Anelka targets Euro double

17 September 2009 08:53
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Nicolas Anelka is determined to claim a second UEFA Champions League winners' medal with Chelsea.[LNB] The France international tasted glory at European football's top table aged just 21 when Real Madrid saw off Valencia in 2000.[LNB]Despite the final taking place in his home city of Paris, Anelka has admitted that due to his age he did not fully take in the enormity of his achievement.[LNB]And the striker, who was on target in Tuesday's 1-0 win over Porto at Stamford Bridge, would welcome the opportunity to lift the trophy once again, with the final taking place at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu home.[LNB] "Did I really appreciate what it meant to win the Champions League when we won it at Real Madrid when I was still a young player? Yes and no," Anelka told the Daily Mirror.[LNB]Special"It's a huge competition and when you win it early in your career, maybe you don't realise it so much. And we won it in Paris, my home city, so it all seemed to fit.[LNB]"But if I was to win it again, I would appreciate it a little bit more because when you are more experienced, you probably have more feelings about what you have achieved.[LNB]"I never tease the other players or joke with them that I have won the Champions League before - we want to win it altogether, as a team, because we know what it would mean to this club.[LNB]"And I would love to be a part of the final this season because it is in Madrid, so it would be special to go back there to try and win the European Cup for Chelsea.[LNB]"We have the squad, and the team, to win this competition - now we need a little bit of luck. It's a long campaign and anything can happen in Europe, so we'll have to see how it unfolds this time."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports