I scored Chelsea’s winner vs Arsenal’s Invincibles in Champions League… I was found by nightclub cleaner the next day
WAYNE BRIDGE once fell asleep in a nightclub and was woken by cleaners after scoring Chelsea's winner against Arsenal in the 2003-04 Champions League.
The Gunners famously remained unbeaten in the Premier League that season but were knocked out of the Champions League quarter-finals by the Blues.
A 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge set up an exciting clash at Highbury, with Chelsea coming from behind to win 2-1 thanks to Bridge netting the winner.
The left-back revealed he could not stop smiling for 48 hours after the match, though admitted he got a little carried away celebrating the victory that evening.
Bridge, 43, failed to make it home from Chinawhite nightclub in Soho and was instead found asleep by cleaners.
He told : "I couldn't stop smiling it was unbelievable. I went from hero to zero that night because we went out and loads of people kept buying me drinks and shots.
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"It went downhill real quick... I didn't make it home. I almost got thrown out as I was in a bit of a state.
"So the lads covered me in pillows but then they forgot about me. So everyone's kicked out of the club and I got found by the cleaners cleaning the club."
Bridge revealed his drinking got him into trouble more than once throughout his career.
While at Southampton Bridge once commandeered a milk float to get to training in time after an all-night boozy bash.
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His antics led to a stern telling-off from then-Saints boss Glenn Hoddle.
But he impressed on the pitch and joined Chelsea from Southampton in 2003, while also earning 36 England caps.