If the prospect of playing the final on Bayerns turf wasn’t bad enough, they will have to do it without their captain John Terry, as well as Ivanovic, Meireles, and Ramires, who are all suspended for this clash.   

                                    

                        

Chelsea bossed that game, and only the introduction of the much criticised Andy Carroll sparked a comeback, although the reds still lost the game 2-1, missing out on a domestic cup double.

 

                                              

Arjen Robben, whos side will face Chelsea in this months Champions League final, has signed an extension to his current deal, keeping him at the club until 2015, and silencing any talk of a move away from the Allianz Arena.

                             

                         

                                                      

Of course, later in the month, should Chelsea triumph at the Allianz Arena, they will qualify for the Champions League anyway, meaning only the top three qualify for next years competition.

                                     

                              

Torres was given a start after his exploits at the Nou Camp in midweek, but it was his striker partner Sturridge who made the first impact, smashing into the roof of the net from 20 yards after just a minute.

 

Today we go back 65 years, to the post-wartime Chelsea, under the stewardship of Billy Birrell, as the league format got back underway following the end of the war.