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#1 La Decima
12 years after that unforgettable night in Glasgow, Real Madrid had finally made it to a Champions League final. Being eliminated in the semi-final stage of the competition for over a decade, Los Blancos would give everything to win La Decima - their 10th UEFA Champions League title.
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Beating the holders Bayern Munich in the semi-final on a 5-0 aggregate, Real Madrid travelled to Lisbon with momentum on their side. They would play the grand final against their local rivals Atletico De Madrid.
Los Rojiblancos had beaten Barcelona in the semi-final and had a breathtaking season, winning the Spanish league title. They had beaten Real Madrid twice in the league, but had also been knocked out by them in the quarterfinal of the Copa del Rey.
Diego Simone's men had suddenly become one of the strongest clubs in the continent, after producing a year of breathtaking football. The rivalry between the two clubs was about to hit new levels as they went head to head for the biggest trophy in club football.
Hoping to win his first Champions League with Real Madrid, Cristiano was eager to win the competition on home soil, but Atletico was ready to turn the Portuguese capital into hell. Scoring the first goal in the form of a header by Diego Godin, meant that Atletico would get an early lead in a crucial game.
The error from Iker Casillas would prove to be extremely costly as Real would go on to draw blanks for the major part of the game.
As the 90th minute fast approached, Los Blancos could see the title slip out of their hands, as La Decima seemed to have eluded them once again. The script, however, was about to be torn apart, as a Modric's cross was headed strongly into the back of the net by Sergio Ramos, as the Real Madrid captain gave the club one of the most important goals of all time.
A 93rd-minute equalizer flipped the tie on its backside, as Real Madrid subsequently stole the trophy from the grasps of their local rivals.
As the game went into extra time, Real started to dominate a broken Atletico. The first half ended with no changes in the scoreline, but everything was about to change in the next 15. A mindblowing Di Maria run helped him beat the Atletico defence and let fly a shot on goal. Courtois managed to keep it out, only to let it fall perfectly for Gareth Bale to head it in.
The third for Real came thanks to a penalty won by Cristiano, who scored cooly from the spot to finish it all off in Lisbon. To add insult to injury, Marcelo found space between a physically and mentally destroyed Atletico and ran straight and true to beat the Belgian keeper and make it 4-1 on the night.
La Decima was finally a reality, and Carlo Ancelotti's men lay hands on the greatest prize in football. Sergio Ramos' late equalizer will forever go down as the most crucial goal in the history of the club, and maybe even the tournament.
