Roberto Di Matteo has revealed he had Saturday's Champions League final in mind when he paired Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres in Chelsea's win over Blackburn.
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Drogba and Torres both came off the bench in the Blues' last Barclays Premier League game of the season yesterday, linking up for the final 21 minutes of the 2-1 victory.
Caretaker manager Di Matteo has never started the strikers in tandem since taking charge just over two months ago but confirmed he has been looking at potential options for this weekend's showdown with Bayern Munich.
Drogba and Torres being in the same XI would have been unthinkable before Chelsea's Champions League semi-final triumph against Barcelona.
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