In the great tradition of all Manchester United teams you had your loyal fans on edge for the whole night, but what a team, defended like lions exemplified by Vidic, Malta salutes you. The oposition played their part but where found wanting.

We, MANCHESTER UNITED are the European Chanpions again.

Peter Micallef, Zebbug, Malta

congratulations man utd!played well but i think was a bit lucky.chelsea got more possibilities to score and it was very unlucky. maybe it should have won cause this was its first final and they had done very well thorugh all the matches.ronaldo:why run,stop and again run in the penalty??childish..

Anna, Treviso, Italy

It wasn't fate Fergie but the pitch that won Man Utd the cup. Why use temporary surfaces for major events? Big John slipped.

Scott, London,

oh my god, sending on anelka instead of sheva is a great mistake that chelsea paid the price for. grant is an amateur. he should be sent to a 3rd league team to get some experience. oh, and abramovic's bookeeper or investment advisor may take his place, probably.

Csire Balázs, Budapest, Hungary

we won!!! we won!!! i am so happy !!!! Man U for ever.

austine Bones, Victoria Island, lagos, NIGERIA

I do wish I could actually care who won but I don't. Both teams clearly played well but there was no victory, even if there was a winner of sorts.

David, Kent, UK

Congratulations and thank you Manchester United, you prevented a footballing and moral catastrophe, namely that Roman's dubious roubles could buy the cup. Hopefully Chelsea will never get this close again.

Tom Leeburn, London, Great Britain

I believe in victory and i believed in man united in Moscow,it was a sweet victory for manchester the glory of the red devils indeed viva man united.Thank u for bringing happiness to us your fans man united Leads Forever.

Hellen Gaspar Munisi, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Glory, glory Man Utd.!! Spectacular match. Luck was on the red's side though, remembering the two posts by Chelsea and the way Terry lost his penalty. I was happy for United but sorry for Terry. That's what makes Football great......And the Reds go marching on on on!!!.

Justin Camilleri, B'Kara, Malta

A victory parade must happen and considering Manchester Council are still cold to the idea after the Rangers incident, surelytit would make more sense to have a parade where most of the fans can come along. I'm sure there must be somewhere in kent, wiltshire or suffolk that could accomodate.

eddie, Bristol, UK

I think this victory must be even more satisfactory than the 1999 victory. This time we entered the competition as English champions unlike 1999 when we were runnners up. So we have proved ourselves to be the best in Europe having won the Premiership again and crowning that with victory in Europe

Richard Redl, Johannesburg, South Africa

Where it comes to penalty shots, Rinaldo is an absolute zero.
Highest paid player in the league-cannot even dump it in an open nets.
Proved that more than once.

Robert Postuma, Montreal, Canada

Great game on auspicious day. The was already written before the game. Cheers for all entertainment.

limbu, kathmandu , nepal

This was an extremely sporting match. I find it bizarre that the result in some extraordinary way is being used as a form of retribution to an air accident which occured 50 yrs ago!
Last night was SPORT..

william grierson, Kimpton, UK

Well done United - Fergie, the team and the staff at Carrington whom we never see.

But big respect to CFC - it was so nearly yours.

From a loyal United fan.

Mary, Birmingham, England

It was a fantastic but tension filled night here in Malaysia which ended at 6am to loud cheering and car horns in full force. United should have won it by half time; Chelsea were fantastic in the second half and I thought honours were even in extra time. Well done United; hard luck Chelsea.

Tony Pereira, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

i believe in victory and i believed in Man united in Moscow,it was a sweet victory for man united,the glory or the red devils indeed viva man united.Man united Leads forever

Hellen Gaspar Munisi, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Although it is an awful way to lose such athrilling game, crying at the end is not acceptable. John Terry is in line fir the England captaincy, as club captain he should have been consoling his team and not wallowing in his own self-pity! England captain, I don't think so!

Songe, lichfield, England

Hard to write this as a Manchester City fan. Thrilling game and congratulations to United. Ronaldo is simply magic to watch and I hope to see him playing in the Premier League for many years to come. A true great already.

