Recently, Ramirez announced his retirement. As one of Chelsea's first Champions League triumphs in 12 years, many fans have been impressed by the scene of his freehand hanging shot to help the Blues eliminate Barca. That season, although the Blues experienced a change of coach in the middle, the team was creating miracles along the way.
Among them, "Blue Kenyan" Ramirez is playing an important role. In the quarter-finals, the team lost 3–1 away to Napoli in the first leg. Back at Stamford Bridge, it was Ramirez who gave Drogba an assist that sounded the Blues' counter-attack. In that game, Chelsea also ended up with an extra-time goal to eliminate their opponents 4-1.
In the semi-finals, Chelsea faced the then Cosmos team Barcelona, which won 1-0 at home in the first leg. The only goal of the game was still from Ramirez's assist for Drogba. In the second leg at Camp Nou, Barcelona made a fantastic start with a two-goal lead, but at this time the film officially began.
Frank Lampard's straight ball found Ramirez in front of him, and the "Blue Kenyan" struck a god-killing kick that flew over Camp Nou with a freehand kick that gracefully flew into the goal. In the final stage, it was a famous scene in which Torres ran for a long time to lock in the victory.
In the final final, the Blues, whose lineup is seriously aging and known as "Paradise of the Elderly", once again staged a reversal and successfully lifted the Big Ears Cup. After Mikel and Ramirez recently announced their retirements, only a few players in Chelsea's 12-year Champions League winning squad are still active on the pitch. But time has passed, and the scene of a group of old boys fighting in the green field is still vividly remembered.
Youth is no more, but we are still blue heart eternal!
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