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 Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has declared that he found this
Champions League win easier to enjoy than the 1999 triumph, while he
and Rio Ferdinand both hailed match-winner Edwin van der Sar...
 Giggs was a late substitute and played little part in proceedings, but
he did break Sir Bobby Charlton's all-time appearance record for the
club and score a very cool penalty in the shootout.
After the game, he hailed the contribution of Edwin van der Sar in the penalty shootout, speaking to ITV.
"I
can enjoy it a little bit more," revealed Giggs. "In '99, you think it
will come around again. Tonight is brilliant, we deserve it.
"We both had chances, no one put them away. Credit to Edwin, he came good in the end!
"I
think we dominated in the first half; second half they had their
chances. We held our nerve in the end and you just remember these
nights - the best nights of your life."
Questioned on the fate of winning the Champions League 50 years after
the Munich air disaster, Giggs was proud to do the fallen legends
proud, having lost the Manchester City derby (which was played just
three days after the exact anniversary of the disaster).
"Well
you look back to the [Manchester] City game and we were all
disappointed. Hopefully, this has made up for it - I'm sure it has."
On
Ronaldo, he added: "He scored a goal, he deserved it. He's been the
best player in Europe." Choosing to ignore the Portuguese's unfortunate
penalty miss that was the width of a post away from costing the Red
Devils the trophy.
Rio Ferdinand - captain on the night - was
overjoyed at the final whistle. He revealed he was shocked to see John
Terry miss the penalty that could have won it for Chelsea. It clipped
agonizingly off the post, and in sudden death, lady luck swung United's
way, as they held their nerve.
"I thought [Terry] was going to
score, he's normally a great penalty taker in training," said Rio.
"Unfortunately, he slipped, but it's great for us. Someone's got to
lose. We were fortunate enough to win. Edwin with a great save."
Brian O'Ryan, Goal.com
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