What a day - We are the CHAMPIONS!!!

Last updated : 09 May 2005 By Paul Lagan

What a day, what a afternoon, what an evening.

Well for those who were lucky to be at the Bridge, watching the game and the aftermath celebrations, you were very privileged indeed.

For those of you in and around the Bridge, soaking up the atmosphere in the pubs and watching the events unfold on the box, you too were very privileged .

All in all, any Chelsea fan, wherever they were in the world, can remind themselves that for one momentous day, the whole world was Blue - Chelsea blue.
I was lucky to be there and watch it all. The smiles on the players faces were genuine and that transmitted itself to the supporters.

After the match, when mayhem was going on the pitch, I popped down to the press room under the East Stand, to bag my seat for the post-match press conference.

The place was empty apart from Jose Mourinho, chatting away with his wife and kids.

This was Jose in typical mode - with his family and apart from his team.
His job done, letting the players get on with jumping around and taking in the feeling of what it is to be a champion.

We exchanged a handshake, I congratulated him, but to be honest he did not want me around - this was his private moment, before he walked up onto the pitch to take in the plaudits.
I left him to his family and went back to the press box to watch him enter the pitch to thunderous applause.

Well done Jose, well done boys and well done the fans, what a day!