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'I’ve never wanted to punch anyone more in my life!' - Crouch reveals Marcelo frustration

Peter Crouch has revealed he "never wanted to punch anyone more" than Marcelo after the Real Madrid full-back ensured his sending off in a 2011 Champions League clash.

Playing for Tottenham at the time, the England striker was sent off just 15 minutes into the first leg of their quarter-final tie at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Crouch picked up two yellow cards in quick succession on the night with his second coming after a questionable challenge on Marcelo.

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Spurs would end up losing the match 4-0 and the return leg 1-0 as the club's European run effectively came to end after Crouch's dismissal - something he still struggles to accept all these years later.