2009–10 UEFA Champions League

2009–10 UEFA Champions League
The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
30 June – 26 August 2009
Competition proper:
15 September 2009 – 22 May 2010
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 76 (from 52 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsItaly Inter Milan (3rd title)
Runners-upGermany Bayern Munich
Tournament statistics
Matches played125
Goals scored318 (2.54 per match)
Attendance5,193,947 (41,552 per match)
Top scorer(s)Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
8 goals

The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League was the 55th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 18th under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played on 22 May 2010 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, the first time the final was played on a Saturday.[1][2] The final was won by Italian club Inter Milan, who beat German side Bayern Munich 2–0.

Inter Milan went on to represent Europe in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, beating Congolese side TP Mazembe 3–0 in the final, and played in the 2010 UEFA Super Cup against Europa League winners Atlético Madrid, losing 2–0.

Barcelona were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by eventual winners Inter Milan in the semi-finals.[3][4]

Association team allocation

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A total of 76 teams participated in the 2009–10 Champions League, from 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organises no domestic league competition). Associations were allocated places according to their 2008 UEFA country coefficient, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2003–04 to 2007–08.[5]

Below is the qualification scheme for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League:[6]

  • Associations 1–3 each had four teams qualify
  • Associations 4–6 each had three teams qualify
  • Associations 7–15 each had two teams qualify
  • Associations 16–53 each had one team qualify (except Liechtenstein)

Association ranking

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Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1  England 75.749 4
2  Spain 75.266
3  Italy 60.410
4  France 52.668 3
5  Germany 48.722
6  Russia 43.750
7  Romania 40.599 2
8  Portugal 39.927
9  Netherlands 38.213
10  Scotland 33.375
11  Turkey 31.725
12  Ukraine 30.100
13  Belgium 26.700
14  Greece 25.831
15  Czech Republic 25.750
16  Switzerland 24.225 1
17  Bulgaria 23.166
18  Norway 22.425
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
19  Denmark 20.450 1
20  Austria 17.700
21  Serbia 16.750
22  Israel 15.750
23  Sweden 13.691
24  Slovakia 12.332
25  Poland 12.041
26  Hungary 11.999
27  Croatia 11.624
28  Cyprus 10.082
29  Slovenia 9.915
30  Finland 9.623
31  Latvia 8.831
32  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.498
33  Lithuania 7.999
34  Moldova 7.499
35  Republic of Ireland 7.332
36  Macedonia 6.331
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
37  Iceland 5.999 1
38  Georgia 5.831
39  Liechtenstein 5.500 0
40  Belarus 5.332 1
41  Estonia 4.332
42  Azerbaijan 3.832
43  Albania 3.666
44  Armenia 3.665
45  Kazakhstan 2.582
46  Northern Ireland 2.332
47  Wales 2.331
48  Faroe Islands 1.832
49  Luxembourg 1.498
50  Malta 0.832
51  Montenegro 0.500
52  Andorra 0.500
53  San Marino 0.250

Distribution

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Since the winners of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Barcelona, obtained a place in the group stage through their domestic league placing, the reserved title holder spot in the group stage was effectively vacated. To compensate:[7]

  • The champions of association 13 (Belgium) were promoted from the third qualifying round to the group stage.
  • The champions of association 16 (Switzerland) were promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
  • The champions of associations 48 and 49 (Faroe Islands and Luxembourg) were promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(4 teams)
  • 4 champions from associations 50–53
Second qualifying round
(34 teams)
  • 32 champions from associations 17–49 (except Liechtenstein)
  • 2 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round Champions
(20 teams)
  • 3 champions from associations 14–16
  • 17 winners from the second qualifying round
Non-champions
(10 teams)
  • 9 runners-up from associations 7–15
  • 1 third-placed team from association 6
Play-off round Champions
(10 teams)
  • 10 winners from the third qualifying round for champions
Non-champions
(10 teams)
  • 2 third-placed teams from associations 4 and 5
  • 3 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 5 winners from the third qualifying round for non-champions
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • 13 champions from associations 1–13
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 3 third-placed teams from associations 1–3
  • 5 winners from the play-off round for champions
  • 5 winners from the play-off round for non-champions
Knockout phase
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage

Teams

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League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses.[8]

