Event | 2011–12 UEFA Champions League | ||||
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After extra time Chelsea won 4–3 on penalties | |||||
Date | 19 May 2012 | ||||
Venue | Allianz Arena, Munich | ||||
Didier Drogba (Chelsea)[1] | |||||
Fans' Man of the Match | Petr Čech (Chelsea)[2] | ||||
Referee | Pedro Proença (Portugal)[3] | ||||
Attendance | 62,500[4] | ||||
Weather | Partly cloudy 20 °C (68 °F) 38% humidity[5] | ||||
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The 2012 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match which took place on Saturday, 19 May 2012 between Bayern Munich of Germany and Chelsea of England at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. The match was to decide the winner of the 2011–12 season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament. Bayern were making their ninth appearance in the competition's final, having won four and lost four, most recently losing in 2010. Chelsea were appearing in their second final, having lost their first in 2008.
Aug 29, 2019 Despite the potential to be given a tough draw, Owen has backed Lampard for success in his first season in the Champions League, as a manager. 'Chelsea are good at qualifying out of the group stage. Frank Lampard will be delighted to have the Champions League in his first big, big job,' the former Ballon d'Or winner told BT Sport. Valencia boss, Albert Celades, has revealed why his team was able to beat Chelsea 1-0 at the Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. Chelsea were making their return to the Champions League group stages, but.
It was the first Champions League final to be held at the Allianz Arena (known as Fußball Arena München for the final). As tenants of the Arena, this meant Bayern were the first finalists to have home advantage since 1984. Both teams progressed to the knockout stages by finishing top of their group. Bayern then beat Basel, Marseille and Real Madrid to reach the final, while Chelsea knocked out Napoli, Benfica and defending champions Barcelona.
Bayern took the lead late in the second half through Thomas Müller,[6] but Didier Drogba equalised for Chelsea five minutes later to take the game to extra time, in which Arjen Robben missed an awarded penalty, Petr Čech saving the low drive. The teams stayed level at 1–1 and the match went to a penalty shoot-out, which Chelsea won 4–3 to clinch their first Champions League title.[7] In doing so, they became the first London club to win the tournament, the fifth English club and 22nd overall.
As winners, Chelsea took part in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup, losing 4–1 to Atlético Madrid, the winners of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. The victory also allowed them to enter the following season's Champions League competition (having failed to qualify for it by their league finishing position) at the expense of London rivalsTottenham Hotspur, who would otherwise have entered the competition having finished fourth in the Premier League. Chelsea also represented UEFA at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the semi-final stage; however, they were beaten 1–0 by Corinthians in the final.
- 4Pre-match
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Venue[edit]
The Allianz Arena in Champions League final livery
The Allianz Arena was announced by UEFA as the venue of the 2012 final on 30 January 2010, although the stadium was referred to as 'Fußball Arena München' for the match, as UEFA does not recognise sponsorship by companies that are not among its partner organisations.[8] The stadium, which opened in 2005, is the home stadium of both Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich, and was used for six matches at the 2006 FIFA World Cup including the opening match.
The stadium was hosting its first major European final. The Olympiastadion in Munich, the previous home of Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich, hosted three European Cup finals, in 1979, 1993 and 1997.[9] On each previous occasion, a European Cup final held in Munich had produced a first-time winner of the competition (Nottingham Forest, Olympique Marseille and Borussia Dortmund).[10]
During the match, the stadium was illuminated in green and turquoise to represent the official UEFA emblem of the Munich final, as the outer shell of the Allianz Arena can change colour.[11]
Background[edit]
To reach the final, in the knockout phase Bayern defeated Basel, Marseille, and Real Madrid (3–1 on penalties after a 3–3 aggregate score),[12] while Chelsea overcame Napoli, Benfica, and the defending champions Barcelona (3–2 on aggregate).[13]
Both teams reached the final having already lost out in their domestic leagues (the Bundesliga and Premier League respectively), but having also reached the final of their domestic cup competitions (the DFB-Pokal and FA Cup respectively), to be played prior to the Champions League Final. Chelsea won the FA Cup by defeating Liverpool 2–1,[14] while Bayern lost the Final of the DFB-Pokal 5–2 to Borussia Dortmund.[15]
Both clubs had lost their most recent Champions League final, Bayern in 2010 to Internazionale 2–0, Chelsea in 2008 to Manchester United on penalties after a 1–1 draw. While that was Chelsea's only Champions League final, Bayern had previously played in eight Champions League/European Cup finals, winning four (1974, 1975, 1976, 2001) and losing four (1982, 1987, 1999 and 2010). The clubs had only met each other once in Europe before, with Chelsea winning 6–5 on aggregate in the quarter-finals of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League.[16]
The match marked the fourth time that a team had played at their home ground in the history of the European Cup, after 1957, 1965 and 1984, and the first time since the tournament was rebranded to the UEFA Champions League. For this reason, fans of Bayern Munich called the match 'Finale dahoam' (Bavarian for 'final at home'). This was the first time since 2007 that neither of the participants were champions of their domestic league. This was the sixth time that an English side and a German side had met in a European Cup/Champions League final; the other occasions were 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982 and 1999. It was also Bayern's fourth time facing an English side in the European Cup/Champions League final, having won in 1975 vs. Leeds United and lost in 1982 vs. Aston Villa and 1999 to Manchester United.
