Champions league, Final
Saturday, 19th of May, 2012 20:45 CET

Fußball Arena München – Munich

The 2011/12 UEFA Champions League final pits Chelsea FC against FC Bayern München and evokes an eventful tie from the recent past, as well as some mixed memories from previous European finals.

Bayern Munchen  Bayern are seeking to join Liverpool FC on five European Cup wins and become the joint-third most successful club in the competition's history behind Real Madrid and AC Milan. A Bayern victory would make Jupp Heynckes the 19th coach to have won the European Cup twice, following his 1998 success with Real Madrid. For Bayern Munich, Daniel van Buyten is training with the team after recovering from an injury he suffered in January. It is not yet clear what role he will play on Saturday, but he is most likely to start from the bench in the final. Defender Breno, however, will not feature as he is recovering from a knock, and is unlikely to bit fit for the final.

Possible line up for Bayern Munchen:
Neuer
Lahm, Boateng, Badstuber, Alaba
Schweinsteiger, Luiz Gustavo
Robben, Kroos, Ribery
Gomez

Manager/Coach : Jupp Heynckes

Chelsea
David Luiz suffered a hamstring injury in the FA Cup semi-final on 16 April and did not play in the FA Cup Final on 4 May, but he might be recover for the final especially that the other two central defenders Terry and Ivanovic are both  suspended.

Gary Cahill suffered a hamstring injury in the Champions League semi-final second leg in Barcelona on 24 April and did not play in the FA Cup Final on 4 May but also might be fit and make the couple in Chelse’s central defense with David Luiz.

John Mikel Obi is ruled out of the away league game at Liverpool on 8 May.
Raul Meireles is ruled out of the away league game at Liverpool on 8 May.

The Brazilian international Ramires ,Serbian defender Ivanovic and Jhon Terry will miss the final against Bayern Munich after  they  were booked in their semi-final clash with Barcelona at Camp Nou. Roberto Di Matteo revealed Chelsea would begin training with two rookie centre-backs in case David Luiz and Gary Cahill did not recover for the Champions League final.

Captain John Terry and Branislav Ivanovic are both suspended for next Saturday’s Champions League final, while Luiz and Cahill will remain in a race against time to recover from their hamstring injuries.

Possible line up for Chelsea :
Cech
Bosingwa, Cahil , D Luiz , Cole
Mikel, Sturridge, Lampard, Mata
Drogba, Kalou
Manager/Coach : Roberto Di Matteo

Footballbetexpert score prediction: Bayern Munchen 3 - Chelsea 1

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