Liverpool 42,543 Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302803/ 2009 4 14 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Chelsea ENG 4–4 ENG Liverpool Drogba 51 Alex 57 Lampard 76 89 Aurélio 19 Alonso 28 pen. Lucas 81 Kuyt 83 Stamford Bridge, London 38,286 Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302805/ Chelsea won 7–5 on aggregate. 2009 4 8 y 20:45 Barcelona ESP 4–0 GER Bayern Munich Messi 9 38 Eto'o 12 Henry 43 Camp Nou, Barcelona 93,219 Howard Webb (England) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302804/ 2009 4 14 y 20:45 Bayern Munich GER 1–1 ESP Barcelona Ribéry 47 Keita 73 Allianz Arena, Munich 66,000 Roberto Rosetti (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302806/ Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate. Semi-finals Summary The draw for the semi-finals took place on 20 March 2009, immediately after the draw for the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 28 and 29 April and the second legs on 5 and 6 May. As in 2007–08, the semi-final teams consisted of three Premier League sides and Barcelona. This was the third consecutive season in which three of the four semi-final teams were English. Manchester United were the first defending champions to reach the semi-finals since the introduction of the first knockout round in the 2003–04 season. Chelsea were knocked out by Barcelona after a highly controversial performance by referee Tom Henning Øvrebø,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8010840.stm BBC Sport Chelsea 1-1 Barcelona (agg 1-1) 6 May 2009 30 April 2011 28 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101128193528/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8010840.stm live while Arsenal's 3–1 loss to Manchester United in the second leg of the semi-finals was the club's first defeat at the Emirates Stadium in a European competition.Arsenal 1-3 Manchester United (agg 1-4) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01d9-0e72227e4426-5f39dc7f3886-1000--ronaldo-leads-ruthless-united-to-rome/ UEFA Union of European Football Associations 6 May 2009 19 October 2013 9 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190509142733/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2009/matches/round=15279/match=302811/postmatch/report/index.html live main y Manchester United ENG 4–1 Arsenal ENG 1–0 3–1 Barcelona ESP 1–1 (a) Chelsea ENG 0–0 1–1 Matches Although Chelsea were at home and had managed to hold Barcelona to a goalless draw at the Camp Nou in the first leg, Barcelona went into the second leg as favourites. The game started well for Chelsea and in the ninth minute Michael Essien scored a 20-yard left-footed volley after Barcelona had failed to clear a pass into the box from Frank Lampard. The first half came to a close with Chelsea leading 1–0. Despite Barcelona's domination of possession, Chelsea were the more dangerous side, especially after Eric Abidal was sent off for a foul on Nicolas Anelka. A 93rd-minute equaliser by Andrés Iniesta – which happened to be Barcelona's only shot on target in the match – saw his side reach the final. Almost as soon as referee Tom Henning Øvrebø blew the final whistle, several Chelsea players surrounded him with complaints regarding his decisions. Some players, like Frank Lampard and Iniesta, swapped shirts,Drogba must learn from Lampard - Hiddink http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=644587&cc=5739 https://web.archive.org/web/20110604031408/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=644587&cc=5739 dead 4 June 2011 ESPN.com 9 May 2009 26 January 2010 while others, such as Michael Ballack, John Terry, and Didier Drogba, continued to shout at the referee and contest him, with Drogba notably shouting, "It's a fucking disgrace" into a live television camera.Hiddink fumes at Norwegian referee's display http://soccernet.espn.go.com/print?id=643931&type=story&cc=null https://web.archive.org/web/20090512231412/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/print?id=643931&type=story&cc=null dead 12 May 2009 ESPN.com 6 May 2009 26 January 2010 Kevin McCarra writing for The Guardian described Øvrebø as "relatively inexperienced" and declared he "did not inspire any confidence whatsoever".https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/06/chelsea Chelsea hearts broken by late, late Iniesta goal for Barcelona The Guardian 6 May 2009 In the post-game analysis on Sky Sports 2, the four commentators unanimously held that of the four possible penalty appeals turned down by the referee, three of them should have been awarded, including the shirt-pulling against Didier Drogba by Eric Abidal which would have otherwise been a one-on-one against the goalkeeper, the lob over Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué that was blocked by his outstretched right hand in the 82nd minute, and the last-minute upper arm block by Eto'o. All three fouls were committed inside the penalty box. Referee Øvrebø admitted his errors in 2018 at an interview after the two teams played against each other in the 2017–18 Champions League round of 16.Sky Sports 19 February 2018 Referee Tom Henning Ovrebo admits to errors in Chelsea vs Barcelona in 2009 Champions League http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11945/11257497/referee-tom-henning-ovrebo-admits-to-errors-in-chelsea-vs-barcelona-in-2009-champions-league 2009 4 29 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Manchester United ENG 1–0 ENG Arsenal O'Shea 17 Old Trafford, Manchester 74,733 Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302810/ 2009 5 5 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Arsenal ENG 1–3 ENG Manchester United Van Persie 76 pen. Park Ji-sung 8 Ronaldo 11 61 Emirates Stadium, London 59,867 Roberto Rosetti (Italy) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302811/ Manchester United won 4–1 on aggregate. 2009 4 28 y 20:45 Barcelona ESP 0–0 ENG Chelsea Camp Nou, Barcelona 95,231 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302809/ 2009 5 6 y 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) Chelsea ENG 1–1 ESP Barcelona Essien 9 Iniesta 90+3 Stamford Bridge, London 37,857 Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/302812/ 1–1 on aggregate; Barcelona won on away goals. Final 2009 UEFA Champions League final The final was played on 27 May 2009 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. Barcelona won the match 2–0, with goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi. Barcelona's victory also meant that they became the first Spanish team to win the Treble. Manchester United were the first defending champions to reach the final of the competition since Juventus in 1997, but they failed to become the first club to defend the European Cup since Milan in 1990. Notes note References *3 2008-09