Roman Abramovich thanked his Chelsea players immediately after winning the Champions League.

The Blues owner used director Eugene Tenenbaum to translate his emotive Russian.

"Roman gave a little thank you speech in the dressing room," said chairman Bruce Buck. "The message was it was all down to the boys. They did it. We've had a tough season, a bunch of highs and lows, but they grasped it and deserved all the credit. And they do."