• Former manager said team could win Champions League
• "I responded 'Are you dreaming or what?'" says Drogba
Didier Drogba has revealed that he was aghast when André Villas-Boas suggested to him that Chelsea could win the Champions League, before the former manager was dismissed by the club.
Villas-Boas claimed Chelsea had the capability to be crowned champions of Europe before he was sacked in early March, but his prediction ironically came to fruition with Drogba leading his side to a penalty-shootout victory over Bayern Munich on Saturday night.
The young Portuguese coach, who has been linked with a return to the Premier League with Liverpool, endured a torrid time at Stamford Bridge, his reign unravelling in its first year after failing to win the backing of senior squad members.
Drogba, who is set to leave the European champions after an eight-year spell, claims he was shocked by Villas-Boas's claim but says the experienced players produced a miraculous transformation.
"We went through against Barça even though we are a lot less strong than we were in 2009," he told France Football. "Football is funny. I remember in November Villas-Boas had told me we would win the Champions League.
"I responded 'Are you dreaming or what? We've lost all our values. There's no more team. It's impossible'. Finally the return of the old players, with Lampard and me, did the team good."
Drogba added that order had been restored by the interim head coach, Roberto Di Matteo, following Chelsea's 2-1 victory over Liverpool in the FA Cup final earlier in the month.
He said: "When the house was a bit burnt in the previous months, we always defended the club's culture and identity. The party was huge in the dressing room." Read More
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