8-Memorable Match of 2018/2019 Champions-League
The UEFA Champions League has highlighted the simplest eight unforgettable games of the 2019/2020 Champions League.
UEFA gave the highlight on its website before tonightâs Champions League final between Bayern MĂŒnchen and Paris Saint-Germain at the EstĂĄdio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
âWe daily play football of amazing quality and heart-warming stress â and this season has not been an exception.
âWith only one game remaining during a unique and captivating campaign, we select a number of the foremost unforgettable contests from the 118 matches thus far . Enjoy!â UEFA said.
8-Memorable Match of 2018/2019 Champions-League
1. Liverpool 4-3 Salzburg
02/10/19, group stage Matchday 2
Liverpool know a thing or two about comebacks from 3-0 down so it had been a surprise to ascertain them given a taste of their own medicine at Anfield, where Jesse Marschâs rousing half-time speech and a switch in tactics brought Salzburg so on the brink of a memorable point. Erling Braut Haaland scored an equaliser to further revive his burgeoning reputation, but the holders eventually pulled rank via Mohamed Salahâs second goal of the night.
Must-see moment: Takumi Minaminoâs sweeping volley for Salzburg â two months before the japanese international agreed to hitch Liverpool.
2. Chelsea 4-4 Ajax
05/11/19, group stage Matchday 4
8-Memorable Match of 2018/2019 Champions-League
Another epic comeback â and this point it stuck. The scoreline was already 1-1 after just five minutes and therefore the goals continued to flow, with Ajax racing 4-1 ahead and still leading 4-2 once they lost Daley Blind and JoĂ«l Veltman to red cards. Chelsea felt their opportunity and looked like the lucky team to win it after Reece James equalised the scores. âIt was a crazy game,â said the full-back. Indeed it was.
Must-see moment: Hakim Ziyechâs amazing free-kick from near the corner flag which bounced in through the far post and Blues goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.
3. Dinamo Zagreb 3-3 Shakhtar Donetsk
06/11/19, group stage Matchday 4
More goal-laden madness. On this occasion, the teams were tied at 1-1 with eight minutes left, just for Dinamo to muster two late goals. But thereâs late and then thereâs late. JĂșnior Moraes gave Shakhtar hope within the third minute of added time before teenage substitute TetĂȘ â making his Champions League debut â converted a 98th-minute penalty. Considering the foul on Shakhtar keeper, Andriy Pyatov, no less. Oh, and they had two red cards.
8-Memorable Match of 2018/2019 Champions-League
Must-see moment: Pyatov ran round the pitch for an opportuned late corner and having won that last-gasp spot kick.
4. Leipzig 2-2 Benfica
27/11/19, group stage Matchday 5
How quickly things can change. When the ultimate minute of this game began, Benfica were 2-0 up and still hopeful of an area within the round of 16. By the time the ultimate whistle blew, the Portuguese side were out of the competition â and Leipzig had qualified for the knockout phase. Emil Forsberg swung the pendulum, first burying a penalty then heading within the equaliser within the 96th minute. âItâs fair to mention Iâm happy, very happy,â grinned the Swedish forward.
Must-see moment: RaĂșl de TomĂĄs trying his luck from his own half and substitute Leipzig keeper Yvon Mvogo scrambling to show the ball wide.
5. Valencia 3-4 Atalanta
10/03/20, round of 16 second leg
8-Memorable Match of 2018/2019 Champions-League
Debutants Atalanta had already caused a stir by qualifying from the group stage despite losing their first three games â and that they were faraway from done yet. The Serie A side took a sharp 4-1 win into their second leg against Valencia but this was a pendulum classic, the visitors leading 1-0, 2-1 then losing 3-2 before Josip IliÄiÄ completed the primary four-goal haul during a Champions League knockout road game . âIâm getting better with age,â said the 32-year-old.
Must-see moment: 20-year-old Valencia prospect FerrĂĄn Torres showing his promise with a pleasant lobbed goal from outside the world .
6. Liverpool 2-3 (aet) Atlético de Madrid
11/03/20, round of 16 second leg
The only game this season to need overtime and a match dripping with tension. Liverpoolâs title defence looked to be in fine condition when Roberto Firmino fired the Reds 2-1 ahead within the tie after 94 minutes, but two goals from substitute Marcos Llorente and a late strike from Ălvaro Morata sent the champions, Liverpool frustrated out of Europe. âThe change of Diego Costa for Llorente was actually defensive, but it didnât compute like that!â grinned Atleti coach Diego Simeone.
8-Memorable Match of 2018/2019 Champions-League
Must-see moment: Simeone, arms flapping at his side, rousing the Atlético fans at the top of a famous victory
7. Atalanta 1-2 Paris
âChoupo-Moting for president!â only one of the many euphoric headlines within the French press the day after Paris secured only their second ever Champions League semi-final berth. Having celebrated the 50th anniversary of their foundation, the Ligue 1 powerhouse were being defeated until a pair of unlikely heroes came to their rescue within the closing moments â centre-back Marquinhos and substitute forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, originally overlooked of Parisâs squad for the knockout stage. Pure drama.
Must-see moment: the Paris players singing âChoupo, Choupoâ as the cult figure had closed his place in history of the club.
8. Barcelona 2-8 Bayern MĂŒnchen
8-Memorable Match of 2018/2019 Champions-League
Unlike most of those matches, there was nothing close about this one â but it’ll surely be talked about for years. âThe win of the centuryâ consistent with German newspaper Bild, this was an absolutely blistering display of attacking force from a Bayern side fully stride and a brutal wake-up call for Barcelona, who swiftly parted ways with coach Quique SetiĂ©n. Two late goals from Philippe Coutinho, on loan from Barça, rubbed extra salt within the wound.