Date 19 December 2009 Venue Zayed Sports City Stadium Event 2009 FIFA Club World Cup | Man of the match Lionel Messi Attendance 43,050 | |
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Weather Partly cloudy
22 °C (72 °F)
60% humidity Referee Benito Archundia (Mexican Football Federation) Similar 2006 FIFA Club World Cup Final, 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final, 2013 FIFA Club World Cup Final, 1979 European Cup Winn | ||
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 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 of the 90 left to play. 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.
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