Roy Keane says lacking out on taking part in within the Champions League remaining “broke” his coronary heart.
The Irishman was infamously compelled to look at on from the sidelines as Manchester United snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in opposition to Bayern Munich on the Camp Nou in 1999. It was arguably essentially the most dramatic Champions League remaining finale ever, and Keane’s solely involvement was lifting the trophy an excellent hour after the ultimate whistle.
Like team-mate Paul Scholes, Keane was suspended for the tie after choosing up a yellow card within the semi-final in opposition to Juventus, which was doubly heartbreaking as his efficiency within the second leg was arguably one of the best of his profession.
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Speaking on the Stick To Football podcast, Keane says he nonetheless will get a “sinking feeling” when occupied with the ultimate, victory through which secured United an historic Treble. “The standard answer when people ask you is, ‘That’s life,’ but it’s heart-breaking when you miss a big game like that,” he stated.
“Your mindset at the time is that you’re United, competing, and you’re convinced that you’ll get back to another final, but you don’t. Scholesy did eventually get back to another one, I didn’t, and that’s the reality and brutal side of the game. You can’t be suspended now [for a final], just my luck that.”
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The one saving grace is that Keane injured himself within the FA Cup remaining a number of days previous to the Champions League showpiece, and sure would not have been match to play anyway. But that did little to cheer him up.
After flying out with the staff to Barcelona, Keane determined to drown his sorrows by hitting the native golf equipment, and partied till 5am the night time earlier than of the match. “I was rooming with Denis [Irwin], obviously I’m suspended and injured, I have a couple of nights out and I’m going back into the room where Denis is trying to get a good night’s sleep, at four or five in the morning [laughing].”
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When requested if he’d have preferred to carry the trophy with the staff, Keane insisted he’d have “cringed” as he performed no half within the match. “I would have been really embarrassed, cringing to be honest. We went down at the end, me and Scholesy, but that was late into it and even then, I was thinking, ‘really,’ cringing.”
Back then, three bookings within the Champions League have been sufficient to warrant a one-match suspension, however UEFA modified the foundations after six gamers missed the 2012 Champions League remaining between Chelsea and Bayern Munich resulting from an accumulation of yellow playing cards. Now, reserving tallies are worn out after the quarter-final stage.