Bayern vs Chelsea

It's not the matchup everybody was expecting, but two surprising teams could provide a thrilling end to a wild season

When the draw for the later stages of the Champions League opened the way for Barcelona and Real Madrid to meet in the final in Munich, not many people would have placed their bets on one featuring Bayern Munich and Chelsea. The prospect of a dream El Clasico played out between the Spanish giants in Munich seemed highly likely, if not inevitable.

But the German club's semifinal penalty shootout win over Real and Chelsea's heroic rear-guard action in Barcelona has produced an intriguing showdown to an unpredictable competition.