2010 UEFA Champions League Final

The 2010 UEFA Champions League Final is a football match, the final match of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, scheduled to be played on Saturday, 22 May 2010. It will be contested by Bayern Munich and Internazionale. It will be the 18th final of the UEFA Champions League under the current format and the 55th in total. The game will be played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home of Real Madrid.

In November 2007, it was decided that the 2010 final would be the first Champions League final to be played on a Saturday, rather than the traditional Wednesday.

The winners will play against the winners of the 2010 UEFA Europa League Final in the 2010 UEFA Super Cup, and also enter the semi-finals of the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup.

Prior to the 2010 final, Bayern Munich and Internazionale had previously met four times in European competition. In those four matches, Bayern hold the edge with two wins to Internazionale's one; the other match finished as a draw. The first meeting between the two sides took place in the third round of the 1988–89 UEFA Cup; Inter won 2–0 the first match at the Olympiastadion in Munich, but Bayern responded with a 3–1 win at the San Siro two weeks later to go through on the away goals rule. They were next drawn together in Group B of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, along with Spartak Moscow and Sporting CP. The first match between Bayern and Inter was played at the San Siro, where Bayern won 2–0; the return match finished as a 1–1 draw.

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Final blow for banned Ribery

Bayern Munich's call on UEFA to be lenient with Franck Ribery has fallen on deaf ears after the France star was handed a three-game ban which rules him out of the Champions League Final.

The Bundesliga giants booked their place in next month's Madrid showpiece following a 4-0 aggregate semi-final victory over Lyon on Tuesday night.

Ribery missed the second leg which Bayern won 3-0 at the Stade Gerland after being sent off in the first match following a dangerous high tackle on Lisandro Lopez.

Bayern had urged UEFA to show lenience when assessing whether Ribery's automatic one-match ban should be increased.

However, the France winger has now seen his suspension increased to three games, which means he will miss out on the final on May 22 against either Barcelona or Internazionale.

"Franck Ribery will miss the final after the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body today decided to suspend the winger for three UEFA club competition matches for assault," read a statement.

"(He) was banned for last night's second leg in Lyon, which means that the suspension now remains in place for two further games - the UEFA Champions League final in Madrid on 22 May and the following match in any UEFA club competition for which he is eligible.

"Bayern may appeal within three days of communication of the decision."

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Inter Milan 3 – 1 Barcelona

Match updates : As the match started, Inter were seeing less of the ball than their opponents, but they were dogged in defence and threatening in the final third and after Milito bent a hugely presentable chance wide, they equalised on the half-hour mark.

As Eto’o crossed from the Inter right, the Barca defenders all got sucked into the middle, including right-back Daniel Alves – and when Milito turned and teed up Sneijder, the Dutchman had the freedom of the park to lash in an equaliser.

Barca, denied space with which to operate, were struggling to find anything like their usual fluency as Inter doubled up on Messi and denied the influential Xavi the time to spray passes around.

Sneijder keeps his cool to level matters for Inter

Just after the break Goran Pandev failed by inches to latch on to Milito’s ball from the right, but the Italians did not take too much longer to get themselves ahead.

Messi lost the ball in his own half and Inter broke with pace, the ball finding its way to Milito on the right-hand side of the area. The Argentine took his time and picked out the marauding Maicon as the Brazilian took a touch and rammed past Valdes.

Barca, perhaps weary after their 14-hour coach trip to get to Milan, tried to respond, but Messi’s shot and Sergio Busquets’ header were both well saved by Julio Cesar in the Inter goal.

On the hour mark, Mourinho’s men took firm control of the tie. They broke quickly again and after Sneijder had completely misdirected his header from an Eto’o cross from the right, Milito was on hand to nod in from point-blank range.

Having looked comfortable early on, now Barcelona were flustered and even Xavi was misplacing passes, much to the delight of the Nerazzurri faithful.

But Barca recovered their composure to lay siege to the Inter goal in the closing stages and they will wonder how they did not at least narrow the deficit going into next week’s tie.

Messi’s 30-yard free-kick forced Julio Cesar to parry, before Alves was denied what appeared to be a good penalty appeal when he fell under Sneijder’s challenge in the area. To rub salt into the wounds, the Brazilian found himself cautioned for simulation.

As the clock ticked down Gerard Pique – switched from centre-back to a target man role as Barca pressed for a goal – and Pedro were both denied by Julio Cesar as Inter clung on to their formidable advantage ahead of a daunting trip to the Camp Nou.

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Harry Redknapp says Tottenham can seal Champions League spot

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina is in no doubt that he made the right decision to sign a new long-term contract.

The Spain international has committed his future to the Reds for the next six years, having established himself as a key player in Rafa Benitez's side since moving from in 2005.

And Reina insists he had no concerns about putting pen-to-paper, despite Liverpool's current standing in the Premier League.

Liverpool appear likely to qualify for European competition next season but are struggling to finish fourth.

Reina would therefore have to miss out on the excitement of the UEFA Champions League but he maintains that he is completely satisfied at Anfield.

"I am really happy at Liverpool," he told the club's official website.

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"Everybody wants to play Champions League because it is a great tournament but there is a league as well to play in next season and probably a European competition as well.

"It does not matter if we play Champions or Europa League in terms of making a decision, it is just to be at the right club and Liverpool at the moment is the right club for me."

