#4 Manchester United 3-3 Barcelona, (1998/99 Champions League Group Stage
The 23-year old Beckham was in the form of his life and little did he know at the time that the 1998/99 season would be one of the greatest ones of his career. 6 years after breaking into the first team as part of the famous ‘Class of 92’, Beckham and United were vying for European glory.
On the first matchday of the group stages, with the game tied at 2-2, Beckham had the perfect chance to put United up in front and he did so with an inch-perfect free kick from beyond the edge of the box.
That goal would be his first goal in Europe and the start of a European campaign which would see United win the ever-elusive treble with Beckham instrumental in finals.
On a personal note, the Englishman would be officially propelled into the limelight as not only the pretty poster-boy but as a seriously good footballer, even finishing runners-up to Luis Figo as FIFA World Player of the Year that season.
