Bayern Munich vs. Chelsea: Didier Drogba Makes Blues History with Epic Goals

Of course, 90 minutes of heart-pumping soccer wouldn't be enough to find a winner in the Champions League Final between Bayern Munich and Chelsea. Of course, extra time wasn't enough to find a winner.

Of course, Didier Drogba would be the hero riding off into the sunset.

The only way this game could have been won was by penalty kicks, and oh, did the Champions League Final deliver an epic finish.

It was an epic game, and somehow Chelsea was able to hold on, survive and pull off the incredible Champions League final win.

It was an incredible game worth looking back on for years to come, as the last 10 minutes of regulation, extra time and penalty kicks brought some of the most exciting play you'll see.

Here's a recap of the epic final moments of the match:

For a while it looked as if regulation time was going to do the trick, especially once Thomas Muller got the ball into Chelsea's net with an awesome header. All Bayern Munich had to do was play good defense, run out the clock, and the Champions League title would be theirs.

As seems to be the custom for the Blues, though, they never went away, and somehow they found a way to tie the game up and force an overtime.

Who other than Didier Drogba could provide the heroics needed on such a grand stage?

With just two minutes left in regulation and the hopes of the Chelsea fans all but dashed, Drogba was able to field a beautiful corner kick from Juan Mata and rocket it in off his head into the top right corner.

One great header deserved another, and somehow, some way, the Blues found their Champions League final hopes alive, and on to extra time we went.

Extra Time

Extra time started off tense as expected, as both teams tried to get a feel of how best to attack the other, all the while playing safe enough to not give up the big goal.

Both sides had their moments, but disaster struck for the Blues when Drogba (of course, sweet irony) was given a yellow for a trip in the box on Franck Ribery. This led to a penalty kick and it looked as if Chelsea's good fate had finally run out, but miraculously, Petr Cech guessed right and blocked the Arjen Robben penalty kick.

Somehow, Chelsea was able to dodge another bullet and force the second 15 minutes. Both teams had their moments in the second 15, but when all was said and done, penalty kicks were needed to find a winner.

It does not get more epic than this, folks...

Penalty Kicks

Here's a rundown of the penalty kicks:

Bayern Munich, Lahm: Score

Chelsea, Mata: Blocked

Bayern Munich, Gomez: Score

Chelsea, Luiz: Score

Bayurn Munich, Neuer: Score

Chelsea, Lampard: Score

Bayurn Munich, Olic: Blocked

Chelsea, Cole: Score 

Bayurn Munich, Schweinsteiger: Hits Post

Chelsea, Drogba: Score

There could have been no better way to end this game, to end this series and to end this chapter of Chelsea football than to have it ride off the foot of Drogba.

With the whole world watching, he calmly walked up to the line and booted it into the net.

It was a classic goal and a historic moment in Chelsea history, and of course, it's all started and ended with Didier Drogba.