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Ooops! Sorry, will still be going for Croatia though.

Stop being so mean, we all are upset. We gotta to pick our selves up now not blame people esp. JT, think about the countless times he's saved us. Think about how he must feel, did you see how upset he was? I broke in to tears myself. COME ON Chelsea!!! deffo agree with Drogba going to Milan now!

Ya starting around 2pm my time, gonna be rushing home from school which ends at 2:15. Golly I'm so nervous, I won't be able to concentrate all day! Come on Chelsea!!

From The Times May 20, 2008<h1 class="heading">Frank Lampard transfer claims stun Chelsea</h1> Chelsea's preparations for the Champions League final were disrupted yesterday by reports from Italy that Frank Lampard would quit the club after the game to take up a four-year contract with Inter Milan. Confirmation from Uefa that Lubos Michel, the referee who allowed Luis García's infamous “ghost goal” in the semi-final defeat by Liverpool three years ago, will be in charge against Manchester United tomorrow evening provided a further source of irritation. Senior officials at Chelsea reacted with surprise and anger that fresh speculation about Lampard, 29, had surfaced just 48 hours before the biggest match in the club's history and Peter Kenyon, the chief executive, placed an immediate call to Roman Abramovich, the owner, to ensure that no deal had taken place without his knowledge. An investigation has been launched to discover whether an agent is falsely claiming to represent Chelsea in transfer business, so strong was the word from Milan that a transfer was on the verge of completion. Sources in Milan were happy to provide details of a salary - approximately £5.8 million a year - and a length of contract for the Lampard transfer, yet Chelsea claimed that there had been no contact between the clubs, while Steve Kutner, the England midfield player's agent, insisted that no decision would be made on his future until later in the summer, after talks with Chelsea. Lampard's contract has one year to run and it may be that if he cannot reach agreement on an extended deal, he will be sold rather than allowed to leave on a free transfer, but Kutner said that word of an imminent move to Milan was wrong. “There is no truth in it at all,” Kutner said. “I don't know why Inter Milan would think this. Nobody has talked to me and I am good friends with the owner, Massimo Moratti. I took Paul Ince there, I took Patrick Vieira there - if there was something on I am sure I would know. “The situation is that Frank has got a massive match on Wednesday, after which he needs to spend time with his family, because he has not had a real opportunity to do that since his mother died. He needs to get away and sort out his personal life and when he has done that we will sit down and talk about his future in football. “After that we will talk to Chelsea and that is as far as we have got - there is nothing in the pipeline and I don't know why this has surfaced now.” The speculation could not have come at a worse time for Chelsea, with so much uncertainty around important players going into the club's first Champions League final. Didier Drogba is a target for AC Milan and there is still no final word on whether Avram Grant, the first-team coach, will be in charge next season. Lampard's departure seemed a perfect fit with increasing indications that he would be reunited with José Mourinho, Grant's predecessor, if he went to Inter. Mourinho expects to open talks with Moratti next week and is favoured to replace Roberto Mancini as coach. Although preliminary terms have not been agreed, his appointment is increasingly regarded as a matter of when, rather than if. Chelsea reacted with stoicism to Michel's appointment, though there is little doubt that they would have preferred another referee, for superstitious reasons if nothing else. Chelsea have not won a match officiated by the Slovak, who also took charge of their 1-0 defeat to Werder Bremen in last season's group stage. Chelsea will train at the Luzhniki Stadium this evening, with the final place in their starting XI still up for grabs. It is a straight fight between Florent Malouda and Salomon Kalou. Grant is leaning towards picking Malouda for his greater experience - the France winger has started all Chelsea's Champions League away matches this season - though a final decision could be delayed until tomorrow afternoon.

Wow love it!

^^ Yup he did! Sir Alex Ferguson has hit back at Avram Grant's claims that Manchester United benefited from favourable refereeing decisions in their crucial victory over Wigan Athletic last Sunday. "I've been expecting it," Ferguson said. "I don't think it's about last Sunday, I think it's about next Wednesday and maybe even next season. I could go on and on about decisions because they're all debatable at the end of the day, we feel we didn't get a lot of decisions this season. “Maybe when we went to Chelsea we should have been champions before it, but with the season over we can put it on the backburner and now it's about next Wednesday and I think that's why Avram's talking that way.” The Chelsea first-team coach had claimed that Steve Bennett, the referee, helped United win the title by missing a deliberate handball by Rio Ferdinand and failing to dismiss Paul Scholes after his clumsy challenge on Wilson Palacios. Ferguson has brushed off the remarks as nothing more than petty mind games as the war of words between the clubs continues before the Champions League final in Moscow next Wednesday.

I think Germany will win it too but I'm going to support Croatia. I really like Niko Kovac and even with out Rosicky they should make it pretty far. Plus their kits are fab.

Amazing! Great season review

Oh well. It would have been nice to be equal on points but what ever. Has Cech been having a good game btw?

Stupid Giggs....

Yay this is amazing! COME ON WIGAN!

lol, the sad face was meant for Paolo.

MA I wish I had Chelsea TV to watch this! I think Riccy will get it even though all are worthy of winning it.

Seems like a good player but I don't think he is worth 50 mil. Philipp Lahm would be a good signing imo and will probably cost much less. Either way, one of Belletti and Ferreira will have to go this summer...

Well Rijkaard is officially out of Barca by the end of the season so he'll be free this summer....for the Chelsea job?

Hiya and welcome

Any win'll do. I'm just so excited about making it to the final!!

That is so sad Poor Frank.

At least Wigan won at Villa Park today, we've still got some hope! I'm kinda worried for this game.Although Newcastle haven't been tested by a top side yet, you never know with them. We don't have a great record up there but lets hope that some history making gets done on Monday.

HOOORRRRRAAAAYYYYYY!!!!! I am just SO EXCITED RIGHT NOW!!!! We're going to a CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL!!! GAH! It was an amazing game, you would think it was the score of Barça v.Utd, it it WAS'NT!! Didi is a Legend and Lampsy showed a lot of strength to score that penalty, amazing job boys! let's just hope we'll be this happy come May 21!!!

So Yernited are in the final. I watched this game and was so frustrated with Barça! both teams were loosing the ball a lot but that Scholes goal won it for them, it was actually really good. We really must get into the final this time, it's ours to loose. I would love it if we could wipe off that red monkey's smile again and get a trophy out of it too Come on Chelsea!!

Great result! Nice to see Sheva clear off the line at the end there too

Great scoreline!!! I just hope we can keep it up after the break!!!!

A good atmosphere will definitely pump up the lads. The Arsenal game was magical and I hope it'll be the same on Wed. I'm sure the fans can do it though, I heard them sing Blue Flag at Anfield

Hiya! I hope you stick around too, every once in a while an American joins and a few weeks later we never hear from them again. Welcome to TC