well excitement in the year we've all known about this date for a long time and the stage is set in
the spanish capital for the uefa champions league final hello everyone i'm derek ray
i'm joined by commandrey as always on these big occasions by lee dixon and we're approaching
kickoff time here at the estadio metropolitano it is chelsea taking on raya madrid well it's an
absolute pleasure derek to be here very very lucky indeed to be broadcasting to millions and millions
of people let alone watching this fantastic game i'm sure the players are a little bit nervous as
well with that audience looming in the background tuning in on their televisions it's gonna be a
great night i'm very excited to be here hopefully we get the game that this tournament deserves
is and this is how it looks for chelsea jorginho plays alongside
soul in central midfield and the main threat in attack today will likely be romelu lukaku
and this is it the final of the uefa champions league it's where everyone wants to be only two
sides can accomplish that feat and lee it's going to be fascinating to see what happens tonight well
it is it's the big party it will be after the game but as players it's very difficult to try and stay
in the moment and not get carried away and that's the job of the senior players in the dressing room
but also the coach look around your team see the calm ones have a word with them get him to pass
the message on stick to the game plan go out and win the game and let's dissect the real madrid
side thibault courtois begins in goal kavakal plays with marcelo as full backs tony cross
plays with casimiro in the center of the pitch and beginning the game up front today karine benzema
mount chilwell
georginio
so many terrific players have come through german youth academies in recent years one such player
kai havertz lee what do you think we'll see from him today well virtually everything quick feet
quick mind sees the pass before anybody else so difficult to stop a player like that benzema
given away by real madrid
thiago silva
and he needed a bit more downward direction on the header
head down midi tao
losing possession
rhys james
useful looking position you've got to say
he read the situation defensively and did his job the chelsea corner did his job defensively
and so all is up there pretty comfortable piece of defending
well when you sit off like this you invite pressure mounts lukaku
oh the keeper made it look routine it was anything but torn there it is for chelsea
played into the center of the box and miles off target with
the header but in fairness the marking was tight
chelsea possession stats have been really good over the last 15 minutes
this could be the pivotal part of this game you never know but they must score with his dominance
kai havatz well chelsea being afforded too much space here
still passing it around with authority
poor pass under no real pressure and the counter looks on here options available
now he's given us away
real defensive commitment there
the defending needed to be a bit more switched on than that
let's come off the keeper and so it will be a corner
over it comes
lukaku can he convert not far away at all with the volley
well to catch it like that you've got a really good technique and oh so close
and the fourth official confirming that we'll have one additional minute
tony course and that will do it for the first half here at the astadio metropolitano
45 minutes separating these two sides from glory
the second half of the champions league final begins casimiro camavinga
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benzema
karim benzema using all his defensive acumen to cut it out
not a good tackle
lukaku aspiely cueta harbouts
chill well and mount and they need to get tighter here
and there's nothing out of the cross there so a throw in here
well real madrid are going to make the change now
he has time to play us over looking so they had attacking momentum but not so
fail
the ball with luka modric
and 30 minutes left for play in this match
and it crossed the touchline so a throw in here
physically strong and secure on the ball
they couldn't keep possession oh what an opportunity oh he's given it
penalty and an opportunity now for them to jump in front a clear penalty and a yellow card to boot
and confidently conversing
well here's the replay he's got a bit lucky here derek
straight down the middle and the keeper calls his bluff how is he not save that
so real restart the game disappointed to have conceded can they find an equalizer
so 20 minutes to go
now casemiro totally confused his opponent just the challenge that was required
with the noses in front in the second half what will be the thinking and the cat lee dixon well
with a narrow lead and the clock ticking it's so easy for the chelsea players to lose concentration
asking the referee how long to go looking over at the bench for signals staying focused is a skill
that might well be scoped for them to counter attack here
kareem benzema marcelo on the pass a good one how can they turn one of these attacks into a goal
real madrid get the throw in substitution for real madrid quick thinking defensively aspiring
georginio lukaku mount
here's chilwell saul
excellent passing and he's taking us away bodies forward and the break looks on
well there to intercept
and the referee has added on two minutes of stoppage time david alaba modric
they've got to be really mindful of the time situation attacking though they might be
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 with the big ears as it's affectionately known
this is the moment derek sharing it with the supporters you get a chance
to take it a little bit closer to those stands let