Ramires has revealed the reason John Terry wore his full kit at the 2012 Champions League final – and says it was the club’s idea.

The former Chelsea captain was ruled out of the match at the Allianz Arena after being sent off in the semi-final second leg in Barcelona.

Terry was lambasted at the time for appearing post-match in his kit, despite not kicking a ball all night, and he was the subject of hundreds of memes on social media.

But Ramires, now at Palmeiras, has defended his former captain and says the decision was not Terry’s to make.

Ramires, who also missed the final, told FourFourTwo: “All of us changed post-match. The idea came from the club, because they wanted everyone ready for the team photo.”

Ramires admits it was a rollercoaster of emotions to watch the match and not be able to affect change.

“I was really nervous! I kicked things,” he continued.

“I screamed, I cursed. When Bayern scored, it was past the 80th minute and some fans started to take the p***.

“But when Drogba scored, let’s say we had revenge. It was a happiness explosion! Terry stood up on the seat to celebrate.

“When it came to Drogba for the last penalty I was very confident – he was our best taker. We were over the moon at full-time.”

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