Barcelona officially became the 2008-2009 Champions League champion after winning a convincing 2-0 victory over Manchester United in the final, which took place early this morning on May 28 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy.
(SGGPO).- Barcelona officially became the 2008-2009 Champions League champion after winning a convincing 2 – 0 victory over Manchester United in the final match that took place early this morning, May 28, at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, capital. , Italia.
Not MU and Barca chose an effective defensive and counter-attacking style. Having stopped MU’s strong attacks, Barca proved very dangerous in their quick counter-attacks and thanks to the timely brilliance of the striker pair Eto’o – Messi brought success to the “team”. Catalan”.
This is Barcelona’s third championship in Europe’s most prestigious tournament at the club level. And defending champion Manchester United has officially become former champion.
Coach Pep Guardiola’s Barca has proven its strength and fully deserves the championship it just won. They performed beautiful, beautiful and technical football.
Barcelona – Champions League champion 2008-2009.
Despite missing some key positions such as Daniel Alves, Eric Abidal and midfielder Rafael Marquez, Barca’s defense with Valdes, Puyol, Toure, Pique and Sylvinho had a great match blocking most attacks. work of MU
Coach Alex Ferguson’s players proactively increased the pace of the match after the opening whistle and organized a strong attack on Barca’s field. In the second minute, goalkeeper Valdes had to work very hard to block Ronaldo’s free kick from about 25 meters away. Immediately, Park Ji Sung rushed in to shoot, fortunately for Barca, midfielder Pique was able to retreat to block. In the 7th minute, Ronaldo shot again right in the penalty area but the ball went wide of the post.
Standing firm against MU’s attacks, Barca began to counterattack. And at the first opportunity, in a quick counterattack, they opened the score 1 – 0 in the 10th minute. After a precise pass from midfielder Andres Iniesta, Eto’o penetrated the right corner of the penalty area. , passed Vidic and flicked the ball into a tight corner under Van der Sar.
Having scored a goal, Barca played with a quite comfortable mentality. Their midfield under the leadership of Xavi and Iniesta appeared to dominate the MU midfield. In the 19th minute, Messi shot right in front of the penalty area and sent the ball close to the crossbar. In the 26th minute, Xavi took a dangerous free kick, but the ball went wide of the post.
Meanwhile, MU’s shots became less frequent and were often shot from quite a distance by Ronaldo, so they were not very dangerous to Valdes’ goal.
Ronaldo (left) tries to overcome Busquets.
In the second half, despite taking the initiative on the field and continuously raising the attacking team, MU’s attacks did not change much, allowing Barca’s defense to successfully neutralize them.
On the other side, Barca still played quite closely and did not show any signs of wavering. In the 49th minute, Henry eliminated Ferdinand, but unfortunately he could not beat Van der Sar in a face-to-face situation. In the 53rd minute, Xavi took a free kick right next to the penalty area, but the ball hit the post. In the 57th minute, MU responded when Park Ji Sung, in an empty position, rushed to head the ball from close range but missed the ball.
And right in the 70th minute, taking advantage of MU’s unfocused defense, Barca scored the second goal in true English football style. From the right wing, Xavi accurately crossed the ball, eliminating Ferdinand, allowing Messi to jump high and head the ball into the far corner into Van der Sar’s net to increase the score to 2 – 0.
After the goal, MU also had a chance, but Ronaldo, in a face-to-face position, kicked the ball and hit Valdes’ foot. In the remaining time, coach Ferguson, despite bringing Berbatov (minute 66′) and Scholes onto the field to strengthen the attack, was still hopeless against Barca’s defensive wall so he had to accept defeat.
