FC Bayern’s legendary team clearly lost 4-0 in a charity kick against a veteran team from Chelsea FC under the motto “Legends of Europe”.
In the game that lasted twice 30 minutes, Michael Essien gave the hosts the lead (23′). Captain John Terry increased shortly afterwards (26th). Gary Cahill (59′) and Tiago Mendes (60′) also scored for the Blues in the second half.
These ex-professionals played for FC Bayern, managed by Stefan Effenberg and Raimond Aumann: Tom Starke, Hans-Jörg Butt, Maximilian Riedmüller, Vladimir Rankovic, Diego Contento, Giovane Élber, Claudio Pizarro, Thomas Linke, Roy Makaay, Harald Cerny, Owen Hargraves, Paulo Sérgio, Michael Tarnat, Piotr Trochowski, Daniel van Buyten, Marcel Witeczek, Michael Sternkopf, Thomas Helmer and Lúcio.
FC Bayern icons beat BVB
Starring for Chelsea, directed by Roberto di Matteo: Frank Lebœuf, Hillario, Tiago Mendes, Gianfranco Zola, Michael Essien, Tore André Flo, Sam Hutchinson, Salomon Kalou, Carlo Cudicini, Danny Granville, John Harley, Pierluigi Casiraghi, John Terry, William Gallas, Claude Makelele, Ryan Bertrand, Florent Malouda, Jody Morris, Frank Sinclair, Eiður Guðjohnsen, Petr Čech, Gary Cahill, John Obi Mikel and Ramires.
All proceeds from the game went to charity, with equal shares going to the Chelsea Foundation and The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. The game was dedicated to the memory of Gianluca Vialli, who recently died of cancer. 35,000 spectators found their way to London’s Stamford Bridge.
In July, a slightly different team of FC Bayern legends competed against a selection of club icons from Borussia Dortmund on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the 2013 Champions League final. Back then, the Munich team celebrated a 2-1 win in front of 45,000 fans in the Allianz Arena.