CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL
Manchester United won the Champions League by beating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a dramatic 1-1 draw. Cristiano Ronaldo headed United in front after 26 minutes but Frank Lampard equalised before the interval. Lampard and Didier Drogba hit the woodwork before the striker saw red in extra time for slapping Nemanja Vidic. Ronaldo missed his [...]
Chelsea 3-2 Liverpool
Didier Drogba scored twice as Chelsea swept into their first Champions League final at the expense of Liverpool on a night of high drama at Stamford Bridge. The Ivorian opened the scoring with a 12-yard strike, but Fernando Torres’s drive sent the game into extra-time. Frank Lampard restored the lead from the spot after Michael [...]
Man Utd 1-0 Barcelona
A spectacular strike by Paul Scholes sent Manchester United into their first Champions League final for nine years on a night of Old Trafford tension. Scholes rifled in a spectacular 25-yard effort after 14 minutes to beat Barcelona and set up an all-English clash with Chelsea or Liverpool. Barcelona dominated possession for long periods, with [...]
Barcelona 0-0 Man Utd
Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty as Manchester United held Barcelona in a cagey Champions League semi-final, first leg at the Nou Camp. Gabriel Milito needlessly threw his hands up to block a Ronaldo header in the box in only the second minute. But Ronaldo wasted the opportunity by side-footing wide from the spot. Barcelona dominated [...]
Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea
John Arne Riise’s injury-time own goal gave Chelsea the advantage in their Champions League semi-final. Dirk Kuyt’s close-range finish three minutes before the interval looked to have secured Liverpool a slender lead. And it took fine saves from Petr Cech to deny Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres as Liverpool threatened to put the tie out [...]
Man Utd 1-0 Roma
Carlos Tevez struck as Manchester United defeated Roma to seal a Champions League semi-final match-up with Barcelona. Roma should have taken the lead from the penalty spot after a foul by Wes Brown but Daniele de Rossi smashed the ball high over the crossbar. Edwin van der Sar denied Mirko Vucinic as Roma threatened but [...]
Chelsea 2-0 Fenerbahce
Chelsea booked a Champions League semi-final spot as Michael Ballack and Frank Lampard goals saw off Fenerbahce. Ballack latched on to Joe Cole’s free-kick from the right after four minutes to head past Volkan Demirel. Cole clipped a shot against the post soon after, before Chelsea lost keeper Carlo Cudicini to a hamstring injury. Lugano [...]
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