•As Essien eyes first European glory
There must have been huge odds on a Chelsea – Bayern final when the quarter-final and semi-final Champions league draw was made in Nyon, Switerzerland on Friday, 16th March, 2012. Not necessarily because both teams did not have what it took to make it to the final; no, far from that. To get to that final, a tie against Barcelona and Real Madrid was apparently unavoidable and victory for either seemingly implausible.
The Bavarians for example were giving Dortmund a reasonably good run for their money in the Bundesliga; in Europe » Read More