Last Updated: 20th May 2012
FRANK LAMPARD hailed Didier Drogba's heroics as Chelsea beat Bayern Munich to win the Champions League.
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Lampard was one of the scorers in his side spot-kick success but praised Drogba's superb display.
The Ivory Coast hitman scored an equaliser two minutes from time after Thomas Muller had given Bayern the lead on 82.
Drogba almost went from hero to villain when he brought town Franck Ribery for a penalty in extra time.
But Petr Cech saved Arjen Robben's spot-kick and when the match went to penalties, Drogba scored the winner to hand Chelsea the trophy.
And Lampard said: “I can’t believe it. The determination we’ve shown...we didn’t play fantastic but the main man Didier dug us out of trouble there.
“He’s a hero. Without him we’re not here. He scores the goals in the big games.”
Drogba is out of contract this summer and could now have played his last-ever game for the Blues.
But Lampard added: “I’d love him to stay. What he did tonight he’s been doing all his career.”
Of the club’s triumph, Lampard said: “It means everything. We’ve been so many years trying to do this.
“This is the one we really wanted and we’ve got it.”
Asked whether the win should lead to interim manager Roberto Di Matteo being given the job permanently, Lampard said: "He took us from a struggling team maybe going out of the Champions League and we won it, so look at that.”
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