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Chelsea boast Champions League final gamebreaker Belletti

Chelsea right back Juliano Belletti has remembered scoring the winner in the 2006 Champions League final against Arsenal, and the Brazilian would be happy to do it again against Manchester United on Wednesday.

The defender is still known as "the Paris hero" in Catalonia for having scored an historic goal against The Gunners on May 17, 2006 and Belletti may feature in a second final, this time with The Blues against The Red Devils.

The 31-year-old does not underestimate his adversaries and claims they deserve to play in the final.

"My mission is to help the defence but if I have the chance to score, I will," he told El Mundo.

"Many players dream to appear in such game and I am with Chelsea, a team that can win it for the first time ever.

"I never think I will score a goal during a game.

"My task is helping the defence and crossing or passing to the scorer.

"If this happens, it is the occasion of a game.

"The important thing is that Chelsea are champions.

"United have a great team and they will play the final because they managed to keep their consistency."

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