Former Chelsea Star Discloses How Roman Abramovich Brushed Him Aside Before UCL Final

• David Luiz won the Champions League title with Chelsea in 2012 beating German giants Bayern Munich in the final
• The Brazilian explained that Abramovich couldn’t even bear to look at him before their Champions League final
• Luiz spent four years during his first stint at Chelsea featuring in 81 games and scored six goals for the Blues

Former Chelsea star David Luiz has recounted how he was brushed aside by Roman Abramovich before the 2012 UEFA Champions League final against Bayern Munich.

The Brazilian star played for Chelsea through the pain and scored in the penalty shoot-out which helped the Stamford Bridge landlords to win the title in Munich.

But before the final, the former Arsenal star met outgoing Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich who asked the Brazilian some questions about his fitness.

According to the report on Express UK and Daily Post, David Luiz explained that Roman Abramovich was unable to look into his face before the clash against Bayern.

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David Luiz's reaction about Abramovich

“Roman Abramovich spoke to me on the day of the game and asked, ‘How is your leg?’

“I told him, ‘It does not matter, I play with my head and my heart’.

“He said, ‘Go away, I don’t want to see your face, I am so nervous!’ I said to him, ‘Don’t worry, we will win’.

“But it could have gone badly wrong. Imagine if I’d been forced off after 10 minutes, or I made a mistake for a goal because I could not run? It was a big, big decision.”

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David Luiz left Chelsea in the year 2014, but the Brazilian made a return to Stamford Bridge in 2016 and was with the Blues until 2019 before moving to Arsenal.

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The Russian billionaire is looking to sell the Stamford Bridge-based club over fears he could be sanctioned by the UK government over that ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Abramovich's drastic decision to sell the club came just days after he handed over his ‘stewardship and care’ to trustees of Chelsea’s charitable Foundation.

UK Government is under pressure to freeze Abramovich’s assets, owing to his alleged close ties with Russian Vladimir Putin.

And in what has been viewed as a cautionary measure, Abramovich has decided to offload Chelsea to a new owner after close to 20 years at the helm.