Chelsea's South American stars delighted with European victory
Chelsea's Brazilian duo David Luiz and Ramires revelled in the glory of the club's Champions League final success on Saturday.
While Ramires was suspended for the dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Bayern Munich,
Luiz was nursed back from injury to take his place in the starting line-up.The 25-year-old managed to complete the full match and even blasted home the most impressive penalty of the evening past Manuel Neuer.
And Luiz could not hide his delight that he had been able to battle through, telling ESPN Brazil: "I had to spend a month of my life doing nothing, just recovering to come here and play those 120 minutes.
"And I even managed to score from the penalty spot! I can barely move my legs now, but it was worth it.
"In one of the intervals I looked at the bench and they looked back at me, noticing (that I was tired) but I remained on the pitch and could keep playing."
Historic
His former Benfica team-mate Ramires was not so fortunate to be involved after picking up a suspension in Barcelona during the semi-final.But there can be no doubting the contribution of the 25-year-old who scored a crucial goal in the Nou Camp.
And the Brazil international admits only World Cup
success could cap his career after this historic win."I always said that Chelsea
had to be respected," added Ramires. "We managed to be strong in the Champions League."Chelsea deserved respect and had the strength to come back. Now I only need to win the World Cup to end my career well.
"This year was not so good, but the end of the season ended up being wonderful.
"This was a title that the club really wanted to win. We surely are in Chelsea's history now."