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Reina settled with Reds‎

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina is in no doubt that he made the right decision to sign a new long-term contract.

The Spain international has committed his future to the Reds for the next six years, having established himself as a key player in Rafa Benitez's side since moving from in 2005.

And Reina insists he had no concerns about putting pen-to-paper, despite Liverpool's current standing in the Premier League.

Liverpool appear likely to qualify for European competition next season but are struggling to finish fourth.

Reina would therefore have to miss out on the excitement of the UEFA Champions League but he maintains that he is completely satisfied at Anfield.

"I am really happy at Liverpool," he told the club's official website.

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"Everybody wants to play Champions League because it is a great tournament but there is a league as well to play in next season and probably a European competition as well.

"It does not matter if we play Champions or Europa League in terms of making a decision, it is just to be at the right club and Liverpool at the moment is the right club for me."

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Barcelona's Andres Could Start Clash

Just hours away from the opening whistle of Barcelona and Arsenal's potentially epic match-up this evening, Barca coach Pep Guardiola received good news as midfielder Andres Iniesta trained at a normal pace and could well be included in the starting line-up against the Gunners.

As reported by Marca, Iniesta was initially ruled out for 10 days after being injured on the March 27 against Mallorca. The Spanish international appears to have recovered bang on schedule having come through the training session with no ill effects.

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If he starts, it is expected that Iniesta will partner fellow Spanish international Xavi Hernandez in the Barca midfield.

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2008–09 UEFA Champions League

The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 17th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 27 May 2009. It was the eighth time the European Cup final has been held in Italy and the fourth time it has been held at the Stadio Olimpico. The final was contested by the defending champions, Manchester United, and Barcelona, who last won the tournament in 2006. Barcelona won the match 2–0, with goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi, and secured The Treble in the process.

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Cyprus' Anorthosis and BATE of Belarus were the first ever teams from their countries to qualify for the group stage.The Romanian side CFR Cluj and Russian champions Zenit also made their debut in the Champions League.

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Champions League Draw: Quarter-Finals

With Barcelona and Bordeaux joining the previous six qualifiers in the hat, the stage is set for the Champions League 2009-10 knockout stage draw in Nyon on Friday at 12:00 CET.

Goal.com will bring you LIVE coverage of the draw as it happens, complete with the facts on the ground in Switzerland, where we'll hunt down the latest news for you.

But first, let's look at how the draw will proceed, and who's involved.

Process

At this stage of the Champions League there is no seeding whatsoever. It is considered that all eight teams have done enough to earn the luck of the draw. The eight in question, in alphabetical order, are as follows:

Arsenal
Barcelona
Bayern Munich
Bordeaux
CSKA Moscow
Inter
Lyon
Manchester United

Each team will face one of the above in a two-legged contest to be played on March 30-31 and April 6-7, 2010, with two matches per night.

Also drawn on the same day are the semi-finals and, obviously, the final as well, so each team's path to the last game in Madrid will be plotted out in its entirety.

Remember to join us LIVE at 11:00 CET (10:00 GMT) for our build-up to the big moment, which begins at 12:00 CET. Also, right afterwards is the Europa League draw, the entrants for which will be known on Thursday evening.

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Arsenal stand in Barcelona's way

FC Barcelona will continue their defence of the UEFA Champions League title with a quarter-final against the side they beat to win the competition in 2006, Arsenal FC.

For the first time since 1998/99 six nations were represented in the draw, made by UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino and the ambassador for the Madrid final, Emilio Butragueño. While Barcelona meet Arsenal over two legs on 30/31 March and 6/7 April, Olympique Lyonnais play French rivals FC Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Bayern München take on Manchester United FC in a replay of the 1999 Camp Nou final and FC Internazionale Milano meet PFC CSKA Moskva.

In the semi-finals, Barcelona or Arsenal will take on Inter or CSKA while the remaining French representatives face Bayern or United. The final will be played at Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu stadium, the first in its new Saturday slot of 22 May, part of a week-long festival that will also encompass the UEFA Women's Champions League final in Getafe two days earlier.

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Knock-out Round, Quarterfinals & Semifinal

All 8 clubs are randomly matched; however, starting 2010 season, the clubs from same country cannot face each other in the quarter-finals.

The games are conducted in 2 legs -home and away- where the aggregate goals decides the match winner.

If the aggregate goals cannot produce a winner the away goal rule is used. If still tied the clubs play extra time, where the away goals rule still applies. If still tied after extra time, the game goes to penalties.

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The Stamford Bridge pitch

The Stamford Bridge pitch, the freehold, the turnstiles and Chelsea's naming rights are now owned by Chelsea Pitch Owners, a non-profit organisation in which fans are the shareholders. The CPO was created to ensure the stadium could never again be sold to developers. It also means that if the club moves to a new location, they could not use the Chelsea FC name.

The club plans to increase its capacity to over 50,000. Owing to its location in a built-up part of London on a main road and next to two railway lines, fans can only enter the stadium through the Fulham Road entrances, which places severe constraints on expansion due to health and safety regulations.

As a result, Chelsea have been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge to sites including the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Battersea Power Station and the Chelsea Barracks. However, the club have reiterated their desire to keep Chelsea at their current home.

Chelsea's training ground is located in Cobham, Surrey. Chelsea moved to Cobham in 2004. Their previous training ground in Harlington was taken over by QPR in 2005. The new training facilities in Cobham were completed in 2007.

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