The
2009 UEFA Cup Final was the final match of the
2008–09 UEFA CupThe UEFA Cup 2008–09 was the 38th edition of the UEFA Cup football tournament. The final was played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 20 May 2009...
, the 38th season of the
UEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is a competition for eligible European football clubs; the second most prestigious European football contest after the UEFA Champions League. It is an annual football cup competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations...
,
UEFAThe Union of European Football Associations is the administrative and controlling body for European football. It is almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ....
's second tier club football tournament. It was also the last final to be held under the UEFA Cup name, since the competition will be rebranded as the
UEFA Europa League effective with the 2009–10 season. The match was contested by
Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club, playing in the city of Donetsk, the capital of Donetsk region. The club won the 2009 UEFA Cup final, defeating German side Werder Bremen 2-1 after extra time.- History overview :...
and
Werder BremenWerder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize of sports...
; Shakhtar won the match 2–1 after
extra timeExtra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time. In score notation, it is often denoted by the letters ET or AET, the latter of which stands for "after extra time"....
. Lone striker
Luiz AdrianoLuiz Adriano de Souza da Silva or simply Luiz Adriano , is a Brazilian striker who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk.-Internacional:...
opened the scoring for Shakhtar mid-way through the first half, before
NaldoRonaldo Aparecido Rodrigues, also known as Naldo , is a Brazilian football player who plays for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga.- Career :...
equalised from a free kick ten minutes later. The second half was goalless and the match went to extra time; after only seven minutes,
JádsonJádson Rodrigues da Silva , commonly known as Jádson, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk...
scored for Shakhtar to secure the club's first major European trophy.
The match was played at the
Şükrü Saracoğlu StadiumFenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium is a football stadium in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey, and is the home venue of Fenerbahçe S.K.. It was inaugurated in 1908 and renovated between 1999 and 2006...
, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in
IstanbulIstanbul is the largest city in Turkey and fifth largest city proper in the world with a population of 12.6 million. Istanbul is also a megacity, as well as the cultural and financial centre of Turkey. The city covers 39 districts of the Istanbul province...
,
TurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey
, is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrace in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe...
, on 20 May 2009. It was the second European football final to be held in
TurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey
, is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrace in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe...
, after the
2005 UEFA Champions League FinalThe 2005 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, Europe's primary club football competition. The show-piece event was contested between Liverpool of England and Milan of Italy at the Atatürk Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday 25 May 2005...
, which was held in another
IstanbulIstanbul is the largest city in Turkey and fifth largest city proper in the world with a population of 12.6 million. Istanbul is also a megacity, as well as the cultural and financial centre of Turkey. The city covers 39 districts of the Istanbul province...
venue, the Atatürk Olympic Stadium. It was also the first European football final to be held outside the geographical Europe, as
Şükrü Saracoğlu StadiumFenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium is a football stadium in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey, and is the home venue of Fenerbahçe S.K.. It was inaugurated in 1908 and renovated between 1999 and 2006...
lies across the
BosporusThe Bosphorus or Bosporus , also known as the Istanbul Strait , is a strait that forms part of the boundary between the European part of Turkey and its Asian part . It is one of the Turkish Straits, along with the Dardanelles...
from the city center, and hence, in geographical Asia.
Background
The 2009 UEFA Cup final marked the first meeting between
Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club, playing in the city of Donetsk, the capital of Donetsk region. The club won the 2009 UEFA Cup final, defeating German side Werder Bremen 2-1 after extra time.- History overview :...
and
Werder BremenWerder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize of sports...
, although Shakhtar had previously played nine matches against
GermanGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
sides (won 4, lost 3), while Werder had played just four matches against
UkrainianUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The city of Kiev is both the capital and the largest city of...
teams (won 2, lost 1). Both teams were playing in their first UEFA Cup final, and Shakhtar were playing in their first final in any of the three major UEFA competitions; Werder Bremen beat
AS MonacoAssociation Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a Monégasque football club based in the Principality of Monaco. They play in the Ligue 1 and are one of the most successful clubs in French football, having won seven league titles and five Coupe de France trophies...
2–0 in the 1992 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.
In another first, the 2009 UEFA Cup final also marked the first time that the
Şükrü Saracoğlu StadiumFenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium is a football stadium in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey, and is the home venue of Fenerbahçe S.K.. It was inaugurated in 1908 and renovated between 1999 and 2006...
had hosted a major European final, as well as being the first time that the UEFA Cup final had been held in
TurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey
, is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrace in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe...
; the
2005 UEFA Champions League FinalThe 2005 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, Europe's primary club football competition. The show-piece event was contested between Liverpool of England and Milan of Italy at the Atatürk Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday 25 May 2005...
was held at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium across the
BosporusThe Bosphorus or Bosporus , also known as the Istanbul Strait , is a strait that forms part of the boundary between the European part of Turkey and its Asian part . It is one of the Turkish Straits, along with the Dardanelles...
from the Şükrü Saracoğlu.
