 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Mwaka wa2008-09 wakatanga zvakanaka kuna Ballack, paakagadzira Joe Cole kuti awane chibodzwa chekutanga mukukunda 4-0 pamusoro pePortsmouth mumutambo wekutanga wemwaka. Ballack akakuvara nguva pfupi mushure mekupotsa mitambo neManchester United, Liverpool neArsenal. Kudzoka kwaBallack kubva mukukuvara kwave kuri kusimudza kweChelsea sezvo akagadzira Deco kuti awane chibhakera mukukunda 2-0 vachirwisa Bolton Wanderers. Ballack chinangwa chokutanga 09 mwaka akauya kuzorwa Southend United kwavo FA Cup replay, mutambo iyo Chelsea akaenda kuhwina 4 kuti 1. Ballacks yekutanga Premier League chinangwa che2008-09 mwaka yakauya musi wa11 Kubvumbi 2009 mumutambo wakanangana neBolton, ichipera 4-3 yeChelsea. Akauya semutambi wechipiri wechipiri sezvo Chelsea yakakunda 2009 FA Cup yekupedzisira. Musi wa2 Chikumi 2009, Ballack akasaina chibvumirano chegore rimwe chete neChelsea. 