After Roberto Di Matteo had been confirmed as the manager for Chelsea Legends’ match away at Liverpool next month, the first four players in his squad have now been revealed as Ramires, Gary Cahill, Carlo Cudicini and Florent Malouda.

That means our first Champions League-winning manager will be reunited with at least three members of his squad from that famous night in Munich in 2012 when the Blues became kings of Europe, as we raise funds for the Chelsea Foundation and, in particular, the Chelsea Players' Trust, which supports the welfare of those who made the club what it is today

Of course, that glorious run through the continent’s biggest club competition featured plenty more incredible nights even before the penalty shootout victory over Bayern Munich in the final.

High among them was the second leg of our semi-final against Barcelona, when we travelled to the Nou Camp hoping to seal just our second appearance in the final, a feat which was secured by a moment of pure brilliance by Ramires.

‘Wherever I go, I always meet at least one Chelsea fan and always they come to me and say “Oh! Your goal against Barcelona!”, laughs the Brazilian international, when reflecting on arguably his greatest moment as a Blue.

‘I think when Chelsea fans think about the big games, they think about that one.’

For those of you too young to remember that incredible away trip almost 13 years ago, we’ll set the scene. Didier Drogba’s first-leg goal at Stamford Bridge had given us a 1-0 lead to defend in Spain, but it hadn’t lasted long at the Nou Camp.

Things were looking bad when eight disastrous first-half minutes saw Barcelona score twice, either side of a straight red card for Chelsea captain John Terry, leaving us facing a last-four exit from the competition as half-time approached.

Instead, following a moment of pure brilliance, we went into the changing room at the break with a narrow lead, courtesy of the now-defunct away goals rule. In stoppage time Frank Lampard played in Ramires behind the Barca defence and the rest is history, as our No.7 scooped an incredible lob over the keeper and into the back of the net.

‘We had training in the week before,’ remembers Ramires. ‘We were doing some finishing and David [Luiz] came to me and said “Rami, when the goalkeeper comes, you must chip the ball”.

‘I said okay, but in training I did one or two, but the ball did not go in the goal! Then in the game, I had that opportunity.

‘Frank’s pass was amazing, the ball arrived for the one touch and finish. He put the ball in front of me and when I arrived there I chipped the ball, but I saw [Victor] Valdes coming and Dani Alves come from the left with another defender behind, [Carles] Puyol.

‘I saw Valdes coming and if I shot to the side, maybe he could do the save, so when I saw the goal behind him I thought the only way is that, and I did it.

‘When the ball dropped, I looked and I ran and then I looked again to see if the ball goes in. That was an amazing moment for me.’

Despite everything which followed in the second half in Catalonia – Lionel Messi’s missed penalty, Chelsea defending with a siege mentality, and Fernando Torres breaking away late on to put the result beyond doubt – it was Ramires’ Goal of the Season which was ultimately decisive in sending us into the Champions League final.

Unfortunately, it was also the end of his involvement in that glorious European campaign, as a yellow card picked up shortly before his goal meant Ramires was one of several Blues who missed the final itself due to suspension.

‘It was hard because all the time I was thinking I could have been on the pitch helping my team-mates,’ he added. ‘That feeling is not good but that’s football, and anyway, the team did very well and we won the Champions League!’

We most certainly did, and Ramires role in that triumph, both in Barcelona and throughout the campaign, will never be forgotten.

The midfielder will be reliving those memories alongside Cahill, Malouda, Cudicini and more when he takes to the pitch again for Chelsea Legends against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday 22 March, all while raising money for good causes.

Tickets for the match are on sale now, and the rest of the Chelsea Legends team will be announced in the coming weeks.