and here it is the last lap in the season-long race for the trophy millions of viewers from
around the world are tuning in for the biggest final in club football the champions league final
a warm welcome from me derrick ray joined here in the commentary box as always by the former
arsenal and england defender lee dixon and with the atmosphere building to fever pitch
we're just minutes away from kickoff time it's chelsea up against bayern munich 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
and this is how it looks for chelsea ben chilwell starts with aspie aspirin
in the wide defensive positions and leading the line today is timo vienna
the keeper was always likely to do his job under no pressure
and so they started 11 for bayern manuel neuer between the posts
david alaba plays alongside nicholas zulet at the back and leading the line today robert lewandowski
delivered into the box flattered away
you can't really discuss impact players without discussing robert lewandowski well a hat-trick in
his last game defenders beware concentrate on your job they will take great pleasure
in stopping the goal machine it is a decent looking attack here and back with lewandowski
and bayern the recipients of the free kick here and now lewandowski and that shot from seemingly
miles out close well he got too much space and he thought why not why not shoot from here
not a promising looking attack but comes to nothing in the end lewandowski
in with a chance oh that was a terrific stop in a one versus one situation well high fives
all round for the goalkeeper absolutely fantastic the corner from kinney well not the best clearance
could be a chance to break here
well that's really sound goalkeeping not letting the opposition have any scraps
jose
thomas milner
zane
timo verna how can they create something just needs to stay calm me a golden chance
missed it might come back to haunt him well you learn the script time
and time again and he's now just gone and fluffed his lines mount and a strong tackle
kimmy sunny
he made it look simple really
well it's deadlock could be a mistake could be a moment of magic surely someone will take
this game by the scruff of the net oh he's through here and a goal for chelsea they've
hit the front in the champions league final oh they've got the noses in front can they keep it
well as we look at this again what they always say focus on the ball
ensure you strike it cleanly he's done just that what a finish let's have another view of that goal
so the game has restarted and chelsea are the team with the lead
well what an achievement to get to back-to-back finals it really is especially in the champions
league but when you get to a final you have to win it and they're confident they
have belief and they're going to try their best to pick that glorious trophy up again
could be oh can you believe this just what it looked as though the door was
locked it's been reopened well they're back in it and you can hear the relief with their fans
game on well the lead barely lasted a few minutes and they're right back in it
conceding a goal after you've just scored almost criminal
so a level contest 1-1
and one minute of stoppage time has been added on half time then and we're sorry for the pause and
the proceedings here lee because this has been a thoroughly riveting champions league final so far
well it has great games sometimes finals could be cagey affairs but not this one operating
these two sides from glory the second half of the champions league final begins
kimmy lewandowski excellent challenge
verner
kante now
he knows what he's doing when it comes to blocking
it has gone over the touch line for what will be a throw in
they've won back possession
thomas alfonso davies pulisic
intercepting it intelligently
thomas muller sunny and here's your kimmy
sunny
pavar kimmy now with lewandowski
chance to cross
getting in there to intercept what's it going to do here
on the ball with alfonso davies
coleman now moolah
oh he's giving it penalty and an opportunity now for them to
jump in front well no card but i think he can consider himself suitably warned
substitution time as is here
and the penalty is a call as is and now he can exhale well here's the replay and boy
what a spot kick this is just look where it ends up top bin no one's saving that
well having fallen behind let's see what sort of response we get from chelsea in this game
and chelsea moving the ball forward what can they do from here
good work from bayern to make sure possession changed hands
yourself
they are enjoying plenty of space here
bayern
taking care of business defensively here good pressure high up the pitch kimmy
oh that's a really good authoritative tackle throw in here
15 minutes remaining
and the keeper making sure there were no scraps for them to feed on
rather than a free kick it's advantage chelsea his opponent in the nick of time
lewandowski it's with kingsley coleman with their noses in front in the second half
what will be the thinking in the camp lee dixon with a narrow lead the clock ticking
away is so easy for the bayern players to lose concentration asking him he's in with a chance
could be oh can you get your heads around this just what we thought it might be done
and dustin it's level again well the fans were starting to think he was over not now another
twist maybe derek well here is his again the through ball is perfectly timed it causes havoc
and then threw on goal do you go for placement or do you go for power well he certainly wasn't
messing around was he absolutely smashes it past the keeper it's a really lovely finish well
another equaliser what a topsy-turvy game this has been and only two minutes remaining here
forward momentum from bayern is there going to be late drama in the form of a goal
and the challenge holds them in their tracks that is that after 90 minutes
understandable that fatigue might set in a strength sapping night for all concerned
as the first period of extra time begins
habits
chillwell corte now still on level terms moving the ball nicely alabama puts his body on the line
well derek both teams have had equal amounts of the ball both
possession stats should be the same the defenses have both been really stretched
and he's broken free whatever way you look at that it's been
squandered
zero kante can they forge ahead still alive
they survived the attack
and the cross is very much on
a glorious chance and they've only gone and applied that finishing touch well the
offside flag has been raised no goal well it was close but he just went a little bit too early
the referee has decided there will be just one minute of added time
they are enjoying plenty of space here bayern can he do it to take the lead
half time in extra time and still they are
well extra time continues we're into the second period now mark rocker not a good pass
oh he's really opened them up here on his own with only the keeper to beat
and still he's missed it well he had one thought power he should have thought composure
progress made by chelsea and at this late stage a goal could be decisive
thomas smith canabri with it
promising looking attack chances on
oh keeper dealt with it and a bayern corner in the closing stages can they capitalize on it
and now the delivery able to get his body in the way well clattered away
and chelsea still knocking on the door in the closing minutes can they find a winner from
one side of the pitch to the other can he put them in front no is the answer to the question
and that could be so important at this stage well that's what your goalkeepers for
keep you in the game and it does all come down to this in the champions league final a shooter
and so they penalty shootout about to commence and as a player this is when
you have to hold your nerve and he scores well don't they look easy when they go in
he's gambled on direction well he's got his angles right there just look at that for goalkeeping
and he scores from the sport confident head down lovely strike
and the penalty converts it here well that's hours of practice derek hours of practice
oh we saved it well the goalkeeper guessed but he gets the right way good save
and he's denied them from the sports oh it's lovely goalkeeping really is
and the penalty converts it down the middle well it's a brilliant penalty you know why
because he's in the net well the responsibility is on his ship a peninca penalty and a brilliant
goal i run away from the goalkeeper now if i were you a goal now and his team will prevail
and just like that he's come up well you have to have strong hands as a goalkeeper and look at that
and now it is truly final one team in raptures the other disconsolate
well you can talk about the merits of penalty shootouts to decide big tournaments big games
so much nerves of steel are needed a little bit of a gamble here and there
who's going to come out on top but the end result is there for all to see what a night
they're not gonna forget this
a proud moment but for the losers it's a case of trying to forget about everything
that has just occurred well just the point derrick always be respectful of the losers
yes you're in raptures you're celebrating with your mates
always took time to go to the opposition and say unlucky the party has started
it's going to be quite the night of celebration here well now for the official presentation
and as a football early 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 derrick 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