Michael ESSIEN

Michael Essien - Chelsea FC - UEFA Champions League Final 2008

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 21 May 2008

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    • POSITION
      Midfielder
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Friday, 03 December 1982
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Accra, Ghana
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Ghana
  • WORLD CUP
  • CLUBS
  • Chelsea FC
    • Club Career Dates
      2005-2014
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 20th August 2005 as a sub in a 1-0 win at home to Arsenal (Aged: 22)
    • Club Career
      168 Premier League games 17 goals.
  • Olympique Lyonnais
    • Club Career Dates
      2003 - 2005
    • League Debut
    • Club Career
      League appearances 61 (+ 10 as sub) 7 goals.
      Plus 17 (+ 1 as sub) European matches 5 goals..
  • Milan
    • Club Career Dates
      2014- 2015
    • League Debut
      8th. February 2014 in 3-1 away defeat to Napoli
    • Club Career
      20 League games.
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Michael ESSIEN - Chelsea FC - UEFA Champions League Final 2008

CHELSEA 1:1 MANCHESTER UNITED (1:1) - Man Utd won 6-5 on pens
(Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, 21st May 2008, attendance - 69, 552)
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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
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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)
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0:1 Ronaldo (26), 1:1 Lampard (45)
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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)
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Referee: Lubos Michel (Slovakia)
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(The pictures above show Michael during the Champions League final against Manchester on 21st May 2008.)