Jose Mourinho admits he cried after Real Madrid's Champions League dream was ended by Bayern Munich in 2012.
It was the Special One's second attempt at delivering the much craved La Decima to the Bernabeu.
But the German giants dumped Los Blancos out of Europe in the semi-finals with Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Sergio Ramos all missing from 12 yards in a penalty shootout.
Madrid had claimed the La Liga title in record breaking fashion, but it is the trophy they didn't win which haunts Mourinho.
He told Marca : "That is also football. Cristiano, Kaka, Sergio Ramos. They are three monsters of football, there is no doubt about that.
"But they are also human. That night is the only time I have ever cried after a football match.
"I remember it well: me and Aitor [Karanka] parked in the car in front of my house, crying. It was very hard to take because in that 2011-12 season we were the best team in Europe."
That La Liga success in 2012 was Mourinho's only league triumph with Los Blancos.
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They recorded 100 points and set records for most goals scored and most away points.
And Mourinho claims leaving his mark in the history books was always an ambition.
He added: "That was my hat-trick, if we put aside Portugal. I wanted to win the league in England, Italy and Spain. And I’m still the only coach who has done it.
"I really wanted to go into the history books of football in that way. I also loved Madrid and winning with Madrid."
The Portuguese coach was linked with a return to the Bernabeu earlier this season before he took over at Tottenham.
Since he failed to deliver the Champions League Madrid have won the competition on four occasions - once with Carlo Ancelotti and three times with Zinedine Zidane.
