Featuring German winger Erich Meier and played out in front of a crowd of 127,000, the European Cup Final of 1960 has gone down in football legend. What was the score?
Erich Meier Erich Meier (30 March 1935 – 8 February 2010) was a German footballer who played winger. With Eintracht Frankfurt, Meier won the German championship in 1959 and reached the 1960 European Cup Final against Real Madrid. In his main profession he was a construction technician.
2008–09 UEFA Champions League 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. 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 Italy and the fourth time it has been held at the Stadio Olimpico. The final was contested by the defending champions, Manchester United, and Barcelona, who had last won the tournament in 2006. Barcelona won the match 2–0, with goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi, securing The Treble in the process. In addition, both UEFA Cup finalists, Werder Bremen and Shakhtar Donetsk featured in the Champions League group stage.