10 Greatest British Performances In Champions League History

2. Juventus 2-3 Manchester United 1998/99 1/2 Final 2nd Leg

Back in the day before the turn of the millenium, you could argue that Juventus were the equivalent of what Barcelona is today. They had reached the last two Champions League finals and were on the cusp of a third as Antonio Conte''s strike at Old Trafford gave them a priceless away goal. Yet, this was "late goal" United were talking about and Ryan Giggs struck in stoppage time to level up the tie, even if Juve remained favourites. So, to the secong leg at the hostile Stadio Delle Alpi where the Italians secured a dream start as Filipo Inzaghi scored twice in the first 11 minutes to seemingly put United out and end their treble dreams. Wrong! Step forward Roy Keane who promptly sent a header past Angelo Peruzzi in the Juve goal to half the deficit on the night and to 3-2 on aggregate. Keane then got himself a yellow card that painstakingly ruled him out of the final should United progress, which they were on course to do after Dwight Yorke levelled and put United through on away goals. Stalemate ensued throughout the second half until Yorke instigated a counter attack and was brought down by Peruzzi. Fortunately, the referee didn't give the penalty as he saw the onrushing Andy Cole pounce on the ball and stroke it into the unguarded net. And that was that. United were through and this result personified their season in a nutshell: a never say die attitude and a very health knack of scoring late goals. Such characteristics would shine through in their last game of the season. Of course we are talking about the greatest comeback in a Champions League final...