Paul Lambert became the first Scot to win the Champions League when he starred in Borussia Dortmund’s 3-1 win over Juventus 26 years ago today.
However, it took TV’s Bradley Walsh to inform him that he’d broken another record that night. Lambert said: “I knew I was the first Scot to collect a winner’s medal from the competition – as opposed to those who won the European Cup. However, I’m also the first British player ever to win either tournament with a foreign club. I know because I was watching The Chase and that was one of host Bradley’s questions!”
Facing the holders in club football’s biggest game at Munich’s Olympiastadion was a huge step up for the midfielder who’d finished the previous season playing for Motherwell. However, Lambert took it all in his stride and walked off with the man of the match award.