Shakhtar Donetsk
As champions of the 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League, Shakhtar were awarded a spot in the third qualifying round of the
2008–09 UEFA Champions LeagueThe 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...
. Here they were drawn against
CroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a country in southeast Europe, at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital is Zagreb...
n League winners Dinamo Zagreb. Shakhtar easily progressed over the two-legged tie with two victories and an aggregrate score of 5–1. Shakhtar thus qualified for the Champions League group stage for the third season in a row.
Shakhtar were drawn in Group C with
BarcelonaFútbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça , is a football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The team was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Spanish men led by Joan Gamper. The club has become a Catalan institution, hence the motto "Més que...
,
Sporting CPSporting Clube de Portugal , also known as Sporting CP, Sporting, and often referred to mistakenly in the English speaking world as Sporting Lisbon, is a Portuguese sports club based in Portugal's capital city of Lisbon. The club is particularly renowned for its football department...
, and
BaselFussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel.Basel is one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 12 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...
. The group stage campaign started brightly for the Ukrainians, with a 2–1 over Basel in the
SwissSwitzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 states named cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities...
city. In the second game, Shakhtar hosted Barcelona and the two sides were set to share the points at 1–1 until
Lionel MessiLionel Andrés Messi is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for La Liga's Barcelona and the Argentine national team. Messi is considered to be one of the best football players of his generation, having received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21...
scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time in the second half and the
CatalanCatalonia is an Autonomous Community in northeast Spain. The capital city is Barcelona.Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an official population of 7,364,078. It borders France and Andorra to the north, Aragon to the west, the Valencian Community to the south, and the...
giants won 2–1. Two successive 1–0 defeats to Sporting CP, home and away, saw Shakhtar's hopes of progressing to the knockout rounds of the Champions League dashed. However, Shakhtar were well positioned to claim third place, above Basel, and secure passage to the UEFA Cup knockout rounds if they took points from their last two games in the group stage. Shakhtar dismantled Basel 5–0 in
DonetskDonetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river...
and famously defeated a youthful Barcelona side 3–2 at the
Camp NouThe Camp Nou , often erroneously called the Nou Camp is a football stadium in Barcelona, Spain. The stadium has been the home of FC Barcelona since its construction in 1957. It is a UEFA 5-star rated stadium, and has hosted numerous international matches at senior level, and UEFA Champions League...
, (Barcelona had already secured first place in the group before the final match was played), thus Shakhtar finished the group stage with 9 points in 3rd place, 8 points clear of Basel and just 3 points behind second placed Sporting CP.
In the Round of 32 in the UEFA Cup, Shakhtar were paired with
EnglishEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
side
Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur Football Club, , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English professional football club based in Tottenham, North London which currently plays in the Premier League...
. With the first leg at the
RSK Olimpiyskyi StadiumRSK Olimpiyskyi is a multi-purpose stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine. The stadium's maximum capacity is 26,100 and used exclusively for football matches. After its reconstruction in 2003, the stadium was also a host to the Shakhtar's city-rivals, FC Metalurh Donetsk...
, Shakhtar were frustrated by their inability to turn their dominance over Tottenham into goals, until substitute Yevhen Seleznyov scored on his first touch, with a header in the 79th minute.
JádsonJádson Rodrigues da Silva , commonly known as Jádson, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk...
doubled Shakhtar's lead just two minutes later, after playing a one-two with
WillianWillian Borges da Silva, , commonly known as Willian, is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing as a attacking midfielder or winger for Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk and the U-20 Brazil team.-Early career:...
. Taking with them a 2–0 aggregate lead to
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
, Shakhtar were favoured to progress to the Round of 16, but a goal from Tottenham's
Giovani Dos SantosGiovani dos Santos Ramírez is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur...
in the 55th minute gave the English side a glimmer of hope.
FernandinhoFernando Luiz Rosa or simply Fernandinho is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk he is well known for his blistering pace and ability to shoot from far distances.-Honours:Team...
answered with a goal, however, in the 86th minute for Shakhtar, which put Shakhtar into the next round with a 3–1 aggregate victory.
The Round of 16 saw old
Soviet LeagueThe Soviet Top League was the top division of Soviet Union football.-Champions and top goalscorers:-Performance by club:-Performance by republic:Republics never represented at top-level were the Turkmen SSR and the Kyrgyz SSR-All-time table:...
rivals
CSKA MoscowCSKA Moscow is a major Russian sports club based in Moscow...
and Shakhtar matched against each other, with the first leg in
MoscowMoscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a...
.
