Bayern Munich vs Chelsea - Key battles

19th of May will be the biggest European night of the season as Bayern Munich take on Chelsea at the Allianz arena in Munich. Both the teams have surprised quite a few people by reaching the final as an El Clasico showdown was expected. Interestingly both the sides have been losing finalists very recently which will push them on even more to win this time. While Bayern Munich has tasted European success 4 times, Chelsea will be looking to clinch their first one. Some of the key battles expected to take place are:

Frank Lampard vs Bastian Schweinsteiger: Roberto Di Matteo has been playing Frank Lampard as a Defensive Midfielder in his 4-5-1 system.And it will no different in the final. Hence it will be Frank Lampard who will have the onus to stop Schweinsteiger’s deadly runs from the other end of the pitch. Also Schweinsteiger will have to cut the clever and perfectly cheeky passes of lampard which turned out to be match winning assists in both the legs at Camp Nou.

Chelsea Defence vs Mario Gomez: Chelsea has been severely depleted due to the suspension of John Terry and Ivanovic. To add to the misery, David Luiz and Gary Cahill will enter the arena without any Match practice behind them. This adds up to be prefect situation for Mario Gomez to add to his already impressive 13 goals tally.

Chelsea full back’s vs Bayern Wingers: It is no doubt that Bayern have 2 of the worlds best wingers in Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben. Ashley Cole will be against Robben and Bosingwa against Ribery. While Cole can trust his experience to handle Robben. Ribery will be fancying his chances against Bosingwa he seems to be a better attacker than defender.

Bayern Munich vs Chelsea’s Veterans: This is the last chance for the ‘Old Guard’ of Chelsea to win the Ultimate prize in Europe. Drogba, Lampard and Cole know that this is their last chance as they all are in the twilight of their glorious career where they have won almost everything but the Champions League. I expect all these palyers to play for their live’s and give their all.

Edited by Staff Editor
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