The pictures above show Didier during the Champions League final
against Manchester United
on 21st May 2008. The top row, middle photo
shows the moment when referee Lubos Michel sent
Drogba from the field of
play late on in the game.
CHELSEA 1:1 MANCHESTER UNITED (1:1) - Man Utd won 6-5 on pens
(Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, 21st May 2008, attendance - 69, 552)
.
Chelsea: Petr Cech, Michael Essien, Ricardo Carvalho, John Terry, Ashley Cole, Claude Makelele (Juliano Belletti 120),
Michael Ballack, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole (Nicolas Anelka 99), Florent Malouda (Saloman Kalou 92), Didier Drogba
.
Manchester United: Edwin van der Sar, Wes Brown (Anderson 120), Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra,
Owen Hargreaves, Paul Scholes (Ryan Giggs 87), Michael Carrick, Ronaldo, Carlos Tevez, Wayne Rooney (Nani 101)
.
0:1 Ronaldo (26), 1:1 Lampard (45)
.
Penalties - Man Utd first: 1:0 Tevez (scored), 1:1 Ballack (scored), 2:1 Carrick (scored), 2:2 Belletti (scored),
2:2 Ronaldo (missed), 2:3 Lampard (scored), 3:3 Hargreaves (scored), 3:4 A. Cole (scored), 4:4 Nani (scored),
4:4 Terry (missed), 5:4 Anderson (scored), 5:5 Kalou (scored), 6:5 Giggs (scored), 6:5 Anelka (missed)
Referee: Lubos Michel (Slovakia)