2009 FIFA Club World Cup final

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{{Infobox football match

| title = 2009 FIFA Club World Cup final

| image = 2009 FIFA Club World Cup Final match programme.jpg

| caption = Match programme cover

| event = 2009 FIFA Club World Cup

| team1 = Estudiantes (LP)

| team1association = {{fbaicon|ARG|size=30px}}

| team1score = 1

| team2 = Barcelona

| team2association = {{fbaicon|ESP|size=30px}}

| team2score = 2

| details = After extra time

| date = 19 December 2009

| stadium = Zayed Sports City

| city = Abu Dhabi

| referee = Benito Archundia (Mexico)

| attendance = 43,050

| weather = Partly cloudy
{{convert|22|°C|°F}}
60% humidity

| previous = 2008

| next = 2010

}}

The 2009 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament for the champion clubs from each of FIFA's six continental confederations. The match took place at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on 19 December 2009, and pitted Estudiantes de La Plata of Argentina, the CONMEBOL club champions, against Barcelona of Spain, the UEFA club champions.

Estudiantes forward Mauro Boselli opened the scoring in the 37th minute, but Pedro equalised for Barcelona with one minute left in regulation time. Lionel Messi scored the winning goal in the fifth minute of the second half of extra time, securing Barcelona's record sixth trophy for the 2009 calendar year.{{cite news |title=Barcelona beat Estudiantes to win the Club World Cup |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8422908.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=19 December 2009 |access-date=21 December 2009 }}{{cite news |title=Messi seals number six |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=285375&league=FIFA.CWC&cc=5739 |work=ESPN Soccernet |date=19 December 2009 |access-date=21 December 2009 |archive-date=20 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020091844/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=285375&league=FIFA.CWC&cc=5739 |url-status=dead }}

Road to final

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width=300|{{fbaicon|ARG}} Estudiantes (LP)

!Team

!width=300|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

align=center|CONMEBOL

!Confederation

|align=center|UEFA

align=center|Winner of the 2009 Copa Libertadores

!Qualification

|align=center|Winner of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League

align=center|Bye

!Play-off round

|align=center|Bye

align=center|Bye

!Quarter-finals

|align=center|Bye

align=center|2–1 v. {{fbaicon|KOR|1997}} Pohang Steelers

!Semi-finals

|align=center|3–1 v. {{fbaicon|MEX}} Atlante

Match

=Details=

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|footer = Two moments of the match, with both teams taking a corner kick: Juan Sebastián Verón for Estudiantes on the left and Xavi for Barcelona on the right.

}}

{{football box

|date=19 December 2009

|time=20:00 UTC+4

|team1=Estudiantes (LP) {{fbaicon|ARG}}

|score=1–2

|aet=yes

|report=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=252913/match=300111971/report.html

|team2={{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

|goals1=Boselli {{goal|37}}

|goals2=Pedro {{goal|89}}
Messi {{goal|110}}

|stadium=Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi

|attendance=43,050{{cite web |title=Match Report |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/15/07/65/08_1219_arg-esp_fulltime.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023163616/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/15/07/65/08%5f1219%5farg-esp%5ffulltime.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 October 2013|work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=28 May 2012 }}

|referee=Benito Archundia (Mexico)

}}

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GK25{{flagicon|ARG}} Damián Albil
CB2{{flagicon|ARG}} Leandro Desábato{{yel|119}}
CB16{{flagicon|ARG}} Germán Ré{{suboff|90+1}}
CB3{{flagicon|ARG}} Christian Cellay
RM13{{flagicon|URU}} Juan Manuel Díaz{{yel|45+2}}
CM8{{flagicon|ARG}} Enzo Pérez{{yel|65}}{{suboff|79}}
CM22{{flagicon|ARG}} Rodrigo Braña{{yel|119}}
LM30{{flagicon|ARG}} Clemente Rodríguez{{yel|58}}
AM11{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Sebastián Verón (c)
AM23{{flagicon|ARG}} Leandro Benítez{{suboff|76}}
CF17{{flagicon|ARG}} Mauro Boselli
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF5{{flagicon|ARG}} Matías Sánchez{{yel|94}}{{subon|76}}
MF18{{flagicon|ARG}} Maximiliano Núñez{{subon|79}}
DF21{{flagicon|ARG}} Marcos Rojo{{yel|112}}{{subon|90+1}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|ARG}} Alejandro Sabella

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GK1{{flagicon|ESP}} Víctor Valdés{{yel|118}}
RB2{{flagicon|BRA}} Dani Alves
CB3{{flagicon|ESP}} Gerard Piqué
CB5{{flagicon|ESP}} Carles Puyol (c)
LB22{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Eric Abidal
DM15{{flagicon|MLI}} Seydou Keita{{suboff|46}}
CM6{{flagicon|ESP}} Xavi
CM16{{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Busquets{{suboff|79}}
RW10{{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi{{yel|23}}
LW14{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Thierry Henry{{yel|82}}{{suboff|83}}
CF9{{flagicon|SWE}} Zlatan Ibrahimović
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW17{{flagicon|ESP}} Pedro{{subon|46}}
MF24{{flagicon|CIV}} Yaya Touré{{subon|79}}
FW7{{flagicon|ESP}} Jeffrén{{subon|83}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|ESP}} Pep Guardiola

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Assistant referees:


Héctor Vergara (Canada)


Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)


Fourth official:


Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)


Reserve assistant referee:


Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)

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Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

=Statistics=

File:Barca_players_celebration.jpg players celebrate after the match]]

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|+Overall{{cite web|title=Match Statistics |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/uae2009/results/match=300111971/statistics.html |access-date=28 May 2012 |publisher=FIFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017055553/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/uae2009/results/match%3D300111971/statistics.html |archive-date=17 October 2010 |url-status=dead}}

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!width=70 | Estudiantes

!width=70 | Barcelona

Goals scored12
Total shots316
Shots on target14
Ball possession36%64%
Corner kicks310
Fouls committed2919
Offsides81
Yellow cards73
Red cards00

References

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