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:nono::nono::nono::nono:Chelsea.

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i would have thought win-win for you with either result...tottenham not in champions league..or Chelsea :D

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Even as a Arsenal fan I can't support Spurs being knocked out of the Champions League to make way for Chelsea.

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Very naughty.:naughty::naughty::)

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:no: because of the thought of Chelsea being the first team to win the CL from London town. Its our town! :p:

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yes, i heard that as the main reason on the radio yesterday...but..I still want chelsea to do it. :D

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l somehow don't think so.:)

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2012/05/42.jpg

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in all honesty Bayern are a solid team who have started performing in the CL. Chelsea could somewhat stop them but they will find a way to score. then again the same could be said about Chelsea with them turning into a manger-less bogey side. we should see goals tonight, i just think Bayern will have enough to win it. that said if you look at the semis, both sides managed to scrape wins, Bayern more so in the second leg. should be an interesting final nonetheless

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Being a Spurs fan, if the tables had been turned I would rather Arsenal in the CL.

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Arsenal is London.
London is Arsenal.

It's the same as Liverpool. When people think about Football and the City of Liverpool then everyone immediately thinks of Everton.

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Though it helps that they have Liverpool in their name :D

If a club was actually called London..and was in premiership...people would do the same

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Good try.:nono::nono::D

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lol..I misread damien's post :D

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TEAM NEWS

Bayern Munich have three players suspended for their final on home turf. Full-back David Alaba, defender Holger Badstuber and defensive midfielder Luiz Gustavo are all banned. In their stead, Diego Contento is likely to fill in at left-back, Anatoliy Tymoschuk at centre-back alongside Jerome Boateng and Toni Kroos will sit in midfield with Bastian Schweinsteiger.

Chelsea's disciplinary situation is even more severe than Bayern's. The Blues will be missing captain John Terry and fellow defender Branislav Ivanovic through suspension, as well as midfielders Ramires and Raul Meireles. Interim manager Roberto Di Matteo is hopeful that centre-backs Gary Cahill and David Luiz will both be fit after the pair only returned to training on Tuesday after being out for three and four weeks respectively with hamstring injuries. Michael Essien is set to come into the centre of midfield and either Salomon Kalou or Florent Malouda - who is recovering from his own hamstring problem - taking a wide role.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/190520...lsea-live.html

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l think Chelseas suspended players will be missed most though.

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NIKE FOOTBALL: MY TIME IS NOW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMv8g8CO4cQ

:D

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Bayern Munich v Chelsea

Bayern Munich: Neuer, Lahm, Boateng, Tymoschuk, Contento, Schweinsteiger, Kroos, Robben, Mueller, Ribery, Gomez.
Subs: Butt, Van Buyten, Petersen, Olic, Rafinha, Usami, Pranjic.

Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Luiz, Cahill, Cole, Kalou, Mikel, Lampard, Bertrand, Mata, Drogba.
Subs: Turnbull, Essien, Romeu, Torres, Malouda, Ferreira, Sturridge.

Referee: Pedro Proenca (Portugal)

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Myself and the whole of Italy have known for over a century that the Woolwich Arsenal are from County Durham.;)

Never mind Europe, the were the first team to conquer the World...
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or was that West Auckland?:D

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If Chelsea do win tonight...does that make them the top team in london?

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How has Gomez not scored?!

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No.:)

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You see he only had two shredded wheat this morning instead of three.:D

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Unbelievable. This really has jammy winner from Chelsea written all over it.

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This game is definitely a "first goal wins it" game...unless it goes to penalties :D

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Not sure l want the lottery of penalties again.:td::(

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Robbens way too excited tonight. i think he needs to calm down and focus

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He can keep going the way he is.

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lovely goal

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Di Matteo tactics have been poor in the second half as he needed to be braver.

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Best side winning..hard to argue that...not surprised if my prediction of first....wsait....1-1...while I was typing :D...stuff the prediction

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huh :confused:

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The mighty Drogba.:cleader:

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Great header!

