Manchester United vs FC Barcelona
Phil Neville had deputized for both Gary Neville and Dennis Irwin in the weeks leading up to this game, however as both found themselves back to full fitness Ferguson went with his more experienced full back pairing. A late injury in United’s game with Coventry would see Ronnie Johnsen miss out on this match, with […]
Lazio vs AC Milan
In May of 1994 AC Milan President Silvio Berlusconi stood beside Head Coach Fabio Capello as the pair held aloft the Champions League trophy, following Milan’s 4-0 destruction of Johan Cruyff’s FC Barcelona. Eight years into Berlusconi’s tenure as the controlling shareholder of the club, he was about to turn his hand to another form […]
England vs Argentina
Much of the build up to this match focused on the last time England met Argentina in the World Cup, a game that brought us two moments of infamy from a certain Diego Maradona. The BBC asked Hoddle about his feelings toward the Argentines, having been an England player in the last meeting in 1986. […]
Manchester United vs FC Barcelona
Phil Neville had deputized for both Gary Neville and Dennis Irwin in the weeks leading up to this game, however as both found themselves back to full fitness Ferguson went with his more experienced full back pairing. A late injury in United’s game with Coventry would see Ronnie Johnsen miss out on this match, with […]
Juventus vs Inter Milan
On Friday 20th June 1997 it was announced that Inter Milan had pulled off the signing of the summer, capturing the signature of Ronaldo from under the noses of his current club FC Barcelona. The Brazilian had a release clause in his contract that allowed for his departure should the buying club offer an agreed […]
Holland vs England
England sealed their progress into the Euro 96 quarter finals with a famous win over Holland at Wembley Stadium. English strike pair Alan Shearer and Teddy Sheringham netted two goals each, while Patrick Kluivert netted a late goal that sealed progress for Netherlands in dramatic fashion despite this heavy defeat. Recent history gave little clue […]
Leeds United vs Rangers
Rangers advanced to the group stages of the UEFA Champions League with a 2-1 win over English champions Leeds United at Elland Road. A goal each from the prolific strike duo of Mark Hateley and Ally McCoist lifted the Scottish champions into a 4-1 aggregate lead before Eric Cantona netted a late consolation goal for […]
Marseille vs AC Milan
We covered both sides route to the final in this preview piece, which provides a greater context of how how each team was formulated as well as how their season had progressed prior to qualifying for the Champions League Final. Starting Line Ups Marseille Line Up: An injury concern had left Franck Sauzee out of […]
Manchester United vs Arsenal
The back story to this particular match begins in the summer of 1995 when Alex Ferguson embarked upon remodeling his United side for the future. Soon would come the departure of first team regulars such as Andrei Kanchelskis, Mark Hughes and Paul Ince, and in their place Ferguson would promote a group of exciting home […]
Newcastle vs Barcelona
Newcastle had qualified for this tournament with a second placed finish in Premier League play the previous season, when striker Alan Shearer led the way with 28 goals in all competitions. They then navigated the second qualifying round of this tournament in dramatic fashion when a 119th minute extra time goal from Temuri Ketsbaia proved […]