Dejan Stankovic and the Champions League: the former Inter midfielder, now assistant coach to Andrea Stramaccioni at Udinese, recalls his feelings on winning the trophy that night Madrid. His testimony is collected by Unicredit, the official sponsor of the tournament: “It is not called Champions at random, in this tournament only champions can play. I would not trade all the wins, losses, injuries, disappointments and joys for this trophy, the victory of Champions was the best moment of my career.”
Stankovic added: “I saw the final of the others, and year after year, winning it looked like something that was out of my reach. That time in Madrid was the first and only time I had the chance to lift the trophy. We played against a great team, but with all due respect to the Bayern Munich, we were focused only on ourselves. We all had only one wish. All those emotions, the joy, exploded together in me and all my teammates at the final whistle. everyone on the stage wanted to take the trophy in their hands first, bypassing all the others. When you lift this trophy into the sky, you know that it is worth all the sacrifices made, it was like putting a frame around a picture. You have completed your masterpiece.” Finally, Stankovic defines the Champions League trophy as “my old friend”, Mimicking the gesture of lifting the cup with the big ears inside the Stadio Friuli.
Source: fcinternews.it
