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LAMPARD TARGETS FAMILY DOUBLE

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By Adrian Curtis, PA Sport, Moscow

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England midfielder Frank Lampard will put his own future aside in a bid to secure a family double in the Champions League final against Manchester United.

Lampard, whose mother Pat died in between their two semi-final legs against Liverpool, was at Wembley on Saturday to see uncle Harry Redknapp lift the FA Cup with Portsmouth.

Redknapp's wife Sandra was Pat's twin sister and the whole family were left devastated by her untimely death last month.

Lampard's future has once again become the subject of much transfer speculation because the midfielder has yet to sign a long-term extension to his current contract.

Lampard's deal expires in 2009 but the Chelsea midfielder is determined to sort out his situation in the summer.

In the meantime he remains focused on helping Chelsea to their first Champions League crown and making it a memorable family double.

"I was at Wembley on Saturday to see Harry win the FA Cup," revealed Lampard.

"It was a great day for the family and Harry in his career. He deserved that for what he has given to the game.

"I was fully supporting him on Saturday and I'm sure he and all the Redknapp family will be supporting me tomorrow night. I hope we can make it a family double."

Lampard's personal grief over the loss of his mother was there for all to see as raw emotion when he scored a decisive extra-time penalty against Liverpool.

Lampard kissed a black armband he had worn under his shirt and was reduced to tears in the corner of the ground as he celebrated with his team-mates.

But the reflective England star says lifting the trophy in the Luzhniki Stadium would "top anything" he achieved in the semi-final.

"That was a big moment for me," he admitted.

"Tomorrow is a defining moment for a lot of players in our team. Some have won the Champions League. A lot of us haven't.

"I want to be part of a winning team tomorrow. It is not about it being a defining moment for me. My defining moment will be if I can be among my team-mates, the squad and the staff by lifting the cup. That would top anything I did in the semi-final."

John Terry describes it as the game he has been waiting for all his life.

Terry, declared fit again after his recent injury scare with a partially dislocated elbow, cannot wait to lead the side out against United.

"For me, this is the game I've been waiting for," said Terry.

"We have come close and the disappointments have been hard to take down the years.

"But finally we are here and we want to make the most of it. We're very much looking forward to it. When you see the trophy and walk in the room and see the atmosphere which surrounds the game, it's awesome.

"It will be the biggest game of my career and Frank is the same. I just want to get my hands on the trophy and that will be the icing on the cake."

Lampard believes their three semi-final defeats in recent years has made them even more hungry for success.

"We've been very close to this final many times and that's made us more hungry. Now we're here we're savouring the build-up. You know that a losing finalist is pretty much forgotten in the history stakes.

"I don't think anything should or can influence you to play harder in a Champions League final.

"For Chelsea as a club it is a nice factor that our owner is Russian. He has given us the chance to be here.

"Without Abramovich we wouldn't have got this far and it's a nice touch that we are in Moscow for our first match in a big final. But when the players go out on the pitch there will be no sentiment involved. It's all about winning the game."

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