Let's hope it doesn't go to penalties though... :erm:

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Robben to miss?

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Got it in one.:)

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no..cech to save :D

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How come Bayern haven't won it several times over, considering the number of chances, especially from corners.

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Chelsea to win on penalties

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You could be right.:)

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I am not often wrong...though in this case..there isn't that many permutations :D

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No its win or lose.:D

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This will be the mugging of a lifetime if Chelsea win this, especially if you're a Spurs fan.

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lol couldnt have said it better myself

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I am so, so glad we finished third. I would be dead by now if Arsenal were in that forth place.

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lol :D

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Chelsea are going to do this

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Oh dear here we go again.:(:td:

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Come on Chelsea :D

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Chelsea don't deserve the trophy and Spurs don't deserve to be kicked out.

Come on Munich.

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Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo.:td:

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here we go

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To bloody right.

COYBM

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:(

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2 - 0. Chelsea miss first penalty.

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:D

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corn on the coyb :LOL:

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2 - 1.

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3 - 1!!! Why did the keeper take it? Bizarre.

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Yessssssssssssssssssssss :D

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It's equal again.

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this is mental

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Now we're in sudden death.

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This is great...and frustrating :D

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miss

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Ohhhhhhhhhhhh...he missed :D

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Drogba :D

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Chelsea one penalty away. Drogba to win it for the Champions League.

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Chelsea win their first Champions League trophy. Spurs play in Europa League next year.

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Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss:cleader ::cleader::cleader::cleader::cleader:

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oh my..

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OMG..Chelsea have won it...Tottenham will be crying :D

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The word I want to say begins with 'F'

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yes, i agree..Fabulous for Chelsea :D

Frustrating for Tottenham

They will soon say..London..oh..that is that top club Chelsea :D

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No CL for Spurs :D

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It's not frustrating. It's out of order and they have been well and truly mugged. They have been cheated out of the Champions League place they earned over 38 games and they may well lose some key players as a result.

League says different.

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Excellent result for Chelsea and high time an English club won something against the Germans on penalties. :D

It wasn't pretty and they had to hang on in there but to beat Barcelona and then Bayern in Munich is a fantastic feat!

Well done Chelsea!!!!!!!!

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Not really...that was the rules...so Tottenham knew them when they started the season..but hoped it wouldn't happen

Que sera sera

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Tottenham can do nothing about it. They were the better team this season and they get it taken from them over something they have no control over. How is that fair?

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An £50 million striker won't take a pen, what's that all about.:rolleyes:

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this season has burnt the football nation as a whole

Gibbs block vs West Brom... you bloody beauty Gibbsy!!!

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We came so so close to it being us in Spurs' shoes tonight. Thank god for Fulop.

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Because they knew what the rules were....and everyone was playing to those rules.

Whilst it is a shame tottenham...Tottenham knew that it could happen

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Yes, they can't sue anyone. However it was always unlikely that a team that can't finish in the top four can win the Champions League. Spurs were the better team by far this season. I feel awful for them.

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i dont. i dislike the fact Chelsea are the first club from London to win the CL but Tottenham are now screwed :LOL:

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BTW!!! FIFA :2up: UEFA

Our league is now even stronger. Have it!!!

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I don't support Chelsea but I have to say Well Done lads you derserve that win.

Although my team won't win anything for a while :( @ Aston Villa.

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McLeish is gone though :tu:

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People were moaning in 2005 when Liverpool won the CL and failed to qualify in terms of league position. Back then, it was a grey area, and rules were amended so this wouldn't happen again. All teams entering the PL knew the rules at the start. No-one was mugged.

Having said that: Football didn't win tonight. It's sad to see anti-football win. And one has to wonder why. Chelsea looked very threatening when they went forward. It's a shame they decided to park the bus and only play a quarter of the game.

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but then you have to consider Bayerns chances, Barcas. they failed to score. thats anti football, passing the ball to death and as a Arsenal fan I know how that feels.

