No surprises in the Champions League

[ In relation to this article also, check out the follow up article –  Who will Win the Champions League? ]

Nobody in their wildest dreams would have imagined that it would be Chelsea, not Bayern Munich that would be climbing the steps of the Allianz Arena to accept the Champions League trophy from Michel Platini. The events that had just been witnessed signalled the culmination of a dream run by the London club. As such, it was a surprise.

That surprise however will not be

Twilight in Paris

 

This time, it was neither the Eiffel Tower nor the Arc de Triomphe. The discussion was not about famous paintings at La Louvre or of how a city invoked romance. Paris, was the venue, but the main attraction was the football over at the Parc de Princes.

This is what the Qatari aristocrats dreamed of when they