Chelsea's Champions League winning squad: Where are they now?

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MUNICH, GERMANY - MAY 19:  Goalkeeper Petr Cech of Chelsea saves a penalty by Arjen Robben of Bayern Muenchen during UEFA Champions League Final between FC Bayern Muenchen and Chelsea at the Fussball Arena Mnchen on May 19, 2012 in Munich, Germany.  (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Robben stopped at Cech-post

#13 - Frank Lampard

MUNICH, GERMANY - MAY 19:  Frank Lampard of Chelsea celebrates after their victory in the UEFA Champions League Final between FC Bayern Muenchen and Chelsea at the Fussball Arena Mnchen on May 19, 2012 in Munich, Germany.  (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Captain on the night

The Chelsea legend and all-time top scorer was the captain of the club when they took on Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on May 19, 2012. He scored the second penalty in the shootout and was the one always on the toes of Schweinsteiger during the game.

Lampard joined New York City FC two seasons later and also spent a year on loan at Manchester City. He is still a fan favourite at Chelsea and is reportedly set to join Conte's staff soon.

He retired from professional football earlier this year and is now trying to get a UEFA Pro Licence. He also works with the club as an ambassador and is a regular at Stamford Bridge during their matches.

#14 - Michael Essien

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 13:  Michael Essien of Chelsea in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers at Stamford Bridge on May 13, 2012 in London, England.  (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
The beast

Essien ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in July 2011 and spent most of the 2011/12 season on the treatment table. He made a comeback in January but played just two matches in the Champions League that season.

He was a new sub in the finals and Was loaned out to real Madrid at the start of the next season. He remained at Chelsea for the 2013/14 season but was then sold to AC Milan a year later.

He spent a year at Milan before moving to Panathinaikos for a season. He now plays in the Indonesian league for Persib Bandung.

#15 - Ramires

BARCELONA, SPAIN - APRIL 24:  Ramires of Chelsea breaks through to score their first goal during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final, second leg match between FC Barcelona and Chelsea FC at Camp Nou on April 24, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain.  (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
About to score THAT goal

The Chelsea fans will always remember Ramires for his goal at Camp Nou. That goal changed everything for The Blues' in the semifinals and rejuvenated their hopes entirely.

Ramires went on to play for Chelsea for another four seasons before moving to China. He joined the Chinese side, Jiangsu Suning in January 2016 for reported fee of £25 million and he was sent off on his debut in the AFC Champions League. However, he scored on his Chinese Super League debut in their win against Shandong Luneng I also assisted a goal in the same game.

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