The first all-English UEFA Champions League final, decided by a penalty shoot-out at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium in 2008.
Key Facts
- Penalty shoot-out score
- Manchester United 6–5 Chelsea
- Score after extra time
- 1–1
- Stadium attendance
- More than 67,000 people
- UK & Ireland TV viewers
- More than 17.5 million viewers
- Winner's prize money
- 7 million EUR
- First final in Russia
- Easternmost final in tournament history
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Manchester United and Chelsea both advanced through the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League knockout rounds to meet in the final, creating the first all-English final in the competition's history and only the third same-country final overall, following 2000 and 2003.
Played on 21 May 2008 at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, the match ended 1–1 after extra time. Cristiano Ronaldo headed United ahead, Frank Lampard equalised, and Didier Drogba was sent off late in extra time. In the shoot-out, Ronaldo missed, John Terry hit the post, and Edwin van der Sar saved Nicolas Anelka's kick to give Manchester United a 6–5 victory.
Manchester United claimed their third European Cup title and went on to compete in the 2008 UEFA Super Cup, losing 2–1 to Zenit Saint Petersburg, and won the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup by defeating LDU Quito 1–0. Chelsea received €4 million as runners-up, while United collected €7 million as champions.