John Terry won't lift Champions League trophy | Mail Online
Roy Keane and Paul Scholes did not take part in the presentation ceremony when Manchester United won the Champions League in 1999 because they were banned from the final.
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Any Chelsea attempt to allow Terry on to the podium in...
While that bbc site says Keane didn't get a medal, this one says they both did: Man Utd ace Scholes does not rate 1999 Champions League medal | Premiership News | tribalfootball.com (and is supported by a quote from Scholes)
Sound bites? Sentimentality - the heroics of the player who played a part to the end, knowing he wouldn't be in the final? The Emphasis of how important the win is for chelsea, despite personal failings? An expression of the importance of teamwork over personal glory to help build to the final...
Oh, really, what did English Football get out of this? Nothing. We don't even get the chance to win an extra place in the champions league next year, since if Chelsea win it this year, one of our other laces will be taken away. This is simply a victory for Chelsea FC.
Shortly after Torres came on, literallyjamie tweeted:
Not Jamie Redknapp @LiterallyJamie
If Torres scores, Chelsea go through on the NO WAY goals rule.
Did the replay show it as a save? I'm not listening to the commentary and only glanced up.
Both need to concentrate. This is the time when Barcelona are in danger of letting their heads drop because they can't see it happening, and Chelsea getting complacent because they can see it might happen.