A great result, so emotional and draining

What an emotional experience, what a great result, totally amazing, totally draining.

We’ve done something that not even the tremendous double side of the sixties could do, get to the final of the European Champions League (and they did try, getting to the semi-final against Benfica 1962).

After going three down (agg.) we thought it was all over, then this fantastic comeback, which shocked everybody in the stadium, if not the viewing public throughout the world. This was a bigger come back than Liverpool over Barcelona (the night before).

The night before the semi-final I stayed in London. In the morning (4.30 am) I got a taxi from Goodmayes to London City airport. Met up with Martin P and his dad (George). Through the usual checks and bala...