Lewandowski leads Bayern Munich masterclass in hammering of Chelsea | The Guardian

Even Didier Drogba would have struggled to dig Chelsea out of this hole. There was no miraculous comeback on their return to the scene of their greatest triumph and for all the talk about Frank Lampard’s players taking inspiration from beating Bayern Munich in front of their own fans in the 2012 Champions League final, cold reality intervened once the German side set about finishing the job they started at Stamford Bridge six months ago.It always was fanciful to think that this Chelsea side had it in them to burgle Bayern here again. They will be in the Champions League again next season but this campaign is over at last. They remain a work in progress, even though Lampard can be proud of finishing fourth in his first year in charge, and instead it is Bayern who head to Lisbon. Continue reading…

Even Didier Drogba would have struggled to dig Chelsea out of this hole. There was no miraculous comeback on their return to the scene of their greatest triumph and for all the talk about Frank Lampard’s players taking inspiration from beating Bayern Munich in front of their own fans in the 2012 Champions League final, cold reality intervened once the German side set about finishing the job they started at Stamford Bridge six months ago.

It always was fanciful to think that this Chelsea side had it in them to burgle Bayern here again. They will be in the Champions League again next season but this campaign is over at last. They remain a work in progress, even though Lampard can be proud of finishing fourth in his first year in charge, and instead it is Bayern who head to Lisbon.

Continue reading…