GREATEST GAMES

2002Zalaegerszegi August 14 TE 1-0 Manchester United

In August 2002, ZTE hosted Manchester United in the third round of the 2002-03 Champions League qualifiers at the old Ferenc Puskas Stadium. Sir Alex Ferguson named the likes of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and Ruud van Nistelrooy in his line-up, but a last-minute strike from Bela Koplarovics condemned them to a shock first-leg defeat in Hungary.

2019Hungary November 15 1-2 Uruguay

The new Puskas Arena hosted its first game on November 15, 2019, as Hungary played Uruguay in a friendly in front of a record 65,114 crowd. Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani opened the scoring, before Brian Rodriguez added a second six minutes later. Adam Szalai did pull a goal back for the hosts midway through the first half, but it wasn’t enough to inspire a comeback.

2020Bayern September 24 Munich 2-1 Sevilla (a.e.t.)

Bayern Munich added the UEFA Super Cup to their Champions League and Bundesliga trophies. Lucas Ocampos gave Sevilla the lead after 13 minutes from the penalty spot, but Leon Goretzka’s 34th-minute equaliser forced the game into extra-time. The Bavarians were able to clinch victory and add another trophy to their collection courtesy of Javi Martinez’s 104th-minute header.