Vágner LoveVágner Silva de Souza , commonly known as Vágner Love, is a Brazilian football striker who currently plays for Brazilian football team Palmeiras on loan from CSKA Moscow.-Club career:...
scored a
penaltyA penalty kick is a type of free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal....
and CSKA won the first leg 1–0. In the return leg in Donetsk, Fernandinho converted a penalty in the 54th minute and evened the aggregate scoreline to 1–1. In the 70th minute, 2004–05 UEFA Cup winners CSKA were left stunned when goalkeeper
Igor AkinfeevIgor Vladimirovich Akinfeev is a Russian football goalkeeper currently playing for CSKA Moscow.-CSKA:Akinfeev broke into the CSKA starting lineup at the age of 17, and has been the first-choice goalkeeper at the club ever since, gathering various honors including a UEFA Cup, two National...
, under pressure from
Oleksandr KucherOleksandr Kucher is a Ukrainian footballer who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk. In the 2007-2008 season Kucher won the Ukrainian Premier League with Shakhtar.-External links:...
, could only clear a looping cross from Fernandinho just a few meters ahead of him, where
Luiz AdrianoLuiz Adriano de Souza da Silva or simply Luiz Adriano , is a Brazilian striker who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk.-Internacional:...
was perfectly positioned to hit it first time and score. Shakhtar won the match 2–0, and on aggregate 2–1, progressing to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history.
Shakhtar were drawn against
FrenchFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
club
MarseilleOlympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM, is a professional French football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, they play in Ligue 1 and have spent most of their history in the top tier of French football...
in the quarter-finals. Goals from
Tomáš HübschmanTomáš Hübschman is a Czech football player who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk. He is member of the German national minority in Czech Repubic.-Sparta Prague:...
and Jadson gave Shakhtar a 2–0 win in the RSK Olimpiyskyi Stadium. In the return leg in Marseille, Shakhtar got an important away goal in the 30th minute through a close-range Fernandinho strike, where he blasted it past the Marseille goalkeeper from a very tight angle, after
IlsinhoIlson Pereira Dias Júnior , commonly known as Ilsinho, is a Brazilian right-winger currently playing for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk...
had played him through. Although
Hatem Ben ArfaHatem Ben Arfa is a French footballer of Tunisian descent who plays for Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille. A graduate of the famous Clairefontaine academy, Ben Arfa, formerly played for Olympique Lyonnais with whom he won four Ligue 1 titles before departing...
levelled the score at 1–1 in the 43rd minute, Marseille never looked liked getting the three goals that was required of them in order to progress, and in the 90th minute, adding to Marseille's wounds, Luiz Adriano scored to make it 2–1 and thus 4–1 on aggregate. Shakhtar had progressed to a European cup competition semi-final for the first time in their history with this victory.
In the semi-finals, Shakhtar could've been drawn against
GermanGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
clubs
HamburgHamburger Sport-Verein is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department. The football team is one of the country's oldest, most well known, and best performing clubs, with the unique distinction of having played continuously in top-flight German...
or
Werder BremenWerder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize of sports...
, but instead a German-Ukrainian final was guaranteed when Hamburg and Werder Bremen were paired with each other, while Shakhtar were drawn with the other semi-finalist, fellow Ukrainian club
Dynamo KyivFC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv, or using alternative English spelling, Kiev. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and have spent their entire history in the top league of Soviet and later...
. Dynamo and Shakhtar have been fierce rivals since the Ukrainian Premier League's formation in 1991 as they've often battled each other for 1st place in the league. The draw of Dynamo-Shakhtar was met with great excitement by the Ukrainian public, who eagerly anticipated the showdown. Both stadiums were easily sold out for this fixture. Dynamo hosted the first leg in
KievKiev or Kyiv , is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300...
, and it got off to a bad start for Shakhtar when Dmytro Chyhrynskiy scored an
own goalAn own goal occurs in association football and other goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team...
to give Dynamo the lead 1–0. The match was tense and thus not many clear cut chances to score were made, but Dynamo were clearly on top and a Shakhtar equaliser was looking unlikely until the 68th minute when substitute Willian crossed and Fernandinho bundled it into the goal to level the score at 1–1. Dynamo's
Olexandr AliyevOleksandr Oleksandrovych Aliyev is a Ukrainian football midfielder, of Azerbaijani descent, who plays for Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.-Club career:...
had a chance to give the Kiev side the lead again in the 78th minute, but Shakhtar goalkeeper
Andriy PyatovAndriy Valeriyovych Pyatov is a Ukrainian football goalkeeper who plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.- Club :...
saved well and the game ended 1–1. Shakhtar took their crucial away goal to Donetsk and things were looking very rosy when Jadson scored in the 17th minute in the return leg to put the aggregate scoreline at 2–1. In the 37th minute, Dynamo correctly had a goal ruled offsides. Shortly after the start of the second half,
Ismaël BangouraIsmaël Bangoura is a Guinean football striker who plays for French association football side Stade Rennais F.C. and the Guinea national team.Bangoura's favourite position is striker...
equalised after a defensive mix-up allowed for Bangoura to have a clear shot on goal, which he finished well. With the aggregate at 2–2 and heading for
extra timeExtra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time. In score notation, it is often denoted by the letters ET or AET, the latter of which stands for "after extra time"....
and potentially a
penalty shootoutA penalty shootout or simply shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots, with a single player...
