May 16th 2012, 14:55 by I.M. matches pitting English against German teams are inevitably depicted as a clash between Anglo-Saxon resolve and Teutonic efficiency. But the contrast between England’s Chelsea and Germany’s Bayern Munich (pictured) , set to meet on May 19th in the Champions League final, is stronger off the pitch than on it. Bankrolled by Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire, Chelsea has spent millions in its determination to win Europe’s most prestigious club competition, racking up losses of nearly ?68m ($108m) last financial year. By comparison, Bayern Munich, which made a profit of
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