"The 2008 Champions League final marked the first-ever time that Europe's biggest match was contested by two English sides. Fittingly, the clash between Manchester United and Chelsea would be played in the pouring rain and would be tense, gritty affair that was settled on penalties. It would be the Red Devils who lifted the trophy at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow that night,"
"Your whole life flashes through your mind during those few metres from the halfway line to the penalty spot. The pressure is obvious, especially when you know there's no margin for error. I knew I had to make a decision, not hesitate, and hit the ball with confidence. Petr Cech was a huge goalkeeper he even guessed which way I'd shoot and got a touch, but thankfully it went in, and the story had a happy ending."
"Ronaldo's blushes were spared following his miss, as John Terry and Nicolas Anelka would then fail to convert, so did Nani's compatriot thank him for dispatching his spot kick? No, no, because we didn't win thanks to me, Nani continues. We won because of the team, because of Edwin van der Sar, who saved Nicolas Anelka's penalty, and because of all the others who took their penalties and scored."
Two English teams contested the 2008 Champions League final, played in pouring rain at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. The match finished level and was decided by a penalty shootout, with Manchester United lifting the trophy fifty years after their first European triumph. Cristiano Ronaldo missed an earlier penalty, leaving Nani to take the decisive kick with no margin for error. Life flashed through Nani's mind as he approached the spot; he chose to strike confidently. Petr Cech got a touch but the ball went in. Edwin van der Sar saved Nicolas Anelka's penalty and team unity proved decisive.
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