FC Barcelona - Manchester United FC · • 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

Contents7 - UEFA information1 - Match background8 - Match-by-match lineups2 - Match facts9 - Competition facts3 - Squad list10 - Team facts4 - Head coach11 - Legend5 - Match officials

6 - Domestic information

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Match background

FC Barcelona and Manchester United FC will descend on Rome's Stadio Olimpico for the 2008/09 UEFA ChampionsLeague 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 theprivileged 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 theirfourth European Champion Clubs' Cup – and, with it, become the first team to retain the trophy in the UEFA ChampionsLeague era.

• If successful, their manager Sir Alex Ferguson would take his place alongside Liverpool FC's Bob Paisley in therecord books as the manager with the most European Cup wins following his previous successes with United in 1999and 2008.

• A final deep in subplots also brings the neutral the opportunity to observe in direct competition two of the world'smost celebrated attackers in United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi of Barcelona – first and second in the FIFAWorld Player of the Year vote for 2008, and leading scorers in the UEFA Champions League last year and this yearrespectively.

• Barcelona are seeking a third European Cup triumph in what is their sixth final. Their previous appearances were:1960/61 SL Benfica 2-3 lost1985/86 FC Steaua Bucureşti 0-0 (0-2 pens) lost1991/92 UC Sampdoria 1-0 won1993/94 AC Milan 0-4 lost2005/06 Arsenal FC 2-1 won

• The Catalan club advanced to Rome after Andrés Iniesta's strike three minutes into added time at Stamford Bridgeearned 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) andOlympique 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 themost prolific goal output by any team en route to the final since United hit 27 in ten matches in 1998/99, a rate of 2.7per 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 SpanishLiga title, Guardiola's team can become the first Spanish treble winners with victory in Rome – a feat United achievedin 1999 after winning that year's UEFA Champions League final at Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium.

• Guardiola was a member of the first Barcelona team to win the European Cup with a 1-0 victory against Sampdoriaat Wembley in 1992. He appeared in the final again two years later but finished on the losing side against Milan inAthens.

• If he leads Barcelona to the trophy, Guardiola will become the sixth man to have experienced European Cup successfirst on the pitch and then in the dugout. The five members of that exclusive club include the coaches of Barcelona'stwo 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.Johan Cruyff, with AFC Ajax 1971, 1972, 1973; with Barcelona 1992.Carlo Ancelotti, with Milan 1989, 1990; with Milan 2003.Frank Rijkaard, 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 recordin finals:1967/68 Benfica 4-1 won1998/99 Bayern 2-1 won2007/08 Chelsea 1-1 (6-5 pens) won

• The English titleholders reached the final with a comprehensive 4-1 aggregate victory against Premier League rivalsArsenal FC (1-0 home, 3-1 away). They had previously disposed of FC Porto (2-2 home, 1-0 away) and FCInternazionale 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 and1990.

• Besides Milan, seven other teams have recorded successive triumphs, starting with the great Real Madrid side ofthe late 1950s:1956/60 Real Madrid1961/62 Benfica1964/65 Inter1971/73 Ajax1974/76 Bayern1977/78 Liverpool1979/80 Nottingham Forest FC

• United are the first team since 1997 and only the fourth since the inception of the UEFA Champions League to havereached the final again 12 months after lifting the trophy. On each occasion the holders fell at the final hurdle:Milan Winners 1994, runners-up 1995Ajax Winners 1995, runners-up 1996Juventus 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: JoséVillalonga (1956, 1957), Luis Antonio Carniglia (1958, 1959), Béla Guttman (1961, 1962), Helenio Herrera (1964,1965), Stefan Kovács (1972, 1973), Dettmar Cramer (1975, 1976), Bob Paisley (1977, 1978), Brian Clough (1979,1980) and Arrigo Sacchi (1989, 1990).

• Moreover, it would give the Scot this third European Cup – equalling the three that Paisley won with Liverpool in1977, 1978 and 1981.

• If United emerge victorious it will be the third time they have won the European Cup without losing a match – havingmanaged the feat previously in 1998/99 and 2007/08. Like United, Ajax (1971/72 and 1994/95), Liverpool (1980/81and 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-oldSir Alex embarked on his first European campaign as a manager with Aberdeen FC in 1978/79 when Guardiola wasjust 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 whowas 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 Rotterdamin 1991.

• United ran out 2-1 winners in that contest to give Alex Ferguson, as he was then, his first European trophy while incharge at Old Trafford. Former Barça striker Mark Hughes was the United hero with two second-half goals beforeRonald Koeman 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 Aberdeenside defeated Real Madrid 2-1 to capture the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in Gothenburg in 1983.

• Carlos Busquets, father of Barcelona midfielder 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 bothcoaches 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, Albert Ferrer, JuanGoicoechea, José Maria Bakero, Eusebio Sacristán, Aitor Beguiristain, Michael Laudrup, Julio Salinas.Manchester United: Les Sealey, Denis Irwin, Steve Bruce, Gary Pallister, Clayton Blackmore, Mike Phelan, BryanRobson, 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 andfour draws.

• The rundown of previous encounters is:1983/84 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finalBarcelona 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 finalBarcelona 1-2 Manchester United (Koeman 79; Hughes 67 74)

1994/95 UEFA Champions League group stageManchester 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 stageManchester United 3-3 Barcelona (Giggs 16, Scholes 24, Beckham 63; Anderson 47, Giovanni 59pen, Luis Enrique70pen)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-finalBarcelona 0-0 Manchester UnitedManchester 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 Leaguewhen they defeated them 1-0 on aggregate in last season's semi-finals. Paul Scholes, scorer of the only goal in thesecond leg at Old Trafford on 29 April, actually made his debut in the competition against Barcelona in the clubs' 2-2draw at Old Trafford in October 1994.

• United midfielder Ryan Giggs is another survivor of the sides' group-stage meetings in 1994/95, while Barcelonacoach Guardiola featured for the Blaugrana.



• Giggs and Scholes scored the opening two goals of the 3-3 draw between the teams in September 1998 at OldTrafford, 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 theteams in Spain. He did not make the bench for the second leg nor for the final against Chelsea. Piqué joined Unitedin 2004 after spending seven years in Barcelona's youth ranks. He made 23 appearances in all competitions for theOld Trafford club, scoring two goals – both in last season's UEFA Champions League, including United's goal in a1-1 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 notfound the net in ten games against English opponents in the competition. The same goes for Ronaldo in his sixprevious outings against Spanish sides, the Portuguese international missing an early penalty at the Camp Nou inlast season's semi-final first leg.

• Barcelona forward Thierry Henry spent eight years with United's Premier League rivals Arsenal (1999-2007) andscored 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 5-4advantage:2006 UEFA Champions League, Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal2006 UEFA Cup, Sevilla FC 4-0 Middlesbrough FC2001 UEFA Cup, Liverpool 5-4 Deportivo Alavés1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Real Zaragoza 2-1 Arsenal1991 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Manchester United 2-1 Barcelona1981 European Cup, Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid1980 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 anEnglish triumph:1976/77 Liverpool 3-1 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach1983/84 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 UEFACup second-round tie, but they lost by the same score to Roma in the UEFA Champions League second group stagein 2001/02.

