(CNN) -- Didier Drogba scored the winner in a dramatic penalty shoot out as Chelsea beat Bayern Munich on Saturday to win the European Champions League for the first time. The Ivorian striker coolly slotted home his kick to spark frenzied celebrations among his teammates and the Chelsea fans in Bayern's Allianz Arena. Manuel Neuer had saved Juan Mata's first penalty for Chelsea to give Bayern the early advantage in the shootout, but Petr Cech saved a weak Ivica Olic effort before Bastian Schweinsteiger saw his penalty hit the post. The match had finished 1-1 after extra time, with Thomas Mueller putting Bayern ahead in the 83rd minute before Drogba dramatically leveled with two minutes remaining.
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Chelsea beat Bayern in penalty shoot out to win Champions League
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Thomas Mueller put Bayern ahead in 83rd minute
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Didier Drogba equalized for Chelsea with two minutes left
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Drogba scores winning penalty in 4-3 shoot out victory for EPL side
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