's 93rd competitive season, 15th consecutive season in the Premier League and 101st year as a club. 11.06.08 – Chelsea name Luiz Felipe Scolari as new manager, with his contract officially starting on 1 July 2008. Referee: Terje Hauge. View the starting lineups and subs for the Barcelona vs Chelsea match on 24.04.2012, plus access full match preview and predictions. The group stages were contested as eight double round robin groups of four teams, with the top two qualifying for the knockout stage. [19] The period immediately after half‑time saw few chances, but after six minutes of the second half Iniesta had a shot saved by Almunia. With Transfermarkt's Groundhopping tool, you can collect all of your matches in one list and view lots of statistics. [30] Barcelona's victory meant they would also participate in the FIFA Club World Cup. [8] The Parc des Princes also hosted the 1975 and 1981 European Cup finals, the 1978 and 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals, and the 1998 UEFA Cup Final. [19], In the 37th minute Arsenal overcame their numerical disadvantage to score when Sol Campbell headed in from a free-kick following Carles Puyol's foul on Emmanuel Eboué, although some observers believed that Eboué appeared to dive. in front of the telescope, while previous models provided 50cm or 1m (1.6ft. After 61 minutes, with Barcelona still losing 1–0, Larsson joined the fray as a substitute for Van Bommel. We followed Liverpool's example". There was much discussion about whether José Antonio Reyes would take the place of Robert Pires on the left of midfield. Arsenal subsequently substituted Robert Pires for Manuel Almunia, their substitute goalkeeper. Before the final an estimated 1.2 million people converged on to the streets of Barcelona, as the team toured the city on two open-top double-decker buses to celebrate winning La Liga. Managed by José Mourinho, the club won both the FA Cup and the League Cup. [21], The remaining minutes saw Arsenal replace Hleb with Reyes in an attempt to equalise, but Barcelona had the best chance during this period, only for Giuly to hit his shot straight at Almunia. Europe. Sometimes you talk about Ronaldinho and Eto'o and people like that; you need to talk about the proper footballer who made the difference, and that was Henrik Larsson tonight. Barcelona were appearing in their fifth final, having won the competition once in 1992, and lost the other three finals. Steinar Holvik (Norway) Register Login: Football-Lineups: Nationals. Arsenal were featuring in their first European final six years to the day since their last final. Arsenal won their group to move into the knockout stage, and progressed without conceding a goal against Real Madrid, Juventus and Villarreal, respectively. 17.08.08 – Chelsea start their 2008–09 Premier League campaign with an emphatic 4–0 home victory over Portsmouth. [37], Thierry Henry paid tribute to Larsson's contribution to Barcelona's win after the game, saying, "People always talk about Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Giuly and everything, but I didn't see them today, I saw Henrik Larsson. A crowd of 79,500 watched as Jens Lehmann was sent off early in the game. Barcelona has won only one of their six away games against Chelsea in the Champions League (D1 L4), it was in February 2006 (2-1). Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard stated he would leave it late before deciding whether to select him. Asisten Pelatih Barcelona: 'Laga Kontra Atletico Madrid Bukanlah Final' 4 jam 26 menit lalu. [17], On the morning of the final it emerged that the assistant referee for the game Ole Hermann Borgan had posed for photographs in a Barcelona shirt for Drammens Tidende, a Norwegian newspaper. In 13 matches against each other, Chelsea and Barcelona have played out six draws so far. [5] Knockout matches were decided based on home and away matches, with the away goals rule, extra time and penalty shootouts as tiebreakers if needed. [19] The match finished soon after with Barcelona winning 2–1. Barcelona's attempt to secure a crucial away goal suffered a blow before kick-off when Thierry Henry was ruled out with a knee injury - while Chelsea included both Drogba and Anelka in their line-up. [32] Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger agreed: "When Jens Lehmann got sent off, that left us with 70 minutes to play with ten against eleven, against a team that retains the ball very well". There may be a solitary change in the backline. Barcelona player Deco dismissed the notion of Barcelona being favourites, insisting they would not be complacent: "Milan were winning 3–0 last year against Liverpool and ended up losing in the end. UEFA awarded the right to host the final to the Stade de France in Saint-Denis after considering its merits in terms of capacity, stadium infrastructure and dossiers including city and airport agreements and promotional plans.
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