• United won at this stadium last season, following that draw with Roma on Matchday 6 by beating the same opponents2-0 in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals with goals from Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. Rooney was alsoon target at the Stadio Olimpico at the same stage of the competition 12 months earlier, although on that occasionUnited 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 UEFAChampions League winners' medal at a stadium where he finished on the losing side in the 1996 final with Ajax. Ajaxwent down on penalties to Juventus then, but it was Van der Sar's spot-kick save from Nicolas Anelka which securedUnited'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'sPaolo Maldini holds the record for the longest span between his first and final European Cup successes – recordingtriumphs in 1989 and 2007.



• Barcelona's Víctor Valdés, Carles Puyol and Samuel Eto'o all started their 2006 final win against Arsenal. Iniestacame on at half-time while Xavi Hernández and Sylvinho were unused substitutes. Eto'o scored Barça's equaliser ina 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, Scholesfamously missing the final through suspension.

• United full-back Patrice Evra tasted UEFA Champions League final defeat with AS Monaco FC in 2004, and forwardDimitar Berbatov suffered the same fate as a substitute for Bayer 04 Leverkusen against another Spanish side, RealMadrid, in 2002.

• Barcelona's shoot-out record in UEFA club competitions is:5-4 v Lech Poznán, 1988/89 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round0-2 v Steaua Bucureşti, 1985/86 European Cup final5-4 v IFK Göteborg, 1985/86 European Cup semi-final4-1 v RSC Anderlecht, 1978/79 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round3-1 v Ipswich Town FC, 1977/78 UEFA Cup third round5-4 v AZ Alkmaar, 1977/78 UEFA Cup second round

• United's record is:6-5 v Chelsea, 2007/08 UEFA Champions League final3-4 v Torpedo Moskva, 1992/93 UEFA Cup first round4-5 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 inthe 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 inlast season's final, but Ronaldo had his shot saved.

Match facts

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. Messihas 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 pickingup a booking in the same game. Carles Puyol is available following a one-match ban.



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 theCamp Nou failed to go to plan. Relegation-threatened Osasuna had applauded a weakened Barça side on to the pitchbefore kick-off but it proved a frustrating evening for the hosts, who had debutant Marc Muniesa dismissed on 81minutes. 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 welldone to the players. I want everyone here on their feet. If there is anyone sitting down then get up. Give these playersa 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 theseason 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 2-1at 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 thatfollowed, 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 threeplayers have ever previously mustered in one campaign for the same team. Real Madrid CF's Ferenc Puskás, Alfredodi 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 was27, 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 Catalanclub had to wait to win their 19th league championship, however, having been held to a 3-3 draw against VillarrealCF 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 ofhalf-time the title looked to be Barça's – only for Mati Fernández to convert a 78th-minute penalty and Llorente tolevel 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 Reyfinal at Mestalla, despite falling behind to Gaizka Toquero's ninth-minute header. Yaya Touré levelled (32), andsecond-half goals from Messi (55), Bojan Krkić (57) and Xavi (64) secured a 25th cup triumph for Barcelona, the mostsuccessful side in the competition's history.

• Barcelona's previous Copa del Rey win came in 1998 and was also played at Mestalla, Louis van Gaal's teambeating 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, makingGuardiola the seventh Barça coach to win the title in his first season in charge after Romà Forns, Josep Samitier,Enrique Fernández, Helenio Herrera, Terry Venables and Van Gaal. Guardiola joins Samitier and Johan Cruyff asthe 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 ofvictories, set when the Liga was made up of 22 sides, stands at 28 jointly achieved by Sir Bobby Robson's Barcelonateam of 1996/97 and Real Madrid in 1987/88.



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 againstChelsea. 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 spraininghis right foot in training last Wednesday.

• Barça defender Víctor Sánchez has started a four-week recovery period after undergoing surgery on a broken lefthand 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 winnersto receive their prizes from Spain's heir apparent in September. The title is currently held by tennis player RafaelNadal, 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 gamesaway from equalling Andoni Zubizaretta on Barça's all-time total of league appearances with Guillermo Amor (311),Xavi (317), Carles Rexach (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-finalsecond-leg victory against Arsenal. The holders last lost in the competition at AC Milan on 2 May 2007 and have won15 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 hasalso 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 victoryin 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 thatdrew 0-0 with Arsenal on 16 May to seal the title. Defenders Wes Brown and Gary Neville both returned to the startinglineup following injuries, lining up alongside Premier League debutants Lee Martin and Ritchie De Laet.



• "It's just what I expected," said Sir Alex, whose team finished with 90 points, just one fewer than their best return ina 20-team English top flight, set in 1999/00. "We have a great bunch of young players and what they need isopportunities like today. They all played their part and hopefully a lot of them will get more chances next season. Allthe 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 – andthey 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 doingit 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 managertook over and we've managed to win so much. Hopefully we can carry that on. I don't think anyone's ever [won theleague 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 on13 December ended goalless. They won 18 out of the intervening 20 games, the run spoiled only by losses to LiverpoolFC 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 24Premier 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 PremierLeague 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 withthe 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, SirBobby Charlton (758) and Bill Foulkes (688) have made more appearances for the club. "In my time he would beenin 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'scome through well overall."

• The United manager is also hopeful Ferdinand will be fit to feature in Rome, adding after the Hull match: "Rio iscoming along fine. He trained on Saturday and today with the other players who were also training. I think he's oncourse 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'stried 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 21September due to a knee injury.

Miscellaneous• On 26 April Giggs was named Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year, claiming the prize for thefirst time having been awarded the Young Player of the Year title in 1992 and 1993. Giggs was one of six Unitedplayers in the Premier League Team of the Year, along with Van der Sar, Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidić, Patrice Evraand Ronaldo.



• In January United paid a reported €17m to FK Partizan for Serbian duo Zoran Tošić and Adam Ljajić, with the latterreturning 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.



Squad list

BarcelonaAll-timeCurrent season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldBLAgeDoBNat.PlayerNo.

Goalkeepers-64-54-35-11-2-2714.01.1982ESPVíctor Valdés1-29-5-1-----3308.11.1975ESPJosé Pinto13-3-3---1---3003.03.1979ESPAlbert Jorquera25-----1-----1914.09.1989ESPOier Olazábal26-----------2018.02.1989ESPRubén32

Defenders-3-3-12-3---2207.04.1987URUMartín Cáceres2317315124111-2-2202.02.1987ESPGerard Piqué315214112319-1-3013.02.1979MEXRafael Márquez4298283128-8-2-3113.04.1978ESPCarles Puyol5347331-1416---3512.04.1974BRASylvinho16-19-9-------2807.09.1980ARGGabriel Milito18458218534-10-2S2606.05.1983BRADaniel Alves20-36-34-25-3-2S2911.09.1979FRAEric Abidal22-3-3-7-3---2108.09.1987ESPVíctor Sánchez29-1-1-------2408.05.1985ESPDavid Córcoles33-----2-----2221.11.1986ESPXavi Torres34-----------2027.01.1989ESPAlberto Botia36-----1-----1727.03.1992ESPMarc Muniesa46

