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Drogba has rescued his team again and extra-time is on the way ...
 
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Early in extra-time, Drogba foolishly clips the heels of Frank Ribery and concedes a penalty ... but Robben's driven effort is saved by Cech
 
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Wow. Is Robben going to rue that? Ultimately exra-time proves fruitless and it's finished 1-1 at the end of 120 minutes of football, so penalties will be needed to settle this contest
 
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The shoot-out starts badly for Chelsea as Lahm scores the first effort for Bayern and then Mata's first penalty for Chelsea is easily saved
 
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But when Cech claws away Bayern's fourth penalty from Ivica Olic and the fifth from Schweinsteiger (pictured), Chelsea have a chance to win the European Cup - for that to happen Drogba must score the final spot-kick ...
 
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[h=6]Chelsea are the champions of Europe for the first time in their history[/h]
 
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Chelsea's players head up the steps to receive the trophy and are greeted on the way by the club's owner Roman Abramovich
 
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At last the Blues get their hands on the trophy - yet for all the talk of John Terry lifting the trophy he doesn't seem to be anywhere in sight
 
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After heading back down from the stands to the pitch, the partying begins
 
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Who'd have thought the Germans would lose a penalty shoot-out? Looking back though, Bayern were clearly nervous about the prospect; they even let their goalkeeper take their third spot-kick. How bizarre
 
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