Former Chelsea star Michael Ballack has now shared who he was favouring for the 2012 Champions League final.
He told ‘Football’s Greatest’ how it was actually quite an easy game for him to watch despite the fact that he had played for both sides for a prolonged period of time.
Ballack won near enough everything that was on offer to him during his time at Stamford Bridge, however fell short in the final of the Champions League to Manchester United.
Chelsea in the Champions League
The trophy would escape him in his career, however it would not for fellow legends John Terry and Frank Lampard after their triumph in 2012.
The victory was perhaps unexpected, considering the fact that they were facing a Bayern side playing in their home stadium.
Ballack has now shared that he found it easy watching the final more than over a decade ago, as he simply didn’t mind which of the sides picked up the trophy at the end of it.
Ballack had no favourite for 2012 Champions League final
He said: “Yeah I remember. I was commentating for Sky at this match, and of course I was a 50:50. I played four years for both clubs, I had great memories with both clubs, and people ask me a lot ‘Who’s your favourite?’ and I don’t care, because it’s an easy game to support for me, just win.
“Of course, this was a night everyone expected Bayern to win. Home advantage, and Bayern was in a great shape.
“Chelsea in this year, if I look back, maybe they had better years to deserve to win the Champions League, but they made it this year in a certain way, and even in that game as an underdog. So it was also incredible to see them in that difficult environment.”
Ballack also stated today his admiration for a perhaps unexpected former Chelsea teammate, with him praising Claude Makelele.
He also spoke about a player at Stamford Bridge who perhaps was limited by his confidence in himself, hinting Arjen Robben played his better stuff after leaving the club.