, a moment of brilliance in the 89th minute from Ilsinho sent Shakhtar to Istanbul. After collecting a long pass on the right-wing, Ilsinho cut in towards goal, shifted his way past three Dynamo defenders and cooly placed the ball where the Dynamo keeper had no chance. The match finished 2–1 and Shakhtar won 3–2 on aggregate and thus became the first ever Ukrainian side to reach an UEFA Cup Final.
Werder Bremen
Werder finished the 2007–08 Bundesliga in 2nd place and received a spot in the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage as a result. They were matched up against
InternazionaleFootball Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale and as just Inter in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy, founded in 1908...
,
PanathinaikosPanathinaikos FC , is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest clubs in Greek football history...
, and
AnorthosisΑnorthosis Famagusta FC is a Cypriot football and volleyball club which was originally based in Famagusta, but is now based in Larnaca, due to the Turkish invasion. Anorthosis won 13 championship titles, their last in season 2007-2008. They have won the Cypriot Cup 10 times...
in Group B. The Champions League campaign got off to a poor start for Werder when the first tie of the round against heavy underdog
CypriotCyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean, south of Turkey and west of Syria and Lebanon....
side Anorthosis ended in a 0–0 draw in
BremenThe City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A port city along the river Weser, about south from its mouth on the North Sea, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area...
. Werder rebounded in the second match with an 1–1 draw in
MilanMilan in Italy, is the capital of the region of Lombardia and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while the urban area is the fifth largest in the E.U. with an estimated population of 4.3 million...
against Internazionale, thanks to a
Claudio PizarroClaudio Miguel Pizarro Bosio is a Peruvian football forward. Pizarro plays for Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga. He also plays for the Peru national team, for which he has 56 caps.-Deportivo Pesquero:...
equaliser in the 62nd minute. An entertaining 2–2 draw in
AthensAthens , the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
against Panathinaikos followed, before disaster struck in the return leg in Bremen, where Panathinaikos defeated their German hosts by a score of 3–0. Werder looked as though they were heading for a 4th place finish in the group when in the next game in
NicosiaNicosia, known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. Located on the River Pedieos and situated almost in the centre of the island, it is the seat of government as well as the main business centre...
, Anorthosis were leading 2–0 after 72 minutes, but a trip on
Aaron HuntAaron Hunt is a German footballer who plays for Werder Bremen. Despite playing youth football for Germany, Hunt also qualifies to play for England because of his English mother....
in the penalty area allowed for
DiegoDiego Ribas da Cunha commonly known as just Diego, is an international Brazilian footballer who plays for Italian Serie A club Juventus and is also member of the Brazilian national team.-Santos:...
to score a penalty kick to make the score 2–1.
Hugo AlmeidaHugo Miguel Pereira de Almeida is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for SV Werder Bremen in the German League, as a striker.-Club career:...
rescued a point for Werder in the 87th minute, when he scored after a cross from
Mesut ÖzilMesut Özil is a German footballer, of Turkish heritage, who plays for Werder Bremen and the German national team.-Club career:...
was helped on by
Duško TošićDuško Tošić is a Serbian football player currently playing for Werder Bremen.- Career :...
. Needing a win at home against the group favourites Internazionale and an Anorthosis loss to Panathinaikos in order to secure 3rd place and thus progression to the UEFA Cup knockout rounds, Werder were staring elimination from European cup competition in the face. Werder dominated the match against the
ItaliansItaly , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...
and were rewarded for their determination to score in the 63rd minute when Pizarro scored on the rebound from a spilled shot by Özil. After Werder established their lead, further good news made its way to the
WeserstadionWeserstadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Bremen, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home stadium of local football team Werder Bremen...
, where news of a Panathinaikos goal against Anorthosis lifted spirits.
Markus RosenbergNils Markus Rosenberg ['markɵs 'ruːsəmbærj] is a Swedish footballer currently playing for Werder Bremen. As of 11 February 2009, Rosenberg, who is nicknamed "Sillen" , has played 26 games and scored six times for the Swedish national team.-Early career:Markus...
extended Werder's lead in the 81st minute, and although Internazionale pulled a goal back through a 88th minute
Zlatan IbrahimovićZlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish football player of Bosnian and Croatian parentage who plays for Spanish La Liga club Barcelona and the Swedish national team....
strike, Werder came out deserved winners 2–1. Panathinaikos held on to their 1–0 lead against Anorthosis and after both games had finished, Werder secured a 3rd place and a spot in the UEFA Cup knockout rounds.
