Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, who played an important part in helping the Blues claim the UEFA Champions League, claimed he believed it was destiny.
The final was played at the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich’s home ground, and the home side were clear favourites to go on to win the fixture. However, Drogba’s late equalizer ensured the match went on to extra-time and penalties.
It was in the penalty shoot-out that Chelsea emerged victorious, defeating the German side 4-3 and going on to win the European competition for the very first time. It was none other than http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044 who scored the winning penalty for the London side.
Drogba said in an interview:
“It was written a long time ago that Chelsea were going to win. I have been here for eight years and we were always so close, and yet so far at the same time.
Now we have the cup. The cup is going back to Stamford Bridge and it is the best feeling ever.”
According to Drogba, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 winning the UEFA Champions League was bound to happen sooner or later since they had been fighting for it for a few years. The Ivory Coast international revealed that finally winning the cup was the best feeling there was.
The 34-year-old admitted it had taken nerves of steel to take the decisive last penalty for the Blues, which won them the Champions League. It reminded him of the penalty kick he had missed for the Ivory Coast, which could have won them the African Cup of
Nations final against Zambia.
The missed penalty against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zambia-c3043 made Drogba even more determined to step up and take the shot for his club in their time of need. He praised left-back Ashley Cole for his efforts throughout the competition, which had ensured the Blues succeeding in the
final.
Drogba continued:
“It is in our DNA to fight. For me, the change of the season was the block http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003.
Nobody has really spoken about it but if Ashley hadn't stopped that shot, it would have been 4-1 and the tie would have been over.”
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