Congratulations Manchester United

[Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images]

As much as many people rooted for the meteor to win the Champions League Final, it was not to be. Manchester United and Chelsea put on a dramatic show with the Reds prevailing in a shootout over the Blues.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Frank Lampard scored the goals and Ronaldo, John Terry and Nicolas Anelka missed their spot kicks. It was not a defensive stalemate. Rather it had plenty of action, good and bad.

So, I doff my hat to the Mancs and say job well done.

After the jump, a photo essay of the final.

Ronaldo scores the opener off a header.
[AP Photo/Alastair Grant]

Frank Lampard scores the equalizer.[Reuters]

Drogba sees red all over.
[AP Photo / Owen Humphreys/PA]

Petr Cech saves Ronaldo's spot kick with his face.
[AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev]

Ronaldo reacts to his miss.
[AFP/Getty Images]

John Terry slips and misses his spot kick.
[AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev]

John Terry reacts to his miss. Poor John Terry. I feel terrible for him.
[AP photo/Alastair Grant]

Chelsea players react to John Terry's miss.
[AP Photo/Alastair Grant]

Edwin Van der Sar with the winning save of Anelka.
[Photo: The Sun]

Opposite Angle of Anelka's miss.
Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images

United celebrates Van der Sar's save.
[AFP/Alexander Nemenov]