Manchester United and Chelsea will approach their looming Champions League final in contrasting moods after United wrapped up their 17th English championship on Sunday (May 11).
Chelsea manager Avram Grant, 53, looked relaxed after telling reporters Chelsea's main target this season had been to reach the Champions League final, something his popular predecessor Jose Mourinho managed with Porto but never with Chelsea, losing two semi-finals.

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Manchester United and Chelsea will approach their looming Champions League final in contrasting moods after United wrapped up their 17th English championship on Sunday (May 11).
Chelsea manager Avram Grant, 53, looked relaxed after telling reporters Chelsea's main target this season had been to reach the Champions League final, something his popular predecessor Jose Mourinho managed with Porto but never with Chelsea, losing two semi-finals.

"I said when I've received the team the main target is to be in the Champions League final because this is a stand for the big club and I cannot describe it I can say that the fact is talking we are in the final of the Champions League... we want more!" the Israeli coach told a news conference after a training session on Wednesday (May 14).
Ferguson's United pipped Chelsea to the Premier League on Sunday after the rivals shared the spoils in league games, each winning at home. Their last knockout meeting was decided in Chelsea's favour by a single Didier Drogba goal in last season's FA Cup final.

"It is some kind of game that it is a dream, it was a dream of a club even more than anything else to be in the final especially after we lost three semi-finals in the last four, so part of the dream, but we don't want that the dream will stay in the semi-final. When we come to the final we want to continue dreaming," said Grant.
Manchester United have won the trophy twice and it has been top of Chelsea's priority list since Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich bought the London club in 2003, with the declared aim of making it one of the strongest in world football.
Grant, who has a seat on the Chelsea board, brushed aside questions about the constant speculation over his future at Chelsea and his friendship with Abramovich, saying he had a four-year contract but if either party were unhappy they could say so and there would be no problem.
Grant said Chelsea captain John Terry, his fellow defender Ricardo Carvalho and striker Didier Drogba will be fit for the Champions League final.
Chelsea talisman Terry was carried off the pitch after dislocating his elbow during last Sunday's final Premier League game of the season, a 1-1 draw with Bolton Wanderers.
He trained on Wednesday with his arm strapped. Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba, who jarred his knee in the game, ran freely as did Carvalho, who missed the Bolton game with a back injury.

"Is better to play John (Terry) on 50 percent. You know he has a big presence on the team and he shares that with all the team-mates and to have John Terry and Didier (Drogba) on the pitch gives more power to Chelsea, gives more confidence to all the team to attack the great final so we need them and we know when the day comes they will be ready for the game,"
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