Claiming their major trophy of the season, FC Barcelona dominated reigning champions Manchester United F.C. at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome Wednesday to win the 2009 Champions League Final 2 – 0. Samuel Eto'o. After a shaky start, Samuel Eto'o shot the ball past Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar in the tenth minute, the only goal Barcelona would need. Manchester had several great chances in the opening ten minutes, with Christiano Ronaldo forcing a save from Barca keeper Víctor Valdés in the second minute. However it was Eto'o who capitalized on his teams first real chance striking a low ball that van der Sar could get hands to. At the start of the second half, United looked to be on the offensive substituting Argentinian Carlos Tévez for the Brazilian Anderson and the Red Devils looked to have gained a boost for the first ten minutes of the half, but again Barcelona settled into a passing rhythm United could not break. In the 53rd minute, Xavi Hernández 's free kick hit the crossbar, which proved to be Barca's best chance early in the half. Halfway into the second half, Dimitar Berbatov came on for Ji-Sung Park , but Berbatov proved no better and in the 70th minute Lionel Messi headed in a cross from Hernández, giving Barca an insurance goal. Four minutes later, Barca captain Carles Puyol has a great chance on goal, but van der Saar in the United goal is equal to the task. In the next minute, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, makes his third and final change, subbing in Paul Scholes for Ryan Giggs . Barcelona also earned two domestic trophies, earning both the La Liga and the Copa del Rey titles.
Claiming their major trophy of the season, FC Barcelona dominated reigning champions Manchester United F.C. at the in Rome Wednesday to win the 2009 Champions League Final 2 – 0. Samuel Eto'o. After a shaky start, shot the ball past Manchester United goalkeeper in the tenth minute, the only goal Barcelona would need. Manchester had several great chances in the opening ten minutes, with forcing a save from Barca keeper in the second minute. However it was Eto'o who capitalized on his teams first real chance striking a low ball that van der Sar could get hands to. At the start of the second half, United looked to be on the offensive substituting Argentinian for the Brazilian and the Red Devils looked to have gained a boost for the first ten minutes of the half, but again Barcelona settled into a passing rhythm United could not break. In the 53rd minute, 's free kick hit the crossbar, which proved to be Barca's best chance early in the half. Halfway into the second half, came on for , but Berbatov proved no better and in the 70th minute Lionel Messi headed in a cross from Hernández, giving Barca an insurance goal. Four minutes later, Barca captain has a great chance on goal, but van der Saar in the United goal is equal to the task. In the next minute, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, makes his third and final change, subbing in for . Barcelona also earned two domestic trophies, earning both the and the titles.
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Stadio Olimpico
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Samuel Eto'o
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Edwin van der Sar
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Christiano Ronaldo
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Víctor Valdés
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Carlos Tévez
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Anderson
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Xavi Hernández
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Dimitar Berbatov
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Ji-Sung Park
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Carles Puyol
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Paul Scholes for Ryan Giggs
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La Liga and the Copa del Rey
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