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Event Information:
The
UEFA Champions League Final was
a football match between Chelsea of
England and Bayern Munich of
Germany, played at the Allianz Arena
in Munich, Germany to decide the
winner of the –12 season of the
UEFA Champions League, Europe's
premier club tournament organised
annually by the UEFA confederation.
Chelsea won the match on penalties
after the game finished 1–1 after
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.
Crowds
of jubilant Chelsea supporters are
expected to salute their heroes
during a victory open-top bus parade
less than 24 hours after the
Chelsea's dramatic Champions League
penalty triumph in Munich. The
rolling procession will kick off
from Stamford Bridge at 4pm with
manager Roberto Di Matteo, captain
John Terry and the rest of the
double-winning Chelsea team set to
display their newly-won silverware.
The
team's last victory parade saw
around 70,000 excited fans flock to
the streets to celebrate the club's
2010 Premier League and FA Cup
double. Today's bus celebration will
follow the same route, travelling
along streets including Fulham Road
and King's Road before ending in
Parsons Green.
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