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April 21, 2008

The greatest European Cup semi-finals

1: Red Star Belgrade 4 Panathinaikos 1; Panathinaikos 3 Red Star 0, 1971

The away goals rule applies to all rounds this season, not just the first two rounds, as in the past. Panathinaikos, coached by Ferenc Puskas, have seen off Everton by this method in the quarter-finals and, after they lose 4-1 in Belgrade, the Greek side again advance on away goals as Anton Antoniadis scores twice in the return.

2: Gothenburg 3 Barcelona 0; Barcelona 3 Gothenburg 0 (Barcelona win 5-4 on pens), 1986

This is the first season in which English clubs are banned from Europe in the aftermath of the Heysel disaster but Terry Venables is the Barcelona coach. His team are up against it after a heavy defeat in the first leg in Sweden but Pichi Alonso’s hat-trick in Spain forces extra time and a penalty shoot-out that they win.

3: Bayern Munich 1 Red Star Belgrade 2; Red Star 2 Bayern Munich 2, 1991

Red Star inflict Bayern’s first home defeat in Europe and then scramble to the final in dramatic circumstances. With the German team 2-1 up a minute from the end of the second leg and extra time looming, Sinisa Mihajlovic’s cross for Red Star is met at full stretch by Klaus Augenthaler, of Bayern, who spoons the ball over his goalkeeper and into the net.

4: Manchester United 1 Juventus 1; Juventus 2 Manchester United 3, 1999

Ryan Giggs scores a late equaliser in the first leg at Old Trafford but United trail 2-0 to two Filippo Inzaghi goals in the first ten minutes in Turin. Roy Keane and Dwight Yorke put United ahead on away goals by half-time and Andy Cole completes the amazing turnaround by scoring his side’s third six minutes from time.

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