A viral clip shows the late footballer discussing his memories of Manchester United's late 2-1 win over Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League.
A recently-resurfaced interview of Sir Bobby Charlton discussing his memory of the 1999 UEFA Champions League final has gone viral.
The video interview was taken in 2000 and sees the star regurgitating his version of what went down in Barcelona.Opening the clip, he said: “We were playing against Bayern Munich and we were a goal down with two minutes to go. And I thought, ‘If we can just get the ball into the box’. He continued: “I was convinced that we could win. And then the ball came across and because it was two minutes from the end“They had all the plans for who they were going to mark but suddenly there’s this great big blonde goalkeeper, this Dane came up and it threw them completely.”
“I tried to keep myself cool, and while I was actually thinking ‘keep cool, keep cool’, we went and got a corner.Manchester United defeated Bayern Munich 2-1 in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final. Credit: Getty
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