5 MOST IMPORTANT CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GOALS.

Soccer is ‘the beautiful game’. Played, loved and watched by billions all over the world. Undoubtedly known as the ‘world’s game’ its best club competition is the UEFA champions league. With millions of dollars at stake and billions of viewers worldwide every goal scored in this competition is important but I have tried to pick five stand out goals scored since 92-93 after the competition was renamed as uefa champions league. The impact of these goals is stupendous not only on the players who scored it but on the millions who watched as well. So get ready for million dollar ride.

5-  BASILE BOLI VS A.C MILAN

MARSEILLE VS A.C MILAN

FINAL 93, MUNICH, GERMANY

Basile boli, now a politician had the greatest moment of glory in his life when he popped up from defence to take a header from a corner and slot it past Rossi in the Milan’s goal. If one has a look at the two sides in that final the milan team on paper was head and shoulders above the marseille.  With the likes of Van Basten, Rijkaard and Maldini the milan team was supposed to steam roll the marseille side. It is exactly the reason why this header by Boli is extremely important as it not only won the champions league for marseille but it also meant that milan lost when nobody expected them to.

4-  LIONEL MESSI VS MANCHESTER UNITED

BARCELONA VS MAN UTD

FINAL 2008, ROME,ITALY.

The importance of this goal is not only to the club of barcelona and its fans but also it is the most important goal for Messi the person. Before the big date in Rome the match was being labelled as the Ronaldo vs Messi fight. People who thought Ronaldo as a better player said Messi just cannot head the ball. But around the 70 minute mark the little wizard from argentina not only rose above the giant structure of ferdinand but also rose above the giant status quo against him. Barcelona went on to win the final 2-0 which completed their treble season since the won the domestic league and cup titles as well.

3- STEVEN GERRARD VS OLYMPIAKOS

LIVERPOOL VS OLYMPIAKOS

GROUP STAGES, ANFIELD,LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND.

For starters let me say this liverpool went on to win the champions league that season after scoring 3 goals in the greatest champions league final ever. So the question is why this goal from the group stages? The answer is simple had gerrard not swung his gifted right foot the way he did against olympiakos there was no way that liverpool could have got anywhere near that champions league title. It was only after this goal that people started to believe that liverpool can do well in this tournament. Needing 3 goals in the second half after conceding from a rivaldo’s freekick liverpool scored two scrappy goals but still needed the third. Then as they say ‘COMETH THE HOUR COMETH THE MAN’. This goal is also famous for famous english commentator Andy Gray. See and listen for yourself.

2- SHERINGHAM AND SOLSKJAER VS BAYERN MUNICH

MAN UTD VS BAYERN MUNICH

FINAL 99, CAMP NOU, BARCELONA, SPAIN.

People might call these goals as tap ins, but the importance and dram attached with these goals is unquestionable. Losing one nil till the 91st minute and then it all changed in 90 seconds. United took 13 years under ferguson to reach the final of the europe’s premier football competition and once they were their they needed game intelligence of teddy Sheringham and the super sub Ale Solksjaer who came on as a sub and scored the most important goal of not only his life but may be of the most important goal of united’s european history. Enough said i guess.

1- ZIDANE VS LEVERKUSEN

REAL MADRID VS BAYERN LEVERKUSEN

FINAL 2002, HAMPDEN PARK, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.

Yes this is another winner from another champions league final. But its not just another winner in just another european final. Madrid were playing their 3rd final in 5 years and the match was tied at 1-1 when roberto carlos lobbed in a hopeful ball from the left wing area. As the ball reached within Zidane’s range he struck the most beautiful left footed volley the competition has ever seen and that too at the biggest stage. The three time world player of the year rose to the occasion and won Madrid their ninth european cup.