 An impressive campaign saw the player finally come of age, and he was ever-present as the northerners won another national championship.On 7 April 2009, Alves' early mistake in a UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie against Manchester United at Old Trafford led to Wayne Rooney's equaliser– the match ended 2–2 and Porto went on to lose 3–2 on aggregate.However, on 10 May, he headed in the only goal in a home win over C.D.