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'I'd been dinking them down the middle like the panenka!' John Terry claims he had been practising something very different before his famous Champions League final penalty shootout slip against Manchester United in Moscow

The 2008 Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester United could've gone very differently if everything had gone according to John Terry's training plan.

After an evenly poised match, Terry stepped up to the spot in the penalty shootout but slipped in his run up, sending the ball veering off to the right, and United ended up winning 6-5.

However, speaking to Andy Gray and Richard Keys on beIN SPORTS, Terry claims he had been practising panenka style penalties in training.

John Terry slips during the 2008 Champions League final, which Man United ended up winning
Terry claims he had been 'dinking them down the middle' in penalty shootout training
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John Terry's Champions League final penalty might have been the greatest of all time if he'd stuck with Plan A!