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Here are the Chelsea fans ... they've decked their half of the stadium in blue
 

The big news before kick-off is that Ryan Bertrand (centre) has been selected for Chelsea to play in partnership on the flank with Ashley Cole. He's only 22 and has never before featured in a Champions League match and now here he is starting in the final
 

Chelsea's manager Roberto di Matteo is taking quite a gamble with that selection, but given the injuries and suspensions which have beset his side, he was always likely to field an unorthodox line-up
 

John Terry and Raul Miereles are among the players suspended for the match
 


Here's the prize at stake. Chelsea have never before had their hands on it. The closest they came was that infamous penalty shoot-out in Moscow against Manchester United four years ago
 

The Bayern fans are somewhat expectant - they've unfurled banners saying 'Our city, our stadium, our trophy'
 

The match gets under way but neither side can carve an opening in the first ten minutes. David Luiz is proving stubborn in defence
 

Former Chelsea player Arjen Robben goes closest to scoring but his low shot from inside a cluttered box is turned up onto the bar by Petr Cech
 

Mario Gomez has two overhead kick attempts but the opportunities pass without a goal
 

The Blues' best moment comes on the half hour mark when Drogba flicks the ball to Juan Mata who feeds Solomon Kalou. But Manuel Neuer smothers the shot at his near post
 

Much like Luiz and Cahill in the first half, Jose Bosingwa is like a stonewall in the second. Chelsea are defending in numbers and only a correct offside flag denies Franck Ribery a 53rd minute goal
 


In the 83rd minute, Bayern's Thomas Muller rises at the far post and aims a header down into the turf ...
 


... the ball bounces up awkwardly, fools Cech and goes in off the underside of the bar
 



Bayern have surely won it with that goal. Cech must be cursing himself. He should have kept that effort out - the header was soft and it was only the bounce which beat him
 

But a thumping header from Drogba with two minutes remaining draws Chelsea level!
 
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