Match of the decade

These are some of the memorable matches of the decade:
1) Liverpool 3- 3 AC Milan ( Liverpool won on penalties)

The Scouse were down 3-0 at half time. Then somehow, they fought back by scoring three goals from Gerrard, Smicer and Alonso led to penalties with a miss and two saves from Dudek making them European champions.

2) Barcelona 2-0 Man. Utd

Billed as the dream final, Samuel Eto'o scored in 10 minutes, while Messi headed a goal to silence his critics to crown them European champions.

3)England 2-2 Greece

David Beckham scored a last minute free kick to put England into the World Cup finals.

4)Chelsea 4-4 Liverpool (Champions League quarter-final, April 2009)
All over after the first leg? I don't think so. Liverpool didn't either, despite the absence of Steven Gerrard, wiping out the two goal deficit to lead on away goals by the break, only for Chelsea to turn it on through Drogba, Alex and Lampard. Incredibly, Liverpool refused to die, going back in front on the night through Lucas and Kuyt and just one goal away from a remarkable feat before Lampard finally killed them off. Just amazing stuff

5) Germany 1-5 England (World Cup qualifier, September 2001)
Payback time for all those heartbreaks, and then some. It looked like a familiar story when Germany went ahead but Owen equalised and went on to grab a sensational hat-trick, Gerrard got one and, as the fans still chant, "5-1, even Heskey scored". So good we all thought Sven was the real thing. Shame he wasn't. And, by the way, Germany got to the 2002 World Cup final.

6) Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal (Premier League, May 2002)
There have been many titanic tussles between Fergie and Arsene Wenger but this was the most important, as the Gunners went to Old Trafford and completed the Double, despite being without Henry, Bergkamp and Adams. It was brutal at times, the tackles flying in with relentless ferocity, neither side willing to back down as United tried to take the race to the final weekend. But Freddie Ljungberg, irrepressible in the final three months, skipped through before Sylvain Wiltord slotted home the rebound. That it was my first "live" match report after joining the Mirror four days earlier made it even more enthralling.

7)Arsenal 4-4 Tottenham (Premier League, October 2008)
Harry Redknapp's second game in charge of Spurs and what a stunner. Bentley scored from 45 yards but it looked like normal service being resumed when the Gunners were 4-2 up with a minute to go. Then Jenas curled home a beauty and in stoppage time Modric's deflected shot hit the post and Lennon stabbed home the rebound. Cue bedlam!

8)Manchester United vs. Real Madrid
4-3. That was the score, and Man. Utd was still eliminated from the Champions League. Ronaldo hat-trick sealed it for The Galacticos.

9) Portugal vs. Greece
One of the most biggest upsets in football history, Angelos Charisteas heads in off a corner to win Euro 2004 and watch Cristiano Ronaldo cry like a baby.

10) Chelsea vs. Barcelona
Drama. Controversy. Goals. It was all there. Michael Essien's wonderful strike dramatically cancelled out by Andres Iniesta's shot into the top corner gets them the chance of a treble. Followed by Drogba and co. shouting at Tom Henning Øverbø earning them bans.