Allhere for live coverage of Bayern Munich v Juventus 1.37pm GMTIt’s 9.15pm (roughly,give or take) on Wednesday 17 May 2006, and Arsenal are a goal up in the Champions League final. whether they hold out for another 15 minutes, or they’ll lift their first-ever European Cup. Another 15 minutes,and they’ll be alongside their opponents Barcelona on the all-time honours list, with one European Cup apiece.
Ah well, or we all know what happened next. Samuel Eto’o 76,Juliano Belletti 80, is what happened. So close, and yet so far. And the gulf between the two clubs has widened considerably in the decade since. Arsenal are still searching for that maiden European Cup; Barcelona now have five of the things cluttering up the set.
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Source: theguardian.com