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Stade de France for starters.

I seem to recall Greece being praised (gallant underdogs etc) for winning Euro 2004 that way.

I am sure Chelsea would have settled for penalty kicks before the game even started and they were at a disadvantage playing a final on an away clubs ground. It could happen again in 2014 with Benfica playing a final on their own ground. Surely these brainboxes within UEFA have got to make sure this doesn't happen again.

Well obviously I'm gutted.
But well done to Chelsea. They showed a lot of those round spherical objects. And Bayern only have themselves to blame.

Someone told me that the bus that Chelsea used for the victory parade today was the same one that they had parked in the Barca (twice) and Bayern goals

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Are you suggesting that Chelsea, as one of the representatives of The Best League In The World should be considered underdogs in the CL? I thought they were supposed to be one of the elite?

Is it only me but I thought the last two Bayern players to take pens had a decidedly English (ie rabbit in headlights) look as they came up for their pens so I wasn't too suprised when they failed to score.

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No law against parking the bus and then outpsycing the Germans on penalties, meanwhile Arsenal, who tried too 'out Barca' Barca today celebrate the 7th anniversary of their last trophy win.

This might seem like heresy coming from a Spurs fan but I too prefer watching Arsenal to Chelsea. I've also come to dislike Chelsea intensely.

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Yet again I agree with you. I'd go further and say that Arsene Wenger was the manager we should have had, with his football philosophy and style.

As for Chelsea...I've always disliked them more than Arsenal, except in the early 70s, when they were both disgusting, for different reasons.
It started for me in 1967, when all the people at primary school that I disliked wanted Chelsea to win the FA Cup Final, through the obnoxious 'flash 70s', through the racist 80s (anyone disputing this should read about Paul Canoville, the first black player to play for them http://www.kickitout.org/538.php) right through to today, with Terry and Cole (he seems to have matured in the last couple of years, IMO). I actually quite like Drogba, terrific player, he just plays for the wrong team. Abramovitch is for me merely a symbol for a lot of clueless (about football) chairmen, it's just that he has more money than most, and is an extremely ruthless businessman. Ironic being in charge of Chelsea that he has Jewish origins. I went to Stamford Bridge to watch the FA Youth Cup Final a couple of years ago and saw a lot of the old Chelsea crew, with their sons.... it's going to be there for a while yet.

My hope is that at some point Abramovich will get bored and pull his money out.
I'll drink to that!

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It's a nice thought but I can't see it happening, especially if they push ahead with a new stadium.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/...a-stadium-QandA.html

This might seem like heresy coming from a Spurs fan but I too prefer watching Arsenal to Chelsea. I've also come to dislike Chelsea intensely.

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Yet again I agree with you. I'd go further and say that Arsene Wenger was the manager we should have had, with his football philosophy and style.

Well you know Tottenham fans don't expect much in the trophy cabinet

But they do expect good football!

Whereas Gareth Bale never ever hurls himself to the floor at the slighest breath more 20 yards away from him

& whilst agreeing Terry is not the kind of bloke you'd want your daughter to bring home, I'd hardly say Jermain Defoe is a beacon of morality either!

Man Utd have already equalled Liverpool's record of 86 points set in 2009 - the highest number of points for the team finishing second in the Premier League.

http://football.totalworlds.com/league/top6/top3.html