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Champions League: five great final goals

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Zinedine Zidane - Real Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen, 2002: Loitering on the edge of the area, Zidane took a cross from the left straight on to his left foot and, with the ball behind him, swivelled his hips and cracked in a terrific volley.

Hernan Crespo – AC Milan v Liverpool, 2005. Milan played the ball out from the back, Kaka split their centre-halves and Crespo raced clear and dinked past Jerzy Dudek. It was as good as it would get for them.

Fabrizio Ravanelli – Juventus v Ajax, 1996: Juventus won this final on penalties after a 1-1 draw in normal and extra-time. Ravanelli scored their goal, cashing in on a mix up in the Ajax defence. The remarkable part was that his finish came as he fell, on the outside edge of the box, tight to the byline.

Diego Milito - Inter Milan v Bayern Munich, 2010. Milito was in red-hot form for Inter under the management of Jose Mourinho, and none more so than in the Champions League final. Collecting the ball on the left, 40 yards from goal, he teased Daniel van Buyten, showed him right, went left, opened his body and scored a brilliant second goal.

Steve McManaman – Real Madrid v Valencia, 2000. McManaman was blazing a trail for Madrid long before Gareth Bale had been heard of, let along signed for them. In 2000, the England internatio­nal scored Real’s second in a 3-0 win over Valencia at the Stade de France, volleying in from the edge of the box after Valencia headed a throw in clear.

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