Champions League 2008-09: Road to the Final

FC Barcelona and Manchester United are the two best sides of Europe, according to this year’s edition of the Champions League. How did these two giants get to the final though? A quick overview.

FC Barcelona

Third preliminary round

Aug 13 Home 4-0 Wisla Krakow (Pol)
Aug 26 Away 0-1 Wisla Krakow (Pol)

Group Phase

Sep 16 Home 3-1 Sporting Lisbon (Por)

Oct 01 Away 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukr)

Oct 22 Away 5-0 FC Basel (Sui)

Nov 04 Home 1-1 FC Basel (Sui)

Nov 26 Away 5-2 Sporting Lisbon (Por)

Dec 09 Home 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukr)

Position: 1 (13 points)

Second round

Feb 24 Away 1-1 Olympique Lyon (Fra)
Mar 11 Home 5-2 Olympique Lyon (Fra)

Quarter finals

Apr 08 Home 4-0 Bayern Munich (Ger)
Apr 14 Away 1-1 Bayern Munich (Ger)

Semi finals

Apr 28 Home 0-0 Chelsea (Eng)
May 06 Away 1-1 Chelsea (Eng)

Manchester United

Sep 17 Home 0-0 Villarreal (Spa)

Sep 30 Away 3-0 Aalborg (Den)

Oct 21 Home 3-0 Celtic (Sco)

Nov 05 Away 1-1 Celtic (Sco)

Nov 25 Away 0-0 Villarreal (Spa)

Dec 10 Home 2-2 Aalborg (Den)

Position: 1 (10 points)

Second round

Feb 24 Away 0-0 Inter Milan (Ita)
Mar 11 Home 2-0 Inter Milan (Ita)

Quarter finals

Apr 07 Home 2-2 FC Porto (Por)
Apr 15 Away 1-0 FC Porto (Por)

Semi finals

Apr 29 Home 1-0 Arsenal (Eng)
May 05 Away 3-1 Arsenal (Eng)