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On this day in 2008 – Man Utd win Champions League after penalty shootout drama

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John Terry slipped and Edwin Van Der Sar saved on a dramatic night in Moscow as Manchester United overcame Chelsea to become kings of Europe for the third time on this day in 2008.

After Sir Matt Busby’s men comprehensively beat Benfica 4-1 to win the 1968 European Cup, it took the most remarkable of comebacks for United to defeat Bayern Munich 2-1 in 1999 as Sir Alex Ferguson lifted the Champions League for the first time.

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