The Blues overcame Liverpool 3-2 after extra time at Stamford Bridge to ensure their place in the Moscow showpiece on 21st May after United beat Barcelona on Tuesday night.

A Didier Drogba double plus a penalty from Frank Lampard ensured Chelsea's passage to the final for the first time in the club's history.

Fernando Torres cancelled out Drogba's opener in the second half to send the tie into extra time.

But Lampard put the Blues back ahead on 98 minutes and Drogba added a third seven minutes later to render Ryan Babel's late goal a consolation.