In the 2005/06 Champions League final, Barcelona faced Arsenal, marking a significant moment in football history. Jens Lehmann was sent off early, impacting Arsenal's performance. Despite taking the lead with a Sol Campbell header, Barcelona rallied in the final moments of the match, scoring twice to claim victory. Ludovic Giuly reflects on the game, highlighting how the foul against Samuel Eto'o and subsequent red card changed the game dynamics. He praises Samuel Eto'o's leadership and resolve, which helped elevate the team's spirits and contributed to their come-from-behind win.
When Jens Lehmann fouled Eto'o, I put the ball in the net, Giuly told FourFourTwo. I was on cloud nine, then I turned around and saw that the referee had blown the whistle for the foul.
It was unfair because he should've applied the advantage rule and not sent off the Arsenal goalkeeper and then we went 1-0 down in the first half.
Eto'o was the one who lifted our spirits in the dressing room at half-time. He started saying that he was going to score and that we should all stay calm because he was confident.
When he made it 1-1, he yelled to me, 'Don't worry, Ludo, we're going to win.' That was the mentality when you put on the Barca shirt: never give up, always think you'll win.
Collection
[
|
...
]