Group stage
Spain BarcelonaTH (1st) Italy Inter Milan (1st) Germany Bayern Munich (2nd) Netherlands AZ (1st)
England Manchester United (1st) Italy Juventus (2nd) Russia Rubin Kazan (1st) Scotland Rangers (1st)
England Liverpool (2nd) Italy Milan (3rd) Russia CSKA Moscow (2nd) Turkey Beşiktaş (1st)
England Chelsea (3rd) France Bordeaux (1st) Romania Unirea Urziceni (1st) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (1st)
Spain Real Madrid (2nd) France Marseille (2nd) Portugal Porto (1st) Belgium Standard Liège (1st)
Spain Sevilla (3rd) Germany VfL Wolfsburg (1st)
Play-off round
Champions Non-champions
England Arsenal (4th) Italy Fiorentina (4th) Germany VfB Stuttgart (3rd)
Spain Atlético Madrid (4th) France Lyon (3rd)
Third qualifying round
Champions Non-champions
Greece Olympiacos (1st) Russia Dynamo Moscow (3rd) Scotland Celtic (2nd) Belgium Anderlecht (2nd)
Czech Republic Slavia Prague (1st) Romania Timișoara (2nd) Turkey Sivasspor (2nd) Greece Panathinaikos (2nd)
Switzerland Zürich (1st) Portugal Sporting CP (2nd) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd) Czech Republic Sparta Prague (2nd)
Netherlands Twente (2nd)
Second qualifying round
Bulgaria Levski Sofia (1st) Poland Wisła Kraków (1st) Lithuania Ekranas (1st) Azerbaijan Baku (1st)
Norway Stabæk (1st) Hungary Debrecen (1st) Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (1st) Albania Tirana (1st)
Denmark Copenhagen (1st) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (1st) Republic of Ireland Bohemians (1st) Armenia Pyunik (1st)
Austria Red Bull Salzburg (1st) Cyprus APOEL (1st) North Macedonia Makedonija (1st) Kazakhstan Aktobe (1st)
Serbia Partizan (1st) Slovenia Maribor (1st) Iceland FH (1st) Northern Ireland Glentoran (1st)
Israel Maccabi Haifa (1st) Finland Inter Turku (1st) Georgia (country) WIT Georgia (1st) Wales Rhyl (1st)
Sweden Kalmar FF (1st) Latvia Ventspils (1st) Belarus BATE Borisov (1st) Faroe Islands EB/Streymur (1st)
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (1st) Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski (1st) Estonia Levadia (1st) Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (1st)
First qualifying round
Malta Hibernians (1st) Montenegro Mogren (1st) Andorra Sant Julià (1st) San Marino Tre Fiori (1st)

TH Title Holder

Round and draw dates

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All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland unless stated otherwise.[7]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 22 June 2009 30 June – 1 July 2009 7–8 July 2009
Second qualifying round 14–15 July 2009 21–22 July 2009
Third qualifying round 17 July 2009 28–29 July 2009 4–5 August 2009
Play-off Play-off round 7 August 2009 18–19 August 2009 25–26 August 2009
Group stage Matchday 1 27 August 2009
(Monaco)
15–16 September 2009
Matchday 2 29–30 September 2009
Matchday 3 20–21 October 2009
Matchday 4 3–4 November 2009
Matchday 5 24–25 November 2009
Matchday 6 8–9 December 2009
Knockout phase Round of 16 18 December 2009 16–17 & 23–24 February 2010 9–10 & 16–17 March 2010
Quarter-finals 19 March 2010 30–31 March 2010 6–7 April 2010
Semi-finals 20–21 April 2010 27–28 April 2010
Final 22 May 2010 at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid

Qualifying rounds

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In a new system for the Champions League, there were two separate qualifying tournaments.[9] The Champions Path (which started from the first qualifying round) was for clubs which won their domestic league and did not automatically qualify for the group stage, while the Non-Champions Path (which started from the third qualifying round) was for clubs which did not win their domestic league and did not automatically qualify for the group stage.

In the qualifying phase and the play-off round, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis.

The draw for the first and second qualifying rounds, conducted by UEFA President Michel Platini and UEFA General Secretary David Taylor, was held on 22 June 2009, and the draw for the third qualifying round, conducted by UEFA Competitions Director Giorgio Marchetti and Head of Club Competitions Michael Heselschwerdt, was held on 17 July 2009. For the draws, clubs were separated into seeded and unseeded teams based on their club coefficient. Because the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds took place before the previous round was completed, the teams were seeded assuming the seeded side in the previous round would be victorious.

