| The top left photo above shows Rio and Ryan Giggs (out of shot)
holding aloft the Champions League trophy after the win against Chelsea
on 21st May 2008. The match finished 1-1 a.e.t with United winning the
ensuing penalty shoot-out 6-5. The main picture above shows the United
players - an ecstatic Rio is far right - charging towards goalkeeper
Edwin Van Der Sar after the Dutchman had saved Nicolas Anelka's penalty
to win the cup for the third time in the clubs history. |
MANCHESTER UNITED 1:1 CHELSEA. 1:0 Ronaldo (26), 1:1 Lampard (45) Man Utd won 6-5 on penalties.
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, 21st May 2008. Attendance - 69,552.
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, Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos Tevez, Wayne Rooney (Nani 101)
.
Chelsea: Petr Cech, Michael Essien, Ricardo Carvalho, John Terry, Ashley Cole, Claude Makelele (Julian Belletti 120),
Michael Ballack, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole (Nicolas Anelka 99), Florent Malouda (Saloman Kalou 92), Didier Drogba
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)