Our CL final record is a real gripe for me, the two trophies don't look enough and don't highlight our great pedigree in this competition. We have been in 7 finals.
We just don't seem to be able to do it in the final. Do you think our tendency to go so hard in the league season ends up affecting us, or just the mental side? Even the two we won, one was that final and penalty, and the other was on pens.
It'll be something of a bugbear and probably pressure on the club until we manage to win it again.
In 97 we were arrogant, Del Piero was coming back from injury, and I think we greatly underestimated our opponents. Once we woke up, it was too late. I remember that game well. Our defense was also quite suspect from set pieces. In 98, it was a combination of misfortune, an offside goal, and Madrid just seemed more hungry and up for it somehow.
In 03, we lost on penalties, and were missing Nedved, our creative fulcrum, and by far our best and most invaluable asset that season.
I feel that we have a mental block of some sort in finals (we also lost the UEFA cup final to Parma), and to overcome that hurdle, we must win the CL once again, and win it convincingly. A 3-0 against any opponent of choice, would do just nicely thank you
