Chelsea vs. Bayern: Champions League Final Drinking Game

The biggest game in the European club football calendar is fast approaching, and I'm sure every football fan will be glued to a television somewhere.

Whether you're watching at home, at a friend's or at the pub, I'm sure for many of you (including me), there will be alcohol involved.

Fans of either Chelsea or Bayern will be drinking to celebrate or drown their sorrows, and I'm sure all the neutrals will think of an excuse to get a bit intoxicated.

If you fancy shaking things up with your Champions League drinking, here are a few rules to make things a little more interesting.

Rule 1

First thing's first, for all those viewing at home, you are required to make a bowl full of the worst drinks imaginable, and some mixer so it's actually drinkable. This bowl is a forfeit, and the last person to finish their first drink before the game starts will be required to drink it, (see Rule 6).

Rule 2

John Terry is going to be gutted he missed out on possibly the biggest game of his career. Anytime the camera shows the Chelsea captain looking miserable in the stands, the last person to shout "Care Free!" must down their drink in one.

Rule 3

If the bookies and majority of pundits are accurate in their predictions, this rule could potentially be a painful one.

Every goal Bayern score, each player must finish their drink and chase it up with a double shot of the person to your right's choosing.

Rule 4

Referees have come under a lot of scrutiny recently following a number of bad decisions, so every time an offside is given and the replay shows it is the incorrect decision, all participants must drink a shot.

Rule 5

This rule could potentially turn the evening from a quiet drink to a complete knees-up. Didier Drogba, as good a player as he is, has a tendency to play-act a little after being tackled. So every time he goes down following a challenge, everyone must continually drink until he gets up, or until your drink is finished—which, knowing Drogba, is entirely possible.

Rule 6

This is where the person who was lacklustre in finishing their first drink might regret not being faster. Torres has been in fine form over the last few games, so it wouldn't be that shocking if he were to score the winning goal.

If this happens, the forfeit bowl must be consumed in full by the person who finished their drink last. This also applies to Mikel scoring the last goal, but I wouldn't worry too much about that happening. Should neither Torres nor Mikel score the winning goal, then everyone must share the forfeit bowl and shout "El Nino" when finished.

So there are the rules for the Champions League final drinking game. Depending on how the game goes, I'd have your breakfast supplies and hangover medicines ready for the next day—but please don't blame me if you're feeling a little rough the next day.