Hans-Joachim Watzke gave free rein to his feelings after the 94 minutes in Paris were over. "From the 80th minute onwards, I had the feeling: this is Manchester in '97..."

Hans-Joachim Watzke: "From the 80th minute onwards, I had the feeling: this is Manchester in '97. At that moment, it was clear to me: there would be no more goals here. The team performed great. I'm unbelievably happy and I'm delighted for Mats. We're both in the closing stages of our careers. With that in mind, we both no longer necessarily expected that we would get to Wembley. It's a great story. By my standards, I'm completely euphoric."