5 fastest goals in the UEFA Champions League

#4 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus, 20.12 Seconds)

Alessandro Del Piero celebrates scoring a goal

In the 1997/98 season of the UEFA Champions League, Manchester United and Juventus were drawn in Group B, along with Feyenoord and Kosice. On Matchday 2, Manchester United welcomed Juventus to Old Trafford. Both teams were coming off victories on Matchday 1, Juventus winning 5-1 over Feyenoord at home and United securing a 3-0 away win over Kosice.

When United and Juventus faced each other on 1st October 1997, they were about to play out an extremely entertaining game and it all started in the very first minute. Del Piero followed a long ball into the penalty box and with an exquisite piece of skill, put the onrushing Danish goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel out of contention and calmly slotted the ball home. It sent Old Trafford into a complete silence. However, United found the equalizer though Teddy Sheringham in the 37th minute. In the second half, Paul Scholes gave United the lead in the 69th minute, before Ryan Giggs took the game away from Juventus in the 89th minute. Juventus got one back through Zidane in the 90th minute, but it was all a little too late, as United won the game 3-2.

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The official time of the Del Piero goal was 20.12 seconds and it is the 4th fastest goal in the UEFA Champions League.