Top 5 memorable Champions League finals

5. Real Madrid 4-1 Atletico Madrid (2014)

The game then headed into extra time, and turned out to be a totally different affair with Real Madrid running riot to win their La Decima. Although the scoreline at the final whistle did not do justice to the drama that unfolded at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, Real Madrid and Atletico played out some outstanding bit of “attack vs defense” football to leave the footballing world in awe.

4. Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal (2006)

Arsene Wenger is one of the most famous names in European football, but the Champions League title eludes the French tactician. The closest Wenger came to clinching the Champions League trophy was back in 2006 at the Stade de France in Paris. Although they were down to ten men for most of the match, Arsenal and Wenger were just 14 minutes away from sealing the title that night.

3. Real Madrid 4-3 Stade Reims (1956)

Ten minutes into the match, Stade de Reims were 2-0 up through goals from Michel Leblond and Jean Templin. Real Madrid were on the back foot, but they made it 2-2 before the half-time with iconic forward Alfredo di Stefano and Héctor Rial scoring the goals. But, the roller coaster nature of the match did not end there. Stade de Reims once again took the lead after the break to leave the mighty Los Blancos needing another comeback. The pressure from Real Madrid eventually broke the floodgates, and Marquitos and Rial scored in the 67th and 79th minutes respectively to win the first-ever cup for Madrid.

After trailing the Bavarian giants for almost the whole of the 90 minutes, Manchester United scripted one of the most memorable Champions League finals by smashing in two goals in three minutes in stoppage time. The magical night in Camp Nou had started horribly for Sir Alex Ferguson’s men following Mario Basler's early free-kick.

With Roy Keane and Paul Scholes absent in the midfield after suspensions, United struggled to keep control of the midfield. As the “Fergie time” approached, United fans hoped against hope for an equaliser. The manager brought on Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær in the hope of a goal as the final minutes approached. With the trophy in sight, Bayern Munich took their foot off the pedal and allowed the English team to press ahead.

"This is the greatest moment of my life and I'm struggling to take it all in," Sir Alex said after the game. "I haven't said anything to my players yet. I've just hugged and kissed them. I've slobbered all over them." The emotions of Sir Alex Ferguson brilliantly explain the memorable day in the history of Manchester United.

Arguably the greatest comeback in a final happened at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul in the 2005 Champions League final. Folklores have been written about the night in Istanbul, and the names of Liverpool players, who played that night, have been etched in eternal memory. The miracle that happened in Istanbul have been told and retold a million times, but the story still remains as exciting as the first time.

AC Milan were the favourites going into the final, and stamped their authority in the match by taking a 3-0 lead before half-time. Liverpool were anonymous in the first forty-five, and looked completely lost at times. When Steven Gerrard and co. went into the dressing room for the break, the thoughts in their minds would have been clouded about the impending embarrassing defeat. Rafael Benitez had the ominous task of lifting a team which was in shock after the horror first-half. Benitez did just that and Liverpool fans, who made the journey to Turkey, aided him by singing ‘You'll Never Walk Alone.’