Midfielders710758763421112-2925.01.1980ESPXavi Hernández655554942618-2-2511.05.1984ESPAndrés Iniesta866042442829-2-2916.01.1980MLISeydou Keita15770240-18-7-2-2801.05.1981BLRAleksandr Hleb21230124224-9-2-2613.05.1983CIVYaya Touré24272712427---2016.07.1988ESPSergio Busquets28-1-1---1---2220.01.1987ESPVíctor Vázquez30-----2-----2120.01.1988ESPJeffren31-----------2316.07.1985ESPAbraham González35

Forwards1158745323-4-1-3015.09.1978ISLEidur Gudjohnsen72459164529353922-2810.03.1981CMRSamuel Eto'o9163316322331811---2124.06.1987ARGLionel Messi1041941822239-1-1828.08.1990ESPBojan Krkić11

591315010419295912-3117.08.1977FRAThierry Henry14-4-3-6-3-1-2128.07.1987ESPPedro Rodríguez27

Coach-13-11---11-2-3818.01.1971ESPJosep Guardiola-

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Man. UnitedAll-timeCurrent season

UEFAUCLLeagueUCLUCLQGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldGlsPldBLAgeDoBNat.PlayerNo.

Goalkeepers-126-81-33-9---3829.10.1970NEDEdwin van der Sar1-1-1-2-1---2603.04.1983ENGBen Foster12-7-7-4-2---2720.03.1982POLTomasz Kuszczak29-----------1910.04.1990ENGBen Amos40

Defenders21142103-16-4---3418.02.1975ENGGary Neville2157148-28-10---2815.05.1981FRAPatrice Evra3284264-24-10---3007.11.1978ENGRio Ferdinand516015718-2---2913.10.1979ENGWes Brown664022543418---2721.10.1981SRBNemanja Vidić15-----------1809.07.1990BRAFabio20-4-4116-4---1809.07.1990BRARafael21267261-30111---2830.04.1981IRLJohn O'Shea22-9-9-17-7---2103.01.1988NIRJonny Evans23-----2-----2012.03.1989ENGRichard Eckersley42

Midfielders-21-20-17-8---2113.04.1988BRAAnderson8

2613024114228110---3529.11.1973WALRyan Giggs1134323422518---2825.02.1981KORJi-Sung Park13233232428-8---2728.07.1981ENGMichael Carrick16127124113-7---2217.11.1986PORNani17

2311821107221-5---3416.11.1974ENGPaul Scholes18----13-----1826.11.1990ENGDaniel Welbeck19-44-39326-8--S2501.02.1984SCODarren Fletcher24-2-213-2---2125.10.1987IRLDarron Gibson28-----3-----2013.02.1989BRARodrigo Possebon34-----------1705.10.1991ITADavide Petrucci43

Forwards165715511833411---2405.02.1985PORCristiano Ronaldo73261113493148---2830.01.1981BULDimitar Berbatov9164715451230412---2324.10.1985ENGWayne Rooney1062462052928---2505.02.1984ARGCarlos Tévez32----24-----1722.08.1991ITAFederico Macheda41

Coach-228-152---12---6731.12.1941SCOSir Alex Ferguson-

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Head coach

FC Barcelona: Josep GuardiolaDate of birth: 18 January 1971Nationality: SpanishPlaying career: FC Barcelona, Brescia Calcio (twice), AS Roma, Al-Ahly Club, Dorados de SinaloaCoaching 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 domesticand European scenes when he took over from previous coach Frank Rijkaard in the summer of 2008. After twotrophyless terms at the Camp Nou, a gamble was taken by the Barça board who decided to promote the largely untriedGuardiola 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 yearsof 1990 and 2001 including six Spanish Liga titles, one European Champion Clubs' Cup, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cupand two Copa del Rey trophies. Having had an initial period at Brescia Calcio disrupted due to a four-month dopingban, Guardiola went on to play a handful of games for Fabio Capello's AS Roma before returning to Brescia. Hesubsequently 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 onthe 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 theteam to the Segunda División B, the 37-year-old succeeded in style while relying on a style of play that placed anemphasis on wide attackers and pressing defenders. His youngsters went on to win 28 games while remainingunbeaten and he gained a promotion himself to become the 15th Catalan-born coach to take the helm of the Barcelonafirst team. Manchester United FC: Sir Alex FergusonDate of birth: 31 December 1941Nationality: ScottishPlaying career: Queen's Park FC, Saint Johnstone FC, Dunfermline Athletic FC, Rangers FC, Falkirk FC, Ayr UnitedFCCoaching 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 asone of Europe's foremost clubs. He helped to nurture a group of young players including David Beckham, Paul Scholesand Gary Neville who formed the backbone of United's treble-winning side of 1999, and the latter two were still servingthe club as the UEFA Champions League was regained in 2008, at the end of a season in which the Scotsman alsoclinched his tenth English title. The esteem in which he is held by his peers is reflected in his position as head of theUEFA Coaches Panel.

Sir Alex enjoyed a relatively successful playing career that featured a spell at Rangers FC before becoming player-coachat Falkirk FC. He then managed East Stirlingshire FC and Saint Mirren FC before shooting to prominence at AberdeenFC. In 1980, the club won the Scottish title to break the Old Firm's 14-year stranglehold, a dominance that has returnedsince Aberdeen's last championship in 1985. But his greatest glory with the Dons came in 1983 when they beat RealMadrid 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 ofsustained success. Their first trophy was the 1990 FA Cup, followed the next season by a UEFA Cup Winners' Cuptriumph. In 1993 came the first of ten Premier League titles, to which five FA Cups have been added. Ferguson'sfinest hour arrived in 1999, when two stoppage-time goals gave United a 2-1 UEFA Champions League final victoryagainst FC Bayern München. After failing to get beyond the 2005/06 group stage and also finishing as Premier Leaguerunners-up, Sir Alex hit the heights again with the 2006/07 league crown. This was retained in the following campaignbefore 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

Massimo Busacca (SUI)RefereeMatthias Arnet (SUI), Francesco Buragina (SUI)Assistant refereesClaudio Circhetta (SUI)Fourth officialJim Stjerne Hansen (DEN)UEFA DelegateMarc Batta (FRA)UEFA Referee observer

Referee

UEFAUCLDate of birthNat.Name502506.02.1969SUIMassimo Busacca

Massimo Busacca has steadily enhanced his reputation since succeeding Urs Meier on Switzerland's élite list, withthe 2007 UEFA Cup final following the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He had three games in Germany, including Argentina’s2-1 last-16 win against Mexico. From Monte Carrasso, in the Italian-speaking southern canton of Ticino, Busaccareached 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 betweenReal Madrid CF and Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The UEFA Cup final Sevilla FC won 3-1 on penalties after a 2-2 drawagainst RCD Espanyol was his third visit to Hampden Park as he also refereed Scotland's 1-0 victory against Francein a UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifier and ended the 2007/08 club season by taking charge of the UEFA ChampionsLeague semi-final first leg between FC Barcelona and eventual winners Manchester United FC, his sixth match in thecompetition proper that season.

