They beat Olympique Lyon 2-1 to give manager Alex Ferguson a "fantastic night" in his 1,000th game.
Ruud van Nistelrooy struck twice in six minutes to salvage a 2-2 draw for Manchester United against Olympique Lyon.
The 1-0 victory gave Chelsea top slot in the premier league, ahead of Arsenal.
Fear of further semi-final failure is all that stands in the way of a classic when slick-passing Portugal meet a fast improving Netherlands side.
The modest Swede believes Ruud van Nistelrooy will be the best striker on the pitch in Saturday's quarter-final against the Netherlands.
Ryan Giggs scored both times for Manchester United; Harry Kewell pulled one back for Liverpool.
'We finished the game on a high and we got the most out of this game,' said the Dutch striker after the 1-1 draw with Germany.
'I have agreed with Danny Blind to stay as an assistant until the end of the year'
The Dutch striker wants to end his career at Manchester United and then walk away from soccer.
"Winning the final and scoring two is fantastic," said the prolific Dutch international.
They beat Millwall to win the FA Cup final 3-0 and lift the trophy for a record 11th time.\n\n
The Dutch striker gave Manchester United a 4-1 premier league win at Leicester City.
The Dutch striker scored twice in a 2-0 victory over Charlton Athletic in the English premier league.
Ruud van Nistelrooy and Paul Scholes gave them a 2-1 win over Newcastle United in the English Premiership.
Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy had a chance to thank knee surgeon Richard Steadman who saved his career.
Man U's impressive pre-season tour of the US continued with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Mexico's Club America.
The game was United's first of a four-match tour of the U.S.
The Manchester United striker finished with one more goals than last season's winner, Thierry Henry.
"I want to stay here for a long time, that is why I am so happy that everything is going so well," said the Dutch striker.
The Manchester United captain believes the club needs a new striker to partner Dutchman Ruud van Nistelrooy upfront.
'He can say what he wants, I don't have a problem with it. Does he show me the same amount of respect that most other players do? No, he doesn't, but that's the way he communicates these days'
Striker Ruud van Nistelrooy's opportunistic goal gave them a 1-0 victory over Birmingham City in the English premiership.
RB Leipzig scored twice in the opening 13 minutes but had to survive a late comeback from Manchester United to cling on to a 3-2 win on Tuesday that sent them into the Champions League knockout stage and eliminated the English side.
Hungary moved tantalisingly close to a first appearance at a major tournament for nearly 30 years when Laszlo Kleinheisler's goal gave them a 1-0 win in the first leg of a Euro 2016 playoff against Norway in Oslo on Thursday.
