What’s the greatest purpose you’ve ever seen reside?
It’s a basic staple of any pub dialog in regards to the stunning sport. Some followers will likely be fortunate sufficient to have seen one of many greats produce a elegant second of ability, whereas others will provide up a purpose of private significance, a last-minute promotion winner or a derby day equaliser.
Radio presenter and Chelsea supporter Johnny Vaughan has been a Stamford Bridge common for many years and his favourite-ever reside purpose got here in a star-packed match – however not from the obvious participant.
Johnny Vaughan’s favorite reside purpose
The 2012 Champions League semi-final between Chelsea and Barcelona was a modern-day European basic.
The Blues have been looking for their first-ever Champions League victory, having come up brief within the 2008 ultimate, however have been up towards Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering Catalans, who had breezed previous Manchester United within the earlier season’s ultimate.
A Didier Drogba purpose in first-half stoppage time at Stamford Bridge had given the Blues a slim 1-0 result in take to Camp Nou, however Sergio Busquets wiped that benefit out after 35 minutes of the second leg.
Roberto Di Matteo’s facet then discovered themselves behind within the tie when Andres Iniesta put them 2-1 forward on combination two minutes earlier than the half-time interval, however there was yet one more twist earlier than half-time.
“Ramires’ lob within the 2012 Champions League semi-final at Barcelona,” Vaughan tells FourFourTwo when requested for the very best reside purpose he has ever seen.
“I used to be within the third row and I may shout at Lionel Messi as he walked previous. I bought tickets from Frank Lampard as he’s a good friend of mine, and after Messi had missed a penalty I shouted at him, ‘Barcelona, you couldn’t even end a cathedral,’ which even bought amusing from the Barça followers.
“We’d been to the town’s unfinished Sagrada Familia and all I needed was for them to fail to complete one thing so I may shout it. And he missed the pen.”
Ramires – who appeared in FourFourTwo’s checklist of the very best Brazilians to play within the Premier League – had bought Chelsea again stage and this purpose set the stage for Fernando Torres’ stoppage time purpose, which famously left Gary Neville breathless within the commentary field and gave Chelsea the platform to win their first ever Champions League crown the next month.
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