“In the Champions League final, I was just doing what I had been doing for the past 15 to 20 years. Yes, there was some nervousness and fear, but with the draw, it was a whole different level of fear and anxiety, mainly because of the unpredictability and the technical details involved.
“The guy – I can’t remember his name now – who was guiding me through the process was fantastic. He really knew his stuff. However, when I asked him questions before the event, his responses were often just two or three key points. I was thinking, ‘I have to convey that to the audience and the millions watching in a single answer, not two or three!’
“It was definitely nerve-wracking. Until we had a rehearsal the morning of the event, I kept telling my wife, ‘This could go really, really, really, really badly.’”
