I can share the latest widely reported context, but I don’t have real-time access right now. Here’s the most recent and notable information surrounding the 2008 UEFA Champions League final:
- The 2008 final was Manchester United vs Chelsea, held 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. This remains one of the most famous finals in Champions League history.[3][5]
- Key moment: Didier Drogba’s red card for slapping Nemanja Vidić in stoppage time of the second half, which forced Chelsea to fight through extra time and penalties.[5]
- The decisive moment in the shootout came when Edwin van der Sar saved Nicolas Anelka’s penalty, securing United’s third European Cup/Champions League title for the club.[5]
- Official highlights and historical summaries continue to be maintained by UEFA and major aggregators, including detailed match reports, lineups, and penalty sequences.[2][3]
If you’d like, I can pull up the very latest commentary or video highlights from official sources and provide a concise recap with key moments and player-by-player penalty outcomes. I can also compare this final to other all-English finals in the competition’s history.
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Thursday, 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.orgEurope'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...
www.uefa.comThe 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.comThe 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
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