He was also selected for UEFA EURO 2008™, where he refereed the group matches between the Netherlands andRomania and Greece and Sweden. Another high-level game for Busacca, who enjoys travel in his spare time, wasthe 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 matchVenueRes.MatchStageComp.DateMadrid1-0Real Madrid CF - FK PartizanGS1UCL22.10.2003Krakow0-2Wisla Kraków - Real Madrid CFQR3UCL11.08.2004Porto2-1FC Porto - Chelsea FCGSUCL07.12.2004Budapest0-3Debreceni VSC - Manchester United FCQR3UCL24.08.2005Brussels0-1RSC Anderlecht - Liverpool FCGSUCL19.10.2005Pamplona1-1CA Osasuna - Hamburger SVQR3UCL22.08.2006Eindhoven0-0PSV Eindhoven - Liverpool FCGSUCL12.09.2006Barcelona2-0FC Barcelona - Werder BremenGSUCL05.12.2006Porto1-1FC Porto - Chelsea FC1/8UCL21.02.2007Barcelona3-0FC Barcelona - Olympique LyonnaisGSUCL19.09.2007Gelsenkirchen0-0FC Schalke 04 - Chelsea FCGSUCL06.11.2007Madrid3-1Real Madrid CF - S.S. LazioGSUCL11.12.2007Sevilla3-2*(2-3)Sevilla FC - Fenerbahçe SK1/8UCL04.03.2008Barcelona0-0FC Barcelona - Manchester United FCSFUCL23.04.2008Liverpool1-0Liverpool FC - R. Standard de LiègeQR3UCL27.08.2008St Petersburg1-2FC Zenit St. Petersburg - Real Madrid CFGSUCL30.09.2008Madrid2-1Club Atlético de Madrid - PSV EindhovenGSUCL26.11.2008Athens1-2Panathinaikos FC - Villarreal CF1/8UCL10.03.2009Porto0-1FC Porto - Manchester United FCQFUCL15.04.2009

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Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this matchVenueRes.MatchStageComp.DateMoravska Trebova2-0Spain - CroatiaGS - FTU1624.04.1999Zenica0-2Bosnia-Herzegovina - SpainQRU2101.09.2000Rijeka0-1HNK Rijeka - RC Celta de VigoR1UCUP28.09.2000Liverpool1-0Liverpool FC - FC Slovan LiberecR2UCUP26.10.2000Helsinki2-6Serbia - SpainP-O 3rdU1829.07.2001London3-1Fulham FC - Bologna FCFUIC27.08.2002Leeds1-2Leeds United AFC - Málaga CFR3UCUP12.12.2002Barcelona2-1FC Barcelona - Brøndby IFR3UCUP03.03.2004Bucharest0-0FC Steaua Bucureşti - Villarreal CF1/8UCUP16.03.2005Belgrade0-0Serbia - SpainQRWC30.03.2005Belfast1-0Northern Ireland - EnglandQRWC07.09.2005Marseille2-1Olympique de Marseille - Bolton Wanderers FC1/16UCUP23.02.2006Leipzig4-0Spain - UkraineGS - FTWC14.06.2006Cologne2-2Sweden - EnglandGS - FTWC20.06.2006Newcastle4-2Newcastle United FC - AZ Alkmaar1/8UCUP08.03.2007Madrid2-1Spain - DenmarkQREURO24.03.2007Glasgow2-2*(1-3)RCD Espanyol - Sevilla FCFUCUP16.05.2007Getafe3-3Getafe CF - FC Bayern MünchenQFUCUP10.04.2008

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Domestic information

FC Barcelona (Liga)GoalscorersRes.OpponentDateComp.

0-1CD Numancia (A)31/08/08LeagueMessi 71(pen)1-1Real Racing Club (H)13/09/08LeagueXavi Hernández 27, Eto'o 33, Own goal 50,Iniesta 70, Messi 85, 89

6-1Real Sporting de Gijón (A)21/09/08League

Eto'o 17, 23, Gudjohnsen 793-2Real Betis Balompié (H)24/09/08LeagueHenry 84, Messi 90(pen)2-1RCD Espanyol (A)27/09/08LeagueMárquez 3, Eto'o 6(pen), 18, Messi 9, Gudjohnsen28, Henry 73

6-1Club Atlético de Madrid (H)04/10/08League

Eto'o 631-0Athletic Club Bilbao (A)19/10/08LeagueEto'o 5, 21, 24, Henry 14, Daniel Alves 375-0UD Almería (H)25/10/08LeagueKrkić 551-0Benidorm (A)28/10/08CupXavi Hernández 5, 53, Messi 19, Own goal 824-1Málaga CF (A)01/11/08LeagueEto'o 12, 30, 43, 44, Gudjohnsen 71, Henry 836-0Real Valladolid CF (H)08/11/08LeagueMessi 841-0Benidorm (H)12/11/08CupMessi 51, Keita 862-0RC Recreativo de Huelva (A)16/11/08LeagueKeita 721-1Getafe CF (H)23/11/08LeagueEto'o 20, Messi 78, 903-0Sevilla FC (A)29/11/08LeagueHenry 20, 28, 79, Daniel Alves 464-0Valencia CF (H)06/12/08LeagueEto'o 83, Messi 902-0Real Madrid CF (H)13/12/08LeagueKeita 54, Henry 662-1Villarreal CF (A)21/12/08LeagueHenry 32, Iniesta 76, Touré 903-1RCD Mallorca (H)03/01/09LeagueMessi 12, 57(pen), 793-1Club Atlético de Madrid (A)06/01/09CupEto'o 45, Xavi Hernández 80, Messi 853-2CA Osasuna (A)11/01/09LeagueKrkić 28, Gudjohnsen 752-1Club Atlético de Madrid (H)14/01/09CupMessi 21, Henry 27, 82, Eto'o 42, 87(pen)5-0RC Deportivo La Coruña (H)17/01/09League

0-0RCD Espanyol (A)21/01/09CupMessi 49, 76, Eto'o 53, Henry 714-1CD Numancia (H)24/01/09LeagueKrkić 34, 48, Piqué 563-2RCD Espanyol (H)29/01/09CupMessi 65, 802-1Real Racing Club (A)01/02/09LeagueHenry 34, Márquez 742-0RCD Mallorca (H)05/02/09CupEto'o 23, 40, Daniel Alves 663-1Real Sporting de Gijón (H)08/02/09LeagueEto'o 45, 842-2Real Betis Balompié (A)14/02/09LeagueTouré 631-2RCD Espanyol (H)21/02/09LeagueHenry 19, 74, Messi 303-4Club Atlético de Madrid (A)01/03/09LeagueMessi 811-1RCD Mallorca (A)04/03/09CupBusquets 18, Messi 32(pen)2-0Athletic Club Bilbao (H)07/03/09LeagueKrkić 53, 562-0UD Almería (A)15/03/09LeagueXavi Hernández 19, Messi 25, Henry 32, Eto'o43, 57, Daniel Alves 51

6-0Málaga CF (H)22/03/09League

Eto'o 401-0Real Valladolid CF (A)04/04/09LeagueIniesta 1, Own goal 682-0RC Recreativo de Huelva (H)11/04/09LeagueMessi 191-0Getafe CF (A)18/04/09LeagueIniesta 3, Eto'o 17, Xavi Hernández 49, Henry 544-0Sevilla FC (H)22/04/09LeagueMessi 24, Henry 862-2Valencia CF (A)25/04/09LeagueHenry 18, 58, Puyol 20, Messi 35, 75, Piqué 836-2Real Madrid CF (A)02/05/09LeagueKeita 11, Eto'o 36, Daniel Alves 453-3Villarreal CF (H)10/05/09LeagueTouré 30, Messi 54, Krkić 57, Xavi Hernández 634-1Athletic Club Bilbao (A)13/05/09Cup

Lineups: Pinto, Piqué, Puyol, Daniel Alves, Xavi Hernández (Pedro Rodríguez 87), Messi, Keita, Touré (Sylvinho88), Busquets, Eto'o, Krkić (Hleb 83)

Eto'o 101-2RCD Mallorca (A)17/05/09League

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GoalscorersRes.OpponentDateComp.Lineups: Oier Olazábal, Martín Cáceres, Sylvinho, Daniel Alves, Abidal, Xavi Torres, Hleb, Gudjohnsen (Alcántara74), Eto'o, Krkić, Pedro Rodríguez (Jeffren 87)

0-1CA Osasuna (H)23/05/09LeagueLineups: Pinto, Martín Cáceres, Sylvinho (Marc Muniesa 51), Abidal, Xavi Torres, Hleb, Víctor Sánchez (Jeffren 70),Gudjohnsen, Eto'o (Keita 60), Krkić, Pedro Rodríguez

RC Deportivo La Coruña (A)30/05/09League

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsPos.8634104552737FC Barcelona1785082932537Real Madrid CF26739521072037Sevilla FC36457771171937Club Atlético de Madrid46252589111737Villarreal CF55954661281737Valencia CF65746471291637RC Deportivo La Coruña755565512101537Málaga CF85157511491437RCD Mallorca94658451771337UD Almería104547481691237Real Racing Club1144494315111137RCD Espanyol124460471781237Athletic Club Bilbao134257451961237Real Valladolid CF1441554916111037Getafe CF1541575016111037Real Betis Balompié164078452311337Real Sporting de Gijón174046391513937CA Osasuna183567382251037CD Numancia19335533209837RC Recreativo de Huelva20



Manchester United FC (Premier League)GoalscorersRes.OpponentDateComp.

0-0Portsmouth FC (H)10/08/08CupFletcher 241-1Newcastle United FC (H)17/08/08LeagueFletcher 321-0Portsmouth FC (A)25/08/08LeagueTévez 31-2Liverpool FC (A)13/09/08LeaguePark 181-1Chelsea FC (A)21/09/08LeagueCristiano Ronaldo 25, Giggs 79, Nani 903-1Middlesbrough FC (H)23/09/08CupCristiano Ronaldo 60(pen), Rooney 772-0Bolton Wanderers FC (H)27/09/08LeagueBrown 31, Rooney 642-0Blackburn Rovers FC (A)04/10/08LeagueRooney 56, Cristiano Ronaldo 69, Berbatov 71,Nani 90

4-0West Bromwich Albion FC (H)18/10/08League

Fletcher 221-1Everton FC (A)25/10/08LeagueCristiano Ronaldo 14, 302-0West Ham United FC (H)29/10/08LeagueCristiano Ronaldo 3, 44, Carrick 29, Vidić 574-3Hull City AFC (H)01/11/08LeagueRafael 901-2Arsenal FC (A)08/11/08LeagueTévez 76(pen)1-0QPR (H)11/11/08CupCristiano Ronaldo 3, 89, Carrick 45, Berbatov 49,Welbeck 84

5-0Stoke City FC (H)15/11/08League

0-0Aston Villa FC (A)22/11/08LeagueRooney 421-0Manchester City FC (A)30/11/08LeagueTévez 36, 51(pen), 54, 90, Nani 405-3Blackburn Rovers FC (H)03/12/08CupVidić 901-0Sunderland AFC (H)06/12/08League

0-0Tottenham Hotspur FC (A)13/12/08LeagueTévez 831-0Stoke City FC (A)26/12/08LeagueBerbatov 691-0Middlesbrough FC (H)29/12/08LeagueWelbeck 20, Nani 48(pen), Gibson 813-0Southampton FC (A)04/01/09Cup

0-1Derby County FC (A)07/01/09CupVidić 45, Rooney 63, Berbatov 873-0Chelsea FC (H)11/01/09LeagueRooney 11-0Wigan Athletic FC (H)14/01/09LeagueBerbatov 901-0Bolton Wanderers FC (A)17/01/09LeagueNani 16, O'Shea 22, Tévez 34, Cristiano Ronaldo89(pen)

4-2Derby County FC (H)20/01/09Cup

Scholes 35, Berbatov 362-1Tottenham Hotspur FC (H)24/01/09CupBerbatov 22, Tévez 44, Vidić 60, CristianoRonaldo 65, 73

5-0West Bromwich Albion FC (A)27/01/09League

Cristiano Ronaldo 44(pen)1-0Everton FC (H)31/01/09LeagueGiggs 621-0West Ham United FC (A)08/02/09LeagueNani 29, Gibson 44, Cristiano Ronaldo 48,Welbeck 81

4-1Derby County FC (A)15/02/09Cup

Scholes 12, Berbatov 30, Rooney 633-0Fulham FC (H)18/02/09LeagueRooney 23, Cristiano Ronaldo 602-1Blackburn Rovers FC (H)21/02/09League

0-0Tottenham Hotspur FC (H)01/03/09CupRooney 20, Berbatov 562-1Newcastle United FC (A)04/03/09LeagueTévez 20, 35, Rooney 50, Park 814-0Fulham FC (A)07/03/09CupCristiano Ronaldo 23(pen)1-4Liverpool FC (H)14/03/09League

0-2Fulham FC (A)21/03/09LeagueCristiano Ronaldo 14, 80, Macheda 903-2Aston Villa FC (H)05/04/09LeagueScholes 19, Macheda 762-1Sunderland AFC (A)11/04/09League

0-0Everton FC (H)19/04/09CupRooney 9, Carrick 822-0Portsmouth FC (H)22/04/09LeagueCristiano Ronaldo 57(pen), 68, Rooney 67, 71,Berbatov 79

5-2Tottenham Hotspur FC (H)25/04/09League

Giggs 25, Park 512-0Middlesbrough FC (A)02/05/09LeagueCristiano Ronaldo 18, Tévez 452-0Manchester City FC (H)10/05/09League



GoalscorersRes.OpponentDateComp.Tévez 61, Carrick 862-1Wigan Athletic FC (A)13/05/09League

Lineups: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Vidić, Evans, Evra, Carrick, Scholes (Giggs 75), Anderson (Tévez 58), CristianoRonaldo, Berbatov (Park 89), Rooney

0-0Arsenal FC (H)16/05/09LeagueLineups: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Vidić, Evans, Evra, Cristiano Ronaldo, Fletcher, Carrick, Giggs, Rooney (Anderson90), Tévez (Park 67)

