May 22 - Ferguson dedicates United victory to the Busby Babes

13 April 2012

DAILY MAIL: It was the crowning glory of Manchester United's epic season as they beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties to win a pulsating Champions League final in Moscow... Also: Liverpool put a £16million price tag on Xabi Alonso yesterday after receiving an approach from Juventus for the Spain midfielder.  

THE TIMES: Fifty years after the Munich air disaster in which eight of the club's players died, Manchester United were last night crowned champions of Europe for the third time... The clock at the Luzhniki Stadium showed 1.34am before the best of England could be separated.  

THE SUN: Alex Ferguson dedicated Manchester United's dramatic Champions League triumph to the memory of the Busby Babes... Cristiano Ronaldo knows he could have been the man in pieces this morning.  

THE INDEPENDENT: Extraordinary, unbelievable, unforgettable. Decided by the Russian roulette of penalties, Manchester United won the European Cup in last night in Moscow but not before John Terry missed the penalty that would have delivered the prize to Chelsea.  

DAILY STAR: Edwin van der Sar was the hero as Manchester United made it a hat-trick of European Cup victories in a nail-biting penalty shoot-out in Moscow... Frank Lampard stepped into the biggest club game in the history of English football with a goal he will remember for the rest of his life - but little else.  

DAILY MIRROR: Edwin van der Sar was mobbed by his jubilant team-mates after saving Nicolas Anelka's penalty as Manchester United won the Champions League in a dramatic shoot-out... The men with history on their shoulders passed the ultimate test of courage last night to crown themselves kings of Europe.  

THE GUARDIAN: Manchester United are once more engulfed in the delirious joy of Champions League melodrama... It was the night Manchester United reminded the world they yield to nobody as producers of drama.  

DAILY TELEGRAPH: Manchester United painted the Russian capital red, sending their fans partying into Red Square, after an absorbing, draining collision between English heavyweights... Also: Michael Owen remains optimistic he can reach the coveted 100-cap landmark and break Sir Bobby Charlton's England goalscoring record, despite losing his place in the national team.  

DAILY EXPRESS: Manchester United and Chelsea served up a classic Champions League final in Moscow last night and true to English tradition it ended in penalties with Sir Alex Ferguson's side the victors... Also: Didier Drogba insists he is not waiting to find out where his former manager Jose Mourinho will be working next season before making a decision on his future.

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