The German international spoke to Sky Sports 1 after
the game, and dedicated the win to team-mate Frank Lampard's late
mother Pat. The England star missed today's game as he is grieving,
and Ballack had great sympathy for his fellow midfielder.
"The victory is for Frank [Lampard] and his family, we don't
forget," said a solemn Ballack. "It's a difficult time for
everybody - especially for his family - it's for him today.
"Our sympathy is with him and the family."
Regarding the on-field fracas with Drogba, Ballack was
light-hearted and keen to play it down.
He answered, somewhat jokingly: "It was a good position, I thought:
'I can take it', but Didier's a strong man!"
"It was a fantastic free-kick, but I could score after, so it's
okay.
"After the game it's fine. During the game, everyone wants to win.
It was a great victory, everybody played very strong today, so
that's not important."