Gibson 241-0Hull City AFC (A)24/05/09LeagueLineups: Kuszczak, Rafael (Eckersley 60), G. Neville, Brown, De Laet (Possebon 79), Nani, Fletcher, Gibson, Welbeck(Z. Tošić 87), Martin, Macheda

PtsGAGFLDWPldClubsPos.902468462838Manchester United FC18627772112538Liverpool FC2832468582538Chelsea FC37237686122038Arsenal FC46337559121738Everton FC562485410111738Aston Villa FC653343913111438Fulham FC75145451591438Tottenham Hotspur FC85145421591438West Ham United FC95050581851538Manchester City FC104545341791238Wigan Athletic FC114555381791238Stoke City FC124153411981138Bolton Wanderers FC1341573817111038Portsmouth FC1441604017111038Blackburn Rovers FC15365434209938Sunderland AFC163564391911838Hull City AFC173459401813738Newcastle United FC183257282011738Middlesbrough FC19326736228838West Bromwich Albion FC20



UEFA information

UEFA EURO 2012™ host citiesUEFA's Executive Committee has taken a series of decisions concerning the selection of host cities for UEFA EURO2012™ in Poland and Ukraine. The committee, meeting in Bucharest, decided to confirm the appointment of the fourvenues – Gdansk, Poznan, Warsaw and Wroclaw – initially proposed by the Polish Football Association during thebidding phase and signed by UEFA as official host cities for UEFA EURO 2012™. With regard to Ukraine, the committeeconfirmed Kiev as host city for group matches, quarter-final match(es) and a semi-final. It decided not to confirm Kievfor the final match of UEFA EURO 2012™; the final will be held in Kiev only if specific conditions with regard to thestadium, airport infrastructure, regional transport and accommodation are met by 30 November 2009. In addition, thecommittee decided not to confirm/appoint Donetsk, Lviv and Kharkiv as host cities for group matches of UEFA EURO2012™ for the time being. However, a last deadline has been granted to these three cities to meet specific conditionsby 30 November 2009 with regard to the stadiums, airport infrastructure, regional transport and accommodation.

Anti-racism pledgeUEFA President Michel Platini has sent out a strong message against racism, in the wake of discussions by UEFA'sExecutive Committee on possible action to be taken in the event of racist conduct at UEFA matches. At its meetingin Bucharest, the committee agreed with Mr Platini that a zero tolerance approach should be taken in terms of Law5 of the Laws of the Game – allowing match officials to stop, suspend, or abandon the match because of outsideinterference of any kind. Mr Platini said he shared his indignation with the Executive Committee at the various racistincidents that had tarnished the football season in some European countries. "These incidents are an insult to humandignity that UEFA can neither tolerate nor pass over in silence. To remain silent on such an issue would amount tocomplicity," he said. Concrete measures will be submitted to the Executive Committee for consideration at its meetingin Vilnius in July. The UEFA President reaffirmed UEFA's strong commitment to fighting racism.

Disabled fans to benefit from UEFA awardThe annual UEFA Monaco Charity Award, amounting to CHF 1m, will be presented to the UK National Associationof 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 atUEFA's Monaco events in August which herald the start of the new European club competition season. The objectiveof the CAFE programme is to offer further access for disabled fans to football games and improve stadium infrastructuresfor disabled supporters across Europe. The aim is also to raise disability awareness and improve the lives of disabledpeople using the special influence of football within Europe, as well as building up a network of disabled supportergroups across Europe.

Grassroots DayUEFA's Executive Committee has agreed that Wednesday 19 May 2010 – during the week building up to the firstUEFA Champions League final to be played on a Saturday – should be designated UEFA Grassroots Day 2010, inorder to celebrate and embrace grassroots football across Europe. The 2010 UEFA Champions League final will beplayed in Madrid.

Norway claim Fair Play prizeNorway have won the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking, based on all UEFA competition matches played at club andnational-team levels between 1 May 2008 and 30 April 2009. Norway finished ahead of Denmark and Scotland, andall three associations will be granted one additional slot for the first qualifying round of the 2009/10 UEFA EuropaLeague. The three associations that are allocated an additional UEFA Europa League place will be entitled to enterthe club that has won the domestic top-division fair play competition. The Fair Play assessments are made by theofficial UEFA delegates on criteria such as positive play, respect for the opponent, respect for the referee, behaviourof 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 theEuropean 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 September2008. Eat for Goals! sees a multicultural group of 13 internationally renowned male and female football players sharingwhat they love to eat and giving recipes for their favourite dishes, to convey the message that a healthy lifestyle isalso based on healthy food.

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Match-by-match lineups - FC Barcelona

Group stagePtsGAGFLDWPldClub138181146FC Barcelona12882046Sporting Clube de Portugal97113036FC Shakhtar Donetsk11625106FC Basel 1893

Stadium/VenueResultMatchDateCamp Nou, Barcelona3-1Barcelona - Sporting16.09.2008

Goals: 1-0 Márquez 21, 2-0 Eto'o 60 (pen) , 2-1 Tonel 72, 3-1 Xavi Hernández 87Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Márquez, Puyol (Sylvinho 89), Xavi Hernández, Iniesta, Eto'o (Touré 66), Messi,Henry (Pedro Rodríguez 75), Keita, Daniel Alves

RSC Olympiyskiy Stadium, Donetsk1-2Shakhtar - Barcelona01.10.2008Goals: 1-0 Ilsinho 45, 1-1 Messi 87, 1-2 Messi 90+4Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Márquez, Puyol, Xavi Hernández, Iniesta, Eto'o (Krkić 74), Henry (Messi 60), Keita(Gudjohnsen 81), Daniel Alves, Touré

St. Jakob-Park, Basel0-5Basel - Barcelona22.10.2008Goals: 0-1 Messi 4, 0-2 Busquets 15, 0-3 Krkić 22, 0-4 Krkić 46, 0-5 Xavi Hernández 48Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Márquez (Martín Cáceres 53), Puyol, Xavi Hernández (Henry 57), Messi, Krkić, Sylvinho,Daniel Alves, Hleb, Touré (Víctor Sánchez 67), Busquets

Camp Nou, Barcelona1-1Barcelona - Basel04.11.2008Goals: 1-0 Messi 62, 1-1 Derdiyok 82Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Márquez, Puyol, Iniesta (Eto'o 67), Krkić (Messi 60), Henry, Sylvinho, Hleb, Busquets,Víctor Sánchez (Xavi Hernández 60)

José Alvalade, Lisbon2-5Sporting - Barcelona26.11.2008Goals: 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 (PedroRodríguez 57), Henry (Krkić 46), Daniel Alves, Hleb, Busquets

Camp Nou, Barcelona2-3Barcelona - Shakhtar09.12.2008Goals: 0-1 Gladkiy 31, 0-2 Gladkiy 58, 1-2 Sylvinho 59, 1-3 Fernandinho 76, 2-3 Busquets 83Barcelona: Jorquera, Martín Cáceres, Piqué, Krkić, Keita, Sylvinho, Hleb, Pedro Rodríguez (Gudjohnsen 76),Busquets, Víctor Sánchez, Víctor Vázquez

