2012 UEFA Champions – CHELSEA FC

The 2012 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match between Bayern Munich of Germany and Chelsea of England, played at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, to decide the winner of the 2011-12 season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament organized annually by the UEFA confederation. Chelsea became the first London club to capture the Champions League after winning the match on penalties after the game finished 1–1 with extra time. The game was the culmination of the 57th season of the tournament, and the 20th since it was renamed the Champions League.
It was the first Champions League Final to be held in the Allianz Arena (known as "Fußball Arena München" for the final) which opened in 2005. With Bayern being one of two tenants of the Arena, it was the first time since 1984 that a finalist had home stadium advantage. Didier Drogba get the honors man of the match. FC Barcelona were not in Munich to defend their European title, but Lionel Messi won the top scorer honors for a record fourth successive season with an unsurpassed 14 goals.
2011/12 UEFA Champions League top scorers:
14 Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona), 12 Mario Gomez (FC Bayern München),10 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF),7 Karim Benzema, (Real Madrid CF),6 Didier Drogba (Chelsea FC),5 José Callejón (Real Madrid FC).

The teams had not met before in the final. Bayern entered the competition as four-time winners from eight final appearances, most recently losing in 2010, while Chelsea had reached the final just once before, losing on penalties in 2008. Defending champions Barcelona were eliminated by Chelsea in the semi-finals. Neither team reached the final as champions of their 2011–12 domestic leagues (the Bundesliga and Premier League, respectively), although Chelsea won the 2012 FA Cup Final. The winners, Chelsea, will play the 2011-12 Europa League winners Atletico Madrid of Spain in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup, and also enter the semi-finals of the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup as the UEFA representative.

To reach the final, in the knockout phase Bayern defeated Basel, Marseille, and Real Madrid (3–1 on penalties after a 3–3 aggregate score), while Chelsea overcame Napoli, Benfica, and the defending champions Barcelona (3–2 on aggregate). Both teams reached the final having already lost out in their domestic leagues (the Bundesliga and Premier League respectively), but having also reached the final of their domestic cup competitions (the DFB-Pokal and FA Cup respectively), to be played prior to the Champions League Final. Chelsea won the FA Cup by defeating Liverpool 2–1 while Bayern lost the Final of the DFB-Pokal 2–5 to Borussia Dortmund.

Both clubs lost their most recent Champions League final, Bayern in 2010 to Internazionale 0–2, Chelsea in 2008 to Manchester United on penalties after a 1–1 draw. While that was Chelsea's only Champions League final, Bayern have played in eight Champions League/European Cup finals, winning four (1974,1975,1976,2001) and losing four (1982.1987,1999and 2010).They have only met each other once in Europe before, with Chelsea winning 6–5 on aggregate in the quarter-finals of the 2004-05 UEFA Champions League.

 The two teams each received 17,500 tickets to distribute to their supporters. A further 7,000 tickets were available for sale to fans worldwide via UEFA.com, with prices between €70 and €370. The remaining tickets were allocated to the local organizing committee, UEFA's 53 national football associations, and commercial and broadcast partners. Former German player Paul Breitner was named as the ambassador for the final. The UEFA Champions Festival was held at Munich's Olympia park from 16–19 May. An official public screening of the final took place at the Olympiastadion during the match, with capacity for 65,000 fans including a section for Chelsea supporters. A second public screening was planned on the Theresienwiese, where the famous Oktoberfest takes place.

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CHELSEA VS BAYERN MUNICH

Football-Club Bayern München, known in English as Bayern Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria, best known for its professional football team. The most successful football club in German history, the club was founded in 1900 by eleven football players led by Franz John. Although Bayern won their first national championship in 1932, the club was not selected for the Bundesliga at its inception in 1963, gaining promotion two years later. In the mid-1970s the club had its period of greatest success, when the famous team led by Franz Beckenbauer won the European Cup three times in a row (1974–76).

 It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football and is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups. The 1999–2000 season resulted in Bayern winning their third League and Cup double. Bayern won the Champion League for the fourth time after a 25-year gap, defeating Valencia CF on Penalties.

Chelsea Football Club is a professional English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, in the Rising Sun pub, Chelsea have been English champions four times, and have won the FA Cup six times, the League Cup four times and the UEFA Cup Winners Cup twice. Chelsea plays in the English Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. The club had their first major success in 1955, winning the League championship. Chelsea won several cup competitions during the 1960s and 1970s, but after that did not win another major title until 1997.

 The past decade has been the most successful period in Chelsea's history, capped by winning consecutive Premier League titles in 2055 and 2006, and reaching their first UEFA Champions League final in2008. In 2010 the club completed its first double, winning both the Premier League and FA Cup.

 In addition to current international stars such as Frank Lampard, John Terry, Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and Peter Cech, many nationally and internationally notable players have represented the Blues over the years, including Peter Osgood, Gianfranco Zola, Marcel Desailly, Kerry Dixon, Jimmy Greaves, Claude Makelele, Charlie Cooke, Roy Bentley, Peter Bonetti and Ruud Gullit. Plus top all-time goal scorer Bobby Tambling and top all-time appearance-maker Ron Harris.

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 CHELSEA VS BAYERN MUNICH 
 Date: Saturday May 19, 2012 (20:45)
Venue: Arena Allianz, Munich, Germany

Chelsea Vs Benfica Tickets

Chelsea and Benfica is the famous clubs in champion’s league. UEFA Champions League is an annual international club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe It is the most impressive club competition in European football. The final of the competition is the most watched annual sporting event worldwide, drawing over 145 million television viewers.

Benfica F.C. is a football team based in Drax Hall, Jamaica. The team competes in the National Premier League, the highest competitive league in Jamaica.Benfica returned to the top flight in 2010 for the first time since the mid-1980s and is the first St Ann representative since Black Stars in 1996, their coach, Harold Thomas, was dismissed early in the season after a bad start of the season. Chelsea Football Club is an English football club based in Fulham, London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea has been English Champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four times. They have also achieved European success, winning the UEFA Cup Winners Cup twice.

 The competition attracts an extensive television audience, not just in Europe, but throughout the world. The matches are broadcast in over 70 countries with commentaries in more than 40 languages each year With an estimated audience of 109 million people, the 2009 UEFA Champions League final surpassed that year's Super Bowl for the first time as the most watched annual single sport event in the world.

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                                                            Events Details
Chelsea Vs Benfica Tickets 
Date: Wednesday April 04, 2012 (19:45) Venue: Stamford Bridge, London, United Kingdom.