2009 — Barcelona 2–0 Manchester United

Guardiola's first season. Treble. Messi header. Changed European football for a decade.

The 2009 Champions League Final in Rome was the definitive statement of Pep Guardiola's Barcelona as the best club side in the world. Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi — with a header that shocked everyone who knew him — scored past Edwin van der Sar. Barcelona's tiki-taka completely neutralised a Manchester United side featuring Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. Guardiola's first-year side completed the Treble. The performance was so dominant it changed tactical thinking in European football for the following decade.

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