The 2009 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League, the 54th season of the UEFA Champions League football tournament and the 17th since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup. The match was played at the 72,698-capacity Stadio Olimpico in Rome, the home of Roma and Lazio, on 27 May 2009, for the fourth time following 1977, 1984 and 1996.

The match was contested by Barcelona and holders Manchester United, who were the first defending champions to reach the final since Juventus in 1997, and who unsuccessfully sought to be the first team to retain the European Cup since Milan in 1990. It was the fifth year in a row in which the final involved at least one English team.

Barcelona opened the scoring early through Samuel Eto'o in the 10th minute, and Lionel Messi added another goal 20 minutes from the end to give Barcelona a 2–0 victory and an historic treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League. This was Barcelona's third victory in the competition, 17 years after they first won the European Cup in 1992.

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