Vágner Love’s two goals during PFC CSKA Moskva’s 3-1 aggregate defeat of Aston Villa FC in the Round of 32 extended his lead at the top of the scorers’ chart and brought Jürgen Klinsmann’s record of 15 goals ever closer. Vágner Love’s two goals during PFC CSKA Moskva’s 3-1 aggregate defeat of Aston Villa...
Andriy Shevchenko had the honour of sealing AC Milan’s victory in the 2002/03 UEFA Champions League final shootout after 120 goalless minutes between the Rosoneri and Serie A rivals Juventus at Old Trafford. Juventus 0-0 AC Milan (aet, Milan win 3-2 on penalties) Old Trafford, Manchester
Ronaldinho was the undoubted star of the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League, but it took a startling cameo by Henrik Larsson in his final game for FC Barcelona to bag the trophy for Frank Rijkaard’s man as Arsenal FC scented unlikely victory. FC Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal FC (Eto’o 76, Belletti 81; Campbell 37) Stade de...
Liverpool FC’s magical powers of recovery were demonstrated in the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League final, but AC Milan were not to be denied twice, with Filippo Inzaghi’s double in the Athens decider taking the trophy to San Siro. AC Milan 2-1 Liverpool FC (Inzaghi 45 53; Kuyt 89) OACA Spiros Louis, Athens
Zinédine zidane’s superb goal at Hampden Park gave Real Madrid CF a 2-1 victory over Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the Spanish club’s centenary year, but the German side’s brave battle to the final was almost as memorable. Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-2 Real Madrid CF (Raúl 8, zidane 45; Lúcio 13) Hampden Park, Glasgow
Fifty years on from the Munich air crash, and 40 years since Manchester United FC were first crowned European champions, they won their second UEFA Champions League, beating Chelsea FC on penalties at the Luzhniki Stadium. Manchester United FC 1-1 Chelsea FC (aet, United win 6-5 on penalties) (Ronaldo 26; Lampard 45) Luzhniki, Moscow Sir...
FC Bayern München won Europe’s top club competition for the first time in 25 years, with cool heads in the penalty shootout ensuring that Ottmar Hitzfeld’s side got the better of Valencia CF, runners-up for a second season in a row. FC Bayern München 1-1 Valencia CF (aet, Bayern win 5-4 on penalties) (Effenberg...
Trailing 3-0 to AC Milan at half-time in the UEFA Champions League final, the writing seemed to be on the wall for Liverpool FC, but what followed in Istanbul was a legendary comeback which made the reds five-time European champions. AC Milan 3-3 Liverpool FC (aet, Liverpool win 3-2 on penalties) (Maldini 1, Crespo...
Having won the UEFA Cup in the previous season, the brilliance of Deco helped spearhead José Mourinho’s FC Porto towards a 3-0 success against AS Monaco FC in the UEFA Champions League final in Gelsenkirchen. AS Monaco FC 0-3 FC Porto (Carlos Alberto 39, Deco 71, Alenichev 75) Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
