[6] An early goal by Irish striker Eoin Doyle was enough to give Hibs a 1–0 win. Rudi Skácel headed wide early on from an Andrew Driver cross.

Cech saved with his legs from Robben, but Gomez was guilty of failing to control just eight yards out when Franck Ribery's shot landed at his feet, the German striker shooting wildly off target after a smart turn in the area. For the 10th time, an Italian manager has won the European Cup. Despite St Johnstone defender Dave Mackay being sent off after 74 minutes, Cillian Sheridan equalised to force a replay. All our garments are ethically produced: read our full ethical policy here.

Hearts conceded early on after a Graham Carey free-kick before Craig Beattie scored and then set up Rudi Skácel to put Hearts in front. The table below summarises our current rates for postage and packing: If you have any queries about RedMolotov.com or this website please visit our Frequently Asked Questions pages or contact us, If you receive a shirt but decide that it is either too large or too small we will be happy to exchange it for the correct size. If you have lost your returns form, you may download a new one.

Substitutes from: Hans-Jorg Butt, Daniel van Buyten, Rafinha, Takashi Usami, Danijel Pranjic, Nils Petersen, Ivica Olic. Hearts took the lead through Darren Barr in the 15th minute, scoring from close range. built on resilience, discipline, defensive organisation and nerve at the crucial times and done without the suspended Terry, Branislav Ivanovic, Ramires and Raul Meireles. Hearts started the match as the brighter of the two teams. All that we ask is that the shirt is returned unworn and unwashed, and that you specify why you are unhappy with the goods on the returns form that is included with all orders. The questions will now start about the future of interim manager Roberto Di Matteo - who has given the Russian what he wanted after so many painful failures, including that defeat on penalties by Manchester United in the rain of Moscow in 2008 which also saw Drogba sent off.
Team news: Confirmed Liverpool line-up for Champions League final James Carroll @James_Carroll84 Roberto Firmino starts for Liverpool in the Champions League final against Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid. [27] A victory against St Johnstone in their penultimate league match lifted Hearts into fifth place, a qualifying position.

[26], Having finished in the top half of the 2011–12 Scottish Premier League, Hearts were involved in the battle to qualify for the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League competition.

Petr Cech; Ashley Cole, David Luiz, Gary Cahill, Jose Bosingwa; John-Obi Mikel, Ryan Bertrand, Frank Lampard, Juan Mata, Salomon Kalou; Didier Drogba, Chelsea Bench: Ross Turnbull, Michael Essien, Paulo Ferreira, Oriol Romeu, Florent Malouda, Daniel Sturridge, Fernando Torres, Manuel Neuer; Jerome Boateng, Philipp Lahm, Diego Contento, Anatoliy Tymoschuck; Toni Kroos, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas Muller, Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben; Mario Gomez, Bayern Munich Bench: Hans-Jorg Butt, Daniel van Buyten, Rafinha, Takashi Usami, Danijel Pranjic, Nils Petersen, Ivica Olic.

Allianz Arena Attendance: Attendance 69,901. Chelsea's only serious response was a shot from Salomon Kalou eight minutes before half-time that was comfortably held by Bayern keeper Neuer. And Di Matteo delivered a surprise in his starting line-up, with youngster Ryan Bertrand handed a role on the left flank in front of Cole in an attempt to stifle the threat of former Blues winger Arjen Robben. It was Hibs' 12th Scottish Cup Final and Hearts' 14th. McPake got Hibs back into the game from a corner.

At TheBoyDoneGood.com we specialise in producing high-quality, ethically-sourced football t-shirts. While the west London team were organised and resolute, they were also grateful that Bayern striker Gomez's touch in front of goal deserted him at decisive moments.

Here are the players who'll be trying to earn the club our first European Cup: Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Petr Cech; Ashley Cole, David Luiz, Gary Cahill, Jose Bosingwa; Frank Lampard, John Obi Mikel; Ryan Bertrand, Juan Mata, Salomon Kalou; Didier Drogba. There was controversy around both Hooper's goal and Beattie's penalty after the match as Hooper had looked offside when he scored his goal and Hearts' penalty was considered to have been wrongly awarded by the referee.[16].

Terry was locked in conversation with former England coach Fabio Capello at pitchside before kick-off, the defender looking ruefully around the magnificent arena as he contemplated missing out because of his red card in Barcelona.

This was a victory in the mould of Chelsea's semi-final win against Barcelona, built on resilience, discipline, defensive organisation and nerve at the crucial times and done without the suspended Terry, Branislav Ivanovic, Ramires and Raul Meireles.

The second leg was Roberto Di Matteo's first European match as manager.

That was the only time the clubs had met until this term.

Hearts won a one-sided match 5–1. Our long-sleeve t-shirts are all high quality, heavyweight, 100% combed cotton.

The momentum shifted decisively when Cech denied Ivica Olic and Bastian Schweinsteiger hit the post to leave Chelsea on the brink and present Drogba with his moment of destiny. [34] He later described the result as a 'disaster' and that he would look to address some of the problems highlighted in the Hibs team during his summer rebuilding of the squad. As the frustration grew among the massed Bayern support they wasted another opportunity as Mueller pulled another presentable chance well wide from inside the area. [15] In the semi-final at Hampden Park, Hearts were drawn against cup holders Celtic. I don't have anything motivational to say - if you're not pumped up at this point I don't think anything I do will help. [28] Entering the week before the cup final, Hearts had concerns about the fitness of striker Craig Beattie, who was unable to train due to a hamstring injury. Chelsea's blanket of defensive defiance served them well in the Nou Camp - and acted as a dress rehearsal for a first half spent almost entirely in their territory.

Going into the last game of the group stage- at home to Valencia, Chelsea required a win by at least three goals to progress to the knockout stage. Both teams were allocated 20,000 tickets each for the match, however it is clear that many more Chelsea fans acquired tickets, and they vastly outnumbered their German counterparts.

With each side having to make some adjustments thanks to suspensions, the lineups for this game have been the subject of much speculation. [5] Hibs then took on fellow SPL club Kilmarnock at their home ground, Easter Road, having made several signings in January 2012. The pattern continued after the break and Ribery thought he had finally pierced Chelsea's resilience after 53 minutes, only to be ruled offside when Cole deflected Robben's shot into his path. Philipp Lahm, Mario Gomez and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer were all on target for Bayern. ... possible line-ups, final … Skácel then doubled Hearts' lead after receiving the ball on the edge of the area and turning to hit a shot which deflected off James McPake before going in.

The Blues however, suffered a 3-1 defeat to Napoli in the first knockout round.

The first leg at Stamford Bridge finished 1-0 and the Blues narrowly edged the return tie at the Camp Nou to a 2-2 draw. Winning the Champions League that season qualified BVB for the two-legged 1997 UEFA Super Cup, which they lost 3-1 on aggregate to Barcelona.

[24] A scan following the match showed that he would be unable to play for between 10 and 12 weeks, and therefore would miss the final.

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[32] Kujabi fouled Suso by pulling his jersey and catching his heel, but television replays showed that the foul had taken place outside the penalty area. Bayern Munich starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer; Diego Contento, Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Jerome Boateng, Philipp Lahm; Toni Kroos, Bastian Schweinsteiger; Franck Ribery, Thomas Mueller, Arjen Robben; Mario Gomez. Six European capitals have produced a winner: Madrid (9), Amsterdam (4), Lisbon (2), Bucharest (1) and Belgrade (1). The France international was eventually taken off injured but in the meantime Chelsea keeper Cech was the saviour as he plunged low to save Robben's poorly struck spot-kick.