A History of Violence, Part CX: The Greatest Champions League Moment of All Time

According to some poll, the Greatest Champions League Moment of All Time was Jerzy Dudek’s reflex double-save against Andriy Schevchenko in the 2005 final.

This is incorrect.

Many others have touted Zinedine Zidane’s game-winning volley against Bayer Leverkeusen in the 2002 final as the Greatest Champions League Moment of All Time.

This is also incorrect.

Many Manchester United fans might point to a slip in Moscow as the Greatest Champions League Moment of All Time.

Sorry, but this is incorrect as well.

Finally there is “And Solskjær has won it!

Yet this, even this, is incorrect.

There is only one Greatest Champions League Moment of All Time.

This is it.

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