2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
The knockout phase of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League began on 24 February 2009 and concluded with the final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 27 May 2009. The knockout phase involved the 16 teams who finished in the top two in each of their groups in the group stage.
Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
Format
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that had the higher aggregate score over the two legs progressed to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finished level, the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals were also equal, 30 minutes of extra time were played. If there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team qualified by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided via a penalty shoot-out.
The draw mechanism is as follows:
- In the draw for the first knockout round, matches were played between the winners of one group and the runners-up of a different group, with the group winner hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or same association cannot be drawn against each other.
- From the quarter-finals onwards, these restrictions did not apply and teams from the same national association or in same group could be drawn against each other.
In the final, the tie was played over just one leg at a neutral venue. If scores were level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time was played, followed by penalties if scores remained tied.
Qualified teams
Key to colours |
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Seeded in round of 16 draw |
Unseeded in round of 16 draw |
Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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A | Roma
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Chelsea |
B | Panathinaikos | Internazionale |
C | Barcelona | Sporting CP |
D | Liverpool | Atlético Madrid |
E | Manchester United | Villarreal |
F | Bayern Munich | Lyon |
G | Porto | Arsenal |
H | Juventus
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Real Madrid |
Bracket
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
Lyon | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Barcelona | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Barcelona | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bayern Munich | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sporting CP | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bayern Munich | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Barcelona (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Chelsea | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Liverpool | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Liverpool | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Chelsea | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Chelsea | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Juventus
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Barcelona | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Manchester United | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Internazionale | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Manchester United | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Porto | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Atlético Madrid | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Porto (a) | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Manchester United | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Arsenal | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Villarreal | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Panathinaikos | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Arsenal | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Arsenal (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (7) | ||||||||||||||||||
Roma
| 0 | 1 | 1 (6) |
Round of 16
The draw for the first knockout round of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League was held on 19 December 2008, and conducted by UEFA General Secretary
Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Chelsea | 3–2 | Juventus
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1–0 | 2–2 |
Villarreal | 3–2 | Panathinaikos | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Sporting CP | 1–12 | Bayern Munich | 0–5 | 1–7 |
Atlético Madrid | 2–2 (a) | Porto | 2–2 | 0–0 |
Lyon | 3–6 | Barcelona | 1–1 | 2–5 |
Real Madrid | 0–5 | Liverpool | 0–1 | 0–4 |
Arsenal | 1–1 (7–6 p) | Roma
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1–0 | 0–1 ( a.e.t. )
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Internazionale | 0–2 | Manchester United | 0–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
The knockout phase began on 24 February with four first-leg ties.
In the second set of first leg ties, played on 25 February 2009, three teams scored away goals.
Roma | ||
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Van Persie 37' (pen.) | Report |
Villarreal | 1–1 | Panathinaikos |
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Rossi 67' (pen.) | Report | Karagounis 59' |
Real Madrid | 0–1 | Liverpool |
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Report | Benayoun 82' |
Sporting CP | 0–5 | Bayern Munich |
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Report | Ribéry 42', 63' (pen.) Klose 57' Toni 84', 90+1' |
Second leg