Road to final[edit]
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Zürich | 3–0 | 2–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) | Play-off round | Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villarreal | 2–0 (A) | Matchday 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manchester City | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 2 | Valencia | 1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Napoli | 1–1 (A) | Matchday 3 | Genk | 5–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Napoli | 3–2 (H) | Matchday 4 | Genk | 1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villarreal | 3–1 (H) | Matchday 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manchester City | 0–2 (A) | Matchday 6 | Valencia | 3–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group A winner
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basel | 7–1 | 0–1 (A) | 7–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Napoli | 5–4 | 1–3 (A) | 4–1 (a.e.t.) (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marseille | 4–0 | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Benfica | 3–1 | 1–0 (A) | 2–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | 3–3 (3–1 p) | 2–1 (H) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) (A) | Semi-finals | Barcelona | 3–2 | 1–0 (H) | 2–2 (A) |
Pre-match[edit]
Ticketing[edit]
The two teams each received 17,500 tickets to distribute to their supporters. A further 7,000 tickets were available for sale to fans worldwide via UEFA.com, with prices between €70 and €370. The remaining tickets were allocated to the local organising committee, UEFA's 53 national football associations, and commercial and broadcast partners.[17]
Ambassador[edit]
Former German player Paul Breitner was named as the ambassador for the final.[18]
Opening ceremony[edit]
The UEFA Champions League Anthem was performed by German tenor Jonas Kaufmann and violinist David Garrett.[19]
Festival and live screenings[edit]
The UEFA Champions Festival was held at Munich's Olympiapark from 16–19 May.[20] An official public screening of the final took place at the Olympiastadion during the match,[21] with capacity for 65,000 fans, including a section for Chelsea supporters.[22] A second public screening was planned on the Theresienwiese, where the famous Oktoberfest takes place.[23]
Match[edit]
Team selection[edit]
Didier Drogba scored the equalising goal and the winning penalty.
Both clubs had players missing due to suspensions; Bayern were missing David Alaba, Holger Badstuber and Luiz Gustavo, while Chelsea were without Branislav Ivanović, Raul Meireles, Ramires and John Terry.[24][25] Terry was suspended after being red-carded in the semi-final, which automatically excludes a player from the final. The other six all received yellow cards in the semi-finals, which took them over the limit of a third yellow card of the competition, which triggers an automatic suspension from the next match. Players union FIFPro appealed to UEFA to allow the players with yellow cards to play, seeing the punishment of 'missing the match of your life' as too harsh; UEFA rejected the appeal and stated the rule would not be reviewed for at least three years.[26] Ivanović stated how he 'had no idea [he] was one booking away from missing the Champions League final.'[27] UEFA confirmed that Chelsea captain Terry would be allowed to lift the trophy should Chelsea win, in spite of his suspension.[28]
Only two of the 36 players had previously been in a winning squad in a Champions League Final: Chelsea's Paulo Ferreira and José Bosingwa were in the Porto squad in 2004. Ten of the Bayern 18 had earlier been in their squad that lost the 2010 final, although only four started both games: Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Arjen Robben and Thomas Müller. Eight of the Chelsea squad had been in their losing 2008 squad, including four who started both games: Petr Čech, Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba.
Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole would join Carlos Mozer as the only players to score in penalty shoot-outs in two European Cup/Champions League finals. Mozer had scored for Benfica in 1988 and for Marseille in 1991, losing both times.
Match summary[edit]
British Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel watching the penalty shootout with US President Barack Obama, French President François Hollande, José Manuel Barroso and others during the G8 summit.
