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10. Dundee United 3- 4 Motherwell, 1991 Scottish Cup Final
57,000 fans crammed inside Hamden Park to watch this classic Scottish Cup final between Dundee United and Motherwell in 1991. Motherwell led 3-1 before John O’Neil pulled one back for United and with seconds remaining Darren Jackson made it 3-3 to take the game into extra-time.
Super-sub Steve Kirk then headed in an extra-time winner to win the cup for The Steelmen in a truly classic conclusion to a crazy game of football.
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9. AC Milan 4-0 Barcelona, 1994 European Cup Final
The completely one-sided European Cup final at the Olympic Stadium in Athens between AC Milan and Barcelona in 1994 has been described as the greatest ever performance by a team to compete in the illustrious competition.
Even without their two first-choice centre-backs, Milan destroyed their renowned opponents Barcelona with a display attacking supremacy to lift their fifth European Cup. Watch the masterclass below-
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8. Argentina 3-2 West Germany 2, 1986 World Cup Final
Having dispatched England with his ‘Hand of God’ and ‘Goal of the Century’ in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup, Diego Maradona and Argentina were in a confident mood as they raced into a 2-0 lead over West Germany, which they protected until the last 15 minutes.
The Germans hit back through Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Rudi Voller to level. Argentina were not finished yet however and continued to attack their opponents. Maradona then threaded a perfect through ball into the path of Jorge Burruchaga in a wonderful sweeping counter-attacking move to finish the game and secure the famous trophy for Argentina inside the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
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7. Benfica 5-3 Real Madrid, 1962 European Cup Final
Hungarian magician Ferenc Puskas fired Spanish giants Real Madrid two goals in front in the 1962 final before the Portuguese side fought back to level. Puskas completed his hat-trick in fine fashion to make it 3-2 to Los Blancos on 38 minutes.
Benfica then produced a sterling second-half comeback, with Mario Coluna levelling the scores once more. A 20-year-old named Eusebio, who went onto scored 715 goals in 727 appearances for the Eagles, then scored two goals to complete the 5-3 victory. The latter was a truly breathtaking strike worthy of winning any final.
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6. Liverpool 5-4 Alaves, 2001 UEFA Cup Final
The 2001 UEFA Cup final was packed with drama and excitement as Liverpool overcame Spanish minnows Alaves to secure a domestic Treble. Nine goals, golden goals and own-goals, meant this see-saw final had everything.
The Reds raced into a 3-1 lead and enjoyed near total domination before the La Liga side fought their way back to 3-3 after half-time. Substitute Robbie Fowler then made it 4-3 with 15 minutes remaining. Former Manchester United man Jordi Cruyff pounced in the 89th minute to send the game into extra-time. Gary McAllister then fired in a golden goal free-kick, with the help of a defender, to settle the spectacular tie and secure Liverpool’s third UEFA Cup.
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5. Liverpool v West Ham, 2006 FA Cup Final
Underdogs West Ham raced into an early two goal lead against six-time winners Liverpool at the last ever FA Cup final held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
French striker Djibril Cisse and captain Steven Gerrard then grabbed a goal apiece to level the scores, before left-back Paul Konchesky made it 3-2 to the Hammers with 30 minutes remaining. It seemed the cup was heading back to East London before Gerrard, suffering from cramp, popped up with spectacular 37-yard equaliser in extra-time. The Reds then triumphed in a penalty shoot-out after misses from Konchesky, Anton Ferdinand and Bobby Zamora.
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4. Blackpool v Bolton, 1953 FA Cup final
The 1953 FA Cup final is today fondly remembered as the Matthews Final. Despite forward Stan Mortensen grabbing the only hat-trick ever seen in an FA Cup final, it was named after flying winger Sir Stanley Matthews. Matthews inspired his side to comeback from 3-1 down to win the tie against Bolton 4-3 with a truly wonderful performance.
With 20 minutes left, Matthews crossed for Mortensen to make it 3-2. The frontman scored again with one-minute remaining to rescue the Seasiders from defeat and complete his hat-trick. Matthews then crossed for Bill Parry in extra-time to complete the remarkable comeback.
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3. England 4-2 West Germany, 1966
Sir Geoff Hurst grabbed a hat-trick at Wembley and produced a stunning display in England’s 4-2 victory over West Germany to lift the Jules Rimet trophy.
The ‘wingless wonders’ led 2-1 heading into the final minute of the match before Wolfgang Weber struck an equaliser in the 89th minute. Hurst then made it 3-2 with his infamous goal that had deemed to have crossed the line. As supporters streamed onto the pitch, Hurst fired in his final goal leaving commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme to utter those immortal words.
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2. Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich, 1999
The timing and manner of Manchester United’s dramatic Champions League win over Bayern Munich in 1999 ensures this crazy night at Barcelona’s Nou Camp goes down as one of the greatest European finals of all-time.
Trailing for most of the match to Mario Basler’s sixth minute strike, substitutes Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer both scored in injury-time to secure an unprecedented Treble for United.
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1. AC Milan 3-3 Liverpool, 2005
Liverpool pulled off the greatest comeback of all-time in the 2005 Champions League Final against Italian side AC Milan. 3-0 down at half-time and sinking without a trace, The Reds scored three goals in an astonishing seven-minute second-half spell.
Ukrainian forward Andriy Shevchenko then missed from point-blank range before The Reds clinched their fifth European Cup with a penalty shootout victory. Watch the epic encounter below.
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