Chelsea win Champions League final against Bayern Munich - in pictures

Stage is set: Bayern Munich had the advantage of a 'home' tie for the Champions League final but Chelsea's fans made their presence felt tooPicture: GETTY IMAGES

Red alert: Bayern had the best of the opening exchanges as Chelsea looked to contain and counterPicture: PA

Safe hands: Petr Cech was the busier of the two goalkeepers but answered every question asked of himPicture: AP

Getting ahead: with time runnign out, Thomas Muller stooped to head Bayern in frontPicture: ACTION IMAGES

False dawn: Bayern celebrated as if they had won a fifth European titlePicture: GETTY IMAGES

Lighting up: ...as did their fans inside the stadiumPicture: REUTERS

All square: with two minutes left Didier Drogba (not pictured) headed home a corner to take the game to extra timePicture: ACTION IMAGES

Blue is the colour: it was Chelsea's turn to start the celebrationsPicture: GETTY IMAGES

Saving the day: former Chelsea winger Arjen Robben stepped up to take it but Cech saved with his feetPicture: GETTY IMAGES

Chance gone: Robben's face told the story of another wasted opportunity by the German sidePicture: GETTY IMAGES

Spot on: Ashley Cole, excellent all night, scored one of Chelsea's shoot-out penalties with the style of a strikerPicture: GETTY IMAGES

Net gains: Frank Lampard, too, found the spotPicture: GETTY IMAGES

Thin blue line: Cech was Chelsea's hero again in the shoot-out in front of hostile Bayern fansPicture: GETTY IMAGES

No hidding place: Bestain Schwinstiger missed the crucial effort for Bayern allowing Drogba to win the shoot-out for ChelseaPicture: GETTY IMAGES

Down and out: the pain of losing in their own ground was too much for some Bayern playersPicture: GETTY IMAGES

The one he wanted: Roman Abramovich finally got his hands on the prize he values above all othersPicture: GETTY IMAGES

To the winners the spoils: Chelsea collected the trophy as the party beganPicture: GETTY IMAGES

Captain fantastic: Lampard shared the honour of taking the cup with John Terry, suspended on the night due to a red card in the semi-final in BarcelonaPicture: GETTY IMAGES

Hold on tight: Cech more than many deserved his medal after making three penalty saves across the gamePicture: ACTION IMAGES

One for the cameras: Terry led the celebrations on the munich pitchPicture: GETTY IMAGES

Leg up: Fernando Torres and David Luiz, too, were determined to enjoy themselvesPicture: AP

Like watching Brazil: Luiz and the travelling Chelsea fans joined in a spot of flag wavingPicture: AP

Sealed with a kiss: Cech greeted the cup with the big ears in tradditional fashionPicture: REUTERS

Centre of attention: Terry, though, was determined to enjoy the spotlightPicture: GETTY IMAGES

Cheer up: one man not enjoying himself was Robben, a picture of sullen discontent at the after match dinnerPicture: PA