First knockout round, first leg Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateStade de Gerland, Lyon1-1Lyon - Barcelona24/02/09

Goals: 1-0 Juninho 7, 1-1 Henry 67Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Márquez, Puyol, Xavi Hernández, Eto'o, Messi, Henry, Daniel Alves, Touré, Busquets(Keita 77)

First knockout round, second leg Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateCamp Nou, Barcelona5-2Barcelona - Lyon11/03/09

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+5Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Márquez, Xavi Hernández, Iniesta (Hleb 90+2), Eto'o (Krkić 87), Messi, Henry (Keita75), Sylvinho, Daniel Alves, Touré

Quarter-finals, first leg

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Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateCamp Nou, Barcelona4-0Barcelona - Bayern08/04/09

Goals: 1-0 Messi 9, 2-0 Eto'o 12, 3-0 Messi 38, 4-0 Henry 43Barcelona: 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 Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateFußball Arena München, Munich1-1Bayern - Barcelona14/04/09

Goals: 1-0 Ribéry 47, 1-1 Keita 73Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Puyol, Xavi Hernández, Iniesta (Hleb 78), Eto'o, Messi, Keita, Daniel Alves, Abidal,Touré

Semi-finals, first leg Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateCamp Nou, Barcelona0-0Barcelona - Chelsea28/04/09

Goals: -Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Márquez (Puyol 52), Xavi Hernández, Iniesta, Eto'o (Krkić 82), Messi, Henry (Hleb87), Daniel Alves, Abidal, Touré

Semi-finals, second leg Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateStamford Bridge, London1-1Chelsea - Barcelona06/05/09

Goals: 1-0 Essien 9, 1-1 Iniesta 90+3Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Xavi Hernández, Iniesta (Gudjohnsen 90+6), Eto'o (Sylvinho 90+7), Messi, Keita,Daniel Alves, Abidal, Touré, Busquets (Krkić 85)



Match-by-match lineups - Manchester United FC

Group stagePtsGAGFLDWPldClub10390426Manchester United FC9791326Villarreal CF61492316Aalborg BK5743216Celtic FC

Stadium/VenueResultMatchDateOld Trafford, Manchester0-0Man. United - Villarreal17.09.2008

Goals: -Man. United: Van der Sar, G. Neville, Evra, Hargreaves (Anderson 62), Ferdinand, Rooney, Park (Cristiano Ronaldo62), Nani, Evans, Fletcher, Tévez (Giggs 81)

Aalborg, Aalborg0-3AaB - Man. United30.09.2008Goals: 0-1 Rooney 22, 0-2 Berbatov 55, 0-3 Berbatov 79Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Berbatov, Rooney (Tévez 59), Vidić, Nani, Scholes(Giggs 16), Rafael (Brown 66), O'Shea

Old Trafford, Manchester3-0Man. United - Celtic21.10.2008Goals: 1-0 Berbatov 30, 2-0 Berbatov 51, 3-0 Rooney 76Man. United: Van der Sar, G. Neville (Brown 60), Cristiano Ronaldo (Park 82), Anderson, Berbatov (Tévez 60),Rooney, Vidić, Nani, O'Shea, Evans, Fletcher

Celtic Park, Glasgow1-1Celtic - Man. United05.11.2008Goals: 1-0 McDonald 13, 1-1 Giggs 84Man. United: Foster, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Giggs, Vidić, Carrick, Nani (Berbatov 46), Rafael (Evra 66),O'Shea, Fletcher, Tévez (Rooney 71)

El Madrigal, Villarreal0-0Villarreal - Man. United25.11.2008Goals: -Man. United: Kuszczak, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson, Rooney, Carrick (Tévez 86), Nani (Park 84),O'Shea, Evans, Fletcher (Gibson 80)

Old Trafford, Manchester2-2Man. United - AaB10.12.2008Goals: 1-0 Tévez 3, 1-1 Jakobsen 31, 1-2 Curth 45+2, 2-2 Rooney 52Man. 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 Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateStadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan0-0Internazionale - Man. United24/02/09

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 Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateOld Trafford, Manchester2-0Man. United - Internazionale11/03/09

Goals: 1-0 Vidić 4, 2-0 Cristiano Ronaldo 49Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Berbatov, Rooney (Park 84), Giggs, Vidić, Carrick,Scholes (Anderson 70), O'Shea



Quarter-finals, first leg Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateOld Trafford, Manchester2-2Man. United - Porto07/04/09

Goals: 0-1 Rodríguez 4, 1-1 Rooney 15, 2-1 Tévez 85, 2-2 Mariano 89Man. 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 Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateEstádio do Dragão, Porto0-1Porto - Man. United15/04/09

Goals: 0-1 Cristiano Ronaldo 6Man. United: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo, Anderson (Scholes 78), Berbatov (Nani 68), Rooney,Giggs, Vidić, Carrick, O'Shea

Semi-finals, first leg Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateOld Trafford, Manchester1-0Man. United - Arsenal29/04/09

Goals: 1-0 O'Shea 17Man. 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 Stadium, VenueResultMatchDateArsenal Stadium, London1-3Arsenal - Man. United05/05/09

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 (Berbatov66), Park, Vidić, Carrick, O'Shea, Fletcher



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 MadridCF'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 elevenhave ended in victory and 14 in defeat. England has recorded eleven wins from 16 final appearances. Spain has 20final 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 of41 goals have been scored with the most common results being 2-1, which has happened on four occasions, whilethree finals have finished 1-0.

• Fourteen European Champion Clubs' Cup finals have gone to extra time. The finals of 1958, 1968, 1970 and 1992were decided in the additional period, while the 1974 showpiece between FC Bayern München and Club Atlético deMadrid ended 1-1 after 120 minutes with Bayern subsequently winning a replay. The other nine finals were settledby a penalty shoot-out after extra time: in 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2008 when ManchesterUnited 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 werealso 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 impressivewhile 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 Dortmund1997), Hernán Crespo (Milan 2005) and Filippo Inzaghi (2007) all struck twice. In European Cup terms, only FerencPuskás (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) – addinghim to an exclusive club of 12 players to have found the net in more than one European Cup showpiece. Alfredo diStéfano 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 Cupfinal.

• If United triumph in Rome, they will become the seventh team to win the UEFA Champions League without losinga 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 SV1983) 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 Committeeat its meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia in October 2006. The Stadio Olimpico, home of AS Roma and S.S. Lazio, previouslyheld European Cup finals in 1977, 1984 and 1996 and was also the venue for the 1990 FIFA World Cup final betweenWest 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 competitionagainst 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 ACMilan 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 madethem 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 record2007/08: UEFA Champions League – semi-finals2006/07: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round2005/06: UEFA Champions League – winners2004/05: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round2003/04: UEFA Cup – fourth round2002/03: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals2001/02: UEFA Champions League – semi-finals2000/01: UEFA Cup – semi-finals (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)1999/00: UEFA Champions League – semi-finals1998/99: UEFA Champions League – group stage

2007/08 seasonDomestic record: Barça finished third in Spain last term, ten points behind runners-up Villarreal CF with championsReal Madrid CF a further eight ahead. It was a far cry from the season before where the Catalan side had only lostthe title by virtue of a poorer head to head against their rivals from the capital. Barcelona reached the semi-finals ofthe 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 andthey went through undefeated, recording four victories and two draws to finish top. They faced Celtic FC in the firstknockout round, a 3-2 first-leg win in Glasgow setting up an aggregate success and a quarter-final tie with FC Schalke04. A pair of 1-0 triumphs earned a last-four spot but there they met Manchester United FC who won through 1-0overall. United went on to become European champions.

