On This Day – 27th May

Liverpool lifted the European Cup for the third time in their history on this day in 1981, defeating Real Madrid 1-0 in Paris. An Alan Kennedy goal eight minutes from time was enough to give Liverpool their third European Cup triumph in five seasons. The previous two European Cups were won by Nottingham Forest and […]

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On This Day – 17th May

Arsenal lost 2-1 to Barcelona in the Champions League Final on this day in 2006, after only conceding twice in the previous twelve matches en route to the Final in Paris. The main talking point of the game came in the 18th minute when Arsenal’s goalkeeper Jens Lehmann rushed out and pulled Samuel Eto’o to […]

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