Back in May 2012, Chelsea stunned Bayern Munich in one of the most dramatic Champions League finals to date as Didier Drogba produced several moments of sheer brilliance to place himself into Stamford Bridge folklore.
Drogba, who had netted five times in the 2010/11 Champions League previous to their game against Bayern, was the hero of the hour, netting a dramatic 88th minute header to equalise.
As we all know, the Ivorian slotted away the winning penalty to Manuel Neuer right and history was made.
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For many of us, the game will be remembered for the heroics of Frank Lampard, Juan Mata and Didier Drogba but Bayern defender Jerome Boateng will personally remember this moment for all the wrong reasons.
Boateng's infamous lapse in concentration afforded Didier Drogba the room to head home Chelsea's equaliser from Juan Mata's only corner of the game in the 88th minute.
When he spoke to ESPN FC earlier this week, Boateng described his emotions on and off the field immediately after the heartache of the 2012 Champions League final:
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" I couldn't eat for two days straight after that (final), it hurt so much."
Boateng went onto deny that the blame lies solely with him for Drogba's late leveller:
"It was a training ground move. Somebody - I think it was [Branislav] Ivanovic - blocked me off the ball, so I had no chance of getting to Drogba in time.
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There's not a lot you can do about it if it's done that well.
In any case, we had enough chances to win the game before and after that. It wasn't only my fault."
(H/T: ESPN FC)
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