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win8-0: FC Barcelona v ŠKM Púchov15.10.2003, UEFA Cup first round second leg8-0: FC Barcelona v Apollon Limassol FC15.09.1982, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg

• Biggest away win0-7: Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC v FC Barcelona12.09.1995, UEFA Cup first round first leg

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• Heaviest home defeat0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv05.11.1997, UEFA Champions League group stage0-4: FC Barcelona v 1. FC Köln05.11.1980, UEFA Cup second round second leg

• Heaviest away defeat4-0: AC Milan v FC Barcelona18.05.1994, European Champion Clubs' Cup final (played at a neutral venue, included here for information purposes)0-3: FC Barcelona v Sevilla FC25.08.2006, UEFA Super Cup (played at a neutral venue, included here for information purposes)3-0: AS Roma v FC Barcelona26.02.2002, UEFA Champions League second group stage3-0: Beşiktaş JK v FC Barcelona19.09.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage4-1: Valencia CF v FC Barcelona02.05.2000, UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg3-0: FC Dynamo Kyiv v FC Barcelona22.10.1997, UEFA Champions League group stage3-0: Manchester United FC v FC Barcelona21.03.1984, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final second leg3-0: Aston Villa FC v FC Barcelona26.01.1983, UEFA Super Cup final second leg3-0: RSC Anderlecht v FC Barcelona18.10.1978, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round first leg3-0: PSV Eindhoven v FC Barcelona29.03.1978, UEFA Cup semi-finals first leg3-0: Ipswich Town FC v FC Barcelona23.11.1977, UEFA Cup third round first leg3-0: OGC Nice v FC Barcelona19.09.1973, UEFA Cup first round first leg

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest home win5-0: FC Barcelona v PFC Levski Sofia12.09.2006, UEFA Champions League group stage5-0: FC Barcelona v Panathinaikos FC02.11.2005, UEFA Champions League group stage5-0: FC Barcelona v Beşiktaş JK08.11.2000, UEFA Champions League first group stage5-0: FC Barcelona v AC Sparta Praha08.12.1999, UEFA Champions League second group stage5-0: FC Barcelona v AIK Solna27.10.1999, UEFA Champions League first group stage

• Biggest away win0-5: FC Basel 1893 v FC Barcelona22.10.2008, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest home defeat0-4: FC Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat4-0: 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)



Manchester United FC

UEFA club competition milestones• United have been crowned champions of Europe three times, having defeated English Premier League rivals ChelseaFC on penalties in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League final. United also won the competition in 1998/99, overturninga one-goal deficit against FC Bayern München with goals from Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær in addedtime, 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 firstentry came in 1994/95 and they last missed out in 1995/96, meaning this is their 13th campaign in a row. No team ison 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 – winners2006/07: UEFA Champions League – semi-finals2005/06: UEFA Champions League – group stage2004/05: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round2003/04: UEFA Champions League – first knockout round2002/03: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals2001/02: UEFA Champions League – semi-finals2000/01: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals1999/00: UEFA Champions League – quarter-finals1998/99: UEFA Champions League – winners

2007/08 seasonDomestic 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 sincethe Premier League began in 1992. In all-time records since 1889, United have 17 titles, just one fewer than LiverpoolFC. 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 beforemeeting Roma in the quarter-finals for the second consecutive season, prevailing 3-0 overall. A lone Paul Scholesgoal was enough to see of the challenge of FC Barcelona over two legs in the semi-final, to send United through toa final against Chelsea which they won 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes.

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win10-0: Manchester United FC v RSC Anderlechtois26.09.1956, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round second leg

• Biggest away win0-6: Shamrock Rovers FC v Manchester United FC25.09.1957, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round first leg



• Heaviest home defeat0-1: Manchester United FC v AC Milan23.02.2005, UEFA Champions League first knockout round first leg2-3: Manchester United FC v RC Deportivo La Coruña17.10.2001, UEFA Champions League first group stage0-1: Manchester United FC v FC Bayern München03.04.2001, UEFA Champions League quarter-finals first leg2-3: Manchester United FC v Real Madrid CF19.04.2000, UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg0-1: Manchester United FC v BV Borussia Dortmund23.04.1997, UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg0-1: Manchester United FC v Juventus20.11.1996, UEFA Champions League group stage0-1: Manchester United FC v Fenerbahçe SK30.10.1996, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest away defeat5-0: Sporting Clube de Portugal v Manchester United FC18.03.1964, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals second leg

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest home win7-1: Manchester United FC v AS Roma10.04.2007, UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg

• Biggest away win2-6: Brøndby IF v Manchester United FC21.10.1998, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest home defeat0-1: 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 defeat4-0: FC Barcelona v Manchester United FC02.11.1994, UEFA Champions League group stage



Legend

:: All-time statisticsThe 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 asthe European Champion Clubs' Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1960-1999), the UEFA Cup, the UEFA SuperCup (1973 - ), the UEFA Intertoto Cup and the European/South American Cup (1960-2004). Matches in the Inter-Cities' Fairs Cup and the 1972Super Cup are included only for information as these were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

:: Squad listThe 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 updatedAll-time - UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from the 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. These are the officialstatistics 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 officialstatistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition.Age: based on the date press kit was last updatedBL: Booking list (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended, #: suspended for at least one match)

:: Match officialsThe 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 hasacted 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 fourthofficial are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.

:: CompetitionsClub competitionsECCC: European Champions Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions LeagueUCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' CupSCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto CupICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football ChampionshipWC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation CupFRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationalsU21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipU17: UEFA Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16ChampionshipU19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18Championship

:: Other Abbreviations:: Competition stagesNo.: NumberAP: AppearancesQR3: Third qualifying roundF: FinalPld: Matches playedComp.: CompetitionR1: First roundGS: Group stagePos.: PositionD: DrawnR2: Second roundGS1: First group stagePts: PointsDoB: Date of birthR3: Third roundGS2: Second group stageR: Sent off (red card)GA: Goals againstR4: Fourth roundKO1: First knockout roundRes.: ResultGF: Goals forSF: Semi-finalsPR: Preliminary roundW: WonL: Lost1/8: Eighth-finalsQF: Quarter-finalsY: BookedNat.: Nationality1/16: Sixteenth-finalsQR: Qualifying roundY/R: Sent off (yellow card then directred)

N/a: Not Applicable1st: first legQR1: First qualifying round2nd: second legQR2: Second qualifying roundP-O: Play-offFT: Final tournament

:: Statistics(+) : Denotes player introduced(-) : Denotes player substituted(+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted(*) : Denotes player dismissed/sent off

:: 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 competitionregulations available on www.uefa.com.

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