“Simply sitting still and commentating for 120 minutes led to me and Ben Thornley turning into pools of water by full-time. Even though kick-off wasn’t until 21:00 CET, the heat was still stifling. That horrible feeling of trickles of sweat falling from your neck and making their way down to the small of your back became very familiar!
“The stadium was airless; it was like trying to commentate in a sauna. So just try and imagine what it was like to run around for two hours of football?
“It was hardly surprising that the pitch resembled a battlefield hospital at full-time with players cramping up and desperate for liquid refreshment.