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After seeing off Inter Milan in the quarter-finals, Sir Alex Ferguson's side were again handed Italian opposition in the semis, and after drawing 1-1 with Juventus at Old Trafford, they needed to go and beat the Italian champions in their own backyard. Everyone talks about the final, but for me, the best feeling was that Juve game in Turin, former Reds Devils midfielder Nicky Butt tells FourFourTwo. It's up there with winning it, because nobody beat Juve away, ever.

Isago Silva, son of ex-Brazil defender Thiago Silva, has signed his first professional contract with his father's former club Chelsea. Also a defender, 17-year-old Isago Silva joined the Chelsea academy along with his younger brother Iago Silva when their father moved to Stamford Bridge from Paris St-Germain in 2020. Thiago Silva, now 41, left the Premier League club in 2024 for Fluminense after winning the Champions League, Uefa Super Cup and Club World Cup in 2021, but Isago Silva has remained with the Blues' academy.

Next, we look at the immense club power across the continent: see if you can recall the 10 most successful clubs from each of Europe's top five leagues. Get the FourFourTwo Ultimate Quiz Book Now for a detailed look at Champions League dedication. Can you accurately sort these 30 players by the number of Champions League appearances they made? This quiz rewards knowledge of elite longevity.

It was a disappointing week for Manuel Neuer and Bayern Munich. The Bavarian club suffered their first defeat of the season away at Arsenal in the Champions League. Meanwhile, Neuer committed an error in Arsenal's third goal, which eventually put the game to bed at the Emirates Stadium. Vincent Kompany defended Neuer in his press conference on Friday. The Belgian coach admitted that Neuer did the right thing to come off the line to kill the attack, but credit goes to Gabriel Martinelli to beat him and score the decisive third goal to help Arsenal win 3-1 on the night.

It is not about one result; it is in the performance. Of course, results help performances but I'm not very disappointed about Newcastle,

It's a tough night. They are a very good, young, and fresh team. With one less player, it's easy to say the game becomes difficult. But they also did everything right with the ball: they took full advantage of the extra man and made it difficult for us both to get into their area and to defend,

You might know your footballing trivia, but for this quiz, we're going to be cracking on with chronology, as we delve into the history of the game for a simple test of ranking four possible answers from earliest to latest. 10 categories coming up, from how old Barclays bosses are, to when European giants first conquered the continent all you have to do is drag them from first (earliest) to last (latest).

It will go down as one of the most bizarre penalties conceded in the Champions League this season.