A former Chelsea star has revealed how John Terry changed the criminal order in their last defeat of Champions League in 2008.
The ex-blues captain took what the decisive fine could have been at the end of a 1-1 draw in the very first final between two English clubs, but slid on the run-up and hit the post to send the shoot-out in sudden death.
Nicolas Anelka continued with Miss Chelsea's seventh spot kick to unite a domestic and European double, but Terry's Miss is still seen as the decisive and iconic moment in Moscow's Luzhniki stadium.
Now, Terry's former teammate Claude Makelele has revealed that Terry was initially not intended to take the spot kick, but the order changed to try to be the 'hero'.
Speaking of the line, you were offered by Betmgm and Talksport, he said: 'The dressing room after the game was like fire. There was no luck at all – it was a sad place to be.
'We made a big mistake for the penalties. We had an order that had been agreed with the players and the manager, but it changed at the last minute.
'It was assumed that Salomon Kalou took the last penalty, but John [Terry] I took the opportunity. I think we have lost this match because football is sometimes very hard and, if you don't do things in the right way, you will be punished.
'I was very angry when he missed the penalty because it was a chance that I knew that many young players would not get. I had previously won the Champions League, but at the moment John had to be the leader and do what was best for the team.
“He didn't make sure we won the trophy, he tried to be a hero. If he knew this, he would have been a hero because he would have lifted the trophy. '
Last year, Terry revealed on the podcast for Front that it was 'probably the worst moment in my football career'.
He added: 'I am still not over it today. I don't think I'll be that someday. It is interesting because as a player you have so many highlights, but it is the lows that stay with you longer.
'That night we lost back to the hotel and the manager asked us all to have a drink, but I stayed in my room because I couldn't undergo the boys. Eventually I went downstairs and had a beer with the rest of the group.
'I just remember that I was on the 25th floor in my hotel room, looked over Moscow and wondered:' Then why did it start to rain then, why did I slip?
'The hardest thing for me was that three days later we had a friendly for England against the US near Wembley and we pulled 1-1. I scored a header from outside the box. If I could exchange two goals in my career, it would be those two. '
He also told Sky earlier in the months after the Miss: 'Every morning I wake up, that's the first thing I think about. I'm still so desperate about it.
“But I am a big man with a big character and it is now up to me to deal with it.”
For the 2008-09 season, he added: “I'm definitely looking forward to the new season, so that I can get rid of that bitter disappointment for the club, and especially for me.”