Football: Chelsea stun Bayern to win Champions League

Chelsea players celebrate after the decisive penalty shootout during their Champions League final...
Chelsea players celebrate after the decisive penalty shootout during their Champions League final against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in Munich. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
Bastian Schweinsteiger of Bayern Munich reacts after missing a penalty. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Bastian Schweinsteiger of Bayern Munich reacts after missing a penalty. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

Chelsea have stunned Bayern Munich to win the Champions League for the first time after a penalty shootout in the Allianz Arena after a tension-soaked final had ended 1-1 after extra time.

Didier Drogba, who had equalised for Chelsea two minutes from time, struck the winning kick past Manuel Neuer as the visitors edged the shootout 4-3 after Bastian Schweinsteiger's last kick for Bayern had hit the post.

Bayern, playing in their home stadium, laid siege to Chelsea's goal for most of the game and appeared to have won it when Thomas Mueller finally made the breakthrough with an 83rd minute header past Petr Cech.

Within touching distance of lifting the famous trophy for the first time since 2001, Bayern conceded with two minutes remaining when Drogba met a corner with a thumping header to give Neuer no chance.

Bayern, four-times winners, were stunned and extra time could not separate the sides despite Bayern earning a penalty which Arjen Robben saw saved by Cech.

Chelsea lost to Manchester United in the 2008 final on penalties but erased that painful memory as they held their nerve to become London's first European champions.

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