Bayern Munich had control for most of the match, with Robben having the best chance, which Čech deflected onto the frame of the goal with his legs. Chelsea, however, also had chances, with Kalou nearly finishing at the near post. Bayern kept pushing Chelsea to the limit but missed sitters from Gómez, who sent his shot over the bar; and Robben, who was blocked at the last second by Gary Cahill. Bayern took the lead in the 83rd minute, when Toni Kroos crossed in to Müller, who headed the ball down into the ground, causing it to bounce over Čech and in off the crossbar.[7] Bayern took Müller off and replaced him with Daniel Van Buyten in an attempt to shore up the defence, but on 88 minutes Didier Drogba was first to a Juan Mata corner and powered a header past Neuer for the equaliser. Chelsea won a free kick just outside the area in the 93rd minute, but Drogba smashed it over. The game went to extra time. The first good chance of extra time was when Olić inside the box passed to Gómez but his shot was wide. Later, Drogba fouled Ribery in the box, injuring him and earning Bayern a penalty, which Robben took, but his shot was saved by Čech.[7] In the second half of extra time, Olić attempted to set up Van Buyten instead of taking a shot and the ball rolled wide of Čech's far post.
Chelsea received the trophy from UEFA President Michel Platini.
For the first time since 2008, a game that Chelsea were also involved in, the European Cup would be decided by penalties. Lahm went first and scored to Čech's left, as Čech got his fingertips to the ball but was unable to keep it out. Mata took Chelsea's first penalty and his weak shot was saved by Neuer. Next was Gómez, who drilled his shot into the bottom right corner. David Luiz took Chelsea's second penalty and scored with a powerful shot into the top corner after a long run up. Goalkeeper Neuer took Bayern's third penalty, and Čech went the right way again but was unable to keep Neuer's low shot from creeping past him into the bottom left corner. Lampard was next and he smashed it up the middle. Olić was next, but Čech, who had guessed the correct direction on every Bayern penalty up to that point, saved to his left - Olic's final competitive kick for Bayern. With a chance to tie the shootout, Ashley Cole slotted his kick into the bottom right corner just out of Neuer's reach, leveling the scores at 3–3 and hastening sudden death. Schweinsteiger took Bayern's next penalty, but his effort was tipped onto the post by Cech, leaving Chelsea one kick away from winning the trophy. Now given a chance to win, Drogba sent Neuer the wrong way and put his kick into the bottom left corner to win it for Chelsea. It proved to be his final kick as a Chelsea player until his return in 2014.[7]
The victory not only marked Chelsea's first ever European Cup, but also the first time a London team had won the competition (previously, Arsenal had lost the 2006 final in Paris against Barcelona and Chelsea had lost the all-English 2008 final in Moscow against Manchester United). It also marked the first time a Premier League team had won the Champions League since United in 2008.[7]
Details[edit]
Bayern Munich | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Chelsea |
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Müller83' | Report | Drogba88' |
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Lahm Gómez Neuer Olić Schweinsteiger | 3–4 | Mata David Luiz Lampard Cole Drogba |
Attendance: 62,500[4]
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UEFA Man of the Match: Didier Drogba (Chelsea)[1] Fans' Man of the Match: Petr Čech (Chelsea)[2] Assistant referees: Bertino Miranda (Portugal) Ricardo Santos (Portugal) Fourth official: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) Additional assistant referees: Jorge Sousa (Portugal) Duarte Gomes (Portugal) | Match rules[29]
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Statistics[edit]
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See also[edit]
- 2012 UEFA Women's Champions League Final (Olympiastadion, 17 May)
- 2013 UEFA Super Cup – contested between same teams
References[edit]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roberto Di Matteo[1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 May 1970 (age 49)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Schaffhausen, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1991 | Schaffhausen | 50 | (2) |
1991–1992 | Zürich | 34 | (6) |
1992–1993 | Aarau | 33 | (1) |
1993–1996 | Lazio | 87 | (7) |
1996–2002 | Chelsea | 119 | (26) |
Total | 323 | (42) | |
National team | |||
1994–1998 | Italy | 34 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
2008–2009 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
2009–2011 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
2011–2012 | Chelsea (assistant) | ||
2012 | Chelsea | ||
2014–2015 | Schalke 04 | ||
2016 | Aston Villa | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Roberto Di Matteo (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto di matˈtɛːo]; born 29 May 1970) is an Italian former professional footballer and manager.
