Scotland manager’s stomach was churning like the rest of the country’s and his mind was racing back in time to the Champions League Final of 2008 when fate dealt him and Chelsea the cruellest of hands.
Clarke was on Avram Grant’s backroom team for the all-England final with Manchester United in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium and could only look on helplessly as the Londoners – and John Terry in particular – slipped up with the trophy almost in their grasp.The match had ended 1-1 and when Cristiano Ronaldo missed United’s third spot-kick in the shoot-out, Chelsea captain Terry had the chance to win it with the final kick.He ran up, slipped as he was about to strike the ball and it hit the post.
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