David Luiz reveals why his heart was 'broken' before crucial Chelsea match

Chelsea defender David Luiz says the quarter-final Champions League win over Benfica in 2012 was one of the toughest but most memorable nights of his life. “It was such a tough game for me emotionally,” Luiz reminisced. “My life changed from zero to 10 in Lisbon. I was living a dream to be on the bench there! I came to Europe from the third division in Brazil. It was a totally different situation to play for one of the best clubs in the world. I went there with my heart broken because I knew somebody would be sad at the end of this tie. But I remember I was working a lot on my mind, to not let this bring me down and not be in the game. “That’s why I was the man of the match because I worked before. I saved one goal on the line also, from Oscar Cardozo. The fans always joke with me and say, ‘Why didn’t you let Cardozo score!’ ‘It was a special night. We won and after the game, I was in the middle of the pitch and everybody was clapping me and saying thank you for what I did in the past. “It was a great moment in my career, but also difficult to play against them.” Seven years ago, Chelsea win the competition for the first time in their history, beating Napoli, Benfica and Barcelona coming out on top against Bayern Munich on penalties at the final hurdle.

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