Barcelona and Real Madrid have congratulated Chelsea for pipping Bayern Munich to the 2011-12 Champions League.
Didier
Drogba scored the decisive penalty kick in the shootout to hand the
Blues the first-ever European Cup in their 107-year history after 120
minutes could not separate either team at the Allianz Arena on Saturday
as the game was deadlocked at 1-1 after extra time.
The two
Spanish sides, who were widely expected to participate in Saturday’s
final, were dumped out at the last-four stage of the competition by the
finalists, but various members from Barcelona and Madrid have
nonetheless applauded Roberto Di Matteo’s men for their achievement.
Barca’s official Twitter feed read: “Congratulations to @chelseafc for their first title in the Champions League!”
Defender
Gerard Pique wrote: “Congrats to Chelsea! The new Champions League
winners!”, while president Sandro Rosell said “Congratulations to
Chelsea, champions of Europe”.
Meanwhile, Sergio Ramos was
delighted for his Spain team-mates Juan Mata and Fernando Torres, who
enjoyed their first taste of glory as European club champions.
“Congratulations
to two good friends @juanmata10 and F.Torres. Congratulations winners
.. ! Also keep your head up Robben,” Ramos wrote.
Xabi Alonso, however, was engrossed by the occasion: “Football drama II. Congrats Chelsea. Sorry for Bayern.”
