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Chelsea FC manager Avram Grant walking past the Champions League trophy in Moscow. (AP)
Man U defeats Chelsea FC in Champions League final
By Shlomi Barzel, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: football, Chelsea FC, Israel 

MOSCOW - Manchester United beat Chelsea 6-5 Wednesday in a penalty
shootout to win the Champions League title after a 1-1 draw.

Cristiano Ronaldo and John Terry each missed in the shootout before Edwin van der Sar saved a shot from Nicolas Anelka to make United the European champion for the third time.
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Carlos Tevez, Michael Carrick, Owen Hargreaves, Nani, Anderson and Ryan Giggs scored United's other kicks, while Michael Ballack, Juliano Belletti, Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and Salomon Kalou scored for Chelsea.

Frank Lampard scored in regulation for Chelsea after Ronaldo's 26th-minute opener for United.

Chelsea almost scored in the 34th when United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar had to make a reflex save from his own defender, Rio Ferdinand. Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech then made a reaction save off a shot from Carlos Tevez in the 35th and recovered to push a follow-up shot from Michael Carrick over the bar.

The match at the Luzhniki Stadium is the first European Cup final in the
53-year history of the competition to have two English teams.

Israelis have taken an intense interest in the fate of Chelsea this season, exhibiting national pride in their fellow countryman, Avraham Grant. The game was shown live on Israel's terrestrial Channel 2 television station. One of the commentators even referred to a change of player by Chelsea as a "substition at Avraham's."


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      2.   Good Luck Grant! 15:36  |  Miichael 21/05/08
      3.   Managers " Squaring Off . !!!!! 15:39  |  HAL. 21/05/08
      4.   stick to futbol, forget mouthball 18:35  |  Zvi 21/05/08
      5.   Avram Grants 3 options (in order to enjoy an "easier" life)..... 19:23  |  Swiss (Dino) 21/05/08
      6.   avram is too good for chelsea 20:18  |  daniel yefet 21/05/08
      7.   Go Chelsea 20:55  |  Efroim 21/05/08
      8.   any team would have won by luck. Better luck next time Chelsea! 01:03  |  Joey 22/05/08
      9.   Poor Avram, as usual the better team lost..... 01:27  |  Swiss (Dino) 22/05/08
      10.   I would have backed Chelsea via Michael Ballack 01:32  |  Axel 22/05/08
      11.   Avram Grant has done a good job 03:45  |  Fortuna Benmayor 22/05/08
      12.   Avram Grant`s grace in defeat 06:14  |  Pinu 22/05/08
      13.   bad luck avram 12:08  |  bernard g 22/05/08
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