Munich mind-games
So, Chelsea had made it to European football's showpiece occasion – but after another staunch defensive performance they trailed 1-0 in the 83rd minute against Bayern Munich to Thomas Muller's goal.
Drogba would go on to net the 88th-minute equaliser before scoring the decisive penalty in the shootout – but the Chelsea talisman was already convinced the game was up for his side until team-mate Juan Mata stepped in.
He says: 'As I replaced the ball on the centre spot for the re-start, I was just saying "No, no, no!" But Juan Mata, all of 24 years old, was the one to urge me on. "No, Didier", he said, "you have to believe, you have to believe".'
As Mata lined up the corner from which Drogba would head in the late leveller, the striker could hear centre back David Luiz telling Bastian Schweinsteiger, now of Manchester United: 'Just watch, we're going to score now,' before he fulfilled his colleague's prophecy.
More psychological toying was at work when Arjen Robben missed a penalty that could have decided the game in extra-time. Drogba and Lampard told their former team-mate: 'Arjen, you're a Chelsea player, you can't do this! Don't do it! Anyway, we'll know where you're going to shoot.'
It worked. Drogba says: 'We got inside his head, definitely, because his kick was weak – definitely weaker than it would normally have been – and Petr saved it.'