CORKS POPPED

Even before the final whistle, corks were popping above the Chelsea dugout and Mourinho and his assistants were showered with champagne. Owner Roman Abramovich, whose oil billions rescued the club from near bankruptcy two years ago, beamed from the directors' box.

Mourinho grabbed a Portugal scarf from a fan in the crowd and swapped it for his more sober black one.

Former Chelsea captain Ron Harris and winger Charlie Cooke from the cup winning side of the 1970s brought the trophy to the centre to be handed to Terry.

Blue and white streamers and chants of "stand up for the champions" greeted the presentation.

Mourinho, joining his side a the start of their noisy lap of honour, flung his medal into the crowd in a gesture of appreciation and there was a wild scramble to retrieve it.