He could have turned the final, but after being substituted on, Romelu Lukaku either missed great chances or stood in the way of his colleague. It’s not the first time the Belgian has lost his nerve in a final.
Due to his imposing physique, Romelu Lukaku looks like a colossus that nothing can shake. Such an appearance is basically a blessing for a football team because the teammates can lean on it. However, with Lukaku it looks as if the impression is deceptive and that it is rather the other way around. After losing the Champions League final with Inter Milan, it was not the Belgian who stood by his dejected comrades, but he himself urgently needed consolation after his previously at times grotesquely missed goal chances. Lukaku was close to tears, and his teammates and opponents hugged him again and again. This picture is symbolic of the centre-forward’s career to date, who always seems to be giving in under the weight of expectations.