Ancelotti pleased with season finale

Chelsea manager delighted to lead club to Double.

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Carlo Ancelotti revealed his pride in leading Chelsea to an historic League and FA Cup Double after their Final victory over Portsmouth at Wembley.

Didier Drogba scored the only goal of an action-packed game in which the Blues hit the woodwork six times, and missed a penalty, on their way to lifting The Cup.

Portsmouth also saw a spot-kick fail as Kevin-Prince Boateng squandered the chance to give Portsmouth an unexpected second half lead. Chelsea responded in devastating fashion with Drogba's powerful low free-kick that crashed in past David James off the upright to clinch the match.

"This was the last game and we wanted to win, we wanted to to the double and we wanted to go into the history of Chelsea," Ancelotti told TheFA.com. "We did a fantastic season and this was a fantastic victory.

"It was a very strange game because we hit the post five times in the first half, so we wanted to maintain control and focus. We also conceded a penalty and were lucky to avoid conceding when Petr Cech saved. It was a difficult game but every final is difficult."

The win capped off a fantastic season for Chelsea, who were crowned Premier League champions six days earlier, and they become only the seventh club to win the Double.

The Chelsea manager added: "The most important thing is that this is the first time that this club has won the double so I am happy to be in the history of this club."