The phrase ‘rise like a phoenix from the ashes’ is mythical in origin, and comes from the legend of a bird which burns in order to rise to new life from the ash. Today the idiom is used to express an improbable reincarnation when all hope appeared to have gone. Sound familiar? There could hardly [...]
Since Russian billionaire, Roman Abramovitch bought Chelsea from Ken Bates, nine years ago, he never hid his greatest ambition: he wanted Chelsea to join the elites of European football, by winning the Champions league trophy. After several attempts, several sackings of coaches who failed to deliver the trophy, two semi finals, and a harrowing final [...]
Bayern Munich’s Champions League dream final turned into a nightmare on Saturday as Chelsea ruined their homecoming party to leave the German giants trophy-less for the second season in a row. Chelsea’s 4-3 victory on penalties at the Allianz Arena, after the match finished 1-1 following extra time, ended Bayern’s dreams of a fifth European [...]
Chelsea’s Didier Drogba may be now out of contract, but he proved to be the match-winner yet again as the Blues lifted their first Champions League title to make amends for his misery in Moscow. Four years after being red-carded in the 2008 Champions League final defeat, the 34-year-old produced a man-of-the-match performance against Bayern [...]
Didier Drogba was the hero as Chelsea shattered Bayern Munich’s Champions League dream here on Saturday with victory in a nail-biting penalty shoot-out at the Allianz Arena. Drogba stepped up to rifle home the winning penalty for Chelsea after earlier saving his side with an equalising goal two minutes from time to cancel out what [...]
Didier Drogba was the hero for Chelsea as the London Club edged out Bayern Munich for European football clubs’ most coveted trophy: the Champions league cup in penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in regulation time. Chelsea triumphed in the dramatic shootout 4-3, with Drogba rifling home the decisive goal at the Allianz Arena in [...]
At full time in Munich after 90 minutes and five minutes extra time, Bayern Munich and Chelsea FC are all square, drawing 1-1. Drogba scored for Chelsea in the 88th minute, while Thomas Muller had put Bayern in the lead in the 83rd minute. Play will go into extra 30 minutes.
