The 2011/12 UEFA Champions League final pits Chelsea FC against FC Bayern München and evokes an eventful tie from the recent past, as well as some mixed memories from previous European finals.
Previous meetings
2004/05 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals
• Chelsea 4-2 Bayern (J Cole 4, Lampard 60 70, Drogba 80; Schweinsteiger 52, Ballack 90pen)
• Bayern 3-2 Chelsea (Lampard 30, Drogba 80; Pizarro 65, Guerrero 90, Scholl 90+5)
Chelsea did, however, emerge victorious in their only UEFA final against German opponents, Gianfranco Zola scoring the only goal of the 1997/98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup showpiece against Stuttgart in Solna. For Bayern, the omens are less positive; three of their previous European Cup finals have brought them into opposition with English clubs and all but the first – a 2-0 defeat of Leeds United AFC in 1974/75 – ended in disappointment.
Aston Villa FC were 1-0 victors in Rotterdam seven years later, before Bayern famously lost the 1999 UEFA Champions League final to Manchester United FC in Barcelona. They were edged out by Liverpool FC in the 2001 UEFA Super Cup, going down 3-2 in Monaco – they will hope things turn in their favour at the Fußball Arena München on 19 May.
BY:www.uefa.com
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