During his playing career as a midfielder, he played for Swiss clubs Schaffhausen, Zürich and Aarau before joining Lazio of Italy and Chelsea of England. Born in Switzerland to Italian parents, he was capped 34 times for Italy, scoring two goals, and played in UEFA Euro 1996 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He retired as a player in February 2002 at the age of 31 following injury problems.[3]
Di Matteo began his managerial career with Milton Keynes Dons, who he took to the League One playoffs in 2008–09 before leaving to return West Bromwich Albion to the Premier League. As caretaker manager of Chelsea, he steered the club to double title success, winning both the FA Cup and the club's first UEFA Champions League title in 2012,[4] but was dismissed later that year. He then went on to coach Schalke 04 until May 2015 when he departed after seven months in charge, and had four months as manager of Aston Villa in 2016.
- 1Club career
- 3Managerial career
- 3.3Chelsea
- 5Career statistics
- 7Honours
Club career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland[1] to Italian parents from Abruzzo, Di Matteo began his career with Swiss club Schaffhausen, before joining Aarau in 1991.[5] He won the Swiss Nationalliga A with Aarau in 1993.[6]
Lazio[edit]
He signed for Lazio in the summer of 1993 on a free transfer.[7] Di Matteo became a regular starting-11 member of the Lazio side in midfield under managers Dino Zoff and later Zdeněk Zeman, and he made his debut for the Italian national team during his three seasons with the Rome club.[8] Under Zeman, he was frequently deployed in the central midfield role, in which he was required to aid the team defensively, thanks to his formation as a sweeper during his youth.[8] He was also important in helping his team offensively and creatively, functioning as a deep-lying playmaker for Lazio under Zeman, and helping to set the tempo of his team's play through his passing range, technique, control, and vision.[citation needed] During his time at the club, he developed into one of the top two-way central midfielders in Italy.[9]
Chelsea[edit]
Di Matteo scored the winner against Middlesbrough on his home debut for Chelsea.[10] His passing ability and accurate long-distance shooting saw him become one of the driving forces of Chelsea's resurgence in the late 1990s.[citation needed] He contributed nine goals in his first season, including long-range efforts against both Tottenham Hotspur and Wimbledon.[citation needed] He helped the club finish sixth place in the league, their highest placing since 1989–90, and reach the 1997 FA Cup Final at Wembley.[citation needed] Within 42 seconds of the kick-off of the final against Middlesbrough, Di Matteo scored the opening goal from 30 yards and Chelsea won 2–0.[11] Di Matteo's goal was the fastest in a Wembley FA Cup final until the record was broken by Louis Saha for Everton in 2009.[citation needed]
The following season Di Matteo again proved his worth to the team, contributing ten goals and numerous assists, as Chelsea went on to claim the Football League Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup, their first European honour since 1971.[citation needed] In the League Cup final, again against Middlesbrough, Di Matteo scored the second goal in a 2–0 win.[citation needed] Di Matteo played in midfield next to Gustavo Poyet, Dennis Wise and Dan Petrescu in the 1998–99 season as Chelsea finished third.[citation needed] During the 1999–2000 season Di Matteo was sidelined by injury but returned late in the season to score a handful of crucial goals, including his third Cup-winning goal at Wembley, once again in the FA Cup.[citation needed] In a dour match, Di Matteo capitalised on an error by Aston Villa goalkeeper David James to score the winner in the 72nd minute, handing Chelsea their fourth major trophy in three years.[12][13] This led Di Matteo to comment on the old Wembley Stadium saying 'It's a shame they're tearing the old place down it has been a very lucky ground for me'.[14]
Early into the 2000–01 season, Di Matteo sustained a triple leg fracture in a UEFA Cup tie against Swiss side St. Gallen and did not play for the next eighteen months.[15][16] He gave up on hopes of returning from this injury in February 2002 and retired at the age of 31.[15][16] In his six years at Chelsea, Di Matteo made 175 appearances and scored 26 goals.[17]
International career[edit]
Di Matteo made his Italy debut under Arrigo Sacchi on 16 November 1994 in the Stadio La Favorita in Palermo. He came on as a 55th-minute substitute for Demetrio Albertini as Italy lost 2–1 to Croatia in qualification for UEFA Euro 1996. He made his first start in his second cap, a friendly 3–1 victory over Turkey on 21 December 1994 in the Stadio Adriatico in Pescara. Di Matteo played two of Italy's group matches in UEFA Euro 1996, against Russia and Germany. His first goal was scored on his 23rd cap, in qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, on 30 April 1997 in a 3–0 win against Poland in Naples. Di Matteo only scored one more goal for Italy, in a friendly win over Slovakia on 28 January 1998. He was a member of Italy's FIFA World Cup team in 1998 and played two of their group games, against Chile and Cameroon. The match against Cameroon in Montpellier was his last game for Italy; in total he made 34 caps for Italy between 1994 and 1998, scoring 2 goals.[18][19]
