Manchester united football club is a professional football club based in old trafford greater manchester england that competes in the premier league the top flight of english football nicknamed the red devils the club was founded as newton heath lyr football club in 1878 changed its name to manchester united in 1902 and moved to its current stadium old trafford in 1910. Despite the team s slow start in the league they won their 10th premier league title their 17th top division title overall just one behind liverpool s then record of 18 and beat chelsea on penalties. The 2007 08 season was manchester united s 16th season in the premier league and their 33rd consecutive season in the top division of english football the season was regarded as a success.
Bayer 04 leverkusen v. Manchester united v as roma 10 04 07 quarter final second leg biggest away win 0 5. Uefa champions league group stage to final only biggest home win 7 1.
They were knocked out of the 2000 tournament at the group stage but went on to win the 2008 competition becoming the first english side to do so. After their champions league wins in 1999 and 2008 manchester united also competed as uefa s representatives at the 2000 fifa club world championship and the 2008 fifa club world cup. Luzhniki stadium moscow russia attendance.
2008 uefa champions league final line up a breakdown of information on the 2008 champions league final click on players or managers name for profile date. A paul scholes handball in the 90th minute. Petersburg however they went 2 0 down in the first hour of the game and a nemanja vidić goal was not enough to save them from defeat.
At the end of august after the start of the premier league season united as the winners of the 2007 08 uefa champions league travelled to monaco for the 2008 uefa super cup against uefa cup winners zenit st. Manchester united legend gary neville has explained why the side that won the champions league against chelsea in 2008 were united s best ever team. Uefa organises some of the most famous and prestigious football competitions on the european continent including the uefa champions league the uefa cup and the uefa european football championship.
More 19 07 2020 22 48. Ole gunnar solskjaer says he will stick with error prone manchester united goalkeeper david de gea but with a champions league place at stake many are urging him to drop the spaniard. The 2008 uefa champions league final was a football match that took place on wednesday 21 may 2008 at the luzhniki stadium in moscow russia to determine the winner of the 2007 08 uefa champions league it was contested by manchester united and chelsea making it an all english club final for the first time in the history of the competition this was only the third time that two clubs from.