First qualifying round

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The first legs were played on 30 June and 1 July, and the second legs were played on 7 and 8 July 2009.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tre Fiori San Marino 2–2 (4–5 p)[A] Andorra Sant Julià 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Hibernians Malta 0–6 Montenegro Mogren 0–2 0–4
Notes
  1. ^
    Order of legs switched after original draw.

Second qualifying round

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The first legs were played on 14 and 15 July, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 July 2009.

Partizan's 8–0 win over Rhyl in the second leg equalled the record for the largest margin of victory in the current Champions League format.

As of November 2009, the second leg between Stabæk and Tirana was under investigation by UEFA and German authorities for possible match-fixing.[10]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tirana Albania 1–5 Norway Stabæk 1–1 0–4
WIT Georgia Georgia (country) 1–3 Slovenia Maribor 0–0 1–3
EB/Streymur Faroe Islands 0–5 Cyprus APOEL 0–2 0–3
Copenhagen Denmark 12–0 Montenegro Mogren 6–0 6–0
Debrecen Hungary 3–3 (a) Sweden Kalmar FF 2–0 1–3
Makedonija GP North Macedonia 0–4 Belarus BATE Borisov 0–2 0–2
FH Iceland 0–6 Kazakhstan Aktobe 0–4 0–2
Pyunik Yerevan Armenia 0–3 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 0–0 0–3
Ventspils Latvia 6–1 Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 3–0 3–1
Ekranas Lithuania 4–6 Azerbaijan Baku 2–2 2–4
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2–1 Republic of Ireland Bohemians 1–1 1–0
Zrinjski Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–4 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–0 0–4
Inter Turku Finland 0–2 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 0–1 0–1
Rhyl Wales 0–12 Serbia Partizan 0–4 0–8
Wisła Kraków Poland 1–2 Estonia Levadia Tallinn 1–1 0–1
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 9–0 Andorra Sant Julià 4–0 5–0
Maccabi Haifa Israel 10–0 Northern Ireland Glentoran 6–0 4–0

Third qualifying round

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The third qualifying round was split into two separate sections: one for champions and one for non-champions. The first legs were played on 28 and 29 July, and the second legs were played on 4 and 5 August 2009. The losing teams in both sections entered the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 3–2 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 2–1
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 0–4 Greece Olympiacos 0–2 0–2
Zürich Switzerland 5–3 Slovenia Maribor 2–3 3–0
APOEL Cyprus 2–1 Serbia Partizan 2–0 0–1
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 1–1 (a) Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–0 1–1
Aktobe Kazakhstan 3–4 Israel Maccabi Haifa 0–0 3–4
Baku Azerbaijan 0–2 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 0–0 0–2
Ventspils Latvia 2–2 (a) Belarus BATE Borisov 1–0 1–2
Levadia Tallinn Estonia 0–2 Hungary Debrecen 0–1 0–1
Copenhagen Denmark 3–1 Norway Stabæk 3–1 0–0
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Non-Champions Path
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 3–4 Greece Panathinaikos 3–1 0–3
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–2 (a) Romania Timișoara 2–2 0–0
Sporting CP Portugal 1–1 (a) Netherlands Twente 0–0 1–1
Celtic Scotland 2–1 Russia Dynamo Moscow 0–1 2–0
Anderlecht Belgium 6–3 Turkey Sivasspor 5–0 1–3

Play-off round

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An extra qualifying round, the play-off round, was introduced from this season. The teams were split into two separate sections: one for champions and one for non-champions. The draw for the play-off round, conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and UEFA Competitions Director Giorgio Marchetti, was held on 7 August 2009. For the draw, clubs were separated into seeded and unseeded teams based on their club coefficient. The first legs were played on 18 and 19 August, and the second legs were played on 25 and 26 August 2009. The losing teams in both sections entered the group stage of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 0–3 Greece Olympiacos 0–2 0–1
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 1–5 Israel Maccabi Haifa 1–2 0–3
Ventspils Latvia 1–5 Switzerland Zürich 0–3 1–2
Copenhagen Denmark 2–3 Cyprus APOEL 1–0 1–3
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 1–4 Hungary Debrecen 1–2 0–2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Non-Champions Path
Lyon France 8–2 Belgium Anderlecht 5–1 3–1
Celtic Scotland 1–5 England Arsenal 0–2 1–3
Timișoara Romania 0–2 Germany VfB Stuttgart 0–2 0–0
Sporting CP Portugal 3–3 (a) Italy Fiorentina 2–2 1–1
Panathinaikos Greece 2–5 Spain Atlético Madrid 2–3 0–2

Group stage

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Location of teams of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H.

