Road to the Champions League final 2008

How Chelsea and Manchester United plotted their course to the 2008 European Cup final in Moscow
  
  


Andriy Shevchenko
Rosenborg's Christer Basma (right) and Chelsea's Andriy Shevchenko battle for the ball during their Group B match at Stamford Bridge. The 1-1 draw would prove to be Jose Mourinho's final game in charge. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA
Wayne Rooney heads the ball
Wayne Rooney wins a header in front of Sporting's Anderson Polga as Manchester United get their Group F campaign off to the perfect start with a 1-0 win at the Alvalade Stadium Photograph: Steven Governo/AP
Didier Drogba
Didier Drogba stretches to control a high ball as Chelsea get their campaign back on track with a vital 2-1 victory over Valencia at the Mestalla Photograph: Philippe Desamzes/AFP
Wayne Rooney celebrates
Wayne Rooney celebrates his 70th-minute winner as United edge out Roma 1-0 in a tight encounter at Old Trafford Photograph: Jon Super/AP
Frank Lampard
Schalke's Rafinha performs a bicycle kick in front of Frank Lampard at Stamford Bridge. Goals from Florent Malouda and Drogba mean Chelsea go on to win 2-0 Photograph: Christof Koepsel/Getty
Carlos Tevez vies for the ball
Carlos Tevez fights for the ball with Tiberiu Ghioane and Ayila Yussuf as United win 4-2 at Dynamo Kyev Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP
Wayne Bridge
Schalke's Gerald Asamoah vies for possession with Wayne Bridge and it's another unimpressive performance from Chelsea. The 0-0 draw in Gelsenkirchen does, though, keep Chelsea on top of Group B. Photograph: Juergen Schwarz/AFP
Ronaldo celebrates
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring the final goal during the 4-0 romp past Dynamo Kyev at Old Trafford. The result confirms United's progression to the knock-out stages Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP
Didier Drogba
Didier Drogba's head steams as Chelsea take revenge on Rosenborg with a 4-0 demolition of the Norwegians at the Lerkendal Stadium Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty
Anderson of Manchester United
Anderson clears the ball from Leandro Romagnoli during United's 2-1 win over Sporting Lisbon at Old Trafford Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP
Michael Essien tackling
Valencia's David Silva is tackled by Michael Essien as Chelsea, having already secured first place, settle for a 0-0 draw during their final game in Group B Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty
Chris Eagles of Manchester United
Chris Eagles battles for the ball with Roma's Rodrigo Taddei as a United second string conclude the group stages with a 0-0 draw at the Stadio Olimpico Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP
Olympiakos player covers his face
Vassilis Torosidis covers his face after missing a chance to put Olympiakos ahead during the first leg of their first knock-out stage tie against Chelsea at the Karaiskaki stadium. The game finished 0-0 Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP
Carlos Tevez wheels away in delight
Carlos Tevez wheels away in delight after snatching a late equaliser for United as they draw 1-1 away to Lyon Photograph: Matthew Peters/Getty
Didier Drogba
Drogba falls to the ground during Chelsea's 3-0 win over Olympiakos in the second leg Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Action Images
Anderson vies for possession
Anderson gets in front of Lyon's Sébastien Squillaci during United's 1-0 win over Lyon. Ronaldo's goal just before half-time is enough to send Sir Alex Ferguson's side through Photograph: John Super/AP
Avram Grant
Avram Grant looks up looks to the sky as Chelsea go down 2-1 to Fenerbahce during the first leg of their quarter-final at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty
Wayne Rooney shoots
Rooney thrashes home a loose ball as United stun Roma by winning 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico in the first leg of their quarter-final Photograph: Voncenzo Pinto/AFP
Florent Malouda
Florent Malouda challenges Fenerbahce's Gokhan Gonul as Chelsea overturn their first-leg deficit against the Turkish side. Grant's side win the second leg 2-0 and the tie 3-2 on aggregate Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty
Carlos Tevez lifts up his shirt
Carlos Tevez is congratulated by his team-mates after scoring the only goal in the 1-0 victory over Roma in the second leg at Old Trafford Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA
John Arne Riise's own goal
John Arne Riise scores an own goal seconds before the final whistle as Chelsea snatch a 1-1 draw at Liverpool in their semi-final first leg Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Guardian
Alex ferguson sits on the bench at the Nou Camp
Ferguson cuts a pensive figure on the bench ahead of United's 0-0 draw with Barcelona at Camp Nou Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA
John Terry jumps for joy
John Terry jumps for joy after Chelsea beat Liverpool 3-2 after extra-time in an absorbing encounter at Stamford Bridge Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Guardian
Ronaldo scissor-kicks the ball
Ronaldo scissor-kicks the ball away from Deco as United, courtesy of a screamer from Paul Scholes, beat Barcelona 1-0 in the second leg at Old Trafford Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Guardian
 

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