While Rice experienced the high of lifting a trophy in Prague with the Hammers, his career has also been marked by several painful final defeats, including two European Championship losses with England. Rather than letting those failures weigh him down, the midfielder uses them as fuel to ensure he doesn't experience that "hurt" again. He insists that every loss stands him in good stead for the challenge posed by Luis Enrique’s PSG side.
"I've lost a fair few finals now: two EURO finals, the League Cup final. It hurts because when you get to a final, you want to win that trophy. But also, all the little losses that you take stand you in really good stead. It makes you hungrier to want to go and win stuff, and hopefully that's what we can keep doing," the midfielder noted.