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Delighted Roman Abramovich joins players on the pitch to celebrate Chelsea's Champions League triumph as manager Thomas Tuchel admits it's the first time he'd met the Russian owner!

Thomas Tuchel completed a memorable night in Porto by meeting his boss Roman Abramovich for the first time just minutes after Chelsea's Champions League win against Manchester City.

The billionaire owner hasn't been to Stamford Bridge since 2018 following political tensions between the UK and Russia but he was in Portugal to see his latest managerial appointment mastermind a famous 1-0 victory against Pep Guardiola's favourites.

It was the second time Chelsea have won the Champions League under Abramovich and, just like 2012, it followed a change in the hot seat with Tuchel replacing Frank Lampard in January.