Ahead of the Champions League final between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, talkSPORT.com is looking back at some of the best moments from the competition’s history.
The two Premier League sides have battled valiantly, played incredible football and showed tremendous heart to make it to the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid.
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talkSPORT.com is counting down some of the greatest Champions League Final moments in history
It promises to be an enthralling final on June 1, with fans hoping the spectacle can live up to the lofty expectations of previous finals.
Naturally, such an elite competition boasts such quality has provided moments of entertainment of the highest order – be it through goals, tricks, emotional moments or shock upsets.
Below, we take a look at No.6 on our list as we remember Borussia Dortmund’s incredible underdog win against the mighty Juventus.
No. 6 – Lars Ricken’s Lob
At just 18 years of age, Lars Ricken probably thought he might play a very small cameo role against Juventus in 1997.
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Lars Ricken scored against Manchester United, but was benched for the final in Munich
The Final held at the Olympic Stadium in Munich was expected to be a one-sided affair against a Juve team containing Zinedine Zidane, Christian Vieri and a young Alessandro Del Piero were thought to be too strong for the Germans.
But having beaten Manchester United in the previous round, Ottmar Hitzfeld was confident his side could cause another upset on home turf.
Despite scoring in the first leg at Old Trafford, Ricken was dropped to the bench for the final because of the midfield threat of Zidane and Didier Deschamps.
With Paul Lambert and Paulo Sosa controlling the midfield, the Bundesliga side raced into a two goal lead.
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Zinedine Zidane (background) was stifled in Munich
However, Del Piero came off the bench to get one back for the Serie A side to set up a thrilling finale.
With less than 20 minutes remaining, Hitzfeld sent on Ricken to shore up the defence to secure the win. But what happened next has since gone down in Champions League folklore.
Within just 16 seconds of coming onto the pitch, the homegrown hero raced onto a through ball by Andreas Moller and, with his first touch, sent a gorgeous chip sailing over captain Angelo Peruzzi.
To this day, it is the quickest goal by a substitute in a Champions League final and is one of the most iconic moments in the competition’s history.
talkSPORT will bring you live commentary of the Champions League final between Liverpool and Tottenham on Saturday, June 1
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