UEFA has named the eight best matches of the 2019/2020 Champions League.
Europe football governing body delivered the ranking on its official website ahead of Sunday’s final between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.
They are:
- Liverpool 4-3 Salzburg – 02/10/19, group stage Matchday 2
Must-see moment: Takumi Minamino’s sweeping volley for Salzburg – two months before the Japanese international agreed to join Liverpool.
- Chelsea 4-4 Ajax – 05/11/19, group stage Matchday 4
Must-see moment: Hakim Ziyech’s audacious free-kick from near the corner flag bouncing in via the far post and Blues goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.
- Dinamo Zagreb 3-3 Shakhtar Donetsk – 06/11/19, group stage Matchday 4
Must-see moment: Pyatov racing up the pitch for a desperate late corner and winning that last-gasp spot kick.
- Leipzig 2-2 Benfica – 27/11/19, group stage Matchday 5
Must-see moment: Raúl de Tomás trying his luck from his own half and substitute Leipzig keeper Yvon Mvogo scrambling to turn the ball wide.
- Valencia 3-4 Atalanta – 10/03/20, round of 16 second leg
Must-see moment: 20-year-old Valencia prospect Ferrán Torres showing his promise with a delightful lobbed goal from outside the area.
- Liverpool 2-3 (aet) Atlético de Madrid – 11/03/20, round of 16 second leg
Must-see moment: Simeone, arms flapping at his side, rousing the Atlético fans at the end of a famous victory
- Atalanta 1-2 PSG – 12/08/20, quarter-finals
Must-see moment: the Paris players chanting “Choupo, Choupo” after the cult figure had sealed his place in club history.
- Barcelona 2-8 Bayern München – 14/08/20, quarter-finals
Must-see moment: Teenage wing back Alphonso Davies toying with opponents before delivering a perfect cut-back for Joshua Kimmich.