Just when Werder thought things would ease for them once they parachuted into the UEFA Cup, Werder were told that they faced another trip to the
San SiroThe Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, originally and commonly referred to as simply San Siro because of its location, is a football stadium located in the San Siro district in Milan, Italy. It is the home of Associazione Calcio Milan and Football Club Internazionale Milano...
, except this time it would be against
A.C. MilanAssociazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan and as just Milan in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy...
, the favourites to win the UEFA Cup. In the home leg in Bremen, Milan went ahead in the 36th minute thanks to a
Filippo InzaghiFilippo "Pippo" Inzaghi, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Milan....
goal. The Germans did not give up however, and after creating a host of chances, Diego finally finished one off in the 84th minute to level the score at 1–1. Heading to the San Siro with the aggregate scoreline all even, Milan jumped ahead in the first half with two goals from
Andrea PirloAndrea Pirlo,
Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian footballer with Sinti origins, who plays for Serie A club Milan and the Italian national team...
and
Alexandre PatoAlexandre Rodrigues da Silva , commonly known as Alexandre Pato, is a Brazilian striker, currently playing for Italian Serie A club Milan and the Brazilian national team...
respectively. The task was daunting, but Werder were up to it, and in the 68th minute Pizarro scored a header from a Diego
free-kickA direct free kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football following a foul. Unlike an indirect free kick, a goal may be scored directly against the opposing side without the ball having first touched another player.-Award:...
. Werder got the decisive goal ten minutes later after yet another Pizarro headed goal, this time from a cross from
Sebastian BoenischSebastian Boenisch is a Polish-born German footballer who plays for Werder Bremen, mainly as a left back.-Career:...
. The match finished 2–2 and Werder won the round with an aggregate score of 3–3, through the
away goals ruleThe away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise tied...
.
In the Round of 16, Werder were paired with French side
Saint-ÉtienneAssociation Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire, are a French football team founded in 1920. They play their home games at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in the city of Saint Étienne. They are also one of the most successful teams in French Football history, with honours including 10 French First...
.
NaldoRonaldo Aparecido Rodrigues, also known as Naldo , is a Brazilian football player who plays for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga.- Career :...
put Werder ahead in the 20th minute, but Werder were left frustrated in the Weserstadion as they could not convert their dominance into more goals. In the return leg at the
Stade Geoffroy-GuichardStade Geoffroy-Guichard is a multi-purpose stadium in Saint-Étienne, France. It is used primarily for football matches, and tournaments such as the 1984 European Football Championship, the Football World Cup 1998 and the Confederations Cup 2003. It is also used for rugby union, and was a venue at...
, Werder got off to the best of starts, with
Sebastian PrödlSebastian Prödl is an Austrian footballer who plays for Werder Bremen and the Austrian national team.-Club career:Aged 19 he began his professional career playing for Sturm Graz in the Austrian Bundesliga in 2006. In July 2008 he moved to Germany to play for Werder Bremen.-International career:In...
scoring in the 4th minute and Pizarro adding a second goal in the 27th minute. Saint-Étienne then needed three goals to win the tie. A goal in the 64th minute by
Yohan Benalouane Yohan Benalouane is a French football defender of Tunisian desecent, currently playing for French team AS Saint-Étienne.-External links:* at L'Equipe.fr...
rejuvenated the match, but by the time the French got their second goal in the 90th minute, the fixture was all but over.
Werder were once again facing an Italian side; this time in the quarter-finals, and with their new Italian opponents being
UdineseUdinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A.The traditional team home kit is black and white striped shirt, black shorts, and white socks. The club plays in the Stadio Friuli, which has a capacity of 41,652...
. It looked as though the job was done for the Bremen club when they had a 3–0 lead over Udinese after just 69 minutes at the Weserstadion, through two goals from Diego and a solitary strike from Almeida. But in the 87th minute,
Fabio QuagliarellaFabio Quagliarella is an Italian football striker who currently plays for Serie A club Napoli and the Italian national team.-Early career:Fabio Quagliarella started his career at Torino...
breathed new life into Udinese's hopes, when he got got a goal back from close range. One of the most entertaining matches of the entire tournament followed in the he return leg at the
Stadio FriuliStadio Friuli is a multi-purpose stadium in Udine, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of Udinese Calcio. The stadium was built in 1976 and holds 41,652.-Structure:...
.
