Champions League Final 2021 - Man City 0-1 Chelsea

[Jase 43,479]

Hope this unexpected but deserved Champions League win will spur the players to improve and do even better next season, especially for those who won their first major trophy with this success - Mendy, Chilwell, James, Mount, Gilmour, Havertz, Pulisic, Werner, Havertz etc. The Premier League title is/should be the next target. 

[Jase 43,479]

19 writers took part in predicting the Champions League final on The Athletic and 15 of them went for Man City to win. These 2 predictions in particular took the cake... 🤣

[Jase 43,479]

 

[Laylabelle 9,359]

What makes if so much better is we haven't got past the last 16 in so many years..First time we do in 7 years or however many...we go all the way!!!

[killer1257 3,282]

16 minutes ago, Jas said:

 

I knew we would win after I saw Pep's starting line up. 

 

CL win yessssss

[Vesper 28,826]

8 hours ago, Thor said:

So is Tuchel the best manager ever in the PL now? Or do we still go on about Pep? lol...

Tuchel seems to have a pretty nice record against him. 

it has been Fergie for ages

I cannot see anyone topping his records

38 trophies with Manure (13 titles in a 20 year (May 1993 to May 2013) span, that is just insane), 50 topflight trophies overall

Premier League: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
FA Cup: 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
Football League Cup: 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
FA Charity/Community Shield: 1990 (shared), 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
UEFA Champions League: 1998–99, 2007–08
European Cup Winners' Cup: 1990–91
European Super Cup: 1991

Intercontinental Cup: 1999
FIFA Club World Cup: 2008

and is (and will be, as the IC folded after the 2004 edition) the only manager in history to win both the Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
 

The main thing he fucked up was losing the 1999-2000 season (it was played in January 2000) first ever FWCC, as he did win the IC on 30 November 1999. It was the only season both the FWCC and the IC were both played. He refused to play in the FA Cup due to the FWCC, and then Manure drew to Necaxa  and got crushed by the eventual runners-up Vasco da Gama, who lost in the final on pens to Corinthians. That was the only year a non federation cup winner (Corinthians) got to play (and they won too) in the FWCC, as for really dodgy reasons Brasil was allowed 2 teams, due to it being played in Brasil. The ISL scandal forced the cancellation of the 2001 FWCC, and it was not played again until 2005, when it was merged with the IC. The last IC was played in 2004.

He was also shit in the Super Cup with Manure (he did win it with Aberdeen once though), played 3 times, only won in 1991 (and that was sort of a gift, it was played only one leg at a home stadium, UEFA said Red Star Belgrade home game was not safe to play, so Manure squeaked out a 1 nil win), lost in 1999 and 2008. Other than that collapse at the 2000 FWCC. the 2008 Super Cup was his worst international showing. He lost to a  shit Zenit side 1 - 2, and that was the first EL team to beat the CL winners since Fergie's 3rd worst Euro final, the 1999 Super Cup, when he lost to a meh Lazio side nil 1.

 

btw, Ancelotti should have been the other manager to win both the FWCC and the IC, but Milan choked to a vastly inferior Boca Juniors side in the 2003 IC,

Milan lost on pens, only made one!

look at that Milan side who lost! it is crazy

probably the biggest upset in the IC of the EPL era (at least), as once you get back to the mid to late 1990's and before or so, some of the South America sides were monsters, as the euro giants had not taken basically EVERY super player

 

[Milan 17,854]

Also, it was nice to experience a CL final without a bloody penalty shootout!! 😄

[Muzchap 8,966]

I remember when Glenn Hoddle predicted we would win. I laughed to myself. I'm not laughing now.

Unbelievable.

We have 2 CL trophies and other London clubs - zero!!! Let that sink in... 👍

[Stats 7,056]

So proud of this team. Bossed the game. Every player out there put in a shift and we were fully deserving of our win over them. Despite all our spending this season, on average we have also had 2 players from the academy in the starting 11 for like almost every game. To see Mount and James start the game and win the UCL at such a young age is a huge achievement. Christensen played majority of that game and was faultless. Mount provided the match winning assist with a perfect through ball. James was a boss out there and won virtually every duel against Sterling.

I love being the underdog in a final tbh. Everyone was putting this on Pep, stating this is the last jigsaw of puzzle he is missing there etc, they were favourites whereas we have won it before, and say for instance we lost it would been very disappointing season, however it feels it would be more of a catastrophe for City to lose than us. Allowed us to perform with freedom. Was very important for me also that we qualified for UCL in the league rather than having to rely on this game or then pressure would have really been on.

The 2012 UCL win was great as we were huge underdogs that season and was our first time winning the UCL, however this season, seeing 3 players from the academy in that 11 come the final whistle and playing a top, top team and being deserved of the win makes this special. Turned out to be a great season!

Looking forward to grabbing the end of season review: DVD

 

[Milan 17,854]

Can’t wait to hear this again!!

 

[Blue Armour 4,288]

31 minutes ago, Jas said:

19 writers took part in predicting the Champions League final on The Athletic and 15 of them went for Man City to win. These 2 predictions in particular took the cake... 🤣

I never read any of the pre-match predictions because I knew they would mostly be biased, just like that hot garbage from Danny Murphy.

It tastes so sweet to go back and look at these right now.

 

Also, did anyone see celebrations of  Joe Cole in the commentator's box during the match?

 

Also:

Drogba's words in his pre-match speech give me chills...'our legacy to you'...no doubt. Him, Lampard and Terry set the ball rolling by winning the club's first ever Champions league.

 

John Terry, Didier Drogba, David Luiz and Diego Costa send messages to Chelsea players ahead of Champions League final

https://metro.co.uk/2021/05/29/john-terry-didier-drogba-and-diego-costa-send-messages-to-Chelsea-squad-before-champions-league-final-14674680/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CPdgaFznrSq/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=be29536a-b9f5-4fa8-9a67-268686916313

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

I never read any of the pre-match predictions because I knew they would mostly be biased, just like that hot garbage from Danny Murphy.

It tastes so sweet to go back and look at these right now.

I also don't do it, so as to not to spook myself out but I just went and read the article after we won and saw those two gems. Their condescending and arrogant tone is hilarious to see now. 

[Jase 43,479]

4 minutes ago, Blue Armour said:

John Terry, Didier Drogba, David Luiz and Diego Costa send messages to Chelsea players ahead of Champions League final

https://metro.co.uk/2021/05/29/john-terry-didier-drogba-and-diego-costa-send-messages-to-Chelsea-squad-before-champions-league-final-14674680/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CPdgaFznrSq/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=be29536a-b9f5-4fa8-9a67-268686916313

Did Willian say anything? lol

[Milan 17,854]

😄
 

 

[Beigl 1,387]

Just now, Jas said:

Did Willian say anything? lol

Even Courtois congratulated us on twitter. 😂

[Blue Armour 4,288]

1 minute ago, Jas said:

Did Willian say anything? lol

https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/05/30/what-a-player-you-are-arsenal-ace-lauds-Chelsea-30-year-old-after-champions-league-final/

Credited Kante

[Jase 43,479]

Just now, Beigl said:

Even Courtois congratulated us on twitter. 😂

Yup, saw that. 

But it must be really awkward for Willian that we won the Champions League the season after he left. Could have completed the lot here had he taken that two-year contract.

[Jase 43,479]

Just now, Blue Armour said:

https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/05/30/what-a-player-you-are-arsenal-ace-lauds-Chelsea-30-year-old-after-champions-league-final/

Credited Kante

But not the team/club. 😅