Champions League winners: Every edition's winner since 1992/93

2007/08 – Manchester United

Manchester United won a dramatic final in 2007/08

English sides again dominated the Champions League in 2007/08, with Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool again making it to the semi-finals while Arsenal were eliminated by Liverpool in the quarter-finals. In the end it was the Red Devils who came out on top, winning their first Champions League title since 1998/99 and their third overall.

The dramatic final between United and Chelsea took place on a rain-soaked evening in Moscow, and saw Alex Ferguson’s side take the lead through Cristiano Ronaldo, only for a Frank Lampard goal to peg them back. A red card for Chelsea’s Didier Drogba didn’t help to separate the sides, and in the end United won a wild penalty shoot-out that saw both teams take 7 kicks before Nicolas Anelka’s penalty was saved by Edwin Van Der Sar to send the trophy to Manchester.

2008/09 – Barcelona

Pep Guardiola's Barcelona won the trophy in 2008/09

A new era began in 2008/09’s edition of the Champions League, as a Lionel Messi-inspired Barcelona claimed the trophy for the third time, defeating the defending champions Manchester United 2-0 in the final with goals from Messi and Samuel Eto’o. The triumph was made more dramatic by the fact that Barca had overcome Chelsea in controversial fashion in the semi-finals, winning on away goals after some controversial refereeing decisions from Tom Henning Ovrebo.

Overall though, most fans agreed that Barcelona had been the best side throughout the tournament. This was the beginning of Pep Guardiola’s famous reign as Barca manager during which he put together one of the best club sides of all time – and the fact that they became the first Spanish side to win a treble of La Liga, the Copa Del Rey and the Champions League was evidence of this.

2009/10 – Internazionale

Jose Mourinho led Inter Milan to a famous victory in 2009/10

The Champions League returned to Italy in 2009/10, with Internazionale winning their first title since 1964/65. It was a huge triumph for the Milan side and a huge triumph for boss Jose Mourinho in particular, as he won his second Champions League with a second club following his victory with Porto in 2003/04.

Once again Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona dominated proceedings, winning their group easily before smashing Stuttgart and Arsenal in the knockout stages – beating them 5-1 and 6-3 on aggregate respectively. But a defensive masterclass from Mourinho’s Inter managed to defeat the juggernaut in the semi-finals, before the Italian side overcame Bayern Munich 2-0 in the final with a pair of goals from Diego Milito. Incredibly, no Italian side has won the Champions League since.