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#2 MANCHESTER UNITED 2-1 BAYERN MUNICH | 1999
Regarded as one of the greatest finals in the history of football, Manchester United beat Bayern Munich to win the Champions League and complete the treble; the first English club to do so.
Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United did not have the services of key midfielders Paul Scholes and Roy Keane with both of them suspended. Ottmar Hitzfeld's Bayern Munich too had injury issues; left-back Bixente Lizarazu and forward Giovane Elber were not available.
The Bavarians took the lead in the sixth minute courtesy of a Mario Basler free-kick; despite dominating possession United failed to create anything meaningful. In the second half, Bayern Munich had a few chances, with Mehmet Scholl and Stefan Effenberg coming close.
In the first minute of injury however, Teddy Sheringham managed to equalize for Manchester United, before Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sealed the win for United by poking the ball into the net in the 93rd minute. Bayern Munich players were distraught, with Bayern ribbons having already been tied around the trophy in preparation for the presentation.
#1 AC MILAN 3-3 (2-3P) LIVERPOOL | 2005
"The Miracle of Istanbul" as this fixture has been popularly named, the 2005 UEFA Champions League final was en exhilarating event.
Carlo Ancelotti's AC Milan were regarded as the favourites to win the competition, a fact that Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez admitted himself. The Italians had an experienced side; with the likes of Paolo Maldini and Clarence Seedorf having won the competition seven times combined.
Milan took the lead in the first minute due to a Maldini volley; with Hernan Crespo scoring two more in the first half to make it easy going for the Italian giants. However, Liverpool fought back in the second half. Steven Gerrard ran the show, and goals from him, Vladimir Smicer and Xabi Alonso ensured that the match went to penalties.
Serginho, Andrea Pirlo and Andriy Shevchenko missed their penalties, with only John Arne Riise missing his for Liverpool. The English club's comeback was seen as an incredible sporting feat; with Gerrard declared the man of the match due to his fine performance.
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