Still I cannot hold back the joy that had been awaited by all Chelsea fans around the world for years now. It still, in a way, felt like a dream for me. We are, finally, Champions of Europe!!
This turns out to be a perfect season after all. Winning the Champions League...finishing 6th doesn't seem to matter anymore. Plus, we got the FA cup too. It feels like that we are built for big games like these.
We made incredible, marvelous turnarounds at every moment possible. At this game, trailing 1 - 0 in the 82nd minute was not good, but then Drogba (who else?) equalised just when we needed it. Then, the penalty save that Cech made in extra time. To hell with that, who'd expect another turnaround in the penalty shoot-out?? Well, I guess now Chelsea fans will...
During the whole match I watched, it does bring a familiar feeling to the match against Barca, check the statistics if you have too. When the goal went in at the 82nd minute, I thought, "Well, maybe we only last 82 minutes this time". But no, Drogba gave us a sensational comeback, and a light of hope. And that light proved to be as bright as it can be.
A surprise start for Bertrand. A UCL debut in the final, and winning it too. Key players for the match is Didier and also Cech. Didier was sensational at every time we needed him to. And Cech, lots of marvelous penalty saves. Lampard lead the team well tonight. The back four was, surprisingly, solid. Mikel was also performing great, too. Torres among them, he created the corner leading to Didi's goal. Guess what, Liverpool fans who had been abusing him all the time, he won a Champions League medal! :D (Sorry if this is a bit offensive, had to share my thoughts and defend my hero...)
Oh and by the way, it is Petr Cech's birthday soon. So Happy Birthday! And you thoroughly deserve every bit of the victory...have a blast!! :D
Oh and by the way, it is Petr Cech's birthday soon. So Happy Birthday! And you thoroughly deserve every bit of the victory...have a blast!! :D
Abramovich finally got his Holy Grail. And the biggest credit, has to got to none other, than Roberto Di Matteo. I do not know how he did it all these time, but he certainly deserved every bit of this, and obviously deserve the job as permanent manager. From being fired as West Brom manager, who'd expect him to win the Champions League the season after...
The fact that we win in penalty shootout certainly overshadows our lost in 2008, which had to be one of our worst memories. Now, it all can be forgotten, as a new dawn arises in the horizon. For years and years we have fought, and finally, in 2012, we, Chelsea FC, are the Champions of Europe!!! #CFC
Links:
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/79421/fc-bayern-m%C3%BCnchen-vs-chelsea-fc/player-ratings
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2914/champions-league/2012/05/19/3114446/champions-league-win-means-everything-to-chelsea-frank
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2914/champions-league/2012/05/19/3114251/i-defo-dont-feel-sorry-for-the-germans-football-world-reacts
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2914/champions-league/2012/05/19/3114406/written-in-the-stars-drogba-chelseas-history-maker-on-the
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2914/champions-league/2012/05/19/3114446/champions-league-win-means-everything-to-chelsea-frank
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2914/champions-league/2012/05/19/3114251/i-defo-dont-feel-sorry-for-the-germans-football-world-reacts
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2914/champions-league/2012/05/19/3114406/written-in-the-stars-drogba-chelseas-history-maker-on-the
Chelsea finally made it! They said Chelsea was underdog, they said Chelsea couldn't make it but the time answered them. The Champions League title is on our hand now :)
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