Managerial career[edit]
Milton Keynes Dons[edit]
On 2 July 2008, Di Matteo succeeded former England midfielder Paul Ince as manager of Milton Keynes Dons on a one-year contract, after Ince took the manager's job at Premier League club Blackburn Rovers.[20] A club statement by the Dons said that both Di Matteo and the club were 'young, ambitious and hungry to succeed'.[21] On 26 November that year, Di Matteo took former Chelsea teammate and Norwegian international striker Tore André Flo out of retirement by signing him on a contract until the end of the season.[22] In his only season at stadium mk, Di Matteo led his team to third place in League One behind Leicester City and Peterborough United.[17][23] They then lost a play-off semi-final on penalties to Scunthorpe United, with Flo missing the decisive penalty in sudden death.[24]
West Bromwich Albion[edit]
Di Matteo was appointed manager of West Bromwich Albion on 30 June 2009, shortly after their relegation from the Premier League and the exit of former manager Tony Mowbray to Celtic. His selection was unanimous among the club's board.[25] In his first season, the team finished second in the Championship, behind Newcastle United, and won automatic promotion to the Premier League on 10 April with three games remaining after defeating Doncaster Rovers 3–2.[26]
On the opening day of the 2010–11 Premier League season on 14 August 2010, Di Matteo paid a return visit to Stamford Bridge as head coach of West Bromwich Albion. He was well received by the home fans, but saw his side lose 6–0 to Chelsea.[27] Better results in following matches led to the best start in a Premier League season by the club, and Di Matteo was also named Premier League Manager of the Month for September 2010.[28] During December 2010 and January 2011, the club had a period of poor form, winning only two of ten matches.[29] After a 0–3 defeat to Manchester City on 5 February 2011, he was relieved of his duties with immediate effect,[30] and first-team coach Michael Appleton was appointed caretaker manager.[31] West Bromwich Albion finished the season in eleventh position.
Chelsea[edit]
2011–12[edit]
Di Matteo was appointed assistant to André Villas-Boas, the new manager of Chelsea, on 29 June 2011.[15][32] On 4 March 2012, following the dismissal of Villas-Boas, Di Matteo became caretaker manager of Chelsea until the end of the season.[33] Shortly after his appointment, Di Matteo brought in former Chelsea teammate Eddie Newton to work as his assistant.[34] Di Matteo started his stewardship of Chelsea in winning form, with victories over Birmingham City, in a fifth round FA Cup match; Stoke City in a Premier League fixture; and Napoli in the last 16 second leg match in the UEFA Champions League, winning 4–1 to overturn the deficit in the first leg which Villas-Boas' Chelsea had lost 3–1.[35]
Di Matteo continued his form with Chelsea, by beating Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup semi-final 5–1 at Wembley and Benfica in the Champions League quarter-finals.[36] On 24 April 2012, Di Matteo led Chelsea to a 3–2 aggregate win over holders Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League semi-final, winning 1–0 in the first leg at Stamford Bridge, and following this with a 2–2 draw in the second leg at the Camp Nou despite having captain John Terry sent off in the first half.[37] On 5 May, Chelsea won 2–1 against Liverpool in the 2012 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, to win their first trophy in the 2011–12 season.[38]
On 19 May 2012, Di Matteo guided Chelsea to victory in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, defeating Bayern Munich at their own Allianz Arena. The match had ended 1–1 after extra time with Chelsea coming out victorious in the penalty shootout.[39] This was Chelsea's first Champions League title, and qualified them for the 2012–13 Champions League, in place of London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.[40] With this win Chelsea also became the first London club to win the Champions League.[41]
2012–13[edit]
Di Matteo as a coach of Chelsea in 2012
On 13 June 2012, Chelsea announced that Di Matteo had been appointed manager and first-team coach on a permanent basis signing a two-year contract with the club.[42] Chief executive Ron Gourlay said: 'Although he (Di Matteo) has set the bar very high in the short time he has been in charge, we know that Roberto is the right man to lead Chelsea onto further success.' Gourlay added: 'We are already looking forward to the 2012–13 season which kicks off when Roberto, his staff and players return for pre-season.'[43] Chelsea lost in the 2012 FA Community Shield to Manchester City 2–3.[44] His team started the 2012–13 Premier League well, with victories against Wigan Athletic,[45]Reading,[46] and Newcastle United.[47] They lost the 2012 UEFA Super Cup 4–1 to Atlético Madrid in Monaco on 1 September.[48] The good early season form continued with four successive Premier League wins against Stoke City, Arsenal, Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur.
