His horse fell at the final hurdle.

他骑的马在最后一个跨栏倒下了。

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Yet there is no guarantee that they will still overcome the last hurdle on the way to the final ahead of a daunting second leg at Camp Nou.

然而，没有保证，他们将仍然克服了之前的最后一项艰巨的第二回合在诺坎普方式的最后一个障碍。

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The Frenchman is confident Chelsea can get over the final hurdle having fallen twice in the past three seasons at the semi - final stage.

法国人坚信切尔西能够冲破在过去三年两次折戟半决赛的魔障。

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The Klitschkos' manager Bernd Boente revealed Haye and Wladimir had been close to agreeing an April date, but negotiations broke down at the final hurdle.

BBC: Dereck Chisora to fight Wladimir Klitschko on 30 April

The Lakers fell at the final hurdle last year when they were beaten 4-2 by the Boston Celtics in the finals, a loss which had an impact on all the players and provided inspiration for 2009's victorious run according to the 30-year-old shooting guard.

CNN: Lakers take NBA title with win over Magic

We always felt that if we played to our potential, it would take us places, but the one problem we have had is consistency and, at the final hurdle, we couldn't produce the kind of display that had put us in contention over the previous few days and weeks.

BBC: Russel Arnold's column