European Cup · Final
Manchester United v Chelsea
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Chelsea at Luzhniki Stadium (N) on Wednesday 21st May 2008 in the European Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo (26') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 21' Claude Makelele
- 22' Paul Scholes
- 26' Cristiano Ronaldo 1–0
- 43' Rio Ferdinand
- 45' Frank Lampard 1–1
- 45' Ricardo Carvalho
- Half Time
- 87' Ryan Giggs for Scholes
- Extra Time
- 101' Luis Nani for Rooney
- 111' Nemanja Vidic
- 116' Didier Drogba
- 116' Michael Ballack
- 116' Carlos Tevez
- 118' Michael Essien
- 120' Oliveira Anderson for Brown
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
Chelsea Lineup
Starting XI
1 Petr Cech G
3 Ashley Cole LB
4 Claude Makelele CM
5 Michael Essien RB
6 Ricardo Carvalho CD-R
8 Frank Lampard LM ⚽
10 Joe Cole RF
11 Didier Drogba LF
13 Michael Ballack RM
15 Florent Malouda F
26 John Terry CD-L
Substitutes
7 Andriy Shevchenko
12 John Obi Mikel
21 Salomon Kalou on
23 Carlo Cudicini
33 Alex
35 Juliano Belletti on
39 Nicolas Anelka on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Avram Grant
Chelsea
Match Information
United vs Chelsea History
Meeting 151 of 199
199
Played
82
Won
61
Drawn
56
Lost
312
Goals For
238
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 25th December 1905. After this match United had played Chelsea 151 times: 65W 45D 41L.
5 Aug 2007 D 1–1 CS 23 Sep 2007 W 2–0 PL 26 Apr 2008 L 1–2 PL
21 May 2008 D 1–1 This match
21 Sep 2008 D 1–1 PL 11 Jan 2009 W 3–0 PL 9 Aug 2009 D 2–2 CS | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 94 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 148 | 88 | 44.7 |
| Away | 94 | 37 | 25 | 32 | 149 | 136 | 39.4 |
| Neutral | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 27.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →