Champions League: Ranking the top 10 finals of all time

With Liverpool set to face Real Madrid in the Champions League Final this weekend, football fans are gearing up for yet another exciting encounter on Europe’s most prestigious stage.

Since the European Cup was rebranded as the Champions League in 1992, there have been a number of brilliant finals between some of the best teams of all time.

The Women’s Champions League has also produced several highly-entertaining finals, including last weekend’s thriller between Lyon and Barcelona.

We take a trip down memory lane and rank the 10 top Champions League finals of all time.

Juventus were the clear favourites heading into the 1997 Champions League Final. The defending champions, led by Marcello Lippi, boasted Zinedine Zidane, Vladimir Jugović and Didier Deschamps in their line-up.

Dortmund may have been the underdogs, but Karl-Heinz Reidle scored twice to give the German side a shock lead at half-time.

Juventus hit back through Alessandro Del Piero in the 65th minute, but Lars Ricken secured victory for Dortmund with a delectable chip just six minutes later. The result was one of the greatest upsets in a Champions League Final.

To the horror of Arsenal fans, goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was sent off in just the 18th minute of his side’s Champions League Final clash against Barcelona.

This horror soon turned to joy, however, after Sol Campbell scored the opening goal for the Gunners 20 minutes later.

A 10-man Arsenal hung on to their lead until the 70th minute, before they finally caved in to their talented opponents. Samuel Eto’o levelled the score for Barcelona, before Juliano Belletti hit the winner in the 80th minute.