Manchester United have won the Champions League with a sudden-death penalty shoot-out win after an exciting 1-1 draw with Chelsea.
Player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo put United in front with a header in the first half, and his side wasted several chances to put the game beyond Avram Grant's side.
But Frank Lampard took advantage of a lucky ricochet and a slip from Edwin Van De Sar to poke the ball into the net just before half-time.
Chelsea were the better side in the second half, but lost star striker Didier Drogba in extra-time after he saw red for a petulant slap on Nemanja Vidic.
Petr Cech saved Ronaldo's penalty in the shoot-out to give captain John Terry the chance to the win the trophy for the Blues.
But the England man slipped and his effort struck the post, and Van De Sar saved from Nicolas Anelka to secure Sir Alex Ferguson's second Champions League win, to go with the Premier League win sealed on the final day of the season.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment