Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech holds the European Cup as his team hoists him on their shoulders
I've never been happier to make a blog posting than I am tonight. If you read my blog or follow my tweets, you probably know that I'm a Chelsea supporter. Thus I am extremely happy and proud of my team for winning the 2012 UEFA Champions League Title.
It was very much against the odds in the final as well. The Blues had to take on Bayern Munich in Munich to win the title. Obviously, Bayern were the heavy favorites. However Chelsea brought Didier Drogba, Petr Cech, and a ton of heart.
The match was scoreless into the 83rd minute when Thomas Muller finally broke through the Chelsea defense to make it 1-0, and Bayern had one hand on the trophy. Chelsea pulled that hand back 5 minutes later when Didier Drogba equalized. The match went into extra time, but no further goals were scored.
Juan Mata missed his first PK, and Bayern took the advantage making their first three. Then Ivica Olic and Bastian Schweinsteiger missed their last two, handing the advantage to Chelsea as David Luiz, Frank Lampard, and Ashley Cole had all iced their kicks. Didier Drogba nailed the final shot to hand Chelsea the European Cup on what could be his last act for the team.
I don't think you could have even thought to write a script like that.
Chelsea will also earn the final English spot in next year's Champions League. Tottenham Hotspur, who had finished 4th in the Premier League, will now drop to the Europa League with Newcastle and Liverpool.
Suffice it to say, I'm a very happy footy fan this week. Congrats to my Chelsea boys!
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