The intensity of the game was just shown by the fact that even the penalties weren't enough to separate the two sides.
Lukhinisiki stadium ,moscow saw the final that all present will never forget
Despite the specultion that pitch was not fully pepared but except a couple of times it proved fine.
Team line-ups
United: Van der Sar; Brown (Anderson 120), Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Carrick, Hargreaves, Scholes(Giggs 87); Ronaldo, Rooney (Nani (101), Tevez. Subs not used: Kuszczak, O'Shea, Fletcher, Silvestre.
Booked: Scholes, Ferdinand, Vidic, Tevez
Chelsea: Cech, Essien, Terry, Carvalho, A Cole, Makelele (Belletti 120)., Ballack, Lampard, Malouda (Kalou 92), J Cole (Anelka 99), Drogba. Subs not used: Cudicini, Shevchenko, Mikel, Alex.
Booked: Makelele, Carvalho, Ballack, Essien
Sent off: Drogba
Attendance: 69,552
Ist HALF
The match began and the excitement grew right from the first whistle.
The half saw hargreaves gettin more possession of the ball who was playing on the unconventional right hand side midfield and on the left the evra -ronaldo du were already posing a problem for the chelsea defenders.Though it was said pre match that chelsea would dominate the midfield but it was not to be.
Came the 26th minute and we saw Manchester's hard work being prized .A cross frm the right to the far post positioned ronaldo and he heads it past Cech who was simply stupified by the shot.
MAN UTD.-1 0 CHELSEA
But manchester united were not to be stopped at this instant minutes later came Wayne Rooney finding Ronaldo with an exquisite 40 yard cross-field pass. The winger controlled it brilliantly and delivered a perfect cross onto Carlos Tevez’s head. Cech blocked the diving effort from the Argentine and was also on hand to parry Michael Carrick’s follow-up shot from the edge of the box. An awesome double save.
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The half was coming to an end and chelsea were making some progress
but in 45th minute ,Frank Lampard seized on a double deflection - and a slip by Edwin van der Sar - to grab an equaliser.
MAN UTD.-1 1 CHELSEA
2nd HALF
Avram Grant's tactic for the second half was simple but remarkably effective.
He ordered Chelsea to push much further up the pitch - a slight risk in that they were potentially vulnerable to United hitting them on the break but it also meant that their superior numbers in midfield finally started to pay off.
Didier Drogba had been a lone figure in the first half, and Joe Cole virtually anonymous.
Suddenly - and it was maybe as much down to rediscovered self-belief as the tactical change - Cole was darting here and there, Drogba had support from every quarter and even Essien started to bomb forward - when he is much more impressive than defending.
United’s back line were on red alert whole of second half - Vidic brilliantly headed Ashley Cole’s cross away from danger as Drogba lay in wait, before Ferdinand twice did the same as the Blues’ attacking barrage continued. Michael Carrick then hooked Florent Malouda’s inviting free-kick away from danger. The Reds breathed another sigh of relief 12 minutes from time when Drogba arced a left-foot shot against van der Sar’s left-hand post with the Dutchman well beaten.
Ryan Giggs entered the fray just before extra-time, thus breaking Sir Bobby Charlton’s all-time appearance record in his 759th match for the Reds. But the occasion was almost spoiled when Lampard spun to clip a shot against the crossbar.
Giggs himself almost scored when Evra burst into the area, before pulling the ball back. The record-breaking Welshman was set to net the winner until John Terry somehow headed his flicked shot off the line.
NORMAL TIME:
MANUTD.-1-1-CHELSEA
EXTRA TIME 1st half
It was this time that man utd again started creating chances .Nani came up for Rooney and after a few close shaves on both sides ,the half was over and penalty scenario was looming large over the frst all english final.
EXTRA TIME 2nd half
The second half of extra-time was marred by ugly scenes which saw Drogba receive a red card for slapping Vidic while Tevez and Ballack were shown yellows during the same melee by the referee Michel Lubos.
A further yellow card, for a foul by Essien, was to be the last noteworthy event before the game headed for penalties.
PENALTIES
The side chosen was man utd. side where fans were there.
On came the penalties.
TEVEZ SCORES FROM THE SPOT ----------MAN UTD.-1 0-CHELSEA
BALLACK SCORES HIS PENALTY------------MAN UTD.-1 1-CHELSEA
CARRICK SCORES PAST CECH--------------MAN UTD.-2 1-CHELSEA
BELLETI EQUALISES FOR CHELSEA---------MAN UTD.-2 2-CHELSEA
despite scoring 42 goals for man utd. and being a regular penalty-taker
pressur got better of cristiano ronaldo
RONALDO MISSES------------------------MAN UTD.-2 2-CHELSEA
LAMPARD SCORES------------------------MAN UTD.-2 3-CHELSEA
HARGREAVES EQUALISES-----------------MAN UTD -3 3-CHELSEA
A.COLE SCORES FROM SPOT--------------MAN UTD.-3 4-CHELSEA
the situation turned for man utd. last par of penalties to be taken
nani msses all over
nani scores united to hope for chelsea to miss
NANI SCORES----------------------------MAN UTD.-4 4-CHELSEA
now john terry captain chelsea steps up to take his penalty
he never misses frm spot
TERRY MISSES---------------------------- MAN UTD. -4 4- CHELSEA
itwill take more than penalties to separate these 2 sides
SUDDEN DEATH
Anderson scores from the penalty spot. ---------MAN UTD. -5 4- CHELSEA
Kalou scores from the penalty spot. ------------MAN UTD. -5 5- CHELSEA
Giggs scores from the penalty spot. ------------MAN UTD. -6 5- CHELSEA
Anelka missed the penalty saved by the goalkeeper
MAN UTD. -6 5- CHELSEA
The penalties are over.
United have won their third European Champion Clubs' Cup, and the second of Sir Alex Ferguson's tenure. The final was the ninth to be settled by penalties.
Fans' Man of the Match
Cristiano Ronaldo
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Manchester United European Champions 2007-08
MANCHESTER UNITED
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS 2007-08
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WE WON 
