{"id":43881,"date":"2026-05-22T10:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/?p=43881"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:24:00","slug":"the-greatest-champions-league-finals-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/blog\/sports\/football\/the-greatest-champions-league-finals-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest Champions League Finals of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Image by Wikimedia Commons<\/strong> <strong>CC BY 2.0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>There is a magical feeling when the Champions League music sounds at the beginning of each game, it is the biggest club competition and is the trophy that every player wants to have.<\/em>\u201d &#8211; Roberto Carlos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UEFA Champions League remains the most prestigious competition in club football and reaching (and winning) the final is often considered the pinnacle of a player\u2019s career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the floodlights go on and the anthem blares out, it\u2019s goosebumps all around, particularly when the final is contested on those early warm summer evenings across the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the decades, there have been some utterly enthralling Champions League Finals where skill, emotion and drama have combined to deliver legendary moments that have been permanently ingrained in memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below, we attempt to rank the greatest Champions League Finals of all time. For clarity\u2019s sake and to avoid being accused of recency bias, we\u2019ll disclose that we used the early 90s rebranding from European Cup to Champions League as our cutoff point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Paris Saint-Germain 5-0 Inter Milan (2025)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our rundown begins with the most recent Champions League Final, the 2025 edition in Munich, when PSG finally ended their achingly long wait for European glory in the most emphatic fashion possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right from the first whistle, Luis Enrique\u2019s formidable Parisians were a cut above a hapless Inter side. Achraf Hakimi opened the floodgates in the 12<sup>th<\/sup> minute, finishing a superbly worked team goal, before PSG went on to blitz the Italians, producing the biggest-ever winning margin in a Champions League Final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further strikes from D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9 (twice), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and teenage substitute Senny Mayulu added gloss in a rampant showcase of incisive attacking football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a club often criticised for falling short when it mattered and for their controversial financing as a whole, PSG\u2019s dominant display and the style in which their glory was their achieved earned widespread admiration, silencing doubters and setting a new benchmark for excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PSG proved they weren\u2019t a flash in the pan by reaching the final again in 2026, though they had been heavily backed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mansionbet.com\/football\/\">football betting sites<\/a> to retain their title from the outset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Doue Stars As PSG Conquer Europe \ud83c\udfc6 | PSG 5-0 Inter | UEFA Champions League Final Highlights\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ckZIdd-8Pm4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool (2018)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, we head to Kyiv for the scene of one of the greatest goals ever scored in a final, though Gareth Bale\u2019s screamer against Liverpool in 2018 was just one of several dramatic moments at the NSC Olimpiyskiy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was Zinedine Zidane\u2019s star-studded Real Madrid collective against Jurgen Klopp\u2019s heavy metal Liverpool team who were operating at their peak. Indeed, many observers had backed the energetic Reds to run their Spanish opponents off the pitch in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a tense and goalless first half, things picked up quickly after the break, sparked by a mistake from Liverpool keeper Loris Karius that allowed Karim Benzema (51\u2019) to put Real in front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadio Mane (55\u2019) equalised shortly after, before Zidane made a substitution that would alter the game\u2019s destiny, introducing Gareth Bale for Isco just after the hour mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welsh winger was barely on the pitch when he followed the flight of an unthreatening Marcelo centre, twisting himself into position before producing a show-stopping overhead kick that flew past Karius, clipping the underside of the bar before hitting the net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately for Karius, his loose handling let Bale (83\u2019) score again with a speculative effort late on to seal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\/uefachampionsleague\/match\/2021711--real-madrid-vs-liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Real Madrid\u2019s 2018 Champions League victory<\/a>, allowing the Spanish giants to claim a third consecutive title (the first team to do so in the modern era).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool (2018) | UEFA Champions League Final Classic Highlights\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dxo1ycpstiE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United (2009)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2009, at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Pep Guardiola\u2019s Barcelona of tiki-taka fame, announced themselves as one of the greatest teams ever assembled when they conquered Manchester United in the Italian capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barca\u2019s win over United, who were the reigning European champions, represented a power shift in terms of style, with Guardiola\u2019s possession-based strategy proving too sharp for a United side that relied on pace and power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s United, who had iconic figures like Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney in their ranks, started brightly in Rome, though Samuel Eto\u2019o\u2019s (10\u2019) opener against the run of play tipped the balance firmly in Barcelona\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barca had