Manchester United Beat Chelsea: in the End, the Game of Football Won

It was a night of magic in Moscow. The momentum of the game was swinging like a pendulum but, in the end, Man Utd came out tops.

It all started with a brilliant Ronaldo header that had Cech stunned. United could have easily gone two up in what could have been the Champions League best goal ever. Cech saved brilliantly twice to deny Tevez and Carrick. Again, United could have gone three up inside 40 minutes when Tevez failed to capitalise on a Makelele error.

However, the pendulum swung Chelsea's way when Lampard scored after a mis-cleared ball by Vidic and Ferdinand. Truly, it was going to be a long night. The second half saw Chelsea dominate exactly the way Man Utd dominated in the first, with Essien coming forward more frequently. Ballack and Drogba hit the bar once and had a couple of freekicks.

Extra time saw Chelsea press even more however Man Utd held on. Giggs had a great chance when he could have shot it straight into the goal after a brilliant move by Evra, but Terry somehow got his head to it.

Penalties it was.

Tevez took his penalty coolly, so did Ballack. Carrick shot his in calmly, Belletti reciprocated.

Then man-of-the-season stepped up, Ronaldo who had earlier missed against Barcelona had his shot saved. Suddenly, Chelsea were tops. Lampard the scorer, did some more damage. Hargreaves, Ashley Cole and Nani had all scored their respective spot kicks.

Then stepped up John Terry, who had to score to win. But his shot hit the post and suddenly United were back in it.

Anderson scored in sudden death and so did Kalou. Giggs, who broke Sir Bobby Charlton's record of appearances, scored as well. However, Anelka who never quite looked comfortable had his shot saved by Van Der Sar.

However, this win was the game's win as Utd proved that hardwork and determination can get you through anything.