5 Greatest Didier Drogba Moments

#2 2011-12 Champions League Final

FC Bayern Muenchen v Chelsea FC - Drogba pictured in the team celebration

This is what will be known as the game which finally launched Chelsea to the fabled land of 'European giants.' A penalty-shootout loss to Manchester United a couple season's earlier still stung for the Blues. Drogba had been sent off in that game.

Chelsea were having a very miserable domestic campaign by their own lofty standards and were manged by interim manager Roberto di Matteo. At the Allianz Arena, the venue of the final, Chelsea had managed to drag themselves to the final to face hosts Bayern München, who were a superb run of form.

Bayern took the lead despite what pundits decried as the most 'anti-football' display in history by Chelsea. The Blues lacked creativity and nothing seemed to working going forwards. Chelsea ha some key players missing including Captain John Terry and midfielders Ramires and Raul Meireles apart from Branislav Ivanovic.

A corner in the 88th minute saw Drogba leap and send the Chelsea fans into pandemonium with an equaliser.

Extra-time saw both teams failing to score and the game went to penalties. Drogba scored the decisive spot-kick in sudden death to win the Champions League for Chelsea, the first London club to do so.

This was a performance praised by rival manager Sir Alex Ferguson who said, "As far as I'm concerned Drogba won them the Champions League."