"I do not know if that has happened before in a Champions League Final, in a match of such intensity, that a player is sent onto the pitch without having warmed up.
"When you come on you should at least be ready to make some runs. They asked me to be in the first five penalty takers. I said: 'Out of the question. I have come on almost as a right-back and you want me to take a penalty.' In the end I had to go for it in seventh position. I decided to put my shot where I did and Van der Sar saved it. All the better for him. That is the game."
In an interview with French newspaper L'Equipe, Anelka also spoke of his frustration at his lack of opportunities at Chelsea in his preferred position as a central striker.
He said: "Since I arrived at Chelsea I have never been played in my position. Never as a second striker, always on the left and right. I have said nothing until now.
"When I came here they told me I would play in a 4-4-2. I did not join to play on the right or left. I no longer have any need to prove what I am worth playing in the middle.
"I could have played up front with Didier. He wanted that as well but our partnership has never even been tried in training. We must have played together for half an hour."
