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Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy makes Champions League history with hugely impressive stat caughtoffside / Mark Brus / 9 min. ago Chelsea clearly made one of the signings of the summer when they brought in Edouard Mendy from Rennes last year. The Senegalese shot-stopper didn’t necessarily look the most exciting purchase when he first moved to Stamford Bridge, with some Chelsea fans likely to have felt they needed a bigger name to come in in goal. MORE: Timo Werner’s hilarious post-CL final interview However, Mendy has had an incredible debut season for the Blues, and ends the campaign as a European Champion after a clean sheet in yesterday’s Champions League final victory over Manchester City. According to Opta Joe, Mendy made history by keeping nine clean sheets in the competition this season – the most that has ever been achieved by a ‘keeper in their debut season in the tournament… That’s some feat by Mendy, and it continues part of his incredible story in the last few years. More Stories / Latest News Video: Emotional Thomas Tuchel reveals bringing lucky charm for Chelsea vs City after forgetting in PSG’s final last season May 30, 2021 7:50 Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel becomes just the second ever manager to achieve this vs Pep Guardiola May 30, 2021 7:33 (Photo) Chelsea star Mason Mount shows class with gesture immediately after yesterday’s full time whistle May 30, 2021 7:16 Remarkably, the 29-year-old was without a club as recently as 2015 and later admitted in an interview (quotes via SI Soccer) that he came close to giving up on football. Mendy fully deserves his success after settling in brilliantly at Chelsea, playing a key role in making them so strong defensively in the Champions League this season as they defied the odds to beat favourites City in Porto last night.

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‘I don’t give a f***!’ – Kai Havertz shuts down reporter’s question after Chelsea’s Champions League win metro / Ewan Roberts / 31 min. ago The Blues’ record signing bagged the only goal of the night (Picture: BT Sport) Kai Havertz dropped two f-bombs during his live post-match interview following Chelsea’s Champions League final victory, swatting aside a question about his expensive price tag. The German has endured an often difficult season at Stamford Bridge since his club-record £89million move and, prior to Sunday’s showpiece against Manchester City in Porto, had failed to net in the Champions League. But he picked a perfect time to break his duck, rounding goalkeeper Ederson and rolling the ball into an empty net to seal a 1-0 victory for the west Londoners. The German’s first-half goal decided Saturday night’s contest (Picture: Getty) Havertz has received plenty of criticism this season for not living up to his price tag, and when it was brought up yet again after the game he emphatically shut down the reporter’s question. Asked during his interview with BT Sport if he had at last repaid his transfer fee, Havertz responded: ‘To be honest, right now, I don’t give a f*** on that! ‘We won the f***ing Champions League! I mean, we just celebrate now.’ Pitch-side reporter Des Kelly then turned to the camera and apologised to viewers, saying: ‘I apologise for that fruity language but you understand why, the emotions are flying high.’ Chelsea skipper Cesar Azpilicueta had interrupted the interview to celebrate with Havertz, praising the German not only for his goal but his work rate in the match too. ‘He was so calm,’ said the Spaniard. ‘Not only that, he runs like crazy! That’s why he deserves this.’ Havertz’s goal secured Chelsea’s second Champions League title (Picture: AP) Asked how it feels to score the winning goal in a Champions League final, Havertz added: ‘I don’t know what to say. I really don’t know what to say. I waited a long time. ‘Now I want to thank my family, my parents, my grandmother and my girlfriend. I don’t know what to say. ‘I’ve waited 15 years for this moment and now it’s here.’