Here’s the latest publicly known context about the 2008 UEFA Champions League final.
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The match was Manchester United vs Chelsea, played on May 21, 2008, at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Manchester United won 6–5 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in extra time. Ronaldo scored for United, Lampard equalized for Chelsea, and Didier Drogba was sent off late in extra time. The decisive moment came when Edwin van der Sar saved Nicolas Anelka’s penalty in the shootout.[1][2]
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Since 2008, there have been numerous commemorations and historical retrospectives, but there have been no changes to the official outcome or record of the final itself. UEFA and major football outlets routinely reference the 2008 final as United’s third European Cup/Champions League trophy.[3][4]
If you’d like, I can pull in the most recent official UEFA pages or major outlets for the exact wording of the match report and any anniversary features.
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The 2008 UEFA Champions League final was a football match that took place on 21 May 2008 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, to determine the winner of t...
www.wikiwand.comThursday, May 22, 2008 May 21, 2008 18:45 (UTC) Manchester United1–1 PSO: 6-5Chelsea F.C.Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia Attendance: 67,310 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ … Claude Makelele and Paul Scholes were both given yellow cards in the 22nd minute due to a collision in air which resulted in Scholes receiving treatment for a small injury. A goal scored just before half time, by Frank Lampard, put both sides at an equal position for the start of the second half. The goal was scored from a free...
en.wikinews.orgThe 2008 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match that took place on Wednesday, 21 May 2008 at 20:45 CEST (22:45 MSD). The match was played at the Luzhniki Stadium, in Moscow, Russia, to determine the winner of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League. The final was contested by Manchester United and Chelsea, making it an all-English club final for the first time in the history of the competition. This was only the third time that two clubs from the same country had contested the final; the...
football.fandom.comOfficial UEFA Champions League history. Season-by-season guide, extensive all-time stats, plus video highlights of every final to date
www.uefa.comManchester United won the match 6–5 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring for Manchester United in the 26th minute with a header from a cross by Wes Brown, but Frank Lampard equalised shortly before half-time. The second half and most of extra time passed without incident until Chelsea's Didier Drogba was sent off for slapping Nemanja Vidić four minutes from the end.
kiwix.hampton.id.auEurope's football website, UEFA.com, is the official site of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, and the governing body of football in Europe. UEFA organises some of the most famous and prestigious football competitions on the European continent including the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA European Football Championship (UEFA EURO 2012, UEFA EURO 2016 etc.). The website features live video streaming of many UEFA competitions together with an extensive...
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