The ball is out of play. [166] Scholes then found Rooney again on the left wing with a raking ball from deep inside his own half, but Rooney's first touch was heavy, allowing Puyol to get back and put the ball out for a corner. 71′ By the way, some of the words that these commentators have used to describe Messi today: brilliant, genius, wonderful, divine, and “without question the greatest player on the face of the planet.” I think it’s safe to say that these guys don’t rate Cristiano Ronaldo very much…. 86′ Messi almost makes it a hat-trick, but he rolls his shot wide. Falta. I don’t think it’s fair to boo him. Meanwhile, Barca nearly make it 5 as Eto’o rolls it across the face of goal to Messi, and he misses an absolute gimme. They need to make some wholesale changes in the back, otherwise, they could be looking at another trophyless campaign next season. 39′ Puyol goes in hard on Ramos and he’s booked for the foul. Save by Víctor Valdés. After a pass from Iniesta. In the United Kingdom, however, although the match received the highest ratings of any programme that evening, viewing figures were down by 1.5 million on the previous year's final, with just 9.6 million watching on ITV1, although an additional 1.79 million watched on Sky Sports 1. [70] Busacca also refereed at both the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008, and took charge of the 2007 UEFA Cup Final between Espanyol and Sevilla at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on 16 May 2007. The ball is cleared. [148], In the 66th minute, Alex Ferguson completed his attacking quartet by bringing Dimitar Berbatov on in place of Park. Fourth official: Nemanja Vidić attempted to shepherd the Cameroonian striker towards the goal line, but Eto'o easily stepped inside him and toe-poked the ball past Van der Sar to make it 1–0 to Barcelona inside 10 minutes. [185] Messi had been withdrawn from his usual right-wing role into a more central position, while Samuel Eto'o, who had started the match as Barcelona's lone centre-forward, was moved out to the right. [15], By virtue of their third-place finish in the 2007–08 La Liga, Barcelona entered the 2008–09 Champions League at the third qualifying round. with left foot. with right foot. The committee – who decided the venue for the 2008 final and the 2008 and 2009 UEFA Cup Finals at the same meeting – based their decision on a number of factors, including stadium capacity, safety and security facilities, and accessibility. Footballia is the first free interactive football video library where you can watch full football matches for free anytime, anywhere. The most recent meeting between the teams came in the semi-finals of the 2007–08 Champions League, when United held Barcelona to a 0–0 draw at the Camp Nou before beating them 1–0 at Old Trafford. The Portuguese winger controlled the ball on the chest before hitting the ball just past the far post. Ibrahimovic entra por Henry. Aquí hago un apartado en agradecimiento para los que desarrollan el sitio FOOTBALLIA y consiguen esos partidos dificiles y nos hacen rememorar grandes jugadores y grandes técnicos. [188] Ferguson paid tribute to Messi and the midfield partnership of Xavi and Iniesta,[187] while Wayne Rooney lauded Iniesta as "the best player in the world". Albiol comete falta, zancadillea a Ibrahimovic. Xabi Alonso takes a corner-kick. After all, I can’t blame him for leaving after the club was relegated for match-fixing. [42] Those away goals meant that United travelled to the Estádio do Dragão in Porto needing a win or a score-draw of 2–2 or higher to remain in the competition. [112] The Cameroonian then found Messi, who cut inside and hit a curling 25-yard shot that just shaved the top of the crossbar. Shot. 43′ Robben tries to challenge Abidal again, but this time, Abidal does well and takes it away. Manchester United, on the other hand, had a losing record against Spanish teams; they had lost 11 and won 10 of their 37 matches. El balón acaba rechazado. However, they have to be extremely satisfied with this victory over Real Madrid. [53] Approximately 10,000 tickets were made available to the general public, with recipients determined by a random ballot following an application period that ran from 2 to 16 March 2009. Oportunidad de Messi con la izquierda. Casillas saves. Shots from both Zlatan Ibrahimović and Adriano hit the frame of the Manchester United goal in either half of the match, but they were unable to find the back of the net, and the 2–0 result sent the English champions through to the next stage of the competition. Goal chance for Busquets. Daniel Alves estaba en fuera de juego al recibir el pase de Iniesta. How much did Henry cost? [21], Four wins and a draw at home to Basel placed Barcelona on top of their group with a game to spare, and despite defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk on Matchday 6, they still had the third-best record amongst the qualifiers for the first knockout round. defender Pique, former Chelsea man Gudjohnsen, and former Arsenal midfielder Hleb. Remate. Header After a free kick by Xavi. with right foot. with right foot. Cannavaro is already on his way out, and Robben and Van der Vaart could be joining him. Cambio with right foot. Eto’o crosses it to the far post, and Pique decides to take it himself, rather than give it back to Messi, who is on a hat-trick. Marcelo shoots. Remate de Sergio Ramos de cabeza. Remate. 90′ + 1 The refs put Real Madrid out of their misery after about five seconds of stoppage time and sound the whistle. Abidal shoots. with right foot. The match was won by Barcelona of Spain, who beat England's Manchester United 2–0. As for Real, well, the less said about this match, the better. Alves nearly puts it in past his own keeper and Valdes makes a great save to deny him! El balón acaba rechazado. Goal chance for Cristiano Ronaldo. Or will Real Madrid close the gap to one point? Ocasión de Marcelo con la izquierda. Remate. Chance for Sergio Ramos. After a pass from Benzema. [135] A scrappy few moments in and around the centre circle followed, but Manchester United eventually came away with the ball. Can’t blame them there. Un rechace acaba con el peligro. Se hace con la pelota Víctor Valdés. They have a big game on Tuesday, in case you weren’t aware.. 83′ GOAL!! Samuel Eto'o opened the scoring in the 10th minute, and Lionel Messi added another goal 20 minutes from the end to earn Barcelona a historic treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League, a feat never before achieved by a Spanish club. The danger ends when the ball is finally cleared. Increíble exhibición de fútbol. [20] In the end, Barcelona were drawn into Group C against Sporting CP, Basel and Shakhtar Donetsk. Shot. Tarjeta amarilla a Marcelo. Tarjeta amarilla The match was won by Barcelona of Spain, who beat England's Manchester United 2–0. Falta de Lass, zancadillea a Xavi. Benzema entra por Cristiano Ronaldo. He shoots between Casillas’ legs and tucks it in nicely at the far post! Or Eto’o? Extrabet.com paid out £12,000 to a £3,000 bet on Samuel Eto'o to score the first goal at odds of 4–1. Culminando una acción personal. Almost immediately after the restart, Vidić gave away an unnecessary corner. This is getting out of hand. Watch the 2008-2009 Real Madrid vs. FC Barcelona Liga 1ª División Jornada 34 full match held at Santiago Bernabéu (Madrid) on Footballia Ha recibido el balón de Benzema. [115] Valdés' clash with Park, however, left him requiring treatment, and although the injury was not sufficient to necessitate a substitution, Valdés chose to leave his next few goal kicks to Piqué. [99], Both teams struggled to put a flowing move together in the opening exchanges, but it was United who had the better chances, both falling to Ronaldo. Shot. Subs: Hleb, Sylvinho, Keita, Krkic, Cáceres, Gudjohnsen, Busquets. [195], Television audiences for the final reached more than 10 million in both Spain and the United Kingdom. A pase de Xavi. [196] According to a survey, global viewing figures for the match averaged 109 million; this put the UEFA Champions League final above the Super Bowl (106 million viewers in 2009) as the most-watched annual sporting event in the world. Remate de Raúl con el pie derecho. Goal chance for Marcelo. Free kick. Chance for Busquets. Tune in and find out! Remate. Remate. He sends it in from a tight angle near the end-line and he finds Puyol from the right corner of the six-yard area and he sends a powerful header to the near post that Casillas doesn’t even move for. 50′ Nothing doing on the corner and Robben tries to lead the counterattack. If not for Casillas’ brilliance, then this match could very well be out of hand, right now. Ha aprovechado un rechace. Iniesta pasa a Daniel Alves en fuera de juego. Oportunidad de Messi con la zurda. with right foot. Remate. J. Header The pass was from Marcelo. El balón es despejado. The danger ends when the ball is finally cleared. Shot. That would have been piling on. Liverpool made them look like rank amateurs a couple of months ago. Remate. [92] Barcelona decided to appeal against the suspensions of Abidal and Alves after United lodged an appeal against Fletcher's red card. 58′ GOAL! Even the Madrid fans had to respect that one. A fourth-minute headed goal from Nemanja Vidić, however, got the home side off to a good start, and Cristiano Ronaldo doubled United's lead four minutes into the second half. With two away goals on the United scoreboard, Arsenal now had to score four goals to reach the final. [32] The semi-final first leg was played at the Camp Nou; although Barcelona enjoyed the majority of the possession, Chelsea's defence was resolute and they became the first side to keep a clean sheet in Barcelona in this season's competition, coming away with a goalless draw. Alves’ crossing was terrible for most of the Chelsea match, and it’s started off the same way for him today. United continued to make chances throughout the game, but despite Arsenal making a couple of chances themselves, the match finished at 1–0 and United travelled to the Emirates Stadium a week later needing only to avoid defeat to become the first defending champions to reach the final since Juventus in 1997.