Scholes: I know what it's like to miss a Champions League final

07 May 2009 02:46
In Paul Scholes's mind he has won the Champions League only once. He has two winner's medals at home, but one - from the 1999 final in which he didn't play - stays hidden in a drawer. [LNB]Roy Keane is known to feel the same. He, too, missed Manchester United's triumph over Bayern Munich in Barcelona 10 years ago through suspension. [LNB]Now it is Darren Fletcher's turn, denied an appearance in Rome at the end of the month because of an unjust red card. [LNB] Yellow peril: Scholes is in agony as he is booked in the Champions League semi-final against Juventus, so ruling him out of the 1999 final[LNB]United appeared to have lost any chance to overturn Fletcher'sdismissal after UEFA and the refereeing community backed RobertoRosetti's decision. [LNB] GRAHAM POLL: Three agonising seconds... and Fletcher has blown his Rome dreamRoman tragedy for Fletcher: UEFA block appeal over United midfielder's red cardUEFA defend ticket policy for Rome as fans prepare for disappointment MANCHESTER UNITED FC

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