2009 UEFA Champions League Final previous Champions League finals, following the 1977, 1984 and 1996 matches. As winners of the 2008–09 Champions League, Barcelona later played against 2008–09 UEFA Cup winners Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2009 UEFA Super Cup, and they represented UEFA at the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup. Despite winning the Champions League final, Barcelona won €8 million less prize money from the tournament than Manchester United. Barcelona and Manchester United had previously faced each other nine times in European competitions: three times in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and six times in the UEFA Champions League. Of those nine matches, Manchester United
2017–18 European Rugby Champions–Challenge Cup play-offs sides in a single-leg semi-final, held at the home ground of the non-Pro12 side. The winners of these matches will then contest a play-off final, with the winner of this match competing in the 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup. The three losing teams will all compete in the 2017–18 European Rugby Challenge Cup. Four teams will compete in the play-off, having qualified as either the highest team from each league that hasn't already qualified for the Champions Cup, or as the winner of the 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup. The following teams have qualified for the play-off: A draw was