Champions League matchwinner Didier Drogba believes it was destiny that Chelsea should finally scoop the prize in Munich on Saturday night.u00a0Despite playing the final on their opponents&rsquo; home ground, conceding the opening goal with just eight minutes remaining, then giving away a penalty at the start of extra-time and being forced into a shoot-out in front of the Bayern fans, Chelsea emerged victorious. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/may/ddrog.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 357px; " /> Chelsea&rsquo;s Didier Drogba celebrates his goal with team mates. Pics/AFP, Getty Images It was Drogba who kept his nerve to seal the triumph, just as it was the Ivorian whose near-post header a minute from time levelled Thomas Muller&rsquo;s goal for the hosts.u00a0&ldquo;It was written a long time ago that Chelsea were going to win,&rdquo; said Drogba. I have been here for eight years and we were always so close, and yet so far at the same time. &ldquo;Now we have the cup. The cup is going back to Stamford Bridge and it is the best feeling ever,&rdquo; said Drogba, who has now scored nine goals in nince cup finals. It took a large degree of nerve for Drogba to take Chelsea&rsquo;s decisive final penalty. After all, it is only just over three months ago that he missed a spot-kick that proved to be a key moment in the Ivory Coast&rsquo;s shock defeat by Zambia in the African Nations Cup final. Yet, if anything, Drogba drew confidence from that setback. &ldquo;I still had in my head what happened in the African Nations Cup when I could have won the game for my team. But at the same time I was confident. I was just saying to myself &lsquo;Today, we don&rsquo;t cry&rsquo;. &ldquo;And at the end, when the boss jumped on me I said it again, &lsquo;Today, we don&rsquo;t cry&rsquo;.&rdquo; Once the dust has finally settled &mdash; and Drogba gave every impression of wanting to enjoy all the celebrations &mdash; the 33-year-old will have to make a decision about his future. The two-year contract he was hoping for from Chelsea has not materialised and there has been speculation for months now that he would leave in the summer for a new life in China.u00a0If last night did represent the final game for the most significant member of Chelsea&rsquo;s &lsquo;old guard&rsquo; to leave Stamford Bridge, it was some ending. Match box... <table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; "> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; "> Factors</td> <td style="text-align: center; "> Bayern</td> <td style="text-align: center; "> Chelsea</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; "> Possession</td> <td style="text-align: center; "> 56</td> <td style="text-align: center; "> 44%</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; "> Passes</td> <td style="text-align: center; "> 790</td> <td style="text-align: center; "> 663</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; "> Goal attempts</td> <td style="text-align: center; "> u00a0 7</td> <td style="text-align: center; "> u00a0 3</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; "> Fouls</td> <td style="text-align: center; "> u00a014</td> <td style="text-align: center; "> 26</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center; "> Saves</td> <td style="text-align: center; "> 2</td> <td style="text-align: center; "> 6</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> u00a0 <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/may/shoot_1.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 581px; " />

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