Both clubs had players missing due to suspensions; Bayern were missing David Alaba, Holger Badstuber and Luiz Gustavo, while Chelsea were without Branislav Ivanović, Raul Meireles, Ramires and John Terry. The Olympiastadion in Munich, the previous home of Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich, hosted three European Cup finals; in 1979, 1993 and 1997. What happened next was extraordinary and went against everything we know about the efficiency of Bundesliga clubs and penalties. What should not be overlooked is that Bayern are formidable opponents on this ground, with only two home defeats here in the Bundesliga, 49 goals scored and six conceded. Chelsea were appearing in their second final, having lost their first in 2008. The Allianz Arena was announced by UEFA as the venue of the 2012 final on 30 January 2010, although the stadium was referred to as "Fußball Arena München" for the match, as UEFA does not recognise sponsorship by companies that are not among its partner organisations. See what happened in the first leg of this classic Champions League semi-final from 2012. L'absence de Gérard Piqué est.

Di Matteo had set up Chelsea to play very much as the "away" team, meaning Drogba was often isolated in attack.

At that stage who could have imagined Terry would be walking up the steps to help Lampard lift the trophy?

Chelsea players plead for Roberto Di Matteo to be given permanent post, Chelsea return to heroes' welcome at Stamford Bridge, Petr Cech does his homework and Chelsea earn final dividends, Five things that helped Chelsea to the Champions League trophy, Chelsea dressing room became an outpouring of long pent-up emotion, Bayern Munich left frustrated by Chelsea's crucial double barrier, Petr Cech acclaims Chelsea's defiant run to Champions League glory, Chelsea's Ryan Bertrand reveals how secret videos inspired players, Tom Jenkins's pictures from the Champions League final. [20], The UEFA Champions League Anthem was performed by German tenor Jonas Kaufmann and violinist David Garrett. Chelsea's goalkeeper seemed to fill the entire goal at times and probably had legitimate claims to be recognised as the most heroic figure. Jorge Sousa (Portugal) Arjen Robben's goal proved the difference in a match both teams ended with ten men. Use of UEFA.com signifies your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Only two of the 36 players had previously been in a winning squad in a Champions League final: Chelsea's Paulo Ferreira and José Bosingwa were in the Porto squad in 2004. [19], Former German player Paul Breitner was named as the ambassador for the final. Chelsea's owner held Di Matteo in an emotional clinch that makes you wonder how he could possibly now move on the Italian this summer. [7] In doing so, they became the first London club to win the tournament, the fifth English club and 22nd overall. Chelsea remporte la coupe à l'issue de la séance de tirs au but. Petr Cech started the turnaround by saving from Ivica Olic and with Bayern's next effort Bastian Schweinsteiger's shot came back off the post. [28] Ivanović stated how he "had no idea [he] was one booking away from missing the Champions League final. Ricardo Santos (Portugal) Chelsea, however, also had chances, with Salomon Kalou nearly finishing at the near post. Watch the goal at Wembley that gave Bayern glory in this all-German affair. Bertino Miranda (Portugal) The game went to extra time. Once again, they had to defend with great togetherness and commitment and their opponents were left to wonder how on earth they had not turned their superiority into goals. Bayern took the lead late in the second half through Thomas Müller,[6] but Didier Drogba equalised for Chelsea five minutes later to take the game to extra time, in which Arjen Robben missed an awarded penalty, Petr Čech saving the low drive. Juan Mata's effort had been saved by Manuel Neuer and at that point Roberto Di Matteo's players knew they were on the brink of walking past the European Cup and not being allowed to touch the silver. Players union FIFPro appealed to UEFA to allow the players with yellow cards to play, seeing the punishment of "missing the match of your life" as too harsh; UEFA rejected the appeal and stated the rule would not be reviewed for at least three years. Chelsea may not have offered a great deal going forward but they played as though affronted by the suggestion that Terry's absence would play a critical part. A further 7,000 tickets were available for sale to fans worldwide via UEFA.com, with prices between €70 and €370. It was a rare form of euphoria on a night when, just like Moscow four years ago, it came down to the gut-wrenching drama of a penalty shootout. What a parting gift the Ivorian may have left considering that it was also his 88th-minute goal that had dragged this final into extra time, just as Thomas Müller's goal looked like giving Bayern their fifth victory in this competition. [citation needed], The two teams each received 17,500 tickets to distribute to their supporters.

Watch Leroy Sané score a fantastic long-range goal for Schalke against Real Madrid in 2015. Recall the strike for Real Madrid which even had opposition Juventus fans applauding.

The stadium was hosting its first major European final. [18], The match marked the fourth time that a team had played at their home ground in the history of the European Cup, after 1957, 1965 and 1984, and the first time since the tournament was rebranded to the UEFA Champions League. It proved to be his final kick as a Chelsea player until his return in 2014.

Chelsea, in stark contrast, rarely threatened the opposition's goal but it was probably inevitable when two-thirds of the stadium was bedecked in red and their opponents had so many accomplished players.

Watch Lionel Messi's brilliant solo strike for Barcelona against their big rivals in the 2010/11 Champions League semi-finals. This was the first time since 2007 that neither of the participants were champions of their domestic league. [10], During the match, the stadium was illuminated in green and turquoise to represent the official UEFA emblem of the Munich final, as the outer shell of the Allianz Arena can change colour.

Goalkeeper Neuer took Bayern's third penalty, and Čech went the right way again but was unable to keep his opposite number's low shot from creeping past him into the bottom-left corner. It was a silly trip from Drogba and Robben struck his penalty cleanly enough, low to Cech's left.