Come On Chelsea (match thread)

[ali benarbia's studs]

delighted for chelsea, sorry for spurs (like i did with everton a few years back) being demoted.

 

[sam-caddick]

Guillem Balague had a good point on his twitter:

This final will encourage teams to defend and possession football will have to have a rethink - football will grow and adapt again.

Chelseas performances against Barcelona and Bayern Munich may come across to many as anti-football but at the end of the day they won the cup.

Barcelona set the benchmark for a new invigorating style of football in possession football but teams are understanding and learning how to beat them - you always need a plan b if you know you are not strong enough and Chelsea proved this in the Champions League!

 

[bluemoon27]

If Tottenham supporters switch to ITV1 +1, they are still in the Champions League.

pmsl at this

 

[royle]

Some of you may hate Terry and Ashley Cole. But on a footballing level, a sporting level, you can't deny that players like them and Cech, Drogba, Lampard and Essien deserve it.

I am happy for you,and Chelsea,this group of players have been so close so many times it looked like it may never happen for them or the club,as for the players mentioned they are all winners,they have carried the club to trophy after trophy. So well done.

 

[Dzeko's Right Boot]

Congratulations Chelsea, officially the best team in Europe.

 

[Petetheblu]

Well done chelsea, a great result for the premier league.

Bayern are just a the German rags so this is a great result.

 

[Ducado]

Guillem Balague had a good point on his twitter:

This final will encourage teams to defend and possession football will have to have a rethink - football will grow and adapt again.

Chelseas performances against Barcelona and Bayern Munich may come across to many as anti-football but at the end of the day they won the cup.

Barcelona set the benchmark for a new invigorating style of football in possession football but teams are understanding and learning how to beat them - you always need a plan b if you know you are not strong enough and Chelsea proved this in the Champions League!

Very true, it's all a matter of being able to adapt, I thought Barcelona failed very badly this year, eventually other teams will suss you out, it may take time but they will

 

[taconinja]

Unfuckingbelievvable. I just can't believe it. Finally, FINALLY we've won the Champions League. By beating Bayern Munich, the Germans, on penalties, at their home ground. Some of you may hate Terry and Ashley Cole. But on a footballing level, a sporting level, you can't deny that players like them and Cech, Drogba, Lampard and Essien deserve it. I feel sorry for Robben and others who missed out on it through age or circumstance; but holy shit I may never come to terms with this. I didn't think it'd ever happen after Moscow.

Congratulations! You're on the right board for people who live on the edge!

 

[moomba]

LOL Spuds.

 

[Marvin]

Bad bad night for City as CFC are going to rival us for every player and suddenly they are title rivals for 2012/13. They can buy who they want now. if they had lost, players would have ignored them, and they'd have difficulty getting past FFP