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Čech signals old friend Robben as dangerman for Champions League final

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Petr Čech picks out his old friend Arjen Robben as one of the main dangers to Chelsea in the Champions League final

Zářným příkladem postupného růstu je brankář Petr Čech. Dodělal si školu a péči o své investice svěřil profesionálům. foto: © ReutersČeská pozice

Czech and Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Čech has pinpointed his former “blues” teammate and ongoing friend Arjen Robben as one of the biggest threats in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich.

“They have a really good attack. On the flanks they probe with Robben and [Franck] Ribéry and in the center there is [Mario] G?mez,” said Čech on his personal website.

‘They have a really good attack. On the flanks they probe with Robben and [Franck] Ribéry and in the center there is [Mario] G?mez.’

Robben was one of his Čech’s friends during the Dutchman’s three-year session at Chelsea between 2004 and 2007. “We were both newcomers, both about the same age and hit it off,” Čech said, adding that they played tennis against each other with Robben coming out on top.

“On the court he is just as difficult as on the pitch,” said the Czech and Chelsea star, recently voted Czech player of the year for the seventh time in a poll. The two players’ wives are still close friends, he said.

The Chelsea goalkeeper puts Bayern, who will be playing in their home Munich stadium, on Saturday night, as the slight favorites. But Chelsea have motivation from not wanting any repeat of the painful penalty defeat against Manchester United in the final four years ago in Moscow.

Painful defeat

“We have tried for four years to achieve this [place in the final]. We are there now and we want to get the cup,” Čech said. “The disappointment from what happened four years ago in Moscow was enormous. I don’t want to live through that again. We can’t give up another chance.”

Čech, who celebrates his 30th birthday on Sunday, hopes the Champions League cup will be an early present.

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