arsenal 2008 champions league

This was no high-tempo Premier League dust-up but Arsenal could not add a cutting edge in the final third. Arsenal 1-3 Man Utd (agg 1-4) Manchester United produced a virtuoso display to remain on course to become the first team to retain the Champions League - and destroyed Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger's dream of winning his first European trophy. 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. Of those tickets, approximately 21,000 were reserved for each finalist club, with a further 10,500 available for purchase by the general public via the UEFA website. [117] In the United States, viewership was split between the English language channel ESPN2 and Spanish language channel ESPN Deportes; viewership on ESPN2 averaged at 1.097 million, while ESPN Deportes received an average of 213,000 viewers, totalling 1.31 million. Fabregas - My delight at signing long-term contract", "Arsenal FC | Alexandre Song agrees a new long-term contract", Arsenal FC | Nasri agrees to join Arsenal from Marseille, "Arsenal FC | Adebayor signs a new long-term contract", The Observer | Robin van Persie interview, BBC Sport | Bendtner signs five-year contract, "Arsenal FC {{!}} W. 7. The draw was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor, Giorgio Marchetti, UEFA's director of professional football and Bruno Conti, the ambassador for the final in Rome. The ball's design was based around the "starball" pattern, inspired by the UEFA Champions League logo; the stars are dark red with gold detailing, tying in with the overall design concept for the final. Amid the melée, assistant referee Martin Balko saw Drogba slap Nemanja Vidić and reported the incident to referee Ľuboš Micheľ. [65], One of the major concerns for English fans attending the final was the acquisition of visas for entry into Russia. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2007-2008. Man Utd 1-0 Arsenal. [123], Final of the 2007–08 edition of the UEFA Champions League, Manchester United's first meeting against English opposition in Europe was in the second round of the, In addition to their 4–3 aggregate win over, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Chelsea F.C. Het is de vierde keer dat de finale Stadio Olimpico in Rome aandoet. The top two teams in each group advanced to the knockout phase, and the third-placed teams entered the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. However, following the violence that occurred at the UEFA Cup Final, Greater Manchester Police determined that any victory parade could only take place later in the summer. Watch the 2008-2009 Arsenal FC vs. Manchester United Champions League Semi-finals, 2nd leg full match held at Emirates Stadium (London) on Footballia United's Rio Ferdinand, under pressure from Michael Ballack, was forced to head the ball towards his own goal and Edwin van der Sar pulled off a one-handed save to deny Chelsea a goal. 1920 *-West Bromwich Albion 1921 *Burnley 1922 Liverpool 1923 Liverpool 1924 *Huddersfield Town 1925 Huddersfield Town 1926 -Huddersfield Town 1927 -Newcastle United 1928 Everton 1929 The Wednesday 1930 -Sheffield Wednesday 1931 *Arsenal 1932 Everton 1933 Arsenal 1934 Arsenal 1935 Arsenal 1936 -Sunderland 1937 *Manchester City 1938 Arsenal … [71] Having presided over the 2003 UEFA Cup Final, Micheľ was the second man to referee the finals of both the Champions League and UEFA Cup since the latter changed to a single-legged affair in 1998; the other was Pierluigi Collina. [22] The Red Devils then won the second leg 1–0 – Ronaldo scoring the only goal – to ensure a 2–1 aggregate win and a place in the quarter-finals,[23] where they were again drawn against Roma. In 1973, it served as the principal venue for the seventh Summer Universiade, before going on to perform the same function at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Found inside – Page 222A History of the English Premier League Told Through Quotes Gavin Newsham. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 BBC 5Live/12/05/2008/Chris ... As in 2007–08, the semi-final teams consisted of three Premier League sides and Barcelona. Barcelona won the match 2–0, with goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi, securing The Treble in the process. In returning the ball to Chelsea, Carlos Tevez put it out for another throw-in deep in Chelsea's half then signalled to his teammates to put pressure on the restart. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)[96], Assistant referees: ARSENAL V FENERBACHE SK. The draw for the group stage took place on 28 August 2008 at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, prior to the 2008 UEFA Super Cup the following day.