David Bailey, Cheshire,

What can I say,if we did what we do best.Eish....Sir Alex,I just love you the same way you love our Team.Man United today,tomorrow and forever....Keep it up guys,we do deserve it...We loose,we stand together,we win,we stand together,so lets play together and we stay the champs.

Vapanouwe, Walvis Bay, Namibia

Congratulations ManU. I would have been happy either way. It was a nice game of football. But you have to feel for Chelsea, because on the night they definitely deserved it more and they were robbed of at least 4 corner kicks.

Igor, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Neither team deserved to lose on football alone. Chances were split, luck was split (Lampard's goal and Terry's miss) however, Chelsea's behaviour over the throw in means - to me - that the team who really deserved to win on the night did so!

glyn, telford,

How can that big Jessie, John Terry, expect to be the Engish captain after crying like a baby? Rio is the man for the job. Did Frank Lampart not see the several opportunities that Man Unt had to "wrap up" the game in the first half?

D. Ken, Gloucester, UK

Like always British fans demonstrate that they are worst hooligans in the world, i do not know how your government let you to travel.

curro, madrid,

Avram Grant must be very proud for his players and they should be proud of him for taking Chelsea from last place in the Champions leauge first stage to one penalty shot from winning the highest trophy in soccer.
Avram proved that he is 1 of the best coaches in Europe and probably the most modest

Eyal Mercado, Zichron Yaacov,

Louis from Liverpool, isn't Madrid south of Watford ? Chelsea were equals in the contest and didn't deserve to lose. Just one slip separated the teams.

w, andover,

Thanks UTD for making my day! We united had the first half, chelsea the second, extra time was anybodys and Van Der Sar is the best! Glory glory man united!

Marina Kyriacou, Larnaca, Cyprus

Did people not watch the game, why do you say Man U deserved to win? Chelsea showed, apart from the first 35mins, that they bullied with great football what people call one of the greatest teams.

Chelsea deserved to win no doubt about it and I am not even a chelsea fan. Gutted for JT though

Dave, Norwich,

It was the best club game for the last decade. manc was great.
And many thanks to british fans. 40.000+ fans didn't make trouble in moscow!

Andy (Moscow), Moscow, Russia

I supported ManU till the beginning. Chelsea is a team of bought superstars sponsored by a too rich Russian oil oligarch. It's just sad for Ballack who after the CL final with Leverkusen and the World Cup final with Germany in 2002 again didn't win an international title. But maybe the 29th june...

Jerome Kuchejda, Freiburg, Germany

One of the best finals I've seen in a while. A shame it ended up in a penalty shoot out but what an ending.

It didn't matter what team you support (Liverpool for me) you had to hand it to both teams for a brilliant display of football.

Glad Man Utd. won - best team on the night.

Peter, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

get in man-u, well done lads.... ronaldo ur well fit. john terry pull yourself together mate and please never cry again. hope ur foot is ok. lampard u scored 4 ur mum so well done. ronaldo u scored coz ur the best well done. hope you win ur next match but go easy on liverpool yeah, good luck!

chloe, radcliffe, england

i believe in victory and i believed in Man united in Moscow,it was a sweet victory for man united,the glory of the red devils indeed viva man united.Thank you for bringing joy and happiness to us your fansMan united Leads forever

Hellen Gaspar Munisi, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Thanks Man U for giving your fans the bragging rights for at least the next year. The Chelsea excuses - how we paid off the ref and linesman etc etc cannot take away our sweet victory. We beat them in the Premier League and we beat them in the Champions league. WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS.

Victor, Cape Town, South Africa

The most exciting final since 1999.....enough said!!!

Stephen, Herne Bay, United Kingdom

Great game. The best team in Europe won.

