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John Terry has lifted the lid on the days after his substandard slip within the 2008 Champions League final.
The pale Chelsea captain had the likelihood to gain the penalty shootout towards Manchester United in Moscow, but fluffed his traces in heartbreaking instances.
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He slipped as he struck the ball, sending his space-kick large of the target, with United going on to issue victory as a replacement.
Terry was left in tears within the Russian rain as the Blues overlooked out on winning their first Champions League title.
Over 16 years on, the retired defender has now printed it was one other moment which left him ‘broken’ and now now not his essential slip.
Fair a week later, he scored for England in a 2-0 pleasant gain over the United States at Wembley Stadium.
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Terry admits he would indulge in traded that header for scoring the penalty if he would possibly.
The 43-year-conventional told the Up Front with Simon Jordan podcast in October: “I just remember standing looking over Moscow in my hotel, I was on about the 25th floor, just looking out.
“Fair asking, ‘Why? Why then? Why did it initiating raining? Why did I slip?’ All of these objects that slouch over [in your head].
“Probably the hardest thing was that three days later we met up with England. We had a friendly at Wembley against the USA.
“I stopped up scoring a header from outside the sphere and that was presumably the toughest moment.
“Because if I could swap any goal in my career it would be that. I scored a header from 18 yards and after the game it f****** broke me.”
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Fortunately for Terry, he would finally compile his fingers on the trophy four years later.
A Didier Drogba-inspired Chelsea beat Bayern Munich on penalties on the Allianz Area in 2012 to change into European champions for the first time.
Their captain was made to salvage on from the stands, although, due to the suspension.
Terry had been shown a straight purple card at some level of the semi-final second leg towards Barcelona, ruling him out of the showpiece match.
As a replacement, he sat within the encourage of the dugout as Drogba equalised sooner than scoring the winning penalty.
The Blues myth then famously stripped all the plot down to his Chelsea kit to indulge in an ideal time along with his teammates on the pitch in Munich.
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Reflecting on the incident in 2014, he explained: “People like to have their digs and their pops, but I know I played a huge part, in the dressing room and on the field as well, so I count myself to have won it.
“No one speaks about the more than a number of ten avid gamers who weren’t on the pitch that night in Munich as effectively. Seemingly that’s me and that’s the build apart I’m at as a participant.”
The Champions League triumph was one of 15 trophies Terry won during 22 years at Stamford Bridge.
He also lifted five Premier League titles and the Europa League with the Blues before joining Aston Villa in 2017.
