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Lampard targets more

Image: Frank Lampard: Looking to move forwards and earn more silverware as a Blue

Frank Lampard is targeting more glory in a Chelsea shirt after finally getting his hands on the biggest prize in club football.

Skipper hails determination and wants to carry on lifting silverware

Frank Lampard is targeting more glory in a Chelsea shirt after finally getting his hands on the biggest prize in club football. Lampard and the rest of the Blues' so-called 'old guard' produced another epic backs-to-the-wall victory to lift the UEFA Champions League trophy at the expense of Bayern Munich. The match was billed as a last hurrah for the likes of Lampard and matchwinner Didier Drogba amid speculation of a mass clear-out at Stamford Bridge. But the midfielder claimed there was no reason why it should herald a break-up of the squad that have been together for most of the past decade. "Teams are always changing, but why should we stop now?" said Lampard, the first man to captain Chelsea to the Champions League. "We want to carry on, move forwards. We've won the FA Cup and now the Champions League and the determination and spirit we have shown, it's been fantastic." Lampard's days at Chelsea looked numbered three months ago after a falling out with then manager Andre Villas-Boas, who appeared determined to phase out their older players. Interim boss Roberto Di Matteo's decision to embrace them paid off spectacularly as they delivered the greatest moment in the club's history.

Key players

Lampard said: "The key players have been there a long time and we want to win, we are determined to win, in the dressing room we have a tough group. "We struggled earlier in the season, confidence was low, but there is a real determination here, and when times are hard, we dig in. "If you had asked me three months ago if we would win this competition, I would have laughed. But we have done." Lampard, part of the previous eight failed attempts to win the Champions League, added: "It's the best footballing night of my life - the hour we spent on the pitch with the fans afterwards. "I've been here 11 years and I've been waiting for this baby for a long time. I'm pleased we haven't won it before, because it feels even more special. "That might sound stupid but, to wait so long and to do it the way we did with the season we've had, the spirit in the team - amazing."
Hero
Drogba was the matchwinner from the spot with what could be his final kick in a Chelsea shirt. Lampard said: "People talk about whether this is his last game for Chelsea, but he has been an absolute hero for this club. "People talk about (Thierry) Henry, (Wayne) Rooney, the great strikers, but he is right up there. People that score in finals and in the big games, he is right up there." Some branded Chelsea lucky to have even reached the Champions League final this season, let alone won it. "Maybe we've made our own luck," Lampard said. "There are other times when we deserved more than we've got. We dug in and we didn't play beautiful football but we played spirited football that no-one can undermine." He added: "What more do you expect from this team this year?"

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