Jordi, Barcelona, Spain

Congratulations Man United from all loyal fans in Cape town.
We are proud of our team.Thank you for for winning and making us happy .God bless

Moira, Cape town, South Africa

Thank you both teams for the fantastic performance. I am a Fenerbahce fan who had the chance to watch the great captain Terry at Fenerbahce Stadium in Turkey and at Stamford Bridge in UK when two teams played in quarter finals. He was brilliant on the pitch with very confident moves, what a bad luck

Ufuk Ulugtekin, Kocaeli, Turkey

I still can't believe we won! Well done to all the players and especially Giggsy. Now we MUST have a victor parade in Manchester, please!

susan coyle, powfoot, scotland

Some great football for a change in the Champions' League Final. Sentimentality being what it is I'm sure most have forgotten that Utd were outplayed for eighty minutes of the tie and that, save an unchallenged header, Ronaldo was useless, but Chelsea have only their own petulance to blame, Deserved

Mike, Bristol,

I couldn't watch Man U, I was too nervous and tense. I kept dipping into the penalty shoot-out and then quickly retreating to another channel. A mate of mine was so nervous that he contrived to watch some of the shoot-out through a mirror! Anyway, we got there in the end. I feel exhausted.

JohnT, Birmingham, UK

Well done. I thought Owen Hargreaves, Patrice Evra and Wes Brown had great games last night, by the way. And Ronaldo: he has to stay. Why would he want to leave?

Hard luck on Chelsea, however. They fought back in the second half like lions.

Tom, London,

This trophy truly belongs in the North-West of England. No London team or any team south of Watford has ever won this trophy and it looks like they never will.

Louis Blanc, Liverpool, UK

Congratulations man u from all the fans in nigeria west africa Thanks for making our day no doubts we are the greatest may i suggest please STAND UP FOR THE CHAMPIONS!!!!!

CHARLES OGUNMUYIWA, lagos, nigeria

As a Manc I couldn't be prouder - It was a great game and a fitting way to honour the heroes of Munich.

4 European finals - 4 wins.

Paul Frier, Cape Town, South Africa

Congratulations to Manchester United! Fantastic game, very happy for them. Not a regular footbal fan, I was absolutely thrilled by the game. Manchester United definately deserved the victory.

Pam, St.Petersburg,

Congratulations for one of the best finals I've seen, Premiership in England is now stronger than ever. I am an Everton fan, and cherish history over glamour. United has the history, and that was poetry when 50 years ago, they lost what had the making of the perfect team, the Busby Babes.

kirastus, London, UK

Congratulations to United (there's only one), aptly 50 years after the tragedy of Munich, 40 after the triumph and joy of Wembley and Benfica. Busby, the Babes, and Best are smiling.

S. Khan, Watertown, NY, United States

Congratulations to Man Utd.

Once Red,Always Red

Christine, shanghai, PRC

I am emotionally drained, it was 50 years ago that I started following United, can they ever do anything the easy way. A glorious match which Chelsea also deserve praise for.

Steve, Moscow,

Congratulations to Man Utd.

Once Red,Always Red!

Brian, Xiamen, PRC

How was it possible for Vidic to dragg his hand down the face of Drogba (drawing blood in so doing )without getting a Red Card? Why also was Ferdinand, who was the last defender, given only yellow when impeding a chelsea player on the edge of the penalty box? Chelsea deserved better(Spurs Fan)

Graham Duncan, Austin , Texas USA

Wow!! What a match! Football at it's best. You can't but feel for Chelsea though, and especially, John Terry, Mr. Chelsea. It seemed to be written that he would score the winner. That's football though. Congrats to Man U. Great that they won it on the 50th anniversary of the Munich disaster

Paul, Mountmellick, Ireland

Congratulations Man Utd From a loyal Middlesbrough Fan

Colin Hugill, Middlesbrough, England

Amazing match. The first half for Man U, the second one for Chelsea. A very goo job from both, but there's only one champion, and that's Manchester! Congratulations to all of them and to all their fans all over the world

Karmen, Valencia, Spain

If Terry hadn't slipped, the ball would have been in the net ,and we would be reading a very different story. This was a heartbreaking start to the day for me in New Zealand. However, for the memory of the Busby Babes this was fitting. I just hope the Blues get their turn another time.

Rachel, Auckland, New Zealand

Congrats to both teams and thank you. Simply magic.

josh, madrid, spain

Come on Utd

Pete, York,