Gökhan InlerGökhan Inler is a Swiss football midfielder of Turkish descent who plays as central midfielder for Udinese Calcio.-Club career:...
opened the scoring for the hosts with a fantastic 30-metre goal that left Werder keeper
Tim WieseTim Wiese is a German goalkeeper playing for Bundesliga side, Werder Bremen. He joined them in 2005 from 1...
with no chance of saving. Diego equalised in the 28th minute, before Quagliarella restored the Udinese lead just two minutes later by lobbing the ball over Wiese. Quagliarella scored his second and Udinese's third only eight minutes later and the aggregate was even at 4–4 and the match heading to extra time if the score stayed at 3–1. The match re-started in the second half with the same frantic pace it had in the first half, and after Quagliarella barely missed an opportunity to score a
hat-trickA hat-trick in sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times, generally in three consecutive attempts. In North America it is often rendered as hat trick, with no hyphen. The Oxford English Dictionary lists it unhyphenated and gives a variety of examples published in the 19th and...
, Diego headed in from a Almeida shot which bounced off the bar to bring the score to 3–2. Udinese now needed two more goals to go through.
FelipeFelipe Dal Belo Dias da Silva commonly known as just Felipe is a Brazilian football defender, who currently plays for Udinese of Serie A. Felipe has been at the club for 4 years and is now seen as a first team regular....
and
Kwadwo AsamoahKojo "Kwadwo" Asamoah is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays for Udinese as a midfielder.- Early career :Asamoah was scouted playing for a local based club Kaaseman F.C. which belongs to the Kaasehene or Chief Of Kaase and was recommended by the scout Mr...
had the best scoring opportunities for Udinese, but it wasn't meant to be, and after Udinese keeper
Samir HandanovičSamir Handanovič is a Slovenian football goalkeeper who plays for Udinese Calcio.-Football career:Handanovič started his career at Domžale...
saved a Diego penalty kick, on the resulting corner, Pizarro turned in
Per Mertesacker'sPer Mertesacker is a German footballer who plays as a defender for Werder Bremen and Germany.-Hannover 96:...
header in the 73rd minute to wrap up the tie at 3–3 and 6–4 on aggregate.
In the semi-finals, Werder were drawn against their local rivals
HamburgHamburger Sport-Verein is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department. The football team is one of the country's oldest, most well known, and best performing clubs, with the unique distinction of having played continuously in top-flight German...
. Werder defeated Hamburg in a penalty shootout in a German Cup semi-final just a week before the first leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final. With animosity running high between the two clubs and their respective supporters, this promised to be an fascinating clash for German football fans. The first leg was once again hosted by Werder, but this time Werder got off to a poor start, with Hamburg having the better chances to score in the opening, before they finally converted one of their chances in the 28th minute with
Piotr TrochowskiPiotr Trochowski is a Polish-born German footballer who is an attacking midfielder for Hamburg and Germany. He is known for his powerful shots and skillful dribbling.-Early life:...
heading in. The Hamburg goal woke up Werder, but Pizarro, Almeida, and substitute Rosenborg all squandered their chances to equalise. Taking a 1–0 lead with them to the HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg were confident of progressing to the Istanbul final, while it looked as though Werder would fail in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup for the fourth time. It looked all over in the second leg when
Ivica OlićIvica Olić is a Croatian footballer who plays for Bayern Munich and the Croatian national team. Olić is often praised by the fans and co-players for his great work rate and stamina on the pitch, with the ability to draw two or three defenders onto him.- Early career :Olić was born and raised in...
finished well in the 13th minute. But sixteen minutes later Diego and Pizarro played a one-two, and Diego put it past Hamburg keeper
Frank RostFrank Rost is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hamburger SV.He comes from a sporting family background; his father Peter won a gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Games in handball, and his mother Christina, also a handball player, won the silver at the 1976 Summer Olympics and bronze...
to level the score at 1–1 and pull the aggregate to 1–2. Shortly afterwards, Diego's shot from 25 metres rattled the crossbar. In the 41st minute, Diego received a yellow card for shoving fellow Brazilian
Alex SilvaAlex Sandro da Silva or simply Alex Silva , is a Brazilian central defender. He currently plays for Hamburger SV.He is the younger brother of S.L. Benfica central defender Luisão.-External links:* * * **...
, which will rule him out of the final. After a host of chances for both sides, in the 66th minute, Pizarro got the ball in the middle of the pitch, made a short run, and his curling shot from about 30 metres made its way past Rost to give Werder the lead 2–1. Things got even better for Werder in the 83rd minute when Frank Baumann headed in to make it 3–1 and 3–2 on aggregate; Hamburg then needed two goals in the last seven minutes plus stoppage time to progress. Olić responded in the 87th minute with another goal to even the aggregate score at 3–3, however Werder would still go through on the away goals rule. As Hamburg searched for that last goal, the game fizzled out and Werder had punched their ticket to Istanbul.
