Suspended captain John Terry who played no part in the Champions League final lifting the Champions League was probably as low as it could get. On the other hand, one can’t but feel happy for Didier Drogba, who lives and dies football everytime he steps out on the pitch. Even his orchestrated dives can’t be grudged. David Luiz seems to be the live wire of the team, hugging, kissing, and playing the prankster. The camera cut away at times to the dejected Bayern players. Those medals must have felt like millstones as they came off second ideal in their own home.

Michel Platini, the chief activist of the financial fair play rules handing the trophy and it vending its way finally to Roman Abramovich, the man most responsible for football’s present day curse of financial doping was a scene dripping with irony. Someday that will make its way to a documentary.

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