i must say it's a real privilege to be here millions from around the world are tuning
in for the biggest final in club football the champions league final i'm derek ray
my co-commentator is as always lee dixon and with the atmosphere building up very nicely
we're just minutes away from kickoff time it's chelsea up against bayern munich well i'm so
excited for the players we see them coming out there excited because of what they've got ahead of
them are they nervous looking at them closely in the eyes nerves play a big part in games like this
derek i'm nervous for them who's going to be the hero and this is how it looks for chelsea and gono
kante starts alongside matteo kovacich in central midfield and leading the line today olivier giroud
here's the initial 11-4 bayern manuel neuer between the posts david alaba plays alongside
nicholas zulet at the back and leading the attack today is the lethal robert lewandowski a former
champions league finalist in his dortmund days robert lewandowski one of the best in the business
when it comes to scoring goals what do you like about his game lee well i just love watching this
guy play a little bit old school center forward stays in the middle of the goal he gets left foot
right foot and he scores headers as well what a player not too fussy and clearing his lines
well with the level of competition in europe it really is an incredible achievement to
make back-to-back finals only a few teams can claim that it's certainly not going
to be easy but i tell you they've got belief they've got confidence
and i'm pretty sure they all think they can win it tonight and pulisic has it
as eyes for goal but he did his job
defensively
come on
i'm not testing the keeper at all with that effort
mateo kovacic
ziesh this is looking threatening
delivering it into the box another tour problematic for the goalkeeper
thomas mila
and the ball with alfonso davies bayern pushing forward with options available
oh a fine block
and continues his run
looking for that final pass looking for the goal that would put them ahead
and dispossessed and that pass could be troublesome
always lost possession in it goes for chelsea it's all gone blue in the champions league final
well i was excited with nil nil now they've gone in the lead chelsea what can you do now
well we can see here it's a good finish but really it's all about the conservative
pressure beforehand really disciplined working as a team to force a mistake
and regain possession high up the pitch then they take full advantage
so the match has restarted one nil here
buying about all of the ball however after that the coach will be disappointed
with what they produced they need to be a little bit more clinical in front of goal
going well and they find a gap in the defense and smart defending
now counter-attacking possibilities here
look as though they might make real progress on the counter attack not so
yozu akimi
what's he gonna do here mula oh maybe the equalizer and still an opportunity
oh he's missed it lee still plenty of time to go derek but they won't get a better chance than that
thiago silva and one minute of stoppage time has been added on
intelligent threaded pass here
can he put it away and a goal to increase the lead in this final will they be stopped now
well as we can see again here he knows exactly what he's doing and kids all
the defenders with the cutback and in the end it's an easy finish lovely goal
half time in the champions league final well we're not quite at the stage where
we're tracking the record margin of victory in a major european final but
not far away lately well we're expecting a lot more won't be a lot more competitive
into the second half then in this battle for champions league glory
thiago silva on the ball rudiger chillwell corte
mount matteo kovich here's mount
chilwell
and pulisic has it the cross towards olivier giroud was waiting at the back post fisted clear
giving the ball to the opposition that time
olivier giroud
they might be able to get in now it needs an accurate cross
command somewhere might fancy this one
he's gonna find the next brilliant piece of finishing magnificent goal
well here's the replay derrick i love a ball into the box you know that it's a beauty and then the
brute forcing gail in equal amount sets up the chance to score and he doesn't disappoint does he
well two one it is here
angola kante
rudiger not a great pass
had a chance to whip it in here
smuggled away
the attack carried promise but petered out
a
well they know they need to stop him and ready for it as leroy zane
just not testing the keeper at all with that cross
matteo kovich and on the second half the signs are positive they can't relax lee
but they ought to be pleased the chelsea players have to focus on not making any
mistakes in order to protect this slender lead if a bit of magic from the opposition
gets them back in it there's little you can do about that kante here's kovacic
the goal and that is going to be that name of the trophy for certain
well don't you love to see this perfect attacking football he dribbles past him
as if he isn't there what a goal another goal again albeit from a different angle
no shortage of goals on this match 3-1
and five minutes to go
oh dear that moment might come back to haunt them a bad miss well they needed that one to go in for
sure there won't be many more chances like that in the game you feel it's a substitution for bayern
the referee has decided there will be just one minute of added time
chelsea have returned to the high altar of european football
champions league winners well you have to say they deserve it as well
all those training sessions that toil earlier in the season the 10 months of the season or so and
now they've got the rewards be respectful to the opposition as well make sure you congratulate them
on a good final before you celebrate with your teammates a night these chelsea players will never
forget
well now for the official presentation
and as a football only in this case as a chelsea footballer this is exactly where you'd want to be
well exactly getting on to that podium huge amount of effort to get there but this is
the this is the icing on the cake actually watching your captain pick the trophy up
sharing in that moment it's a beautiful trophy as well derek it's chelsea's moment
champions league winners this season and my goodness they deserve it
brilliant moment they'll be celebrating long into the night i'm sure and then believe it
or not they'll be focusing in the next few days on next season no doubt that's how it works but
for now it's all about this achievement well this is the moment i love sharing it with the
fans the ticker tapes coming down the family's in the stand giving them all away but they've
traveled all over europe watching this team now they get to share in this moment fantastic
and it took fire as well as ice on the bench