CHAMPION LEAGUE FINAL 2008.

This years champion league final was between two English football clubsfor the first time.
It had happened before when two Italian clubs A.C .Milan played JUVENTUS . And when REAL MADRID played VALENCIA, from the same country.
This years final was held in Moscow. The weather was cold and it was raining , making the pitch slipery. And would play a big part in the result.
The first goal was scored in the twentysixth minute ,by Christiano Ronaldo,for Manchester United. Chelsea then replied in the fourtyfifth minute by scoring the equalizer by Frank Lampard. The cat and mouse game continued, and the coaches and players decided for extra time and finally to go for penalties.
In the first extra time , the game took an ugly seen with the Chelsea striker Dider Drogba slapping the Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic.The Chech refree did not hesitate to show Drogba the red card . This would cost Chelsea dearly as they were one striker shot for penalties.
The penalty takers for Manchester United were as follows..I.
1 TEVEZ.
2 NANI.
3 GIGGS.
4 HARGREAVES
5 ANDERSON
RONALDO*
The penalty takers for CHELSEA were as follows.
1 BALLACK.
2BELLETTI.
3 COLE.
4 LAMPARD.
5 KALOU.
6 TERRY.*
7 ANELKA.*
* THOSE who missed the penalty..