John Terry left ‘in really bad way’ after penalty miss vs Manchester United in Champions League final

John Terry has admitted he was “left in a bad way” after missing his crucial spot-kick in Chelsea’s penalty shoot-out loss to Manchester United in the 2008 Champions League final.

The Blues hero had the chance to win the trophy from 12 yards but on a soggy Moscow night the captain slipped as he struck the ball and saw his shot rebound off the post. United went on to win their third European crown instead, as Edwin van der Sar kept out Nicholas Anelka’s attempt.

Terry recently opened up about that night 15 years ago and says it’s something he thinks about to this day. Speaking candidly to Snooker legend Stephen Hendry on his CueTips YouTube channel, he said: “The Champions League when I missed the penalty, that’s still with me today.

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“I often still wake up, literally in the middle of the night and it’s there. Champions League final, missing the penalty. You have so many successes, but it’s strange how you remember that, but more importantly how everybody else remembers it as well, and reminds you.”

Asked about the aftermath, Terry said: “Just a bit of a blur really. You get back to the hotel and you feel like you let your teammates down. Champions League is one of those as well where it’s the hardest competition to win I think.

“You’re thinking, ‘I’m not sure we’ll get another chance at this’. You just carry that weight with you completely. So all the players are in the bar after, not celebrating because they wasn’t, I just couldn’t go down and face them.

“I had all my family there, I was embarrassed to go down, I didn’t want to be around the lads. A few of the lads came up and ended up going down late in the night.

“I was just really emotional and looking back, I was in a