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Michael Ballack ignores racy cabaret show during Chelsea's Champions League win

mirror.co.uk, 30 May 2021, 07:44
Former Chelsea star Ballack had his eyes firmly fixed on his phone as Thomas Tuchel's side beat Man City, while cabaret dancers paraded on stage in an Ibiza nightclub

Michael Ballack ignored a racy cabaret show - as he only had eyes for Chelsea's Champions League triumph.

The former Chelsea midfielder was seen in a nightclub in Ibiza on Saturday night in a video shared on Instagram.

But while cabaret dancers paraded up and down on stage at Lio on the Spanish party island, Ballack had his eyes firmly fixed on his phone as he watched the Blues beat Manchester City to lift the European Cup for a second time.

The ex-Germany international won the Premier League title and three FA Cups with Chelsea before returning to Bayer Leverkusen in 2010 - a year before returning to Bayer Leverkusen

And he will have been particularly pleased to see his compatriot Kai Havertz score the winner on Saturday, as the 21-year-old repaid a chunk of the £72m Chelsea paid to land him from Leverkusen last summer.

Havertz rounded City keeper Ederson to give himself a straightforward shot at goal after being played in by an inch-perfect pass from Mason Mount.

And asked about his transfer fee after the game, Havertz swore on TV as he insisted he couldn't care less about the pressure of being Chelsea's record signing.

"To be honest, right now, I don't give a f*** about that," said the attacking midfielder. "We won the f****** Champions League and we're celebrating right now."

Havertz was visibly emotional, and said in the interview on BT Sport: "I don't know what to say, I really don't know what to say. We deserved it, now we celebrate.

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"I waited a long time, I just want to thank my family, my parents, my brother, my sister, my grandmother, my girlfriend. I don't know what to say."

Havertz has faced plenty of criticism this season after taking time to adapt to the demands of the Premier League.

But Chelsea skipper Cesar Azpilicueta hailed him as "a superstar", saying: "He deserves that.

"His mentality is top, this guy. He's going to be a superstar, he is already. Not only that, he ran like crazy, that's the team work, that's why he deserves this."

Azpilicueta has waited nine years to lift the European Cup with Chelsea, having arrived at Stamford Bridge a year after their last Champions League success.

The Spaniard said: "I came here in 2012 after the Champions League win, I wanted to repeat that. Tonight is amazing, my family are here, it's a special, special day."

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