Road to the Champions League final 2008

Rosenborg's Christer Basma (right) and Chelsea's Andriy Shevchenko battle for the ball during their Group B match at Stamford Bridge. The 1-1 draw would prove to be Jose Mourinho's final game in charge. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA

Wayne Rooney wins a header in front of Sporting's Anderson Polga as Manchester United get their Group F campaign off to the perfect start with a 1-0 win at the Alvalade Stadium Photograph: Steven Governo/AP

Didier Drogba stretches to control a high ball as Chelsea get their campaign back on track with a vital 2-1 victory over Valencia at the Mestalla Photograph: Philippe Desamzes/AFP

Wayne Rooney celebrates his 70th-minute winner as United edge out Roma 1-0 in a tight encounter at Old Trafford Photograph: Jon Super/AP

Schalke's Rafinha performs a bicycle kick in front of Frank Lampard at Stamford Bridge. Goals from Florent Malouda and Drogba mean Chelsea go on to win 2-0 Photograph: Christof Koepsel/Getty

Carlos Tevez fights for the ball with Tiberiu Ghioane and Ayila Yussuf as United win 4-2 at Dynamo Kyev Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP

Schalke's Gerald Asamoah vies for possession with Wayne Bridge and it's another unimpressive performance from Chelsea. The 0-0 draw in Gelsenkirchen does, though, keep Chelsea on top of Group B. Photograph: Juergen Schwarz/AFP

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring the final goal during the 4-0 romp past Dynamo Kyev at Old Trafford. The result confirms United's progression to the knock-out stages Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP

Didier Drogba's head steams as Chelsea take revenge on Rosenborg with a 4-0 demolition of the Norwegians at the Lerkendal Stadium Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty

Anderson clears the ball from Leandro Romagnoli during United's 2-1 win over Sporting Lisbon at Old Trafford Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP

Valencia's David Silva is tackled by Michael Essien as Chelsea, having already secured first place, settle for a 0-0 draw during their final game in Group B Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty

Chris Eagles battles for the ball with Roma's Rodrigo Taddei as a United second string conclude the group stages with a 0-0 draw at the Stadio Olimpico Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP

Vassilis Torosidis covers his face after missing a chance to put Olympiakos ahead during the first leg of their first knock-out stage tie against Chelsea at the Karaiskaki stadium. The game finished 0-0 Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP

Carlos Tevez wheels away in delight after snatching a late equaliser for United as they draw 1-1 away to Lyon Photograph: Matthew Peters/Getty

Drogba falls to the ground during Chelsea's 3-0 win over Olympiakos in the second leg Photograph: Tony O'Brien/Action Images

Anderson gets in front of Lyon's Sébastien Squillaci during United's 1-0 win over Lyon. Ronaldo's goal just before half-time is enough to send Sir Alex Ferguson's side through Photograph: John Super/AP

Avram Grant looks up looks to the sky as Chelsea go down 2-1 to Fenerbahce during the first leg of their quarter-final at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty

Rooney thrashes home a loose ball as United stun Roma by winning 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico in the first leg of their quarter-final Photograph: Voncenzo Pinto/AFP

Florent Malouda challenges Fenerbahce's Gokhan Gonul as Chelsea overturn their first-leg deficit against the Turkish side. Grant's side win the second leg 2-0 and the tie 3-2 on aggregate Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty

Carlos Tevez is congratulated by his team-mates after scoring the only goal in the 1-0 victory over Roma in the second leg at Old Trafford Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA

John Arne Riise scores an own goal seconds before the final whistle as Chelsea snatch a 1-1 draw at Liverpool in their semi-final first leg Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Guardian

Ferguson cuts a pensive figure on the bench ahead of United's 0-0 draw with Barcelona at Camp Nou Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA

John Terry jumps for joy after Chelsea beat Liverpool 3-2 after extra-time in an absorbing encounter at Stamford Bridge Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Guardian

Ronaldo scissor-kicks the ball away from Deco as United, courtesy of a screamer from Paul Scholes, beat Barcelona 1-0 in the second leg at Old Trafford Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Guardian