2008–09 UEFA Champions League 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 had last won the tournament in 2006. Barcelona won the match 2–0, with goals from Samuel Eto'o
IIHF European Champions Cup ice hockey event played between the champions of the two main European club tournaments at the time; it began in 1997 and ended in 2000. The Champions Hockey League was conducted by 14 teams of which 12 are in the group stage. It replaced the "IIHF European Champions Cup" in 2008. The league was staged for one year only. On December 9, 2013, the IIHF officially announced that they had launched a new tournament with a similar name as their previous tournament, born out of the European Trophy, starting in the 2014–15 season. IIHF European Champions Cup The IIHF European