The draw for the group stage was held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on 27 August 2009. A total of 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Teams were divided into four pots, based on their club coefficient. Clubs from the same pot or the same association cannot be drawn into the same group.

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away. The matchdays were 15–16 September, 29–30 September, 20–21 October, 3–4 November, 24–25 November, and 8–9 December 2009. The top two in each group advanced to the knockout phase, and the third-placed teams entered the round of 32 of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

Based on Article 7.06 in the UEFA regulations, if two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:[6]

  1. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  5. higher number of goals scored;
  6. higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.

AZ, VfL Wolfsburg, Standard Liège, Zürich, APOEL, Rubin Kazan, Unirea Urziceni and Debrecen all made their debuts in the group stage.[11]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BOR BAY JUV MHA
1 France Bordeaux 6 5 1 0 9 2 +7 16 Advance to knockout phase 2–1 2–0 1–0
2 Germany Bayern Munich 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10 0–2 0–0 1–0
3 Italy Juventus 6 2 2 2 4 7 −3 8 Transfer to Europa League 1–1 1–4 1–0
4 Israel Maccabi Haifa 6 0 0 6 0 8 −8 0 0–1 0–3 0–1
Source: RSSSF

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN CSKA WOL BES
1 England Manchester United 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 13 Advance to knockout phase 3–3 2–1 0–1
2 Russia CSKA Moscow 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10 0–1 2–1 2–1
3 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 3–1 0–0
4 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 1 1 4 3 8 −5 4 0–1 1–2 0–3
Source: RSSSF

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA MIL MAR ZUR
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 1 1 15 7 +8 13 Advance to knockout phase 2–3 3–0 1–0
2 Italy Milan 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 9 1–1 1–1 0–1
3 France Marseille 6 2 1 3 10 10 0 7 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 1–2 6–1
4 Switzerland Zürich 6 1 1 4 5 14 −9 4 2–5 1–1 0–1
Source: RSSSF

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CHE POR ATM APO
1 England Chelsea 6 4 2 0 11 4 +7 14 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 4–0 2–2
2 Portugal Porto 6 4 0 2 8 3 +5 12 0–1 2–0 2–1
3 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 0 3 3 3 12 −9 3 Transfer to Europa League 2–2 0–3 0–0
4 Cyprus APOEL 6 0 3 3 4 7 −3 3 0–1 0–1 1–1
Source: RSSSF

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FIO LYO LIV DEB
1 Italy Fiorentina 6 5 0 1 14 7 +7 15 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 2–0 5–2
2 France Lyon 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9 13 1–0 1–1 4–0
3 England Liverpool 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–2 1–0
4 Hungary Debrecen 6 0 0 6 5 19 −14 0 3–4 0–4 0–1
Source: RSSSF

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR INT RUB DKV
1 Spain Barcelona 6 3 2 1 7 3 +4 11 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 1–2 2–0
2 Italy Inter Milan 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 0–0 2–0 2–2
3 Russia Rubin Kazan 6 1 3 2 4 7 −3 6 Transfer to Europa League 0–0 1–1 0–0
4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 1 2 3 7 9 −2 5 1–2 1–2 3–1
Source: RSSSF

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEV STU URZ RAN
1 Spain Sevilla 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 2–0 1–0
2 Germany VfB Stuttgart 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2 9 1–3 3–1 1–1
3 Romania Unirea Urziceni 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 Transfer to Europa League 1–0 1–1 1–1
4 Scotland Rangers 6 0 2 4 4 13 −9 2 1–4 0–2 1–4
Source: RSSSF

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS OLY STL AZ
1 England Arsenal 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 2–0 4–1
2 Greece Olympiacos 6 3 1 2 4 5 −1 10 1–0 2–1 1–0
3 Belgium Standard Liège 6 1 2 3 7 9 −2 5 Transfer to Europa League 2–3 2–0 1–1
4 Netherlands AZ 6 0 4 2 4 8 −4 4 1–1 0–0 1–1
Source: RSSSF

Knockout phase

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In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner was designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue).