[11]. Arsenal made it into the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, but were eliminated on aggregate score against Liverpool. Location. "[102], Ricardo Carvalho, Frank Lampard and Avram Grant all refused to point the finger of blame at John Terry, but assistant manager Henk ten Cate admitted that Terry was not originally due to take one of the first five penalties (if Drogba had not been sent off, he would have taken the fifth penalty). The UEFA Champions League is UEFA's elite club competition with top clubs across the continent playing for the right to be crowned European champions. However, the draw was held before the second qualifying round was played, which meant that Kaunas and BATE Borisov effectively moved into the higher pot, replacing the teams they eliminated. The 2006 Champions League final straddled the Highbury and Emirates Stadium eras, and as soon as Arsenal moved they had to start paying the £390m bill for it, in part by selling their best players. [68], Although the two clubs claimed to have sold most of the 42,000 tickets allocated to them, only about 25,000 fans were said to have travelled to Moscow from the United Kingdom, with about 110 charter flights arriving ahead of the game. We deserved to win as we played better in the whole game. The match at, This page was last edited on 5 September 2021, at 14:43. [116] In Ireland, RTÉ Two's coverage of the match reached a one-minute peak of 998,000 (62% share), with an average over their four-hour broadcast of 653,000 (44% share). Arsenal & Barcelona teams from the 2006 Champions League final Published: 18:24, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 9:33, 30 March 2021 In May 2006, Arsenal made history by becoming the first London club to contest the Champions League final, taking on Barcelona in the Paris showcase. Liverpool 4-2 Arsenal lượt về tứ kết Champions League 2007-2008 [121] As UEFA's representative at the Club World Cup, Manchester United entered the competition in the semi-finals, where they beat 2008 AFC Champions League winners Gamba Osaka 5–3,[122] before beating 2008 Copa Libertadores winners LDU Quito 1–0 in the final. Found insideThe Ultimate Arsenal FC Quiz Book Graham Lister ... 5 This footballer won a League championship medal elsewhere before joining Arsenal in 1987 and playing a ... His replacement would have likely been Wayne Bridge, but he recovered sufficiently that Bridge was not even included in the matchday squad as cover. Found insideArsenal began 2008 with a solid 2-0 victory at home to West Ham on New ... not be compared with the glamour of Premier League or Champions League glory. 1955 European Cup, the predecessor of Champions League, is established. ifichannel. Arsenal-FCSB UEFA Champions League 2007/08 . [86][87] Late in the second half of extra time, the ball was put out of play so players could be treated for cramp. [86] At the end of the first half, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson confronted match referee Ľuboš Micheľ, "jabbing out an angry finger and spitting out a few choice words". ... Arsenal FC. So Thierry Henry is back at Arsenal for the first time since leaving for Barcelona. Manchester United and Chelsea had played each other 150 times prior to the Champions League final, with 18 meetings in domestic cup competitions (including the FA Community Shield). The 2008–09 season was Arsenal Football Club's 17th consecutive season in the Premier League. Vladimir Hriňák (Slovakia), Having missed what would have been Chelsea's winning penalty, John Terry had to be consoled by his manager, Avram Grant. Arsenal Fixtures | First team, Academy and Women's Results. Manchester City rubbed salt into Arsenal wounds with a 5-0 thrashing on Saturday to inflict the Gunners' worst start to a league season since 1954.... more » 26.08.2021 15:56 Kalou then sent Van der Sar the wrong way to make it 5–5. [3] Manchester United responded to defeat in the 2007 FA Cup Final by beating Chelsea in the 2007 FA Community Shield the following August, winning 3–0 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in normal time. [114][119] Sky's advertising prices were not reported, but among their scheduled advertisers were Audi, Ford, Nike, Samsung and Pepsi. The Super Cup was played at Stade Louis II in Monaco in August 2008, with Zenit winning 2–1. It was Manchester United's third European Cup final after 1968 and 1999, while it was Chelsea's first. 1994 The competition is expanded to involve 16 clubs. Found insideThe Arsenal men's team has won 13 league championships since its inception, ... has won the FA Premier Youth League Champions once; has been an FA National ... The first leg matches were played on 28 April and 29 April, while the second leg matches were played on 5 May and 6 May 2009. UEFA Champions League. Cristiano Ronaldo started on the left wing, where he was pitted against makeshift Chelsea right-back Michael Essien. The 2008 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match that took place on Wednesday, 21 May 2008, at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, to determine the winner of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League. Eboue signs new long-term contract at Arsenal", "Arsenal FC {{!}} Found inside – Page 317Arsenal defeated Mexico's powerful América 3–2 in Mexico and lost 2–1 at home, ... 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The only frustration as 2008 began ... [37] Chelsea's next two matches were against Schalke 04. Carrick buried his spot-kick, as did Juliano Belletti with his first touch of the game, having come on for Makélélé at the end of extra time. [citation needed], The day before the match, Avram Grant predicted that the game would throw up few tactical surprises due to the two teams' knowledge of each other from the domestic league. Read about Aston Villa v Arsenal in the Premier League 2008/09 season, including lineups, stats and live blogs, on the official website of the Premier League. In the last 16, group winners play runners-up other than teams from their own pool or nation. [14], Manchester United were drawn in Group F along with Roma, Sporting CP and Dynamo Kyiv. [36] Chelsea's second match was against Valencia, whom they beat 2–1, leaving Chelsea with four points from their two matches. Found inside – Page 71... 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