In the four second leg ties played on 10 March, the two English clubs in action both progressed along with Bayern Munich and Villarreal.[13] Liverpool eliminated the nine-time European Cup winners Real Madrid with a 4–0 home victory. Fernando Torres doubled Liverpool's aggregate lead in the 16th minute, and Steven Gerrard made it 2–0 on the night with a 28th-minute penalty. Gerrard further extended Liverpool's lead two minutes after half-time and Andrea Dossena made it 5–0 on aggregate with two minutes left.[14] Chelsea also made it through to the quarter-finals with a 2–2 draw, having won the first leg at Stamford Bridge 1–0. They fell behind to a goal from Vincenzo Iaquinta in the 19th minute but equalised through Michael Essien on the stroke of half-time. Juventus went back in front through an Alessandro Del Piero penalty, although Chelsea were heading through on the away goals ruling. Chelsea sealed their passage to the last eight when Didier Drogba equalised in the 83rd minute to win 3–2 on aggregate.[15]
In the other games, Sporting CP departed the competition after setting a new Champions League record aggregate defeat of 12–1 to Bayern Munich. An early goal from
The remaining two English sides both reached the quarter-finals on 11 March and they were joined by Porto and Barcelona.[18] Manchester United defeated Internazionale 2–0 on aggregate at Old Trafford. After a 0–0 draw at the San Siro in the first leg, United were aware that an away goal for Inter would make it difficult, but they made the perfect start with centre back Nemanja Vidić scoring with a header after four minutes. Cristiano Ronaldo doubled the lead just after half-time and the match finished 2–0.[19] Porto and Atlético Madrid played out a 0–0 draw at the Estádio do Dragão in Portugal, but Porto went through on the away goals rule, having scored twice in a 2–2 draw in Spain.[20] Barcelona beat Lyon 6–3 on aggregate with a 5–2 win at the Camp Nou. Thierry Henry scored twice in the space of a couple of minutes shortly before the half-hour mark to put Barcelona 3–1 up on aggregate before Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o made it 4–0 just before half-time on the night. Lyon scored two consolation goals through Jean Makoun on the stroke of half-time and Juninho just after the break, but Barcelona added a fifth in the final minute.[21] In the last game to finish, Roma defeated Arsenal 1–0 at the Stadio Olimpico with Juan scoring in the ninth minute. The first match had finished 1–0 to Arsenal so the match headed into extra-time and, eventually, penalties. Arsenal emerged victorious in the shootout, winning 7–6 after Max Tonetto missed Roma's final spotkick.[22]
Panathinaikos | 1–2 | Villarreal |
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Mantzios 55' |
Report | Ibagaza 49' Llorente 70' |
Villarreal won 3–2 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 5–0 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich | 7–1 | Sporting CP |
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Podolski 7', 34' Polga 39' (o.g.) Schweinsteiger 43' Van Bommel 74' Klose 82' (pen.) Müller 90' |
Report | Moutinho 42' |
Bayern Munich won 12–1 on aggregate.
Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Porto won on away goals.
Barcelona won 6–3 on aggregate.
1–0 (a.e.t.) | Arsenal | |
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Juan 9' | Report | |
Penalties | ||
Pizarro Vučinić Baptista Montella Totti Aquilani Riise Tonetto |
6–7 |
1–1 on aggregate; Arsenal won on penalties.
Manchester United | 2–0 | Internazionale |
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Vidić 4' Ronaldo 49' |
Report |
Manchester United won 2–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals of the competition took place in
Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Villarreal | 1–4 | Arsenal | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Manchester United | 3–2 | Porto | 2–2 | 1–0 |
Liverpool | 5–7 | Chelsea | 1–3 | 4–4 |
Barcelona | 5–1 | Bayern Munich | 4–0 | 1–1 |
First leg
English sides
Manchester United played their first leg at home at
Liverpool and Chelsea faced each other in an all-English tie at Anfield on 8 April. The sides were meeting in the Champions League for the fifth straight season, having last faced each other in the competition in the 2008 semi-final, when Chelsea advanced to the final. Fernando Torres handed an early advantage to Liverpool, scoring in the sixth minute. However, their lead only lasted until the 39th minute when the Liverpool defence allowed Branislav Ivanović too much space at a corner and he was able to power a header past Pepe Reina. Chelsea took the lead in the 62nd minute from an almost identical situation as Ivanović scored his second headed goal. Didier Drogba added a final goal to make it 3–1 to the away side with a side-footed finish.[27]
In the final game, played on the same evening, two of the most successful European clubs, Barcelona and Bayern Munich met at the Camp Nou in Spain. It was their first meeting since the group stage of the 1998–99 tournament. Bayern had beaten Sporting CP 12–1 in the previous round, but Barcelona posed a far tougher proposition and it showed. Lionel Messi put Barcelona in front in the ninth minute and Samuel Eto'o doubled the lead three minutes later. Messi scored his second goal in the 38th minute and Thierry Henry made it 4–0 in the 43rd minute. The score remained at 4–0 throughout the second half, leaving Barcelona as favourites to progress.[28]
Villarreal | 1–1 | Arsenal |
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Senna 10' | Report | Adebayor 66' |
Manchester United | 2–2 | Porto |
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Rooney 15' Tevez 85' |
Report | Rodríguez 4' M. González 89' |
Second leg
