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Villarreal’s Chukwueze cried after Chelsea lost Champions League final to Manchester United

Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze said he cried all through the night after Manchester United defeated Chelsea in the 2008 Champions League final.

After playing out a 1-1 draw at the end of 120 minutes in Moscow, the Blues succumbed to a 6-5 defeat via penalties with John Terry and Nicolas Anelka missing their efforts.

Frank Lampard cancelled out Cristiano Ronaldo’s opener at the death of the first half, however, Chelsea were reduced to 10 men after Didier Drogba was given his marching orders in the encounter.

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Chukwueze was in impressive form for Villarreal this season, and he has been attracting interest from England.