Bracket

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
              
Germany Bayern Munich (a) 2 2 4
Italy Fiorentina 1 3 4
Germany Bayern Munich (a) 2 2 4
England Manchester United 1 3 4
Italy Milan 2 0 2
England Manchester United 3 4 7
Germany Bayern Munich 1 3 4
France Lyon 0 0 0
France Lyon 1 1 2
Spain Real Madrid 0 1 1
France Lyon 3 0 3
France Bordeaux 1 1 2
Greece Olympiacos 0 1 1
France Bordeaux 1 2 3
Germany Bayern Munich 0
Italy Inter Milan 2
Italy Inter Milan 2 1 3
England Chelsea 1 0 1
Italy Inter Milan 1 1 2
Russia CSKA Moscow 0 0 0
Russia CSKA Moscow 1 2 3
Spain Sevilla 1 1 2
Italy Inter Milan 3 0 3
Spain Barcelona 1 1 2
Portugal Porto 2 0 2
England Arsenal 1 5 6
England Arsenal 2 1 3
Spain Barcelona 2 4 6
Germany VfB Stuttgart 1 0 1
Spain Barcelona 1 4 5

Round of 16

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The draw for the competition's round of 16 was held on 18 December 2009.[12] Starting from this season, the matches in the round of 16 were held over a month, instead of the previous two weeks.[2] The first legs were played on 16, 17, 23 and 24 February, and the second legs were played on 9, 10, 16 and 17 March 2010.[13][2]

CSKA Moscow became the first Russian team to advance to the quarter-finals under the present format (16 teams in the knockout stage).[14]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
VfB Stuttgart Germany 1–5 Spain Barcelona 1–1 0–4
Olympiacos Greece 1–3 France Bordeaux 0–1 1–2
Internazionale Italy 3–1 England Chelsea 2–1 1–0
Bayern Munich Germany 4–4 (a) Italy Fiorentina 2–1 2–3
CSKA Moscow Russia 3–2 Spain Sevilla 1–1 2–1
Lyon France 2–1 Spain Real Madrid 1–0 1–1
Porto Portugal 2–6 England Arsenal 2–1 0–5
Milan Italy 2–7 England Manchester United 2–3 0–4

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 19 March 2010.[15] The first legs were played on 30 and 31 March, and the second legs were played on 6 and 7 April 2010.[16]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lyon France 3–2 France Bordeaux 3–1 0–1
Bayern Munich Germany 4–4 (a) England Manchester United 2–1 2–3
Arsenal England 3–6 Spain Barcelona 2–2 1–4
Internazionale Italy 2–0 Russia CSKA Moscow 1–0 1–0

Semi-finals

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The draw for the semi-finals took place on 19 March 2010, immediately after the draw for the quarter-finals.[15] The first legs were played on 20 and 21 April, and the second legs were played on 27 and 28 April 2010.[16] There were fears that the first legs would have to be postponed due to the eruptions of the volcano at Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland. On 18 April, UEFA issued a statement that the matches would go ahead and that the teams would have to make alternate travel arrangements.[17]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bayern Munich Germany 4–0 France Lyon 1–0 3–0
Internazionale Italy 3–2 Spain Barcelona 3–1 0–1

Final

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The final was played on 22 May 2010 at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain. A draw was held on 19 March 2010, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[15] It was contested by Germany's Bayern Munich and Italy's Inter Milan.[18] The stadium, home of Real Madrid, had hosted three previous European Cup finals, in 1957, 1969 and 1980.[19] It was the first time that a UEFA Champions League final was played on a Saturday night.[20][21][22][23] England's Howard Webb was appointed to referee the final.[24] The two clubs competing in the Final had each won their domestic league and cup competitions, meaning that the winner would become only the sixth club in Europe to have achieved a continental treble, and the first such club from their respective countries. It was also the second consecutive treble, following that of Barcelona in the previous season.

Bayern Munich Germany0–2Italy Inter Milan
Report
  • Milito 35', 70'

Statistics

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Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona 8 1033
2 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid 7 477
Croatia Ivica Olić Germany Bayern Munich 721
4 Argentina Diego Milito Italy Inter Milan 6 966
5 Denmark Nicklas Bendtner England Arsenal 5 461
England Wayne Rooney England Manchester United 508
Morocco Marouane Chamakh France Bordeaux 852
8 England Michael Owen England Manchester United 4 293
Montenegro Stevan Jovetić Italy Fiorentina 302
Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko Germany VfL Wolfsburg 560
Spain Cesc Fàbregas England Arsenal 633
Colombia Radamel Falcao Portugal Porto 660
Spain Pedro Spain Barcelona 677
Netherlands Arjen Robben Germany Bayern Munich 717
Bosnia and Herzegovina Miralem Pjanić France Lyon 780
Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Spain Barcelona 790
Serbia Miloš Krasić Russia CSKA Moscow 812

See also

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References

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