In the first two of four second-leg ties, Chelsea came with a 3–1 advantage over Liverpool and the bonus of three away goals, Liverpool came into their match knowing they needed to score three times without conceding to progress, or win 3–1 to take the game to extra time at Stamford Bridge. Despite starting the match as outsiders, Liverpool looked to be well on the way towards their target as they took a 2–0 lead within half an hour and levelled the scores at 3–3 on aggregate. Fábio Aurélio scored directly with a free kick from the left of the penalty area in the 19th minute to hand them the lead and this was doubled nine minutes later from the penalty spot: Xabi Alonso stepped up to score following a foul on him by Branislav Ivanović. But six minutes after half-time, Didier Drogba made the score 2–1 with a shot that went through the hands of Pepe Reina, and six minutes later, Chelsea equalised to 2–2 when Alex scored with a powerful free kick. Frank Lampard put Chelsea 3–2 up in the 76th minute and, at this stage, Liverpool needed to score three goals to advance. Goals from Lucas and Dirk Kuyt in the 81st and 83rd minutes, respectively, put Liverpool 4–3 up on the night and only a goal away from advancing. However, Lampard scored again in the 89th minute to finish the tie off, and the match ended 4–4 and 7–5 to Chelsea overall.[29]
In the other match to take place that evening, Barcelona and Bayern Munich played out a 1–1 draw at the Allianz Arena. Bayern trailed the tie 4–0 following the first match at the Camp Nou and they were able to play without fear in the first half. Luca Toni and Franck Ribéry created chances in the first half but Barcelona weathered the storm and created their only meaningful chance of the first half through Dani Alves. They managed to pull a goal back early in the second half, when Zé Roberto took the ball past defender Yaya Touré and set up Ribéry who was able to score past Víctor Valdés. But Barcelona put the tie beyond the reach of Bayern with an equaliser from Seydou Keita at the end of a 17-pass move. The match finished 1–1, giving Barcelona a 5–1 aggregate win to set up a fourth tie with Chelsea in five seasons two weeks later.[30]
The third second-leg tie was finely poised at 1–1 between Arsenal and Villarreal at the
The final quarter-final second leg tie was between Porto and Manchester United, played simultaneously with Arsenal's match. Porto had the advantage of two away goals, after drawing 2–2 at
Chelsea | 4–4 | Liverpool |
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Drogba 51' Alex 57' Lampard 76', 89' |
Report | Aurélio 19' Alonso 28' (pen.) Lucas 81' Kuyt 83' |
Chelsea won 7–5 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Barcelona |
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Ribéry 47' | Report | Keita 73' |
Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate.
Arsenal | 3–0 | Villarreal |
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Walcott 10' Adebayor 60' Van Persie 69' (pen.) |
Report |
Arsenal won 4–1 on aggregate.
Porto | 0–1 | Manchester United |
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Report | Ronaldo 6' |
Manchester United won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals took place immediately after the draw for the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 28 and 29 April and the second legs on 5 and 6 May.
Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Manchester United | 4–1 | Arsenal | 1–0 | 3–1 |
Barcelona | 1–1 (a) | Chelsea | 0–0 | 1–1 |
First leg
Manchester United | 1–0 | Arsenal |
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O'Shea 17' | Report |
Second leg
Although Chelsea were at home and had managed to hold Barcelona to a goalless draw at the Camp Nou in the first leg, Barcelona went into the second leg as favourites. The game started well for Chelsea and in the ninth minute Michael Essien scored a 20-yard left-footed volley after Barcelona had failed to clear a pass into the box from Frank Lampard. The first half came to a close with Chelsea leading 1–0. Despite Barcelona's domination of possession, Chelsea were the more dangerous side, especially after Eric Abidal was sent off for a foul on Nicolas Anelka. A 93rd-minute equaliser by Andrés Iniesta – which happened to be Barcelona's only shot on target in the match – saw his side reach the final.
Almost as soon as referee Tom Henning Øvrebø blew the final whistle, several Chelsea players surrounded him with complaints regarding his decisions. Some players, like Frank Lampard and Iniesta, swapped shirts,[33] while others, such as Michael Ballack, John Terry, and Didier Drogba, continued to shout at the referee and contest him, with Drogba notably shouting, "It's a fucking disgrace" into a live television camera.[34] Kevin McCarra writing for The Guardian described Øvrebø as "relatively inexperienced" and declared he "did not inspire any confidence whatsoever".[35]
In the post-game analysis on Sky Sports 2, the four commentators unanimously held that of the four possible penalty appeals turned down by the referee, three of them should have been awarded, including the shirt-pulling against Didier Drogba by Eric Abidal which would have otherwise been a one-on-one against the goalkeeper, the lob over Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué that was blocked by his outstretched right hand in the 82nd minute, and the last-minute upper arm block by Eto'o. All three fouls were committed inside the penalty box. Referee Øvrebø admitted his errors in 2018 at an interview after the two teams played against each other in the 2017–18 Champions League round of 16.[36]
Arsenal | 1–3 | Manchester United |
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Van Persie 76' (pen.) | Report | Park Ji-sung 8' Ronaldo 11', 61' |
Manchester United won 4–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Barcelona won on away goals.
Final
Barcelona | 2–0 | Manchester United |
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Eto'o 10' Messi 70' |
Report |
Notes
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