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Over the years we’ve witnessed some dramatic finishes towards the end to football matches. There have been goals in the last minute of the game which have decided the champions, and there have been goals in the last minute of the game which have been instrumental in deciding the champions.The world has come across many such goals, but we intend to bring to you, the 5 best goals scored in the last minute of the match in club football.In case you missed it, we got you covered; you can watch the goals in the slides.
#1 Manchester City vs Queens Park Rangers, 13 May 2012 Premier League
With the title not yet decided even until the last day of the season, Manchester United and Manchester City were the two teams who were fighting for the top honours. Going into the final game, United and City were locked on same point, with City edging ahead of United on superior goal difference.
City needed to match United’s result to claim the Premier League title, their first in 44 long years.
Manchester City took the lead in the 39th minute of the game through Pablo Zabaleta, and were looking to double their lead to relax some nerves, but City struggled against a resolute QPR defence. With three minutes left for half time, Djibril Cisse brought Rangers level after a woeful mistake by Joleon Lescott.
And even though Joey Barton was sent off and QPR left with 10 men, they managed to stun the City fans after Jamie Mackie’s headed effort found the back of the net.
With the title slipping away from their hands, City started attacking at a rapid pace and finally found the back of the net through Edin Dzeko in the added time. The news had reached the Etihad Stadium about Manchester United’s win over Sunderland, and that meant City had to find a winner.
Into the last minute of added time and Aguero surged into the QPR penalty area, and scored a stunner into the bottom right corner. The Etihad Stadium erupted with joy and the celebrations and the scenes were crazy.
The title was decided on the last minute of the season through Sergio Aguero’s goal.
#2 Liverpool vs Arsenal, 26 May 1989 First Division
Having led the First Division for majority of the season, Arsenal saw a dip in form and in the run-up to the Anfield match against Liverpool they lost to Derby County and drew with Wimbledon. On the other hand, Liverpool were on an unbeaten run since the start of the New Year and in the run-up to the game, Liverpool won twice, 2-0 against QPR and 5-1 against West Ham.
Arsenal who led Liverpool by 15 points at a certain stage of the First Division, were now behind Liverpool with one game to play. An Arsenal win with 2 or more goals would result in Arsenal winning the Division with superior goal difference.
The first half of the game saw chances falling to both the teams, but neither of them were able to find the back of the net. Arsenal started the second half of the game with even more passion and determination, and they were rewarded 7 minutes into the second half. Alan Smith scored a goal on 52nd minute mark. Arsenal started the match with a 5-4-1 formation, but with only 14 minutes left to play, the formation was tweaked to a more attacking 4-4-2.
Three minutes of injury time was added on at the end of 90 minutes and in the final 25 seconds of added time, Michael Thomas evaded Steve Nicol (Liverpool defender)and chipped the ball over Liverpool keeper, Bruce Grobbelaar. Michael Thomas's last minute goal won Arsenal the title.
#3 Manchester United vs Bayern Munich, 26 May 1999 - The Champions League final
The 1999 Champions League final was contested between two Champions, Bundesliga Champions Bayern Munich and Premier League Champions Manchester United. In a way both the teams were also going for the treble. Manchester United won the FA Cup where as Bayern Munich were due to play Wereder Bremen in the DFB-Pokal Final in June.
Bayern Munich took the lead in just the 6th minute of the game through a Mario Basler freekick. Despite being behind, the favourites remained Manchester United. Bayern Munich in search of a second kept hitting the woodwork in the second half.
Three minutes of injury time was added on and Manchester United faithfuls had all but given up, until Teddy Sheringham equalised from eight yards out. The match which looked decided suddenly was heading towards extra time.
On the last minute of injury time, Sheringham found Solskjaer from a Bechkham corner and the Norweigian made no mistake and rifled the ball into the net leaving the Bayern team and their supporters stunned. Two second half substitutes for Manchester United and the last minute goal by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sealed a remarkable comeback.
#4 Watford F.C. vs Leicester City, 12 May 2013 Football League Championship 2012-13
This has to be one of the most sensational finishes a match could get. The match was for a place in the final, winner of which gets a promotion to the Premier League.
Coming into the match with a 1-0 first leg advantage, Leicester City could do nothing to stop Matej Vydra’s volley to enter the back of the net. Although a stunning volley by Vydra wiped away the 1-0 deficit, David Nugent equalised through a header to restore Leicester City's lead. But Vydra struck again and gave Watford the lead. With the score locked at 2-2 on aggregate, the match entered into the final minutes of injury time and extra time loomed large, Leicester City's Anthony Knockaert had a questionable penalty given after a foul on him by Marco Cassetti in the penalty area.
Up stepped Knockaert for the penalty and he missed it, Manuel Almunia made another reflex save from the rebound and the ball was cleared towards the midfield. The ball was carried forward to the other end by Fernando Forestieri from the right flank, Forestieri crossed the ball and it was met by Jonathan Hogg's header which landed in the middle and straight into the path of an onrushing Troy Deeney, who made no mistake and blasted the ball past the Leicester goalkeeper. The fans and the players including the Watford manager Gianfranco Zola went berserk.
This has to go down in memory as one of the best last minute goals in football.
#5 Chelsea vs Barcelona, 6 May 2009 UEFA Champions League semi final
Coming into the match on the back of a 0-0 draw in the first leg of the Champions League semi final, visiotrs
Barcelona were hopeful of a win away at Stamford Bridge.
To everyone’s surprise, Chelsea took an early lead into the game through Michael Essien's phenomenal goal from 25 yards out, that left the visitors shocked and in need of a quick response.
The game which was hotly contested between two strong sides saw Abidal being red carded in the 65th minute of the match, meaning Barcelona had to find the equaliser and to complete the game with 10 men.
Chelsea had done pretty well throughout both legs of the semi-finals; they had managed to stop Barcelona from scoring for 180 minutes, and even though Barcelona enjoyed lion's share of possession, they couldn't find the back of the net.
Towards the end of injury time, Andres Iniesta was awarded too much room, which was enough to beat Peter Cech from 20 yards out, the atmosphere at Stamford Bridge was chaotic as that goal from Iniesta meant Barcelona would go through to the final on away goal rule, and that was the case, eventually Barcelona progressed to the Final of the Champions League on away goal rule, Thanks to Andres Iniesta's last minute equaliser.
