In the latest instalment of our players' favourite games, Daniel Sturridge reveals why a memorable clash with Barcelona and Chelsea ranks high up on his list.
Both his favourite game to watch and his favourite match to play in are courtesy of European competitions, namely the Champions League and Uefa Cup, as the striker explains.
Favourite game played:
'When I was at Man City we played Schalke away,' explains Sturridge. 'We went there as underdogs and it was one of those games where we thought it was going to be very difficult.
'We were playing away from home in a big stadium with great fans, it was a closed off arena so it was really humid inside and there was a great atmosphere but we went there and won.
'All the boys were delighted with the victory, there was loads of banter on the way home and everyone went home feeling good about themselves.
'Also, because I started that game, I was really happy to help the team win, it was a really good game. Overall we played better than them and we worked so hard as a team it was great to do that.'
Favourite game watched:
His favourite game to watch was a meeting in Europe's elite tournament and took place in a ground he would one day call home, when Chelsea hosted Barcelona in 2005 for a 4-2 win.
'I came down to watch when Chelsea played Barcelona because my brother is a Chelsea fan.
'It was the one when Ronaldhino scored two goals, the first one was a penalty and the second one was that little flick. I was in the Barcelona end for that game and it was amazing to see those types of players playing live.
'And the atmosphere was amazing, absolutely amazing. I was in the Barcelona end and it was mad being in the Spanish fans but the way the Chelsea fans got behind the boys was brilliant.
'The Barca fans were just going mad; they didn't know Ronaldhino scored when he did, so that was a really crazy game, it has to be up there as one of my favourites.'
Both his favourite game to watch and his favourite match to play in are courtesy of European competitions, namely the Champions League and Uefa Cup, as the striker explains.
Favourite game played:
'When I was at Man City we played Schalke away,' explains Sturridge. 'We went there as underdogs and it was one of those games where we thought it was going to be very difficult.
'We were playing away from home in a big stadium with great fans, it was a closed off arena so it was really humid inside and there was a great atmosphere but we went there and won.
'All the boys were delighted with the victory, there was loads of banter on the way home and everyone went home feeling good about themselves.
'Also, because I started that game, I was really happy to help the team win, it was a really good game. Overall we played better than them and we worked so hard as a team it was great to do that.'
Favourite game watched:
His favourite game to watch was a meeting in Europe's elite tournament and took place in a ground he would one day call home, when Chelsea hosted Barcelona in 2005 for a 4-2 win.
'I came down to watch when Chelsea played Barcelona because my brother is a Chelsea fan.
'It was the one when Ronaldhino scored two goals, the first one was a penalty and the second one was that little flick. I was in the Barcelona end for that game and it was amazing to see those types of players playing live.
'And the atmosphere was amazing, absolutely amazing. I was in the Barcelona end and it was mad being in the Spanish fans but the way the Chelsea fans got behind the boys was brilliant.
'The Barca fans were just going mad; they didn't know Ronaldhino scored when he did, so that was a really crazy game, it has to be up there as one of my favourites.'
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