Chelsea wins Champions League title

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Chelsea beat Bayern Munich on penalties to win the Champions League title.

20 May,2012 04:54 am

Didier Drogba was the hero as Chelsea shattered Bayern Munichs 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 looked like a winner from Thomas Mueller as the match finished at 1-1.It was an agonising defeat for Bayern, who saw midfield maestro Bastian Schweinsteiger miss with their final kick to give Drogba the opportunity to score the penalty to clinch the shoot-out 4-3.Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech also saved brilliantly from Ivica Ovic to get Chelsea back into the shoot-out after Juan Mata had missed the Premier League sides opening effort.Drogbas winning spot-kick was a fairytale ending for the 34-year-old Ivorian striker, who had been sent off in the final minutes of Chelseas Champions League final defeat in Moscow four years ago.But the loss left Bayern shattered as their dream of lifting their fifth European title before their own fans at their home ground ended in agony.A match Bayern had dominated went to penalties after a frenetic finish to normal time, with Mueller heading Bayern into the lead seven minutes from time only for Drogba to equalise for Chelsea in the 88th minute.A dramatic start to extra-time then saw Bayerns former Chelsea winger Arjen Robben miss a penalty -- saved by Cech -- after Drogba had needlessly brought down Franck Ribery in the area.