Ronaldo sends United through

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The winner came from Cristiano Ronaldo after 41 minutes to give United a 2-1 aggregate victory.

It was a cool finish from Ronaldo, after Anderson's effort had been block, and ended Lyon's spirited challenge.

Ferguson's side were highly motivated from the off but Patrice Evra let his enthusiasm get the better of him as he was booked after only four minutes for a challenge on Karim Benzema.

United made a swift break after 10 minutes and there was a buzz of anticipation around the ground as Ronaldo collected the ball.

The Portugal winger cut inside only to see his effort blocked by experienced Brazilian defender Cris. Anderson then tried to thread the ball through to Evra only for Francois Clerc to read the situation well and clear the danger.

Lyon were beginning to knock the ball around and the home fans were getting anxious.

United made the breakthrough to go 2-1 ahead on aggregate thanks to Ronaldo's 30th goal of the season in all competitions.

Nani started the move and sent Wes Brown clear on the right. He found Anderson, whose effort was blocked. The ball broke to Ronaldo, who beat Gregory Coupet at the near post and stunned Lyon.

Lyon, however, launched a swift counter-attack after 66 minutes with United almost paying for their carelessness. Benzema got away and released Clerc but the move broke down when he delivered a weak cross come shot into the area.