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Werder Bremen |
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Qualifying phase |
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| CRO Dinamo Zagreb |
5–1 |
2–0 home; 3–1 away |
Third qualifying round |
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ESP BarcelonaFútbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça , is a football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The team was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Spanish men led by Joan Gamper. The club has become a Catalan institution, hence the motto "Més que...
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| POR Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal , also known as Sporting CP, Sporting, and often referred to mistakenly in the English speaking world as Sporting Lisbon, is a Portuguese sports club based in Portugal's capital city of Lisbon. The club is particularly renowned for its football department...
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UKR Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club, playing in the city of Donetsk, the capital of Donetsk region. The club won the 2009 UEFA Cup final, defeating German side Werder Bremen 2-1 after extra time.- History overview :...
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SUI BaselFussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel.Basel is one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 12 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...
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GRE PanathinaikosPanathinaikos FC , is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest clubs in Greek football history...
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ITA InternazionaleFootball Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale and as just Inter in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy, founded in 1908...
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GER Werder BremenWerder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize of sports...
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CYP AnorthosisΑnorthosis Famagusta FC is a Cypriot football and volleyball club which was originally based in Famagusta, but is now based in Larnaca, due to the Turkish invasion. Anorthosis won 13 championship titles, their last in season 2007-2008. They have won the Cypriot Cup 10 times...
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Final phase The final phase of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup began on 18 February 2009, and concluded with the final at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on 20 May 2009...
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ENG Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur Football Club, , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English professional football club based in Tottenham, North London which currently plays in the Premier League...
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3–1 |
2–0 home; 1–1 away |
Round of 32 |
ITA Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan and as just Milan in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy...
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3–3 (a The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise tied...
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1–1 home; 2–2 away |
| RUS CSKA Moscow PFC CSKA Moskva is a football club in Moscow, Russia.- History :...
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2–1 |
2–0 home; 0–1 away |
Round of 16 |
FRA Saint-ÉtienneAssociation Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire, are a French football team founded in 1920. They play their home games at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in the city of Saint Étienne. They are also one of the most successful teams in French Football history, with honours including 10 French First...
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3–2 |
1–0 home; 2–2 away |
FRA MarseilleOlympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM, is a professional French football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, they play in Ligue 1 and have spent most of their history in the top tier of French football...
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4–1 |
2–0 home; 2–1 away |
Quarter-finals |
ITA UdineseUdinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A.The traditional team home kit is black and white striped shirt, black shorts, and white socks. The club plays in the Stadio Friuli, which has a capacity of 41,652...
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3–1 home; 3–3 away |
UKR Dynamo KyivFC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv, or using alternative English spelling, Kiev. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and have spent their entire history in the top league of Soviet and later...
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3–2 |
2–1 home; 1–1 away |
Semi-finals |
GER HamburgHamburger Sport-Verein is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department. The football team is one of the country's oldest, most well known, and best performing clubs, with the unique distinction of having played continuously in top-flight German...
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3–3 (a The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise tied...
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0–1 home; 3–2 away |
Match details
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UKR Andriy Pyatov Andriy Valeriyovych Pyatov is a Ukrainian football goalkeeper who plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.- Club :...
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CRO Darijo SrnaDarijo Srna is a Croatian footballer who currently plays for Shakthar Donetsk and the Croatian national team, in which he is currently the leading goalscorer out of the current active squad and second on the all time list...
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UKR Oleksandr Kucher Oleksandr Kucher is a Ukrainian footballer who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk. In the 2007-2008 season Kucher won the Ukrainian Premier League with Shakhtar.-External links:...
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UKR Dmytro Chyhrynskiy |
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ROU Răzvan Raţ Răzvan Dincă Raţ is an Romanian footballer who currently plays as a left back for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Romanian national team....
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18 |
POL Mariusz LewandowskiMariusz Lewandowski is a Polish footballer who currently plays as a defender for Shakhtar Donetsk and the Polish national football team. He also plays in defensive midfield where his stamina, strength and aerial ability come to good use.- Career :Mariusz Lewandowski started his career in the...
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BRA Fernandinho Fernando Luiz Rosa or simply Fernandinho is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk he is well known for his blistering pace and ability to shoot from far distances.-Honours:Team...
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11 |
BRA IlsinhoIlson Pereira Dias Júnior , commonly known as Ilsinho, is a Brazilian right-winger currently playing for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk...
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22 |
BRA Willian Willian Borges da Silva, , commonly known as Willian, is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing as a attacking midfielder or winger for Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk and the U-20 Brazil team.-Early career:...
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8 |
BRA Jádson Jádson Rodrigues da Silva , commonly known as Jádson, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk...
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17 |
BRA Luiz Adriano Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva or simply Luiz Adriano , is a Brazilian striker who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk.-Internacional:...
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UKR Rustam Khudzhamov Rustam Mahmudkulovych Khudzhamov is a Ukrainian football goalkeeper who plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.In Crimean Tatar, his name is Rüstam Mahmüdkuli Hucamov....
