Injuries pile up at Bayern Munich to threaten Thomas M?ller?s perfect ending

Jamal Musiala?s torn hamstring has hurt departing forward?s chances of winning Champions League at the Allianz Arena
As Didier Drogba?s penalty swept into the corner of the net, everything stopped. It had been written that it was Bayern Munich?s night. After having their chances in the 2010 Champions League final but ending up as a footnote in Inter?s treble, this was where they would put it right.
They could have done little more, piling the pressure on a prone and wounded Chelsea. But they, and Drogba in particular, would just not fold ? and the striker?s winning kick in the shootout made all their worst fears come true. Bayern?s party was over. The public transport network, taking the majority of fans back from Fr?ttmaning to the centre of Munich, ground to an involuntary halt, as if signifying all elements human and digital were unable to digest what had come to pass.
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