the ball on a string thereafter and capped their win with a beautiful looping header from Lionel Messi (70\u2019). Barcelona won the final 2-0 in what was Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s last game in a United shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Barcelona vs Manchester United \u25cf Extended Highlights | UCL Final 2008\/2009 |\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PaOheYo-upE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. AC Milan 4-0 Barcelona (1994)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, we wind the clocks all the way back to 1994 for a personal favourite of mine. I vividly remember the buzz and anticipation that built ahead of this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was Fabio Capello\u2019s Milan against Johan Cruyff\u2019s vaunted \u201cDream Team\u201d Barcelona in Athens. Reading through the list of participants today is like scanning a catalogue of players in football\u2019s hall of fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Milan had to cope without stars like Marco Van Basten, Franco Baresi, Jean-Pierre Papin and Brian Laudrup, but could still field Paolo Maldini, Zvonimir Boban, Marcel Desailly and Dejan Savi\u0107evi\u0107 among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cruyff&#8217;s Barcelona meanwhile, had Pep Guardiola, Ronald Koeman, Jose Mari Bakero, Hristo Stoichkov and Romario in tow. It\u2019s hard to think of another Champions League Final in history that involved so much football royalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite missing key players, Milan were clinical and ruthless in Athens. Daniele Massaro (22\u2019, 45+2\u2019) scored twice before half-time, schemer Savi\u0107evi\u0107 (47\u2019) produced a memorable lob just after half time to put the result beyond, doubt before marauding Frenchman Desailly (58\u2019) completed the rout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Milan\u2019s display in 1994 remains one of the most one-sided and dominant performances in final history and was the widest-margin win until PSG set a new record against Inter in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"AC Milan 4-0 Barcelona | 1994 UEFA Champions League Final | Highlight &amp; Goals\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BVgqXfS3zhU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Juventus (1997)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Produced in their homeland, albeit in their domestic rival\u2019s backyard in Munich, Ottmar Hitzfeld\u2019s Borussia Dortmund delivered a memorable upset against Marcello Lippi\u2019s superb Juventus side in the 1997 Final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Juve had wrestled control of the Champions League from Ajax just 12 months before and were overwhelming favourites to see off an unfancied Dortmund side that had been fortunate to eke their way past Man Utd in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the game didn\u2019t go anywhere near according to script and a first-half double from poacher Karl-Heinz Riedle (29\u2019, 34\u2019) put Dortmund firmly in the driving seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nerves started to wobble when a certain Alessandro Del Piero (65\u2019) pulled a goal back for Juve, though fellow sub Lars Ricken (71\u2019) broke clear shortly after and with his first touch, floated the ball over a stranded Angelo Peruzzi to restore Dortmund\u2019s two-goal buffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Dortmund 3-1 Juventus (1997), Final | Iconic Champions League matches\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zofs07xgYKg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Ajax 1-0 AC Milan (1995)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While it was seen as an incredible achievement at the time, it\u2019s only in hindsight that we can truly appreciate the magnitude of Ajax\u2019s Champions League victory over AC Milan in the 1995 final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Really, a club from the Netherlands had no right to compete against the bigger budgets of the continents\u2019 elite sides from Italy, Spain and beyond, though the fact that Ajax achieved that and more with a squad largely made up of home-grown youngsters makes it all the more special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the pinnacle of this golden generation under the eccentric coaching genius of Louis van Gaal. Ajax would reach the final again a year later, though predatory clubs across the continent had already started to dismantle the Dutch giants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1995, however, Ajax made history and fittingly, sub Patrick Kluivert (85\u2019) scored the game\u2019s only goal as the youngest ever player to score in a Champions League Final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Ajax team, which included, Edwin van der Sar, Clarence Seedorf, Frank Rijkaard, Edgar Davids, the De Boer brothers, Jari Litmanen, Marc Overmars, Nwankwo Kanu and Kluivert, had captured imaginations with their easy-on-the-eye passing football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite their youthful makeup, Ajax topped a star-laden Milan side, who had blitzed Barcelona 4-0 in the Champions League final the year before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Champions League Final 1995 Ajax vs Milan\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EnExN2pHORY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Real Madrid 4-1 Atl\u00e9tico Madrid (2014)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It only feels like yesterday, but \u201cLa D\u00e9cima\u201d arrived for Real Madrid in Lisbon in the most enthralling, dramatic fashion over ten years ago back in 2014, in one of the most memorable Champions League battles of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was a collision between bitter neighbours Real and Atl\u00e9tico Madrid in a clash of styles and a skirmish between the traditional haves and have-nots. &nbsp;This was also Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s free-wheeling tactical philosophy against Diego Simeone\u2019s more aggressive dogged approach, and the game had everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diego God\u00edn (36\u2019) gave underdogs Atl\u00e9tico a shock lead, one that they held onto until the 93<sup>rd<\/sup> minute, when Sergio Ramos powered home a header to send the game into extra time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Real\u2019s star-quality eventually shone through during that period, with goals from Gareth Bale (110\u2019), Marcelo (118\u2019) and