Chelsea got lucky but when push come to shove up the other end they scored, they responded. I feel weird sticking up for them but its fact. Bayern failed, Barca failed, Napoli failed.... Chelsea stood up tall against attack after attack and got rewarded. again its not their problem that the teams facing them failed to score many goals.

They faced us inbetween the Barca fixtures. We should have won by many goals but failed to score. it ended in a draw.

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David Dein to Liverpool? I bloody hope not, itll be the clubs best signing in years if its true

http://www.thisisanfield.com/2012/05...-be-appointed/

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Truly sensational. Brilliant job Chelsea.

Couldn't have shouted in joy any louder than I did when Drogba scored the winning penalty.

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Seconded.:tu:

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It was written in the stars.:)

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A Arsenal supporter feeling sorry for Spurs.:bigcry:

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Oh dear thenry it has not been a good evening for you has it.:D

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But the thing is: they actually looked threatening when going forward, yet they they only seemed willing to play 10 minutes in each half. I can understand being defensive against Barca, as you know they'll kill you when you give them space, but Munich isn't Barca. Chelsea could have won taking the game to Munich, but decided to ride their luck and opted for penalties instead. That's anti-football.

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To call it 'anti football' is rubbish IMHO. Every side has a full complement of defenders who's sole or main purpose is to prevent the opposition from scoring. No team or player has a god given right to score goals. As an ex defender myself I get as much pleasure from a superbly executed tackle or block as I do from a well crafted goal.:angel:

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Don't get me wrong. I appreciate they defended well, but I think they could/should have attacked more. Anti-football is probably a bit OTT, but the reality is that it isn't very pleasing on the eye.

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Maybe its not pleasing on the eye dan but if we win the trophy at the end of the day no-ones going to ever remember the losers.:)

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A big part of football is entertainment and enjoying yourself. I would rather be in the Champions League then win a domestic cup for example, the nights against Barcelona and even the home leg against AC Milan were more enjoyable that winning the FA Cup in 2005. People tend to remember experiences of which winning a final is but one.

Obviously I want Arsenal to win the Champions League more than anything and Chelsea won't care about anything prior to the final last night. They won and always will remember it. The rest of us don't have that joy so are left to comment on the quality of the final - which wasn't good tbh.

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ;)

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Iv'e only just spotted this....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...thed-rant.html

and this....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...Blackburn.html

Unless I have missed it in this thread somewhere :erm:

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thanks man

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For those you that haven't yet heard. Because Chelsea won the CL and knocked Tottenham out. Anderlecht will now go into the play offs instead of Tottenham who go into the Europa League.

City, Utd, Arsenal and Chelsea will go straight into the groups next season.

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According to France Football Eden Hazard will announce where he intends to go after the game tonight. Doesn't sound right to me, he would need to have already signed a contract to be sure. Rumours were rife that he was in advanced talks with Chelsea on Friday.

Bit of a drama queen really.

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I think he'll want to whore himself about a bit more before he settles for a new club.

M'Vila will announce his future tonight which looks to be Arsenal.

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Yeah, he seems a bit of a media whore. I wont be too disappointed if we don't sign him.

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That's what I have been telling myself too. :D Not that Arsenal was ever a likely destination this year.

He is really milking it however. He did a promotional video for a French Television station where he was reading, to himself, teams off a set of cards (the viewer would not know which team he was talking about) and wondering if he would want to go there.

After that he said he would go to England. Then he said he likes blue, but also red. Then he is going to Manchester, but which part of Manchester? Now he will 'reveal his future at the end of the game'? I am guessing it will be another 'clue' as well.

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On that alone he would likely go to City. Can't see SAF putting up with that attitude from an unproven.

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I can imagine him pulling out if he felt he was being messed around. That is what is rumoured to have happened with Nasri. Still if he felt he can handle it and United can afford it then they might need him and in a position where he can't turn the deal down. He has handled personalities like that many times before.