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22-05-2008, 12:23 AM
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Manchester United have won the UEFA Champions League
after a penalty shoot-out victory against Chelsea.
The game itself finished 1-1 with Cristiano Ronaldo grabbing his 42nd goal of a remarkable season on 26 minutes to give United the lead, only to see Frank Lampard haul the Blues level on the stroke of half-time.
Despite the best efforts of both teams neither could force a further breakthrough and the biggest game in European football went to penalties.
It is at times like this that heroes and villains are created, and in the torrential rain of the Luzhniki Stadium tonight would be no different.
As fate would have it Ronaldo saw his penalty saved by Cech, only to be rescued when Terry struck with the post with his.
Van der Sar then ensured that it would be United who lifted the trophy when he pushed away Anelka's sudden-death effort to hand the Red Devils a 6-5 victory.
Manchester United have won the UEFA Champions League
after a penalty shoot-out victory against Chelsea.
The game itself finished 1-1 with Cristiano Ronaldo grabbing his 42nd goal of a remarkable season on 26 minutes to give United the lead, only to see Frank Lampard haul the Blues level on the stroke of half-time.
Despite the best efforts of both teams neither could force a further breakthrough and the biggest game in European football went to penalties.
It is at times like this that heroes and villains are created, and in the torrential rain of the Luzhniki Stadium tonight would be no different.
As fate would have it Ronaldo saw his penalty saved by Cech, only to be rescued when Terry struck with the post with his.
Van der Sar then ensured that it would be United who lifted the trophy when he pushed away Anelka's sudden-death effort to hand the Red Devils a 6-5 victory.