2011-12 UEFA Champions League

[chef]

Re: 2011-12 UEFA Champions League

c'mon Bayern.

[chef]

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What a finish.

Bayern v Chelsea, who would have predicted that a month ago.

David Alaba, Luiz Gustavo and Holger Badstuber are also banned from the final

[Mantis]

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How bad were the penalties taken?

Ronaldo misses his first one after 22 straight and it was all down hill from there..

[chef]

Re: 2011-12 UEFA Champions League

How bad were the penalties taken?

Ronaldo misses his first one after 22 straight and it was all down hill from there..

Both teams struggled with the pressure, none more so than Ramos

Looks like 'El Clasico' came at the perfect time for the two finalists.

[The Coon Dog]

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The final is played in Munich, so it will feel like a home game for Bayern, rather than the usual neutral venue.

Plaudits to both Chelsea & Bayern, both were underdogs in their respective semi finals.

[chef]

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The final is played in Munich, so it will feel like a home game for Bayern, rather than the usual neutral venue.

Plaudits to both Chelsea & Bayern, both were underdogs in their respective semi finals.

Pretty sure(read it somewhere anyway) both teams get 17,500 tickets for their fans while the rest is made up by corporates and what not.

[Remi Moses]

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Pretty sure(read it somewhere anyway) both teams get 17,500 tickets for their fans while the rest is made up by corporates and what not.

That's true, but it's a distinct advantage playing at home.
Bayern and Chelsea who would have thought it.

[chef]

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Atletico Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the all-Spanish final of the Europa League.

Falcao scored two stunning individual goals, would love from him to be at Chelsea next season.

Nice to see Chelsea's number 2 keeper keep another clean sheet. After another season or two out on loan Thibaut Courtois is going to be ready to put some pressure on Cech as our number 1.

[chef]

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Getting goose bumps just thinking about this Sunday morning. Just hoping it's not as nerve racking as last time, I don't know if my heart could take that again.

[Twodogs]

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What time is it on?


I cant be arsed googling it or anything.

[chef]

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4am on SBS and ESPN. Replay at 9am on ESPN as well.

[chef]

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Happy Days

[chef]

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What a way for Didier to go out from his time at the bridge. What a legend.

RDM has to get the job now.

Proudest moment ever as a Chelsea fan.

[Eastdog]

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Chelsea - Maiden European Champions and automatic qualification into next season's tournament. Tottenham fans would be an annoyed bunch today as they miss out.

[angelopetraglia]

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Amazing come back really. I thought Chelsea were gone when they were 3-1 down to Napoli. It looked like there would be no English teams in the last 8. A little bit of sweet revenge when you win won on Penalty Kicks after losing one on Penalty Kicks (a little like Italy winning the World Cup in 2006 after being denied from the spot in 1990).

A couple of observations;

- They English beat the Germans in a Penalty shoot out ... one for the ages
- Chelsea using the good old Italian catenaccio system to deny first Barcelona and then Bayern
- Good to see a different team win for a change instead of the usual suspects (e.g. AC Milan, Barcelona, Manchester United, Real Madrid etc.)