

Tip: Bayern to Win
- Bayern Munich head into the Champions League final knowing it's their only chance of silverware this season.
- The Germans have home advantage and this is the 4th time a team will play the final of the European Cup/Champions League in their own stadium after Real Madrid in 1956/57 (2-0 win against Fiorentina at the Bernabeu), Inter in 1964/65 (1-0 win against Benfica at the San Siro) & Roma in 1983/84 (losing in a penalty shootout against Liverpool at the Olimpico).
- Overall against English sides, Bayern hold a W13-D12-L10 record, but they have only ever lost once at home against an English team.
- The Germans have won all of their CL matches at home this season, while in the Bundesliga, they lost only twice and remarkably, conceded only 6 goals all season.
- Mario Gomez has scored 20 goals in his last 17 Champions League appearances.
- The hosts will be without the suspended Holger Badstuber, David Alaba and Luiz Gustavo.
- Chelsea have won 4 of their last 5 Champions League games, drawing the last one 2-2 at Barcelona, but they have only won once away from home in this season’s tournament - 1-0 in Portugal against Benfica.
- The Blues have faced German opponents 13 times before, winning 7 and losing 4, but they have only won on one of 6 trips to Germany.
- In addition to the suspensions of midfielders Raul Meireles and Ramires, defensive pairing John Terry and Branislav Ivanovic are also banned, leaving Chelsea with a severely depleted backline.
Posted on 17 May 2012, 16:20 GMT