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4 |
SRB Igor Duljaj Igor Duljaj is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk.-Club career:...
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32 |
UKR Mykola Ischenko Mykola Ishchenko is a Ukrainian footballer who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club FC Shakhtar Donetsk. The former captain of FC Karpaty Lviv was signed by FC Shakhtar Donetsk for $3.3 million transfer fee. He made his premier league debut against FC Lviv...
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36 |
UKR Oleksandr Chyzhov Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Chyzhov is a Ukrainian football defender for FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.-External links:* *...
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UKR Oleksandr Hladky Oleksandr Mykolayovych Gladkiy is a Ukrainian football forward. He plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukraine national football team...
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BOL Marcelo MorenoMarcelo Moreno Martins , is a Bolivian footballer, currently playing for SV Werder Bremen on loan from Ukrainian Premier League side Shakhtar Donetsk and the Bolivian national team....
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ROU Mircea LucescuMircea Lucescu is a former Romanian football player and one of the most successful Romanian football managers...
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GER Tim WieseTim Wiese is a German goalkeeper playing for Bundesliga side, Werder Bremen. He joined them in 2005 from 1...
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GER Clemens Fritz Clemens Fritz is a German footballer who plays as a right back for Werder Bremen. He is well known for his pace, passing and team effort.-Club career:...
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AUT Sebastian Prödl Sebastian Prödl is an Austrian footballer who plays for Werder Bremen and the Austrian national team.-Club career:Aged 19 he began his professional career playing for Sturm Graz in the Austrian Bundesliga in 2006. In July 2008 he moved to Germany to play for Werder Bremen.-International career:In...
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BRA NaldoRonaldo Aparecido Rodrigues, also known as Naldo , is a Brazilian football player who plays for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga.- Career :...
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GER Sebastian Boenisch Sebastian Boenisch is a Polish-born German footballer who plays for Werder Bremen, mainly as a left back.-Career:...
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GER Torsten FringsTorsten Frings is a German football midfielder who plays for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.-Career:As a five year old, Torsten fell off his bike and was hit by a car, leaving a scar on the left side of his face....
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GER Peter NiemeyerPeter Niemeyer is a German professional footballer for SV Werder Bremen. He plays as center back and defensive midfielder....
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11 |
GER Mesut ÖzilMesut Özil is a German footballer, of Turkish heritage, who plays for Werder Bremen and the German national team.-Club career:...
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24 |
PER Claudio Pizarro Claudio Miguel Pizarro Bosio is a Peruvian football forward. Pizarro plays for Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga. He also plays for the Peru national team, for which he has 56 caps.-Deportivo Pesquero:...
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SWE Markus RosenbergNils Markus Rosenberg ['markɵs 'ruːsəmbærj] is a Swedish footballer currently playing for Werder Bremen. As of 11 February 2009, Rosenberg, who is nicknamed "Sillen" , has played 26 games and scored six times for the Swedish national team.-Early career:Markus...
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GER Christian Vander Christian Vander is a German football goalkeeper currently playing for SV Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga. He is the second-choice goalkeeper at the club behind Tim Wiese after the departure of veteran Andreas Reinke. Before joining Bremen in August 2005, he played for VfL Bochum and KFC Uerdingen...
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FIN Petri PasanenPetri Pasanen is a Finnish footballer who plays for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. He is a defender who is most comfortable in central defense, but can play as well at right back and left back.-Club career:...
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SRB Duško Tošić Duško Tošić is a Serbian football player currently playing for Werder Bremen.- Career :...
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CRO Jurica VranješJurica Vranješ is a Croatian football midfielder. He currently plays for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga.- Career :...
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16 |
GRE Alexandros TziolisAlexandros Tziolis is a Greek international footballer, who plays for the Greek Super League club Panathinaikos.-Early club career:...
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GER Aaron HuntAaron Hunt is a German footballer who plays for Werder Bremen. Despite playing youth football for Germany, Hunt also qualifies to play for England because of his English mother....
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AUT Martin HarnikMartin Harnik is an Austrian footballer who plays for Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan from Werder Bremen and the Austrian national team.-Club career:...
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| GER Thomas Schaaf Thomas Schaaf is a former German footballer and a current manager.Schaaf is a one-club man: he played for SV Werder Bremen his entire career, subsequently coaching it for well over a decade.-Playing career:...
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CRO Darijo SrnaDarijo Srna is a Croatian footballer who currently plays for Shakthar Donetsk and the Croatian national team, in which he is currently the leading goalscorer out of the current active squad and second on the all time list...
(Shakhtar Donetsk)
Assistant referees:
ESP Jesús Calvo Guadamuro
ESP Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar
Fourth official:
ESP Alfonso Pérez Burrull
Statistics