The best part of scoring against Tottenham? I could see one part of Wembley was empty, because the Spurs fans went home and that was because of me!' Nemanja Matic recounts his FA Cup semi-final wonderstrike for Chelsea

""I thought, Let's try it. Why not?' I had to shoot at least once in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley," Matic tells FourFourTwo. "It was unbelievable. But the best thing was that five minutes later, I could see one part of Wembley was empty, because the Spurs fans went home and that was because of me! It will always be one of the best goals scored at Wembley, because it couldn't be any better!""

"Matic's expression in the aftermath revealed that he knew exactly what he'd done but it was to be Chelsea's peak in the FA Cup that season. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. The Blues were beaten in the final by London rivals Arsenal when Aaron Ramsey dealt a hammer blow after Diego Costa's second-half equaliser. Conte, Matic and Chelsea had to settle instead for the club's sixth league title."

Nemanja Matic won the Premier League twice with Chelsea but produced his most famous moment in a Chelsea shirt with a 25-yard left-footed rocket at Wembley that sealed a place in the FA Cup final. He earned man-of-the-match in the 2016-17 semi-final, but Chelsea lost the final to Arsenal after Aaron Ramsey's winner following Diego Costa's equaliser, leaving the club to take the league title under Antonio Conte that season. Matic later played against Chelsea in the following season's FA Cup final for Manchester United and continues his playing career in Serie A with Sassuolo at age 37, having also played for Roma, Rennes and Lyon.

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