Petr Cech does his homework and Chelsea earn final dividends
• Goalkeeper had studied Bayern Munich penalty-takers in detail• Didier Drogba demanded to take decisive spot-kickThere are times, as Didier Drogba said, when there are barely enough words to do justice to the ecstasies and agonies that sport can c...
Bayern Munich party like it’s 1999 after ‘incomprehensible’ defeat
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge felt losing the Champions League final to Chelsea was more brutal than against Manchester UnitedBayern Munich went straight from the stadium to their end-of-season dinner at the Postpalast event hall but could not escape the Blues...
‘Unhappy’ Torres to discuss his Chelsea future after ‘ups and downs’
• Not starting final was £50m striker's 'biggest disappointment'• 'I have not been treated in the manner I was expecting'Fernando Torres has admitted that winning a first European Cup has made up for the toils he has endured since swapping Liverpo...
Tottenham share Bayern Munich’s pain after Chelsea triumph
• Chelsea deny Tottenham lucrative Champions League place• Spurs face possible trip to Armenia in Europa LeagueThe pain felt by Bayern Munich was shared by Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Redknapp had hoped his team's fourth-place Premier League finish wo...
‘Drogba was dancing on the table’
Roman Abramovich's obsession with winning the Champions League turned into reality after Didier Drogba claimed the spoilsIt was in the bedlam of the away‑team dressing room, as the European Cup was being hoisted between delirious players bouncing for...
Chelsea’s Ryan Bertrand reveals how secret videos inspired players
• Roberto Di Matteo used family messages to motivate team• Winners' medal on Champions League debut for 22-year-oldRoberto Di Matteo had suggested he had something unexpected planned to motivate his players in the buildup to the Champions Leag...
Chelsea return to heroes’ welcome at Stamford Bridge
Fans of Champions League victors take to the streets of west London to celebrate club's greatest moment• Eyewitness: Chelsea fans celebrateIn the shadow of Stamford Bridge's Shed End, as the cheer went up and the camera phones came out, a big blue do...
TV review: UEFA Champions League Final: Bayern Munich v Chelsea
Adrian Chiles on ITV is like watching with a comedy uncle. But Sky has Jeff Stelling …Did any other guys out there have the same conversation with the missus? Along the lines of: "I know I said it was the end of the football season, but that was the ...
Chelsea’s Champions League victory parade – in pictures
Scenes from Chelsea's parade in west London, following their Champions League final victory against Bayern Munich
QPR win the Champions League
Could QPR have won the Champions League? I doubt it, especially since they will probably never finish fourth, but by some people’s measurement QPR played Man City at least as well as Chelsea played against Bayern. I’m not saying that the games were equivalent – clearly Chelsea are a more talented team than QPR –...
G8 leaders watch the Champions League final – in pictures
The meeting at Camp David wrapped up on Saturday, but it was not all hard work for the leaders. There was time for birthday cake, and the leaders watched the Bayern Munich v Chelsea final together
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