In the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, Chelsea drew 2–2 with Juventus and beat Danish club Nordsjælland 4–0 away.[49] Their form declined after this, however, losing to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League and to Manchester United at home in the Premier League.[50] Chelsea's chances of advancing through their Champions League group were raised with a 3–2 home victory against leaders Shakhtar,[51] but on 21 November 2012, Di Matteo was sacked following their 3–0 away loss to Juventus in the Champions League, which all but eliminated them from the competition.[52] Di Matteo had lasted just eight months as manager of Chelsea despite winning two major trophies, causing the decision to be controversial with many pundits and club fans.[52][53][54][55][56] Later that day, Rafael Benítez was brought in as Chelsea's interim manager until the end of the season.[57]
In November 2013, it was reported that Di Matteo was still being paid £130,000-a-week by Chelsea because the two parties had never agreed on a pay-off settlement and that he would continue to be paid in full until June 2014 unless he took another job before then.[58]
FC Schalke 04[edit]
On 7 October 2014, Di Matteo was hired as the successor to Jens Keller at Schalke 04.[59] At that point, Schalke sat 11th in the Bundesliga and had already been eliminated from the DFB-Pokal.[60] Di Matteo was their third Italian head coach, after Giovanni Trapattoni and Nevio Scala, in Bundesliga history.[61]
He won his first match 2–0 against Hertha Berlin on 18 October, with goals from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Julian Draxler.[62] Schalke advanced from their Champions League group, with Max Meyer scoring the only goal in their final group match away to NK Maribor on 10 December.[63] On 10 March 2015, Schalke defeated Real Madrid 4–3 in Madrid.[64][65] However, Schalke lost 2–0 in the first leg[64] on 18 February and 5–4 on aggregate.[65] He resigned on 26 May 2015 after the team qualified for the UEFA Europa League by finishing sixth, following a run of two wins in ten matches which cost them a place in the Champions League.[66]
Aston Villa[edit]
On 2 June 2016, Di Matteo was appointed the manager of newly relegated Championship club Aston Villa, working under the new chairman Tony Xia. Di Matteo's former Chelsea teammate Steve Clarke was appointed as his assistant on the same day.[67] On 3 October 2016, Di Matteo was sacked as manager[68] after a string of poor results culminating in a 2-0 defeat at Preston North End.
Personal life[edit]
Di Matteo is married to Zoe, and they have three children.[69]
Career statistics[edit]
International[edit]
Italy national team | ||
---|---|---|
Year | Apps | Goals |
1994 | 2 | 0 |
1995 | 8 | 0 |
1996 | 8 | 0 |
1997 | 11 | 1 |
1998 | 5 | 1 |
Total | 34 | 2 |
International goals[edit]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 30 April 1997 | Stadio San Paolo, Naples | Poland | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier | ||
2. | 28 January 1998 | Stadio Angelo Massimino, Catania | Slovakia | Friendly |
Managerial statistics[edit]
- As of 3 October 2016
Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Milton Keynes Dons | 2 July 2008 | 30 June 2009 | 52 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 051.9 | [20][71] |
West Bromwich Albion | 30 June 2009 | 6 February 2011 | 83 | 40 | 19 | 24 | 048.2 | [71] |
Chelsea | 4 March 2012 | 21 November 2012 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 057.1 | [71] |
Schalke 04 | 7 October 2014 | 26 May 2015 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 042.4 | [66][72] |
Aston Villa | 2 June 2016 | 3 October 2016 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 008.3 | [71] |
Total | 222 | 106 | 53 | 63 | 047.7 | -- |
Honours[edit]
Player[edit]
Aarau[73]
- Nationalliga A: 1992–93
Chelsea[73]
- FA Cup: 1996–97, 1999–2000
- Football League Cup: 1997–98
- FA Charity Shield: 2000
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1997–98
- UEFA Super Cup: 1998
Manager[edit]
West Bromwich Albion[31]
- Football League Championship runner-up: 2009–10
Chelsea[74]
- FA Cup: 2011–12
- UEFA Champions League: 2011–12
Individual
- Premier League Manager of the Month: September 2010[75]
- Swiss Sports Awards Coach of the Year: 2012[76]
- LMA FA Cup Manager of the Year: 2012[17]
See also[edit]
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