Cristiano Ronaldo (120\u2019) breaking Atl\u00e9tico\u2019s hearts and sealing a memorable derby victory for Los Blancos on the biggest stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The win marked Real\u2019s first win in the competition since 2002 and launched their subsequent period of dominance in the Champions League, with Madrid winning three of its next four editions after that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Real Madrid vs Atl\u00e9tico Madrid \u25cf Extended Highlights | UCL Final 2013\/2014 |\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/drWr0DfmCdE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Marseille 1-0 AC Milan (1993)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1993 edition was the very first UEFA Champions League final after it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the fresh look had fittingly bombastic beginnings, when Marseille edged out AC Milan at the Olympiastadion in Munich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Marcel Desailly, Alen Boksic, Rudi Voller, Abedi Pele and Didier Deschamps in their side, the French outfit weren\u2019t short on quality, though this was still a final test they had been expected to fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AC Milan were a proven force in Europe and had won the European Cup in 1989 and 1990. Still, it was Marseille who prevailed against the odds, scoring the game\u2019s only goal in the 44<sup>th<\/sup> minute through defender Basile Boli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victory was a landmark one for Marseille, who became the first and only French club to win the Champions League until PSG ended that particular hoodoo in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It remains a landmark moment as the only Champions League title won by a French club and symbolised the beginning of the modern competition\u2019s era of unpredictability and romance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Marseille 1 0 AC Milan 1993 Champions League Final All Goals &amp; Extended Highlight\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GuSWumDavHw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich (1999)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Still considered one of the most dramatic sporting comebacks of all time, Manchester United\u2019s treble-clinching win over Bayern Munich at Camp Nou in 1999 is firmly etched in football folklore, making the Champions League final that year one of the greatest ever witnessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In many ways, United\u2019s late heroics shouldn\u2019t have been all that surprising. They made a habit of rescuing situations at the death or in \u201cFergie time\u201d throughout their silver lined 1998\/99 campaign, on their way to winning the Premier League and FA Cup in England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in the Champions League Final, United were very much second best to Bayern Munich for most of the contest, and already trailing 1-0 following Maro Basler\u2019s free-kick opener (6\u2019), they needed favours from the woodwork to stay in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the clock ticked past 90 minutes, Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s dreams of winning his \u201cHoly Grail\u201d were waning, however, a scruffy Teddy Sheringham (91\u2019) equaliser brought United level and set up the unthinkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the stadium still shaking after Sheringham\u2019s strike, United won a corner virtually straight from the resulting kick off. David Beckham swung it in, that man Sheringham flicked it on and the predatory Ole Gunner Solskjaer reacted quickest to put the ball into the roof of the net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United\u2019s unprecedented treble was secured as they became the first English club to win the Champions League\/European Cup since 1984.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clive Tyldesley\u2019s now iconic commentary in those final minutes, which included, \u201cAnd Solskjaer has won it\u201d can be recited at will by any United fan of a certain vintage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich \u25cf Trohpy in 2 Minutes \u25cf Uefa Champions League Final 1998-99\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oTgaI5QbNLc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. AC Milan 3-3 Liverpool (Liverpool won 3-2 on penalties, 2005)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Miracle of Istanbul will always rank near the top of any list of the greatest Champions League finals ever played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of kick-off, this final was considered a no-contest and a Milan victory had been seen as a formality. That opinion, which was widespread, was held because this was essentially a rag-tag Liverpool side who were at least a level below the Italians in terms of class and pedigree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Milan had world-class players like Cafu, Alessandro Nesta, Paolo Maldini, Andrea Pirlo, Clarence Seedorf, Kaka, Andriy Shevchenko and Hernan Crespo in their starting XI, while captain Steven Gerrard was arguably the only Liverpool player of similar quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, that gap was evident in the first half at the Atat\u00fcrk Olympic Stadium. Milan took the lead through Maldini after just 52 seconds before Crespo (39\u2019, 44\u2019) took centre stage with two more goals for the Serie A giants before half time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What followed after the interval was extraordinary, however. Milan took their foot off the gas and Liverpool took full advantage, hitting back with goals from Steven Gerrard (54\u2019) and Vladimir Smicer (56\u2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Milan rattled, Gerrard then burst into the box to win a controversial penalty, which Xabi Alonso missed before converting the rebound. From there, the Reds had momentum and survived some late scares in extra time to take the final to penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jerzy Dudek\u2019s wobbly legs and heroics in the penalty shootout followed, with Milan missing three of their five kicks to earn Liverpool a fifth title in the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Miracle of Istanbul : Liverpool&#039;s 2005 Champions League Final Historical Comeback Highlights\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iJbDE6PKW2o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image by 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