Bruise Vain

Well, Chelsea fans, how does it feel having won the Champions League but getting no credit? To have won it, but then the world makes it as though you never won it at all. As if the Champions league 2011/2012 never existed, because who can say that you even defended well? The teams you beat, beat themselves more than you beat them. They shot themselves in the foot with their many missed chances, in particular Barcelona and Bayern Munich. It was out of Chelsea's powers, and they (Barca and Bayern, maybe Napoli too) could've scored many times, but they wasted their opportunities, and that's why people will have a hard time giving credit to Chelsea. The Barcelona-Chelsea match must be the weirdest thing that has happened to football in a long time, that Chelsea were almost only there witnessing Barcelona's failure to advance. Barcelona gave away easy goals and missed what should have been easy goals. Chelsea having had so much "luck", means there will be no great applause from the footballing world, and the general consensus is that Chelsea were not in any way deserving winners of the 2012 Champions League. When Chelsea lifted the trophy, they were almost waiting for a roar from the fans, but there was none! It's a great analogy for what this year's trophy will mean. You Chelsea fans will celebrate, but don't look bewildered when you are alone in recognising the win, because this victory is hollow. They should hand out trophies to Barcelona and Bayern Munich instead; losers of the Champions League 2012.