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Rafa Benítez tells critics to 'enjoy' Chelsea Europa League win

Daily Telegraph — A grinning Rafa Benítez, Chelsea's interim manager, speaks to the press along with Juan Mata and match-winner Branislav Ivanovic, after the club score in stoppage time to beat Benfica in the Europa League final.    

Chelsea May 16, 2013

Branislav Ivanovic proves he's Chelsea's finest... but how much do we actually know about this quiet Serbian?

Daily Mail — Branislav Ivanovic’s towering winner for Chelsea in last night’s Europa League final will ensure the Serbian’s season is not remembered for the day Luis Suarez had a nibble at his arm.

Chelsea May 16, 2013

Chelsea v Benfica: Fans left in tears after Branislav Ivanovic winner

Daily Mail — Chelsea's band of travelling fans were in a euphoric mood last night after Branislav Ivanovic scored an injury-time winner against Benfica. But what about the fans who are left in tears?

Chelsea May 16, 2013

Chelsea win Europe League final 2-1 against Benfica thanks to 90th-minute winner from Branislav Ivanovic

Daily Telegraph — Henry Winter: injury-time Branislav Ivanovic header wins dramatic Europa League final for Chelsea.    

Chelsea May 16, 2013

Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic says match-winner is 'career moment'

The Guardian — • Chelsea defender says winning Europa League final is a dream • 'This is one of the best moments of my career' says IvanovicChelsea's Europa League match-winner Branislav Ivanovic has described his stoppage-time header as one of the best moments of his career.The Serb scored to give Chelsea a 2-1 victory over Benfica at the Amsterdam ArenA.It earned Ivanovic the man-of-the-match award and was personal redemption for the burly defender, who missed last year's Champions League final triumph against Bayern Munich through suspension."This is one of the best moments of my career," he said. "Winnin...

Chelsea May 15, 2013

John Terry lifts Europa League trophy in full kit

Daily Mail — As Branislav Ivanovic headed home for Chelsea's last-gasp winner in the Europa League final, skipper John Terry must have rushed to the changing rooms in an instant.

Chelsea May 15, 2013

We make our own luck, says Lampard as Benitez rounds off turbulent Stamford Bridge reign with Europa League triumph

Daily Mail — Rafa Benitez will sign off at Chelsea with silverware after Branislav Ivanovic’s stunning injury-time winner took the Europa League trophy to Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea May 15, 2013

What the back pages say on Thursday, May 16: Rafa Benitez takes Europa League

Daily Mail — Rafa Benitez will sign off at Chelsea with silverware after Branislav Ivanovic's stunning injury-time winner against Benfica. Read the headlines from the national newspapers on Thursday, May 16.

Chelsea May 15, 2013

Benfica 1 Chelsea 2

The Sun — BRANISLAV IVANOVIC was in the headlines when he got bitten by Luis Suarez last month — last night he got his teeth into Benfica with header

Chelsea May 15, 2013

Hero Bran: We deserved this

The Sun — BRANISLAV IVANOVIC believes Chelsea deserved their Europa League victory after their campaign of turmoil

Chelsea May 15, 2013

Chelsea's winning manager Rafael Benítez says he's proud of them all

The Guardian — • 'We won the Europa League with one striker a game'• Frank Lampard new deal talks 'looking good'Rafael Benítez will depart his position as Chelsea's interim first-team manager vindicated after his tumultuous seven-month spell at the club finally yielded silverware, with Branislav Ivanovic's stoppage-time header against Benfica claiming the Europa League.Frank Lampard was joined by the injured captain, John Terry, in receiving the trophy from the Uefa president, Michel Platini, with Lampard confirming it is "looking good" over negotiations for a new one-year contract at the club. That will see...

Chelsea May 15, 2013

Benfica 1 Chelsea 2: match report

Daily Telegraph — Injury-time Branislav Ivanovic header wins the game for Chelsea in a dramatic Europa League final in Amsterdam.    

Chelsea May 15, 2013

Chelsea v Benfica: Europa League final – as it happened!

The Guardian — Minute-by-minute report: Goals from Branislav Ivanovic and Fernando Torres ensured Chelsea won the Europa League finalPaul Doyle

Chelsea May 15, 2013

Benfica 1-2 Chelsea | Europa League final match report

The Guardian — In pictures: all the best images from the Amsterdam ArenA The huge clocks at either end of the stadium had just ticked past 92 minutes when Branislav Ivanovic made the run that will immortalise him in Chelsea's history. His header was weighted with perfection, angled across goal and into the net and it was then that Chelsea knew they had a European trophy to take back to Stamford Bridge.It was a remarkable climax to a night when Rafael Benítez's team were subjected to some intense pressure but made the most of the fact Benfica, for all their stylishness, were remarkably generous with their fin...

Chelsea May 15, 2013

Branislav Ivanovic says he accepted biting apology from Luis Suárez

The Guardian — • Liverpool striker banned for 10 games over incident• Ivanovic: 'Afterwards I calmed down, all was forgotten'Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic has confirmed he accepted an apology from Luis Suárez after the "really strange" biting incident last month at Anfield.Suárez, Liverpool's Uruguayan striker, was banned for 10 games by the Football Association following the incident, meaning he will miss the remainder of this season and the start of next."When it happened I was surprised and angry," the Chelsea defender told the Serbian newspaper Vecernje Novosti. "But after the game I calmed down, and all ...

Chelsea May 1, 2013

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